SEATTLE -- Seattle University damaged Cal State Bakersfield's hopes of earning the No. 2 seed in next week's Western Athletic Conference baseball tournament with a 4-2 win on Thursday to open a regular season-ending three-game series.

The loss drops Bakersfield to 23-30 overall and 14-11 in the WAC.

FRESNO -- Fresno State's Manny Argomaniz hit two home runs and Jordan Luplow added an inside-the-park homer to power the Bulldogs to an 8-4 win over Cal State Bakersfield in the Roadrunners' final non-conference baseball game of the season.

CSUB (23-29) had a three-run double by Soloman Wiliams with two outs in the ninth inning.

SEATTLE -- Cal State Bakersfield's softball season ended Friday with a 2-1 loss to Seattle University at the Western Athletic Conference Tournament.

The Roadrunners finish 15-40. They went 0-2 in the double-elimination WAC Tournament.

SEATTLE -- Cal State Bakersfield's softball season ended Friday with a 2-1 loss to Seattle University at the Western Athletic Conference Tournament.

The Roadrunners finish 15-40. They went 0-2 in the double-elimination WAC Tournament.

The biggest question mark Friday night was how Cal State Bakersfield would play the day after the players learned their coach was retiring at the end of the season.

"You don't know what's going to happen in that situation," said CSUB coach Bill Kernen after the Roadrunners routed New Mexico State 13-1.

STOCKTON -- For Condors coach Troy Mann and his players, it's all about belief.

Trailing 1-0 in the third period on Friday night and time ticking down, the Condors never panicked, scoring two late goals to beat the Thunder 2-1 and take a 3-1 lead in ECHL Western Conference Semifinal The Condors can wrap up the series tonight in Stockton, which would put them into the Conference Finals for the first time in team history.

Baseball

Garces 12, East 7

Jared Handel tossed six solid innings, allowing just four hits and striking out six to lead Ridgeview to a 6-2 victory over South on Friday.

"Jared threw the ball really well today," said Ridgeview coach Jason Hunsaker. "He threw strikes and kept them off balance. He played simple baseball."

Baseball

Stockdale 15, Bakersfield 5

Several of Kern County's top high school football programs look like they're moving in with tougher competition after the Central Section this week released tentative playoff division movements for fall sports.

Garces, which is already joining the rough-and-tumble Southwest Yosemite League, is slated for a move up to Division I. That would mean every team in the SWYL competes in Division I.

STOCKTON -- Upon further review of game video, there is little doubt that Stockton's first goal against the Condors on Wednesday night was directed in by a kicking motion and should not have counted.

That was the immediate ruling of referee Ryan Murphy, who, after conferring with his linesman, changed his mind and awarded the goal, which tied the game 1-1 midway through the second period.

Derek Carr's cell phone probably needed a few charges Thursday night as he waited out the first round of the NFL Draft at his brother David's house in southwest Bakersfield.

But the call, the one Derek has waited more than a decade for, never came.

Bill Kernen has been the face of Cal State Bakersfield baseball since the spring of 2007 — nearly two years before the Roadrunners played their first game.

Kernen, hired at that time to start the baseball program from scratch, announced his retirement Thursday morning, effective July 1.

Four home runs and a six-run sixth inning powered Liberty to a 9-8 victory against Southwest Yosemite League rival Centennial on Thursday.

"Our guys can swing it," Liberty coach Tony Mills said. "It's a small ballpark, we got pitches to hit and we took advantage of the elements with the wind blowing in the outfield. When you've got that, good things happen for you."

SEATTLE -- Utah Valley pitcher Josi Summers shut down the Cal State Bakersfield offense as the Wolverines beat Bakersfield 4-1 in the first round of the Western Athletic Conference Softball Championships on Thurday.

Utah Valley (15-40) had a two-run homer by Amanda Robinson in the third, then three more singles to take a 3-0 lead. Erin Romero homered in the fourth for the Wolverines' final run.

SEATTLE -- Utah Valley pitcher Josi Summers shut down the Cal State Bakersfield offense as the Wolverines beat Bakersfield 4-1 in the first round of the Western Athletic Conference Softball Championships on Thurday.

Utah Valley (15-40) had a two-run homer by Amanda Robinson in the third, then three more singles to take a 3-0 lead. Erin Romero homered in the fourth for the Wolverines' final run.

Curtis Threlkeld was willing to do whatever it took to help the North High boys track and field team win a fourth straight league title.

So when he was asked to run an extra event during Thursday's Southeast Yosemite League Championships at Bakersfield College, Threlkeld didn't hesitate to say yes even though he was already competing in three grueling, energy-sapping races.

Baseball

Golden Valley 8, Mira Monte 0

STOCKTON -- Turnovers and penalties.

The two proved to be a deadly combination for the Condors on Wednesday night as the Stockton Thunder took full advantage of those en route to a 6-2 victory at Stockton Arena.

Hayden Carter made it two nights in a row that Cal State Bakersfield received good production out of its midweek starting pitchers.

Carter, who came into the game with an 8.10 ERA, threw his first collegiate complete game, a 6-3 win Wednesday night over Fresno State at Hardt Field.