Bakersfield has been blessed with professional baseball since 1941. The Blaze, currently in its third year affiliated with the Texas Rangers, enters its 66th year at Sam Lynn Ballpark. We have seen such great ballplayers throughout the years such as Johnny Callison, Ron Cey, Mike Piazza, Pedro Martinez, Eric Karros, and more recently Rocco Baldelli and Johnny Gomes.

General Manager Shawn Schoolcraft sees great potential in the club and direction as the Blaze recently re-upped with the Rangers for another four years.

Whoever said hockey couldn’t work in a warm weather climate hasn’t been to the Golden Empire lately.

The Bakersfield Condors have helped to show that hockey can thrive in sunny California, flying in the face of both natural environment and inherent skepticism. Bakersfield has enthusiastically supported the game at the grassroots level for over 60 years and recently, the community’s efforts in the professional ranks have paid dividends for players and fans alike to this day.