The Cal State Bakersfield baseball roster is beginning to take shape.
Head coach Jeremy Beard announced his recruiting class, adding eight players to the 2018 Roadrunners baseball team, including two local products Jared Toothman from Centennial and Frontier left-hander Kyle King.
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