The Pirates (8-2, 1-1) defeated the Palm Springs Power (9-1, 1-1) 4-3 Wednesday night at Palm Springs Stadium.
Andrew Alvarez continued his outstanding play with a 2-for-4 day including an RBI and a run scored. In addition to the stellar job at the plate, Alvarez dominated the opposition on the bump. He struck out six in eight excellent innings.
Jack Johnson slammed the door in the ninth and earned the save, while getting out of a bases loaded jam by striking out Jake Howeth.
The Pirates finished with 13 hits. Fernando Escobar, AJ David and Kyle Jackson had one RBI each. Alec Morabito scored twice and David added another run.
The Pirates face the High Desert Heat at Victor Valley College next in a doubleheader at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Espinosa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonny Reynoso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Jackson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. David | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Alec Morabito | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Virgen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge Ortega | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fernando Escobar | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chaneng Varela | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Henley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Bernardy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Alvarez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Matthew Reynoso | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian Kelley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bryce Cherry Jr. | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 39 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Reynoso | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Andrew Alvarez | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
| Jack Johnson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — |