The Inland Valley Pirates (17-15-2, 7-12-1) dropped a heartbreaking 7-6 game to the Palm Springs Power (31-11, 14-6) Wednesday night at Palm Springs Stadium as the Power walked off on a wild pitch.
The Pirates had a 6-1 lead in the seventh, but gave up five in the seventh and the winning run in the ninth.
The result means the two teams will see each other again in just five days in the first round of the SCCBL playoffs.
The Pirates took a 2-0 lead in the fifth before the Power answered with one in the bottom of the frame.
Inland Valley plated four in the seventh, but Palm Springs responded with five in the bottom of the inning to knot it up at 6.
Ryan Alsworth tossed six standout innings, while striking out three and only allowing one run.
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Jackson | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jonny Reynoso | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Henley | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jacob Bernardy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chaneng Varela | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Alvarez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Padlo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Nellis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Gomez | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Hernandez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Drew Seelman | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Sergio Robles | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Costello | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Batting2B: Nolan Henley
3B: Sergio Robles
TB: Kyle Jackson 2, Jonny Reynoso, Nolan Henley 2, Justin Gomez, Sergio Robles 3, Nick Costello
RBI: Kyle Jackson, Nolan Henley, Nick Marshall, Sergio Robles
HBP: Drew Seelman
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Early | 2.2 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Andrew Matus | 0.0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Alsworth | 6.0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 0 | — | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
PitchingL: Brett Early