The Inland Valley Pirates (18-16-2) staved off elimination Tuesday night at Palm Springs Stadium as they defeated the Palm Springs Power (33-12) 2-1.
The Pirates took a 1-0 lead in the third when Kyle Jackson knocked in Jeff Nellis, but the Power answered right back in the bottom of the frame to knot it up at 1-1.
The Pirates plated the eventual game-winning run in the eight as Nolan Henley scored on a wild pitch.
Erik Trask tossed 7.2 innings and recorded his second win of the season against the Power. Trask struck out five, while only allowing one run. Ryan Alsworth earned the save finishing the final 1.1 innings.
Game 3 is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday night at Palm Springs Stadium.
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonny Reynoso | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Henley | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jacob Bernardy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Alvarez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nick Marshall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Nellis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jake Thumm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Hernandez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Drew Seelman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sergio Robles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Nick Costello | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Espinosa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 30 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
Batting2B: Jacob Bernardy, Andrew Alvarez
TB: Jonny Reynoso, Jacob Bernardy 2, Andrew Alvarez 2, Nick Marshall, Greg Espinosa
RBI: Kyle Jackson
SAC: Kyle Jackson
SF: Kyle Jackson
| Pitching | IP | #P | S% | H | R | ER | K | BB | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Trask | 7.2 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| Ryan Alsworth | 1.1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
PitchingW: Eric Trask
SV: Ryan Alsworth
HBP: Eric Trask 2