The Pirates (13-4-1, 5-3) fell 3-1 to the Palm Springs Power (18-2, 4-2) in Game 2 of the double dip on Monday afternoon at Cal Poly Pomona.
The Power scored twice in the third to grab a 2-0 lead.
Inland Valley answered with one in the sixth inning to cut the deficit in half. AJ David tripled and Jorge Ortega knocked him in. Continue reading “Pirates Drop Game 2 to Power”
The Pirates (13-3-1, 5-2) defeated the Palm Springs Power (17-2, 3-2) in a tightly contested 3-2 victory at Cal Poly Pomona Monday afternoon.
Andrew Alvarez (4-0) shut down the Power for the second consecutive time and remains the only pitcher to notch a victory against Palm Springs. Alvarez tossed 8.1 innings, striking out four and only allowing two runs in the ninth inning.
The Pirates took the lead in the fifth on an RBI double down the left field line by Jacob Bernardy scoring Nathan Virgen. Continue reading “Pirates Top Power in Game 1”
The Pirates (12-3-1, 4-2) defeated the Bucs (3-12, 2-8) 10-3 Saturday afternoon at Cal Poly Pomona to complete the doubleheader sweep.
The Pirates put the game away early, jumping out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning.
Jason Padlo ripped an RBI double, one of his three hits on the day. Michael Johnson cracked a two-run double, but he wasn’t finished yet. Continue reading “Pirates Complete Doubleheader Sweep”
The Pirates (11-3-1, 3-2) toppled the Bucs (3-11, 2-7) 3-1 in Game 1 of the double header Saturday afternoon at Cal Poly Pomona.
The Pirates scored quickly in the first when Fernando Escobar scored on a wild pitch to make it 1-0.
They increased the lead to 3-0 in the fifth innings on a two-run single by Kyle Jackson. Greg Espinosa and Andrew Alvarez scored. Continue reading “Pirates Top Bucs in Game 1”
Andrew Alvarez earned the SCCBL Pitcher of the Week for games played from 6/8/14-6/15/14.
During the week, he earned two victories, one against Team Las Vegas and the other against the Palm Springs Power.
Alvarez is still the only pitcher this season to notch a victory against the Power (15-1).
Alvarez tossed 11 innings, struck out 9 and tallied a 1.64 ERA.
In addition to the great pitching performances he displayed, he also raked at the plate. Alvarez went 12-for-20 for the week, ripped three RBI and scored five runs.
The Buccaneers (3-10, 2-6) lost 10-0 to the Palm Springs Power (14-1, 3-1) on Wednesday night at Palm Springs Stadium.
The Power jumped ahead early and often scoring four in the first, two in the second and two more in the third to take an 8-0 lead out of the gate.
Kevin Riley went 2-for-4. Jack Spohn finished 1-for-2.
The Inland Valley Bucs (3-9, 2-5) suffered a heartbreaking 4-3 setback against the Palm Springs Power (13-1, 2-1) Tuesday night at Palm Springs Stadium.
After falling behind 1-0 in the first inning, the Bucs fought back to take a 3-1 lead.
All three runs were scored in the fourth. Jack Spohn, Rudy Casarez and Gerardo Ramirez all scored. Mbusi Hlatshwayo and Miles Ryan ripped one RBI apiece. Continue reading “Bucs Suffer Heartbreaking Loss in Palm Springs”
After trailing 2-0 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and no one on base, the Pirates put together the ultimate two-out rally to knot the score at 2 apiece in Game 2 of the doubleheader Tuesday afternoon at Cal Poly Pomona.
Christian Kelley took one for the team. Michael Johnson cracked a double. Nathan Virgen belted a two-run single up the middle. Continue reading “Pirates Tie Dodgers in Game 2”
The magic number for the Pirates (10-3, 2-2) against the East L.A. Dodgers was six in game one of the double dip on Tuesday afternoon at Cal Poly Pomona.
Inland Valley scored six runs in the sixth inning en route to a 9-2 victory.
The Dodgers actually took a 2-0 lead heading into the bottom of the sixth, but that’s when the offensive fireworks exploded for the men in red. Continue reading “6 is the Magic Number for the Pirates”
Nathaniel Acosta only had one at-bat, but it was all he needed to become the walk-off hero for the Inland Valley Buccaneers (3-8, 2-4) in a 3-2 victory against the Long Beach Legends (11-4-1).
The Bucs started the scoring off in the second inning as Jack Spohn doubled and scored on a Michael Smith RBI single. Smith finished 4-for-4 on the day.
Inland Valley plated another run in the seventh when Gerardo Ramirez knocked in Michael Ortega. Ramirez also earned the win, tossing one shutout inning in the ninth. Continue reading “Acosta Delivers a Walk-Off Winner”
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