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Pirates Prey on Saints

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The Inland Valley Pirates (13-10-1) held on to defeat the South Bay Saints 3-2 on Saturday afternoon at UCSB.

While the Pirates used a three-run fifth inning to take a 3-0 lead, closing out the game was anything but easy.

In the Pirates’ fifth, Justin Gomez produced the two-run single to give the Pirates the initial lead scoring Jeff Nellis and Chaneng Varela.

The next hitter, Johnny Juarez, continued his hot play and ripped an RBI to left field scoring Gomez to make it a 3-0 score.

The Saints chipped away at the lead with one in the sixth and one in the eighth cutting the deficit to 3-2.

In the eighth inning, reliever Andrew Eppenbach faced runners on second and third with no outs in a 3-2 ballgame and escaped the jam.

In the ninth inning, Eppenbach had runners on first and third with no outs, and once again pulled out the Houdini effort to stymie the opposition and notch his first save of the season.

Brendan Hornung was sensational and demonstrated his Division 1 potential by earning the victory and striking out 11 in 6.2 innings, while only allowing one run.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Kyle Jackson 3 1 1 0 0 2
Jonny Reynoso 1 0 1 0 0 0
Chaneng Varela 4 1 2 0 0 0
Tyler Urbach 2 0 0 0 0 2
Jeff Nellis 5 1 1 0 0 0
Justin Gomez 3 0 1 2 1 1
Jake Thumm 3 0 0 0 1 1
Nick Hernandez 3 0 0 0 1 0
Drew Seelman 4 0 1 0 0 0
Nick Costello 0 0 0 0 1 0
Johnny Juarez 3 0 1 1 1 0
Totals 31 3 8 3 5 6

BattingTB: Kyle Jackson, Jonny Reynoso, Chaneng Varela 2, Jeff Nellis, Justin Gomez, Drew Seelman, Johnny Juarez
RBI: Justin Gomez 2, Johnny Juarez
ROE: Johnny Juarez
HBP: Kyle Jackson

Pitching IP #P TB H R ER BB K HR S%
Andrew Eppenbach 3.1 0 0 3 1 1 1 3 0 —
Brendan Hornung 6.2 0 0 5 1 1 3 11 0 —
Totals 10.0 0 0 8 2 2 4 14 0 —

PitchingW: Brendan Hornung
SV: Andrew Eppenbach

Pirates Pounded by Riptide

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Tuesday’s SCCBL contest at Vanguard University got out of hand as the OC Riptide (8-12-1, 6-3) used a seven-run seventh to propel them to an 11-0 victory over the Inland Valley Pirates (8-6-1, 3-5).

Andrew Eppenbach twirled 6.1 innings, striking out six while only allowing two runs.

The Pirate bullpen struggled, allowing nine runs in just 1.2 innings.

Justin Gomez had two hits.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Kyle Jackson 4 0 1 0 0 0
Jonny Reynoso 3 0 1 0 1 1
Nolan Henley 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jacob Bernardy 4 0 0 0 0 1
Chaneng Varela 4 0 1 0 0 1
Tyler Urbach 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nick Marshall 3 0 1 0 0 0
Michael Deceglie 1 0 1 0 0 0
Jeff Nellis 3 0 1 0 1 1
Justin Gomez 3 0 2 0 1 0
Tristan Hildebrandt 5 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 34 0 8 0 3 7

Batting2B: Jeff Nellis
TB: Kyle Jackson, Jonny Reynoso, Chaneng Varela, Nick Marshall, Michael Deceglie, Jeff Nellis 2, Justin Gomez 2
ROE: Kyle Jackson, Nick Marshall
FC: Nolan Henley, Jacob Bernardy
SB: Kyle Jackson
CS: Jeff Nellis

Pitching IP #P TB H R ER BB K HR S%
Conlan McKenzie 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 .000
Andrew Matus 0.1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Andrew Eppenbach 6.1 0 0 5 2 2 1 6 0 .000
Dylan Stablein 0.0 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 0 .000
Jarrett Veiga 0.1 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 .000
Ryan Alsworth 0.0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 .000
Totals 8.0 0 0 13 11 11 5 7 0 —

Pitching L: Andrew Eppenbach
HBP: Conlan McKenzie, Jarrett Veiga

Pirates Give Dodgers the Blues

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A stellar pitching performance nets the Pirates a 4-1 victory against the East Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night.

The Pirates’ pitching staff allowed just one unearned run on the evening as the offense slammed nine hits en route to the victory.

The Pirates didn’t waste any time getting on the board as in the first inning, catcher Justin Gomez hammered a 2-0 pitch over the right field fence for a two-run home run, thus giving the Pirates an early 2-0 lead.

The very next inning, the Pirates would tack on two more runs on RBI singles by Chaneng Varela and Kyle Jackson.

The Dodgers would rally for a run in the fifth inning, but Pirates starter, Nicholas Sergi would work his way out of the jam and keep the score at 4-1.

From there, manager, Charlie Reynoso, turned to bullpen to shut the door.

Reliever, Dylan Stablein, pitched three shutout innings of relief before turning it over closer, Andrew Eppenbach in the ninth.

In the inning, the Dodgers attempted to mount a comeback, putting runners on second and third with just one out. However, Eppenbach would strikeout the next two batters and nail down the save on the Pirates 4-1 victory.

Justin Gomez provided the crucial offensive blow with his two-run shot in the first.

Shortstop Chaneng Varela also had a good day at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a run scored and a run batted in, as well as reaching base in all five of his plate appearances.

Nicholas Sergi went a very strong five innings, giving up just the one run on four hits and earned himself the victory.

“I just wanted to put the ball in play,” said Sergi. “I know I have a good defense behind me.”

The win moves the Pirates to 8-4-1 on the season.

The Pirates next contest will be this Saturday the 20th at Scolinos Field against the San Diego Force.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Kyle Jackson 5 0 2 1 0 0
Jonny Reynoso 5 0 0 0 0 0
Nolan Henley 4 0 1 0 0 0
Chaneng Varela 4 1 3 1 0 0
Tyler Urbach 4 0 0 0 0 0
Michael Deceglie 3 1 0 0 1 1
Jeff Nellis 3 1 1 0 1 1
Justin Gomez 4 1 1 2 1 0
Troy Resch 3 0 1 0 0 1
Andrew Eppenbach 1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 36 4 9 4 3 4

BattingHR: Justin Gomez
TB: Kyle Jackson 2, Nolan Henley, Chaneng Varela 3, Jeff Nellis, Justin Gomez 4, Troy Resch
RBI: Kyle Jackson, Chaneng Varela, Justin Gomez 2
SB: Kyle Jackson, Nolan Henley
CS: Jeff Nellis

Pitching IP #P TB H R ER BB K HR S%
Andrew Eppenbach 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 .000
Dylan Stablein 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .000
Nicholas Sergi 5.0 0 0 4 1 0 1 4 0 .000
Totals 9.0 0 0 5 1 0 3 9 0 —

PitchingW: Nicholas Sergi
SV: Andrew Eppenbach

Pirates Sweep San Diego

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The Inland Valley Pirates (7-4-1, 3-3) completed the road sweep of Team San Diego (7-13, 2-7) on Tuesday night at Grossmont College.

Inland Valley won the second game of the doubleheader 4-2.

The Pirates took a 1-0 lead in the first when Justin Gomez doubled home Drew Seelman, who scored three of the Pirates’ four runs.

Team San Diego answered with two in the second to grab a 2-1 lead.

The Pirates got even in the fifth when Seelman scored his second run on an error.

Michael Deceglie scored the go-ahead run in the seventh on an error by the second baseman as Inland Valley regained the lead.

Kyle Jackson added an insurance run in the ninth on an RBI sacrifice fly that scored Seelman.

Andrew Eppenbach earned the winning, hurling 3.1 innings in relief while allowing no runs.

The Pirates take the field again on Friday night against the East LA Dodgers at Banning High at 6:30 p.m.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Kyle Jackson 4 0 0 1 0 0
Jonny Reynoso 1 0 1 0 0 0
Nolan Henley 2 0 0 0 0 0
Tyler Urbach 3 0 0 0 0 0
Michael Deceglie 2 1 0 0 2 1
Jeff Nellis 3 0 0 0 2 0
Justin Gomez 5 0 2 1 0 0
Jake Thumm 4 0 0 0 0 0
Nick Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 0
Caleb Romo 3 0 0 0 0 1
Drew Seelman 3 3 2 0 2 0
Totals 31 4 5 2 6 2

Batting2B: Jonny Reynoso, Justin Gomez
TB: Jonny Reynoso 2, Justin Gomez 3, Drew Seelman 2
RBI: Kyle Jackson, Justin Gomez
SAC: Tyler Urbach, Caleb Romo
SF: Kyle Jackson
ROE: Kyle Jackson, Caleb Romo
SB: Kyle Jackson, Jeff Nellis 2, Drew Seelman 4

Pitching IP #P TB H R ER BB K HR S%
Eric Trask 5.2 0 0 6 2 2 1 6 0 .000
Andrew Eppenbach 3.1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 .000
Nicholas Sergi 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Totals 9.0 0 0 7 2 2 5 8 0 —

PitchingW: Andrew Eppenbach
HBP: Eric Trask

Pirates Out Duel Bucs

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The Pirates (3-0-1, 1-0) held off the Bucs (1-5, 0-1) 2-1 on Monday afternoon at Cal Poly Pomona in a pitcher’s duel.

Brett Early was sensational for the Pirates logging six innings, while striking out nine and allowing no earned runs. The senior-to-be at the University of La Verne has now amassed 75 career strikeouts for the Pirates in his career, an Inland Valley record.

Andrew Eppenbach worked the final three innings in relief retiring nine of the 10 hitters he faced and earning his first save of the season.

The Bucs’ pitching staff was great as well.

David Kretschmar hurled the first four innings and allowed no runs en route to retiring 11 of  the 13 batters he faced on the day.

All three runs were scored in the fifth inning as the Bucs took a 1-0 lead in the top of the inning only to see it vanquish in the bottom half of the frame.

Tristan Chamberlain scored on a Kevin Riley RBI, but the Pirates answered when Jonny Reynoso knocked in Michael Deceglie and Jake Thumm.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Kyle Jackson 4 0 1 0 0 0
Jonny Reynoso 1 0 0 2 0 0
Nolan Henley 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Padlo 2 0 0 0 1 0
Tyler Urbach 1 0 1 0 0 0
Nick Marshall 2 0 0 0 0 1
Michael Deceglie 2 1 1 0 0 0
Jeff Nellis 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jake Thumm 2 1 0 0 1 0
Troy Resch 3 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 22 2 3 2 2 1

BattingTB: Kyle Jackson, Tyler Urbach, Michael Deceglie
RBI: Jonny Reynoso 2
SAC: Nick Marshall, Michael Deceglie
SF: Jonny Reynoso
SB: Kyle Jackson

Pitching IP #P TB H R ER BB K HR S%
Brett Early 6.0 0 0 3 1 0 2 9 0 .000
Andrew Eppenbach 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Totals 9.0 0 0 3 1 0 2 10 0 —

PitchingW: Brett Early
SV: Andrew Eppenbach
HBP: Andrew Eppenbach

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Anthony Seminaris 3 0 1 0 0 1
JP Hopkins 3 0 0 0 0 2
Tristan Chamberlain 3 1 0 0 0 0
Connor Steer 3 0 0 0 1 1
Brendan Campbell 3 0 0 0 0 2
Kevin Riley 4 0 2 1 0 0
Blake Vandegrift 2 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Juarez 4 0 0 0 0 2
Hershel Gardner 1 0 0 0 1 1
Matt Majher 4 0 0 0 0 1
Joe Morreale 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 3 1 2 10

BattingTB: Anthony Seminaris, Kevin Riley 2
RBI: Kevin Riley
ROE: Tristan Chamberlain
HBP: JP Hopkins

Pitching IP #P TB H R ER BB K HR S%
Chris Sanchez 3.0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 .000
David Kretschmar 4.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Jacob Taylor 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 8.0 0 0 3 2 2 2 1 0 —

PitchingL: Chris Sanchez