The Inland Valley Pirates (1-0) defeated the Lake Havasu Fire 11-9 Tuesday afternoon at Cal Poly Pomona.
The high-scoring affair was somewhat of an unusual occurrence for the Pirates whose pitching typically stymies the opposition.
The Pirates used an eight-run fourth inning where they sent 14 hitters to the plate as a kick starter to their 2015 campaign.
After falling behind 2-0, Anthony Virgen started the fourth with a single and ended up scoring on a Nolan Henley RBI double. Henley went 2-for-2 in the inning and tacked on two more RBI later scoring Virgen for a second time as well as Kyle Jackson.
Chaneng Varela, Nick Marshall, Justin Gomez and Troy Resch added one RBI apiece in the fourth.
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Jackson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jonny Reynoso | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Nolan Henley | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Virgen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chaneng Varela | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Marshall | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Nellis | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Gomez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Troy Resch | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Batting2B: Nolan Henley
TB: Kyle Jackson 2, Nolan Henley 4, Anthony Virgen, Chaneng Varela 3, Nick Marshall, Jeff Nellis, Troy Resch 2
RBI: Jonny Reynoso, Nolan Henley 3, Chaneng Varela, Nick Marshall, Justin Gomez, Troy Resch
SF: Jonny Reynoso, Troy Resch
ROE: Anthony Virgen, Troy Resch
FC: Jeff Nellis
SB: Kyle Jackson, Anthony Virgen
| Pitching | IP | #P | TB | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | S% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Early | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| Eric Trask | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Andrew Matus | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| Andrew Eppenbach | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 0 | — |
PitchingW: Andrew Matus
HBP: Eric Trask, Andrew Matus
The Inland Valley Baseball Association earned 10 combined all-star elections for the All-Star game on Saturday night at Palm Springs Stadium.
On Tuesday afternoon at Cal Poly Pomona, the pitcher of the month in June, Andrew Alvarez was set to duel the pitcher of the month in July for the Power, Morgan Earman. Surely runs would be at a premium.
The Pirates (23-5, 10-4) defeated the OC Halos 6-1 on Sunday afternoon at Cal Poly Pomona.
The Pirates (20-5, 10-4) defeated the East LA Dodgers 4-0 Tuesday afternoon at Cal Poly Pomona.
The Pirates (19-5, 10-4) swept the doubleheader with a 10-4 win in Game 2 against the High Desert Heat (6-8, 3-7) Wednesday afternoon at Cal Poly Pomona.
The Pirates (16-4, 7-3) defeated Team San Diego (16-8, 6-4) 8-4 in Game 1 of the doubleheader Saturday afternoon at Morley Field in San Diego.
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 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.
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