Pirates Defeat Southern Nevada

The Inland Valley Pirates (2-0-1) defeated Southern Nevada (3-2) 4-2 Saturday afternoon at Cal Poly Pomona.

Inland Valley’s offense was kick started by lead-off man Chaneng Varela who scored the game’s first two runs.

In the first inning Varela, who singled, scored on a RBI ripped to left field by Kyle Jackson.

In the third, Varela made it 2-0 when he was brought in by Jason Padlo’s opposite field single.

The Pirates tacked on one more in the fourth and fifth innings.

Justin Gomez doubled and scored on a RBI knock by Tyler Urbach.

Jonny Reynoso crushed the ball up the middle scoring Jeff Nellis to increase the lead to 4-0.

Southern Nevada fought until the end and plated two runs in the final frame, while having the bases loaded with two outs. Sean Patton came in relief to slam the door shut and earn the save.

Brett Early earned the win.

Pirates Cool Off Fire

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

Pirates Swept by Power in Championship Series

pirates gm 31The 2014 season was an amazing one for the Pirates, but unfortunately they fell short of their goal of winning the SCCBL championship on Wednesday night at Palm Springs Stadium.

The Pirates (26-8, 12-4) lost 8-2 to the now four-time defending league champion Palm Springs Power (36-8, 12-4).

The Power jumped out to the early 1-0 lead in the first inning. Continue reading “Pirates Swept by Power in Championship Series”

Pirates Blank Dodgers

pirates gm 23The Pirates (20-5, 10-4) defeated the East LA Dodgers 4-0 Tuesday afternoon at Cal Poly Pomona.

It was scoreless heading into the bottom of the fifth inning, but that’s when the Pirate bats awakened.

Kyle Jackson singled and scored on an RBI knock by Alec Morabito to make it 1-0. Jason Padlo scored Morabito on a single to left field that increased the lead to 2-0. Continue reading “Pirates Blank Dodgers”

9-Run 1st Inning Helps Pirates Sweep Heat

pirates gm 22The 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.

Only two days away from the Fourth of July, offensive fireworks were the norm for the Pirates in the first inning recording 11 consecutive hits en route to a nine-run first inning. Continue reading “9-Run 1st Inning Helps Pirates Sweep Heat”

Bucs Sink the Pirates

bucs gm 16The Buccaneers (6-15, 3-9) sunk the Pirates (17-5, 8-4) Monday afternoon with a  11-2 victory at Cal Poly Pomona.

The Bucs came out swinging in the first inning when they took a 1-0 lead. Miles Ryan scored on an error.

The Pirates tied it up in the third when Chaneng Varela belted an RBI single scoring Michael Johnson. Continue reading “Bucs Sink the Pirates”

Pirates Win Game 1 in SD

pirates gm 19The 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.

Inland Valley came out of the gate strong with two runs in the first inning when Jonny Reynoso belted a two-run double scoring Greg Espinosa and Andrew Alvarez.

San Diego came back with two of their own in the bottom of the first to knot it up at 2 apiece. Continue reading “Pirates Win Game 1 in SD”

Pirates and Bucs Season Preview

Bucs vs Pirates Opening Day copy
The Pirates return 16 players from their maiden voyage.

SCCBL all-stars AJ David, Kyle Jackson, Christian Kelley and Taylor Valentine are all back to help the club improve upon last season’s 12-11-1 mark. valentine pitch copy

Taylor Valentine posted gaudy numbers, while dominating the competition in 2013. The Cal State San Bernardino senior-to-be earned Pitcher of the Year honors while finishing 5-0 with a 0.66 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 40.2 innings.

Continue reading “Pirates and Bucs Season Preview”