Pirates Drop Game 1 to Power

The Inland Valley Pirates (16-13-1, 6-10) fell in the first game of a doubleheader to the Palm Springs Power (29-10, 12-5) at Cal Poly Pomona on Monday afternoon.

The Power won Game 1 by a 17-12 score.

Palm Springs jumped out to a 17-3 lead after four innings, but the Pirates managed to make it more respectful, scoring the final nine runs of the game.

Palm Springs scored seven in the first.

Inland Valley came back with one in the bottom of the frame as Nick Hernandez knocked in Drew Seelman.

The Power grabbed five more in the second to take a 12-1 lead.

The Pirates responded with two in the bottom of the inning on a two-run triple by Andrew Alvarez to make it 12-3.

The Power continued to pile it on the Pirates scoring five in the fourth to extend the margin to 17-3.

Inland Valley plated five in the seventh as Hernandez, Nick Costello and Jonny Reynoso ripped back-to-back-to-back RBI doubles to close the gap to 17-8.

The Pirates tallied one more in the eighth to make it 17-9 and finished with a three-run ninth. Greg Espinosa and Justin Gomez contributed one RBI.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Jonny Reynoso 5 2 1 1 0 0
Andrew Alvarez 5 1 4 2 0 1
Nick Marshall 4 1 2 1 1 0
Justin Gomez 1 0 0 1 0 0
Jake Thumm 4 0 0 0 0 2
Nick Hernandez 6 1 3 2 0 0
Drew Seelman 6 2 3 0 0 0
Sergio Robles 4 2 0 0 1 1
Nick Costello 6 1 2 1 0 0
Greg Espinosa 5 2 2 1 1 0
Totals 46 12 17 9 3 4

Batting2B: Jonny Reynoso, Andrew Alvarez 2, Nick Hernandez, Drew Seelman 2, Nick Costello
3B: Andrew Alvarez
TB: Jonny Reynoso 2, Andrew Alvarez 8, Nick Marshall 2, Nick Hernandez 4, Drew Seelman 5, Nick Costello 3, Greg Espinosa 2
RBI: Jonny Reynoso, Andrew Alvarez 2, Nick Marshall, Justin Gomez, Nick Hernandez2, Nick Costello, Greg Espinosa
ROE: Jonny Reynoso, Nick Hernandez, Sergio Robles, Nick Costello, Greg Espinosa
SB: Greg Espinosa
CS: Nick Hernandez

Pitching IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
Conlan McKenzie 2.1 0 .000 9 9 9 0 3 0
Brendan Hornung 0.2 0 .000 8 7 7 0 2 0
Jarrett Veiga 6.0 0 .000 7 1 1 4 1 0
Totals 9.0 0 24 17 17 4 6 0

PitchingL: Brendan Hornung

Pirates Blast the Bucs

The Inland Valley Pirates (16-12-1, 6-9) got a measure of revenge in the second game of the doubleheader Saturday night at Cal Poly Pomona defeating the Inland Valley Bucs (11-14-2, 7-10) 11-2.

The Pirates scored three in the second inning and one in the third to take a 4-0 lead.

Nick Marshall contributed two RBI, while Drew Seelman and Greg Espinosa had one each.

The Bucs answered with one in the bottom of the third on an RBI single by Matt Majher.

The Pirates went back to work with two more in the fourth making it a 6-1 game.

Nick Hernandez and Nick Costello had the RBI knocks in that inning.

The Bucs fought back with a run in the fifth to cut the margin to 6-2 when DJ Peters scored, but that was as close as they would get.

The Pirates plated five more runs late in the game to cruise to the 11-2 victory.

The Pirates next play in a doubleheader at Cal Poly Pomona on Monday at 1 p.m. against the Palm Springs Power, while the Buccaneers take on the So Cal Nationals at 11 a.m. Sunday at Cal Poly Pomona.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Nolan Henley 4 1 2 0 0 1
Jacob Bernardy 2 2 1 0 2 0
Andrew Alvarez 4 0 1 2 1 0
Jason Padlo 0 0 0 0 1 0
Nick Marshall 4 2 3 3 0 0
Jake Thumm 3 1 0 0 1 0
Nick Hernandez 4 0 1 1 0 0
Drew Seelman 3 2 2 1 1 0
Nick Costello 4 1 1 1 1 0
Greg Espinosa 3 2 2 2 1 0
Totals 31 11 13 10 8 1

Batting2B: Nick Marshall, Drew Seelman
3B: Greg Espinosa
TB: Nolan Henley 2, Jacob Bernardy, Andrew Alvarez, Nick Marshall 4, Nick Hernandez, Drew Seelman 3, Nick Costello, Greg Espinosa 4
RBI: Andrew Alvarez 2, Nick Marshall 3, Nick Hernandez, Drew Seelman, Nick Costello, Greg Espinosa 2
SAC: Greg Espinosa
SF: Drew Seelman
SB: Jacob Bernardy, Andrew Alvarez, Greg Espinosa
 

Pitching IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
Sean Patton 5.0 0 .000 4 0 0 5 3 0
Nicholas Sergi 2.0 0 .000 1 0 0 3 0 0
Totals 7.0 0 5 0 0 8 3 0

PitchingW: Sean Patton
HBP: Sean Patton 3
 

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Anthony Seminaris 1 1 0 0 0 0
Breyer Gayle 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tristan Chamberlain 3 0 1 0 0 1
Connor Steer 2 0 0 0 0 1
Brendan Campbell 3 0 1 0 0 0
Kevin Riley 4 0 0 0 0 2
Blake Vandegrift 2 0 1 0 0 1
Shamon Moss 4 0 0 0 0 0
Hershel Gardner 2 0 0 0 1 1
Matt Majher 1 0 1 1 1 0
Joe Morreale 1 0 0 0 0 1
DJ Peters 3 1 1 0 1 0
Totals 26 2 5 1 3 7

Batting2B: Brendan Campbell
TB: Tristan Chamberlain, Brendan Campbell 2, Blake Vandegrift, Matt Majher, DJ Peters
RBI: Matt Majher
SAC: Breyer Gayle
ROE: Connor Steer
FC: Shamon Moss
HBP: Anthony Seminaris 2, Breyer Gayle
SB: Shamon Moss, DJ Peters
 

Pitching IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
Chris Ghosn 2.2 0 .000 7 5 4 0 2 0
David Kretschmar 3.2 0 .000 5 4 4 1 3 0
Diego Cortes 0.1 0 .000 0 2 2 0 3 0
Kohto Hasegawa 0.1 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 7.0 0 13 11 10 1 8 0

PitchingL: Chris Ghosn
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Gardner Powers Bucs to Win Over Pirates

The Inland Valley Buccaneers (11-13-2, 7-9) defeated the Inland Valley Pirates (15-12-1, 5-9) Saturday afternoon in game one of a doubleheader by a score of 8-6.

Hershel Gardner had the big two-run single in the top of the ninth inning to break a 5-5 tie.

The Pirates grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first when Chaneng Varela knocked in Drew Seelman.

The Bucs responded with a five-run third inning.

Anthony Seminaris, Breyer Gayle, Kevin Riley, DJ Peters and Matt Majher all scored.

Riley, Peters, Majher, Shamon Moss and Joseph Morreale each had one RBI in the frame.

The Pirates got one back in the fifth to make it a 5-2 ballgame.

Nick Hernandez cranked a double scoring Seelman.

The Pirates knotted it up at 5 apiece with a three-run seventh inning.

Nick Costello, Jason Padlo and Hernandez all scored.

In the top of the ninth, Gardner came through with the clutch single through the right side of the infield scoring Riley and Peters as Majher ended up scoring as well after a throwing error on the same play.

The Pirates tacked on one in the bottom of the ninth and left the bases loaded.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Anthony Seminaris 3 1 1 0 1 0
Breyer Gayle 5 1 1 0 0 0
Brendan Campbell 2 0 1 0 0 0
Kevin Riley 5 2 1 1 0 1
Blake Vandegrift 3 0 0 0 0 0
Shamon Moss 4 0 0 1 0 1
Hershel Gardner 4 0 2 2 1 0
Matt Majher 5 2 2 1 0 0
Joe Morreale 3 0 0 1 0 0
DJ Peters 4 2 4 1 1 0
Totals 38 8 12 7 3 2

Batting2B: Hershel Gardner
TB: Anthony Seminaris, Breyer Gayle, Brendan Campbell, Kevin Riley, Hershel Gardner 3, Matt Majher 2, DJ Peters 4
RBI: Kevin Riley, Shamon Moss, Hershel Gardner 2, Matt Majher, Joe Morreale, DJ Peters
ROE: Kevin Riley
FC: Matt Majher
HBP: Shamon Moss, Joe Morreale 2
SB: Breyer Gayle, Kevin Riley

Pitching IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
Alex Bernstein 1.1 0 .000 1 1 0 1 0 0
Randall Ortiz 1.2 0 .000 5 1 1 1 1 0
Logan Lannon 6.0 0 .000 6 4 4 1 4 0
Totals 9.0 0 12 6 5 3 5 0

PitchingW: Randall Ortiz
HBP: Alex Bernstein

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Kyle Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jonny Reynoso 1 0 0 0 1 0
Nolan Henley 3 0 1 1 0 0
Jacob Bernardy 1 0 0 0 0 0
Chaneng Varela 3 0 0 1 0 0
Jason Padlo 4 1 1 0 1 0
Jeff Nellis 3 0 0 0 0 1
Justin Gomez 3 0 0 1 2 0
Jake Thumm 1 0 0 0 0 1
Nick Hernandez 5 2 3 2 0 0
Drew Seelman 6 2 4 0 0 0
Sergio Robles 4 0 0 0 0 1
Nick Costello 2 1 1 0 0 0
Greg Espinosa 3 0 2 0 1 0
Totals 40 6 12 5 5 3

Batting2B: Nick Hernandez 2, Drew Seelman
3B: Drew Seelman
TB: Nolan Henley, Jason Padlo, Nick Hernandez 5, Drew Seelman 7, Nick Costello, Greg Espinosa 2
RBI: Nolan Henley, Chaneng Varela, Justin Gomez, Nick Hernandez 2
ROE: Kyle Jackson, Sergio Robles, Greg Espinosa
FC: Nolan Henley
HBP: Jake Thumm
SB: Kyle Jackson, Drew Seelman, Nick Costello

Pitching IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
Andrew Alvarez 0.2 0 .000 2 1 1 0 0 0
Eric Trask 0.0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0
Brendan Hornung 2.1 0 .000 4 5 5 0 1 0
Ryan Alsworth 6.0 0 .000 6 2 1 2 1 0
Totals 9.0 0 12 8 6 2 3 0

PitchingL: Ryan Alsworth
HBP: Andrew Alvarez, Eric Trask 2
WP: Brendan Hornung 3

Pirates Fall Short of Comeback

The Inland Valley Pirates (8-9-1, 3-8) fell short of their comeback attempt against the San Diego Force (23-4, 10-2) Sunday afternoon at Madison High.

After trailing by six runs on three separate occasions, the Pirates cut the deficit to three in the eighth and left bases loaded in the ninth.

The Force led 6-0 at the end of the second.

The Pirates got one back in the third when Drew Seelman knocked home Jeff Nellis.

The margin was once again extended to six as the Force tacked on one in the third to make it a 7-1 score.

The Pirates plated one in the fifth on a Jason Padlo RBI single, but once again the Force made it a six-run game when they answered in the sixth to grab an 8-2 lead.

In the eighth, the Pirates scored three to cut the deficit in half at 8-5. The first three hitters in the inning all reached base and scored including Jonny Reynoso, Justin Gomez and Jacob Bernardy.

The Pirates threatened in the ninth with bases loaded one out, but Justin Hertzman, the Force closer slammed the door shut by striking out both Pirates he faced.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Kyle Jackson 5 0 0 1 0 1
Jonny Reynoso 3 1 1 0 2 0
Jacob Bernardy 3 1 0 0 1 1
Chaneng Varela 5 0 1 0 0 1
Jason Padlo 5 0 3 1 0 0
Jeff Nellis 4 1 2 1 1 2
Justin Gomez 4 1 2 0 1 1
Nick Hernandez 4 0 1 0 1 1
Drew Seelman 5 1 1 1 0 2
Totals 38 5 11 4 6 9

Batting2B: Jeff Nellis
TB: Jonny Reynoso, Chaneng Varela, Jason Padlo 3, Jeff Nellis 3, Justin Gomez 2, Nick Hernandez, Drew Seelman
RBI: Kyle Jackson, Jason Padlo, Jeff Nellis, Drew Seelman
FC: Kyle Jackson, Drew Seelman
HBP: Jacob Bernardy

Pitching IP #P TB H R ER BB K HR S%
Conlan McKenzie 4.0 0 0 4 1 1 1 2 0 .000
Andrew Matus 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000
Andrew Eppenbach 2.0 0 0 5 6 6 2 1 0 .000
Dylan Stablein 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ryan Alsworth 1.1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Totals 8.0 0 0 10 7 7 5 4 0

PitchingL: Andrew Eppenbach
HBP: Andrew Matus, Andrew Eppenbach

Pirates Sweep San Diego

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

Six-Run Second Powers Pirates Past San Diego

The Inland Valley Pirates (6-4-1, 2-3) used a six-run second inning to put Team San Diego (7-12, 2-6) away 9-2 Tuesday afternoon at Grossmont College.

In the second inning the Pirates batted around the lineup.

Drew Seelman had a big tw0-run double. Jacob Bernardy added a two-run knock and Troy Resch belted in an RBI.

Nick Hernandez, Jonny Reynoso, Nolan Henley, Nick Marshall, Jeff Nellis and Seelman all scored in the frame.

The Pirates tacked on another run in the third to make it 7-0. Henley had the RBI rip scoring Hernandez.

Inland Valley notched two more runs in the fifth to increase the margin to 9-0.

Brendan Hornung tossed a sensational seven innings. He struck out seven and only allowed one earned run.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Jonny Reynoso 4 0 1 0 0 0
Nolan Henley 4 1 2 1 0 0
Jacob Bernardy 4 1 1 2 1 0
Chaneng Varela 5 0 0 0 0 2
Nick Marshall 4 1 2 0 0 0
Jeff Nellis 4 1 1 0 0 2
Troy Resch 4 1 1 2 0 0
Nick Hernandez 4 3 4 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 12 5 1 4

Batting2B: Nick Hernandez 3
TB: Jonny Reynoso, Nolan Henley 2, Jacob Bernardy, Nick Marshall 2, Jeff Nellis, Troy Resch, Nick Hernandez 7
RBI: Nolan Henley, Jacob Bernardy 2, Troy Resch 2
ROE: Chaneng Varela
HBP: Jeff Nellis
CS: Jacob Bernardy

Pitching IP #P TB H R ER BB K HR S%
Conlan McKenzie 1.1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Brendan Hornung 7.0 0 0 3 2 1 1 7 0 .000
Jarrett Veiga 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
Totals 9.0 0 0 4 2 1 1 10 0

PitchingW: Brendan Hornung