Pirates Stave Off Elimination

The Inland Valley Pirates (18-16-2) staved off elimination Tuesday night at Palm Springs Stadium as they defeated the Palm Springs Power (33-12) 2-1.

The Pirates took a 1-0 lead in the third when Kyle Jackson knocked in Jeff Nellis, but the Power answered right back in the bottom of the frame to knot it up at 1-1.

The Pirates plated the eventual game-winning run in the eight as Nolan Henley scored on a wild pitch.

Erik Trask tossed 7.2 innings and recorded his second win of the season against the Power. Trask struck out five, while only allowing one run. Ryan Alsworth earned the save finishing the final 1.1 innings.

Game 3 is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday night at Palm Springs Stadium.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Kyle Jackson 2 0 0 1 0 0
Jonny Reynoso 3 0 1 0 0 0
Nolan Henley 0 1 0 0 1 0
Jacob Bernardy 2 0 1 0 0 1
Andrew Alvarez 4 0 1 0 0 1
Nick Marshall 4 0 1 0 0 1
Jeff Nellis 3 1 0 0 1 2
Jake Thumm 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nick Hernandez 2 0 0 0 0 1
Drew Seelman 1 0 0 0 1 0
Sergio Robles 2 0 0 0 0 2
Nick Costello 3 0 0 0 1 1
Greg Espinosa 3 0 1 0 0 1
Totals 30 2 5 1 4 10

Batting2B: Jacob Bernardy, Andrew Alvarez
TB: Jonny Reynoso, Jacob Bernardy 2, Andrew Alvarez 2, Nick Marshall, Greg Espinosa
RBI: Kyle Jackson
SAC: Kyle Jackson
SF: Kyle Jackson

Pitching IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
Erik Trask 7.2 0 4 1 1 5 3 0
Ryan Alsworth 1.1 0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 9.0 0 4 1 1 6 3 0

PitchingW: Eric Trask
SV: Ryan Alsworth
HBP: Eric Trask 2

Pirates and Force Tie

The Inland Valley Pirates and the San Diego Force have officially tied 5-5 in a game played at Madison High School earlier in the season.

The final score was 5-5.

It was a back-and-forth game that saw lead changes and ultimately was called due to darkness.

Erik Trask was exceptional tossing 7.2 innings, while striking out five. He allowed three earned runs, but unfortunately for the Pirates, two unearned runs are what the Force used to tie and take a late 5-4 lead.

The Pirates responded by tying it right back up.

Jeff Nellis had a big day at the dish going 3-for-5 with two RBI.

Michael Deceglie scored twice.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Kyle Jackson 5 0 1 0 0 0
Jonny Reynoso 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nolan Henley 3 0 0 0 1 0
Jacob Bernardy 1 1 1 1 1 0
Chaneng Varela 4 1 1 0 0 1
Jason Padlo 4 0 2 0 0 1
Nick Marshall 4 0 1 0 1 1
Michael Deceglie 2 2 1 0 2 0
Jeff Nellis 5 0 3 2 0 1
Nick Hernandez 3 1 1 0 2 1
Drew Seelman 2 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 34 5 11 4 7 5

Batting2B: Nick Marshall, Jeff Nellis
TB: Kyle Jackson, Jacob Bernardy, Chaneng Varela, Jason Padlo 2, Nick Marshall 2, Michael Deceglie, Jeff Nellis 4, Nick Hernandez
RBI: Jacob Bernardy, Jeff Nellis 2, Drew Seelman
SAC: Chaneng Varela, Michael Deceglie
SF: Drew Seelman
ROE: Nolan Henley
FC: Kyle Jackson

Pitching IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
Brett Early 1.0 0 .000 1 0 0 2 0 0
Eric Trask 7.2 0 .000 6 5 3 5 4 0
Jarrett Veiga 0.1 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 9.0 0 9 5 3 7 4 0

PitchingHBP: Eric Trask 2, Jarrett Veiga