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Pirates Drop Game 1 to Power

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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 Walkoff Against San Diego

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The Inland Valley Pirates (11-9-1, 5-8) got a much needed sweep of a doubleheader against Team San Diego (7-18, 3-14) by virtue of a walkoff sacrifice fly by Jonny Reynoso.

The Pirates won 6-5 and swept the season series from Team San Diego.

San Diego jumped out to an early 3-0 lead for the second time in the double dip.

The Pirates got one back  in the bottom of the second on a Nick Costello RBI single that scored Nick Hernandez.

San Diego tacked on another run in the third to increase their lead to 4-1.

Inland Valley answered with two in the fifth to pull within one on three consecutive hits.

Jeff Nellis cracked a triple and was brought in on a double down the right field line by Chaneng Varela.

Varela scored on a Jason Padlo RBI single to make it a 4-3 ballgame.

The Pirates took the lead in the sixth as Costello and Jacob Bernardy scored as Inland Valley took its first lead at 5-4.

Team San Diego tied it at 5 apiece in the seventh, but the Pirates walked off against them when Justin Gomez scored on Jonny Reynoso’s RBI sacrifice fly.

The Pirates travel up north to Santa Barbara to take on the two-time defending NBC World Series champion Santa Barbara Foresters at 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon at UCSB.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Jonny Reynoso 3 0 1 1 0 0
Nolan Henley 3 0 0 0 0 0
Jacob Bernardy 3 1 2 0 0 0
Chaneng Varela 2 1 1 1 2 0
Jason Padlo 3 0 2 1 1 0
Jeff Nellis 4 1 2 0 0 0
Justin Gomez 4 1 1 0 0 0
Nick Hernandez 4 1 2 0 0 0
Nick Costello 2 1 2 1 1 0
Totals 28 5 13 4 4 0

Batting2B: Chaneng Varela, Nick Hernandez
3B: Jeff Nellis
TB: Jonny Reynoso, Jacob Bernardy 2, Chaneng Varela 2, Jason Padlo 2, Jeff Nellis4, Justin Gomez, Nick Hernandez 3, Nick Costello 2
RBI: Jonny Reynoso, Chaneng Varela, Jason Padlo, Nick Costello
SF: Jonny Reynoso
ROE: Chaneng Varela
SB: Chaneng Varela
CS: Jonny Reynoso, Chaneng Varela

Pitching IP #P TB H R ER BB K HR S%
Sean Patton 1.1 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 —
Andrew Matus 2.2 0 0 1 1 1 2 4 0 .000
Andrew Eppenbach 0.2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Drew Seelman 1.2 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 —
Jarrett Veiga 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Ryan Alsworth 0.2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 —
Totals 7.0 0 0 5 4 4 9 6 0 —

PitchingW: Andrew Eppenbach

Pirates Comeback and Defeat San Diego

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The Inland Valley Pirates (10-9-1, 4-8) battled back from a 3-0 deficit to claim a 5-4 victory against Team San Diego (7-17, 3-13) in game one of Wednesday’s doubleheader at Cal Poly Pomona.

Much like yesterday’s contest, the Pirates fell behind early as Team San Diego plated two runs in the first inning to jump out to an early 2-0 lead.

Team San Diego scored another run in the second to push their lead to 3-0.

The Pirates offense was held silent until the fourth inning when Nick Costello recorded the Pirates first hit of the game on a single to right. He later came around to score the Pirates first run on a wild pitch.

The Pirates scratched across another run in the inning on an RBI groundout by Jonny Reynoso, which cut the lead to 3-2.

The score remained 3-2 until the sixth when Team San Diego pushed across another run to extend their lead to 4-2.

However, the Pirates would answer in the bottom half of the sixth.

An RBI double off the bat of Jeff Nellis made it a 4-3 ballgame. Nellis came around to score the tying run on an error by the second baseman.

The game remained deadlocked at four until the bottom of the seventh. With a runner on second and two men out, Nick Marshall hit a sharp ground ball that scooted right between the third baseman’s legs and allowed the runner, Nick Hernandez to score the go-ahead run.

The Pirates carried that 5-4 lead into the ninth when Team San Diego put runners on first and second with two outs.

On a 1-0 pitch, San Diego pinch hitter, Clayton Peterson drilled a sharp single into right. However, right fielder, Jacob Bernardy fielded the ball and made a strong throw to the plate to nail the potential tying run, thus securing the win for the Pirates.

Nicholas Sergi allowed just one run in seven strong innings in relief to pick up the victory, his third of the season.

Jeff Nellis had a solid day at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a run scored, a run batted in and a stolen base.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Jonny Reynoso 3 0 0 1 0 0
Nolan Henley 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jacob Bernardy 3 0 0 0 1 0
Jason Padlo 4 0 2 0 0 0
Tyler Urbach 2 1 0 0 1 0
Nick Marshall 3 1 1 0 0 1
Jeff Nellis 4 1 2 1 0 0
Justin Gomez 1 0 0 0 0 0
Nick Hernandez 3 1 0 0 1 0
Drew Seelman 3 0 0 0 1 0
Nick Costello 4 1 1 0 0 1
Totals 31 5 6 2 4 2

Batting2B: Jason Padlo, Jeff Nellis
TB: Jason Padlo 3, Nick Marshall, Jeff Nellis 3, Nick Costello
RBI: Jonny Reynoso, Jeff Nellis
ROE: Nick Marshall, Drew Seelman
FC: Jacob Bernardy, Nick Hernandez
HBP: Nick Marshall, Jeff Nellis
SB: Jeff Nellis 2, Nick Hernandez
CS: Drew Seelman

Pitching IP #P TB H R ER BB K HR S%
Dylan Stablein 2.0 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 0 —
Nicholas Sergi 7.0 0 0 5 1 1 2 2 0 —
Totals 9.0 0 0 7 4 3 3 2 0 —

PitchingW: Nicholas Sergi

Pirates Notch Legendary Win

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The Inland Valley Pirates (9-9-1) defeated the Long Beach Legends at Scolinos Field on Tuesday by a score of 5-2.

Six Pirates pitchers combined to give up just two runs on four hits as the offense capitalized on four Legend errors.

Long Beach jumped on the board early with a run in the first inning on an RBI single.

The Pirates answered back in the second inning, when Nick Hernandez scored on a fielding error, tying the game at 1.

In the bottom of the third, with two on and two out, Johnny Reynoso singled to drive in a run and give the Pirates a 2-1 lead.

The Legends managed to tie the game at 2 with a run in the top half of the seventh. However, it would be short-lived as in the bottom of the seventh, late game insert, Chaneng Varela, singled to drive in the go-ahead run and give the Pirates a 3-2 lead.

Two batters later, the Pirates plated an insurance run on a sacrifice fly by outfielder, Sergio Robles.

Two batters later the Pirates scored their third run of the inning, when a double steal attempt forced an errant throw from the catcher, allowing the runner at third to score.

The Pirates held the Legends scoreless from there and walked away with the 5-2 victory.

The Pirates used six different pitchers to hold the Legends to just two runs and four hits.

Nicholas Sergi is credited with the win in relief, giving up just one unearned run and striking out one batter in his lone inning.

Justin Gomez continued his hot hitting, as he went 2-for-3 with a run scored and reached base in all three of his plate appearances.

The Pirates will look to continue their winning ways on Wednesday as they play a doubleheader against Team San Diego at Scolinos Field. The first takes place at 1 p.m.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Jonny Reynoso 4 0 1 0 0 1
Jacob Bernardy 4 0 0 0 0 0
Chaneng Varela 1 1 1 1 0 0
Jason Padlo 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jeff Nellis 2 0 0 0 0 0
Justin Gomez 3 1 2 0 0 0
Jake Thumm 4 0 0 0 0 2
Nick Hernandez 2 1 0 0 2 1
Drew Seelman 2 1 1 0 1 0
Sergio Robles 2 0 1 1 1 0
Nick Costello 4 1 1 0 0 1
Totals 29 5 7 2 4 5

Batting3B: Sergio Robles
TB: Jonny Reynoso, Chaneng Varela, Justin Gomez 2, Drew Seelman, Sergio Robles3, Nick Costello
RBI: Chaneng Varela, Sergio Robles
SF: Sergio Robles
ROE: Justin Gomez
FC: Jacob Bernardy, Nick Costello
HBP: Jeff Nellis
SB: Nick Costello

Pitching IP #P TB H R ER BB K HR S%
Andrew Matus 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Andrew Eppenbach 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Dylan Stablein 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
Nicholas Sergi 1.0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 .000
Nick Hernandez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ryan Alsworth 3.0 0 0 3 1 1 1 3 0 .000
Totals 9.0 0 0 5 2 1 3 7 0 —

PitchingW: Nicholas Sergi
SV: Nick Hernandez
HBP: Andrew Eppenbach
WP: Dylan Stablein 2

Pirates Fall Short of Comeback

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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

Six-Run Second Powers Pirates Past San Diego

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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

Pirates Overpower Dodgers

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The Inland Valley Pirates (5-4-1) bats slugged their way to an 18-1 blowout victory over the East LA Dodgers including an 11-run fifth inning Monday night at Cal Poly Pomona.

The Dodgers actually went out to an early 1-0 lead in the second inning, but it was all Inland Valley from there.

In the third, Troy Resch knocked in Jacob Bernardy. Bernardy finished 4-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored.

In the fourth, Kyle Jackson tripled to deep left center field and was brought home on an RBI ground out by Nick Hernandez to make it a 2-1 lead. Jackson finished with four runs, while Hernandez bashed in four RBI.

Entering the fifth inning, it appeared like it was going to be a tightly contested game, but that’s when the Pirates sent up 16 hitters to the plate and scored 11 runs. The Pirates had nine hits in the inning and three walks.

Chaneng Varela crushed a three-run triple to the gap in left field clearing the bases including himself as an error was made on the relay throw and he came home to score.

Tyler Urbach and Hernandez contributed two-run doubles in the inning.

Jonny Reynoso, Jacob Bernardy and Jake Thumm each belted one RBI in the frame.

Nolan Henley went 2-for-2 in the inning and scored twice.

Inland Valley tacked on two more in the sixth when Justin Gomez scored Jackson and Hernandez.

The Pirates added three more in the eighth as Jackson, Hernandez and Michael Deceglie scored.

Andrew Matus earned the victory tossing 6.1 innings and struck out seven, while only allowing one run.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Kyle Jackson 3 4 2 0 1 0
Jonny Reynoso 1 1 1 1 1 0
Nolan Henley 5 2 2 0 0 0
Jacob Bernardy 4 2 4 2 0 0
Chaneng Varela 4 1 1 3 1 1
Jason Padlo 5 1 1 0 0 0
Tyler Urbach 3 1 1 2 0 0
Nick Marshall 1 0 0 0 0 0
Michael Deceglie 2 1 2 0 0 0
Justin Gomez 4 0 2 2 0 0
Jake Thumm 5 1 1 1 0 0
Troy Resch 2 1 1 1 2 0
Nick Hernandez 4 3 2 4 0 0
Totals 43 18 20 16 5 1

Batting2B: Jonny Reynoso, Jacob Bernardy, Tyler Urbach, Michael Deceglie, Nick Hernandez 2
3B: Kyle Jackson, Chaneng Varela
TB: Kyle Jackson 4, Jonny Reynoso 2, Nolan Henley 2, Jacob Bernardy 5, Chaneng Varela 3, Jason Padlo, Tyler Urbach 2, Michael Deceglie 3, Justin Gomez 2, Jake Thumm, Troy Resch, Nick Hernandez 4
RBI: Jonny Reynoso, Jacob Bernardy 2, Chaneng Varela 3, Tyler Urbach 2, Justin Gomez 2, Jake Thumm, Troy Resch, Nick Hernandez 4
ROE: Jake Thumm, Troy Resch
FC: Nolan Henley, Jake Thumm
HBP: Kyle Jackson, Jonny Reynoso, Jacob Bernardy, Tyler Urbach, Nick Hernandez
SB: Kyle Jackson, Jacob Bernardy, Nick Hernandez

Pitching IP #P TB H R ER BB K HR S%
Michael Deceglie 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Andrew Matus 6.1 0 0 6 1 1 1 7 0 .000
Andrew Eppenbach 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000
Nick Hernandez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 9.0 0 0 6 1 1 2 8 0 —

PitchingW: Andrew Matus

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

Pirates Defeat Southern Nevada

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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 2015 Season Preview

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The Pirates return 14 players from their SCCBL 2015 regular season co-championship team.

Andrew Alavarez pre game
Andrew Alvarez

Former SCCBL all-stars Andrew Alvarez, Kyle Jackson, Jonny Reynoso, Anthony Virgen and Nathan Virgen are all back to help the club improve to the next level after last season’s successful 26-8 finish.

Alvarez posted gaudy numbers, while dominating the competition in 2014. The Houston Baptist senior-to-be earned Pitcher of the Month honors in June, while finishing 5-0 with a 2.42 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 44.2 innings. He did damage with the bat as well, finishing with a .341 batting average and leading the team with 31 hits for the season. Continue reading “Pirates 2015 Season Preview” →