Bucs Sucomb to Riptide

The Inland Valley Bucs (12-15-2, 7-11) lost 12-5 to the OC Riptide on Tuesday afternoon at Vanguard University.

A variety of physical and mental errors contributed to a three-run third and five-run fourth inning to give the Riptide an 8-0 lead at the end of the fourth.

The Riptide built the lead to 12-0 after scoring twice in the sixth and seventh innings.

The Bucs fought back with four in the eighth and one in the ninth to make it a more respectable final score.

Joseph Morreale and Blake Vandegrift had RBI knocks and Bryce Brooks ripped a two-run single in the eighth.

Matt Majher had the RBI single in the ninth.

The Bucs will look for a measure of revenge Wednesday afternoon at Cal Poly Pomona at 5 p.m.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
JP Hopkins 1 1 1 0 1 0
Kevin Riley 5 0 0 0 0 0
Blake Vandegrift 4 0 2 1 0 0
Shamon Moss 4 0 0 0 1 1
Johnny Juarez 2 1 0 0 3 0
Hershel Gardner 3 0 0 0 0 1
Matt Majher 3 1 2 1 1 0
Joe Morreale 5 1 1 1 0 0
Bryce Brooks 4 0 3 2 0 0
DJ Peters 5 1 3 0 0 1
Totals 36 5 12 5 6 3

Batting2B: Blake Vandegrift
TB: JP Hopkins, Blake Vandegrift 3, Matt Majher 2, Joe Morreale, Bryce Brooks 3, DJ Peters 3
RBI: Blake Vandegrift, Matt Majher, Joe Morreale, Bryce Brooks 2
SAC: Matt Majher
ROE: Blake Vandegrift
CS: Blake Vandegrift

Pitching IP #P S% H R ER K BB HR
Jonathan Hopkins 3.2 0 .000 9 7 6 3 3 0
David Kretschmar 2.0 0 .000 5 4 4 2 2 0
Diego Cortes 1.1 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 0
Jacob Taylor 1.0 0 .000 2 1 0 1 0 0
Totals 8.0 0 17 12 10 6 5 0

PitchingL: Jonathan Hopkins
 

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

10-run 6th Sinks Bucs

For five innings, the Inland Valley Buccaneers (10-13-2, 6-9) were giving the Palm Springs Power (27-8, 11-3) all they could handle for a second straight night at Palm Springs Stadium.

It was knotted up at 1 heading into the sixth inning when a nightmarish inning occurred as the Power scored 10 runs to cruise to a 12-2 victory.

Breyer Gayle and Matt Majher had one RBI apiece.

Hershel Gardner and Tristan Chamberlain each scored once.

The Bucs will take two days off before playing a huge SCCBL doubleheader against the Pirates on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Cal Poly Pomona.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Anthony Seminaris 1 0 0 0 1 1
Breyer Gayle 3 0 0 1 0 1
Tristan Chamberlain 3 1 1 0 1 0
Kevin Riley 4 0 1 0 0 1
Gerardo Ramirez 1 0 1 0 0 0
Blake Vandegrift 1 0 0 0 0 0
Johnny Juarez 4 0 0 0 0 2
Hershel Gardner 4 1 1 0 0 0
Matt Majher 3 0 0 1 0 0
Joe Morreale 4 0 1 0 0 1
DJ Peters 4 0 1 0 0 1
Totals 32 2 6 2 2 7

BattingTB: Tristan Chamberlain, Kevin Riley, Gerardo Ramirez, Hershel Gardner, Joe Morreale, DJ Peters
RBI: Breyer Gayle, Matt Majher
SF: Breyer Gayle
CS: Kevin Riley

Pitching IP #P TB H R ER BB K HR S%
Alex Bernstein 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
Chris Sanchez 0.0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Chris Ghosn 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
David Kretschmar 0.2 0 0 1 3 3 2 1 0
Logan Lannon 0.0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0
Diego Cortes 0.0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000
Jacob Taylor 5.0 0 0 6 4 4 1 4 0
Kohto Hasegawa 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0
Totals 8.0 0 0 10 12 11 8 8 0

PitchingL: Jacob Taylor

Bucs Tie Dodgers

The Inland Valley Buccaneers (7-11-1) tied the East LA Dodgers Monday night at Cal Poly Pomona.

The Bucs jumped out to an early 2-0 lead before falling behind 5-2.

They used a three-run ninth to tie the game and left the bases loaded.

Matt Majher knocked in one run in each of his first two plate appearances. In the second, he scored Johnny Juarez and in the fourth he brought home Joseph Morreale.

The Dodgers scored five unanswered runs getting three in the sixth and one in the seventh and eighth.

Two runs were scored on an error, and two more came home on wild pitches, so the Bucs shot themselves in the foot, and found themselves behind by a 5-2 score heading to the final frame.

The team awakened in the bottom of the ninth hitting through the entire lineup and scoring three runs to knot it up at 5-5.

Blake Vandegrift ripped an RBI double scoring Majher.

Anthony Seminaris scored on a wild pitch.

Vandegrift scored the tying run a Brendan Campbell RBI single.

The Bucs are back at it again on Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Cal Poly Pomona against the San Diego Force.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Anthony Seminaris 3 1 0 0 1 1
Breyer Gayle 2 0 1 0 0 0
JP Hopkins 2 0 0 0 0 1
Tristan Chamberlain 2 0 0 0 0 0
Connor Steer 2 0 1 0 1 0
Brendan Campbell 3 0 1 1 0 1
Kevin Riley 2 0 0 0 0 0
Blake Vandegrift 3 1 1 1 0 0
Johnny Juarez 0 1 0 0 1 0
Hershel Gardner 4 0 1 0 1 2
Matt Majher 3 1 3 2 0 0
Joe Morreale 3 1 1 0 0 0
DJ Peters 3 0 0 0 2 1
Totals 32 5 9 4 6 6

Batting2B: Matt Majher, Joe Morreale
TB: Breyer Gayle, Connor Steer, Brendan Campbell, Blake Vandegrift, Hershel Gardner, Matt Majher 4, Joe Morreale 2
RBI: Brendan Campbell, Blake Vandegrift, Matt Majher 2
SAC: Joe Morreale 2
HBP: Johnny Juarez, Matt Majher
SB: Breyer Gayle
CS: Connor Steer

Pitching IP #P TB H R ER BB K HR S%
Alex Bernstein 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 .000
Randall Ortiz 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000
Gerardo Ramirez 1.0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 .000
Chris Ghosn 4.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Jacob Taylor 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000
Totals 7.0 0 0 3 2 2 4 4 0

PitchingHBP: Randall Ortiz, Chris Ghosn
WP: Gerardo Ramirez, Jacob Taylor

Bucs Batter San Diego

The Inland Valley Buccaneers (7-10, 5-6) defeated Team San Diego (6-14, 2-10) 9-3 on Friday afternoon at Cal Poly Pomona.

San Diego took an early 1-0 lead in the first, but the Bucs answered.

Johnny Juarez delivered a RBI single scoring Kevin Riley to knot it up.

San Diego retook the lead in the second, but once again, the Bucs responded.

Breyer Gayle knocked in Hershel Gardner to make it even again.

The Bucs tallied three more in the third and two in the fourth to grab a 7-2 lead.

Riley, Juarez and Gardner each scored once, while DJ Peters plated two runs in that span.

The RBI came from Shamon Moss, Matt Majher, Tristan Chamberlain, Brendan Campbell and Peters.

San Diego got one in the seventh to cut the margin to 7-3, but Inland Valley sent home two more runs in the eighth on a two-run single by Joseph Morreale.

Logan Lannon worked five solid innings and notched the victory.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Anthony Seminaris 2 0 0 0 0 0
Breyer Gayle 5 0 1 1 0 0
JP Hopkins 2 0 0 0 0 1
Tristan Chamberlain 2 0 1 1 1 0
Connor Steer 1 0 0 0 0 0
Brendan Campbell 1 0 0 1 0 0
Kevin Riley 2 2 1 0 0 0
Gerardo Ramirez 0 0 0 0 1 0
Blake Vandegrift 2 1 1 0 0 0
Shamon Moss 2 0 1 1 1 0
Johnny Juarez 2 1 1 1 1 0
Hershel Gardner 2 2 1 0 1 1
Matt Majher 3 0 1 1 0 0
Joe Morreale 2 0 1 2 0 0
DJ Peters 5 3 5 1 0 0
Totals 33 9 14 9 5 2

Batting2B: Blake Vandegrift, DJ Peters 2
TB: Breyer Gayle, Tristan Chamberlain, Kevin Riley, Blake Vandegrift 2, Shamon Moss, Johnny Juarez, Hershel Gardner, Matt Majher, Joe Morreale, DJ Peters 7
RBI: Breyer Gayle, Tristan Chamberlain, Brendan Campbell, Shamon Moss, Johnny Juarez, Matt Majher, Joe Morreale 2, DJ Peters
SAC: Brendan Campbell 2
SF: Tristan Chamberlain
HBP: Kevin Riley, Gerardo Ramirez
SB: Shamon Moss

Pitching IP #P TB H R ER BB K HR S%
Randall Ortiz 2.1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Chris Sanchez 1.2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 .000
Logan Lannon 5.0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 .000
Totals 9.0 0 0 6 3 2 2 1 0

PitchingW: Logan Lannon
SV: Randall Ortiz

Bucs Sweep Team San Diego

The Inland Valley Bucs (5-5, 3-1) swept Team San Diego Friday night at Grossmont College.

The Bucs defeated San Diego 4-0 in the second game of the doubleheader.

Jonathan Hopkins tossed seven lights out innings. He struck out six and only allowed three hits.

Alex Bernstein and Randall Ortiz followed in suit with one shutout inning each.

Brendan Campbell, Tristan Chamberlain and Matt Majher ripped one RBI apiece.

Hershel Gardner, Majher, Shamon Moss and Blake Vandegrift all scored once.

Inland Valley’s next game is another league road contest in San Diego on Tuesday at 5 p.m., however this time, it will be against the San Diego Force in the first of a two-game home and away series.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Anthony Seminaris 1 0 0 0 1 0
Breyer Gayle 4 0 2 0 0 0
JP Hopkins 3 0 0 0 0 3
Tristan Chamberlain 4 0 2 1 0 0
Connor Steer 3 0 0 0 0 3
Brendan Campbell 4 0 3 1 0 0
Blake Vandegrift 2 1 0 0 0 0
Shamon Moss 4 1 2 0 1 0
Johnny Juarez 4 0 0 0 0 0
Hershel Gardner 5 1 2 0 0 2
Matt Majher 4 1 1 1 0 0
Bryce Brooks 1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 39 4 12 3 3 8

Batting2B: Matt Majher
TB: Breyer Gayle 2, Tristan Chamberlain 2, Brendan Campbell 3, Shamon Moss 2, Hershel Gardner 2, Matt Majher 2
RBI: Tristan Chamberlain, Brendan Campbell, Matt Majher
SAC: Brendan Campbell
ROE: Blake Vandegrift, Hershel Gardner
HBP: Breyer Gayle
CS: Brendan Campbell

Pitching IP #P TB H R ER BB K HR S%
Alex Bernstein 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Randall Ortiz 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 .000
Jonathan Hopkins 7.0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 0
Totals 9.0 0 0 3 0 0 1 9 0

PitchingW: Jonathan Hopkins
HBP: Alex Bernstein

Bucs Run Away with Game 1 in SD

The Inland Valley Buccaneers (4-5, 2-1) ran away with Game 1 of the double dip on Friday afternoon from Grossmont College 8-2 over Team San Diego.

The Bucs were led by Johnny Juarez, who finished 2-for-5 with three RBI and two runs scored.

Breyer Gayle’s hot play continued as well. He also went 2-for-5 and scored a couple of runs.

Brendan Campbell, Tristan Chamberlain, Hershel Gardner and Matt Majher each scored once.

JP Hopkins, Majher, Shamon Moss and Connor Steer each ripped one RBI.

Logan Lannon earned the pitching win tossing three innings while striking out two and allowing no runs.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Anthony Seminaris 2 0 0 0 1 1
Breyer Gayle 5 2 2 0 0 0
JP Hopkins 5 0 1 1 0 1
Tristan Chamberlain 1 1 1 0 0 0
Connor Steer 3 0 1 1 0 0
Brendan Campbell 4 1 1 0 1 0
Gerardo Ramirez 1 0 0 0 1 0
Blake Vandegrift 2 0 0 0 0 0
Shamon Moss 2 0 1 1 0 0
Johnny Juarez 5 2 2 3 0 1
Hershel Gardner 2 1 1 0 1 0
Matt Majher 5 1 1 1 0 1
Bryce Brooks 2 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 39 8 12 7 4 4

Batting2B: JP Hopkins, Johnny Juarez, Matt Majher
TB: Breyer Gayle 2, JP Hopkins 2, Tristan Chamberlain, Connor Steer, Brendan Campbell, Shamon Moss, Johnny Juarez 3, Hershel Gardner, Matt Majher 2, Bryce Brooks
RBI: JP Hopkins, Connor Steer, Shamon Moss, Johnny Juarez 3, Matt Majher
SAC: Bryce Brooks
ROE: Breyer Gayle, Matt Majher

Pitching IP #P TB H R ER BB K HR S%
Chris Sanchez 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 .000
David Kretschmar 4.0 0 0 2 2 2 5 4 0 .000
Logan Lannon 3.0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 .000
Totals 9.0 0 0 5 2 2 6 10 0

PitchingW: Logan Lannon
HBP: Chris Sanchez