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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 Snap Losing Streak

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In the second game of the doubleheader on Sunday night at Citrus College, the Pirates (4-4-1) finally got off the schnide.

Inland Valley thwarted a four-game losing streak by getting a measure of revenge on the OCC Bucs 6-3.

The Pirates grabbed a quick 1-0 lead in the first when Nick Hernandez knocked in Kyle Jackson.

The Bucs responded with one in the second to knot it up at 1-1.

The Pirates regained the lead in the bottom of the frame when Nolan Henley scored Justin Gomez on a sacrifice fly to make it 2-1.

Inland Valley used a four-run third to gain separation extending the margin to 6-1.

Nick Marshall had the big two-run double as Jeff Nellis and Jackson came home.

Jackson added an RBI and Hernandez notched his second of the game.

The Bucs got one in each of the sixth and seventh innings, but the Pirates held on.

Sean Patton earned the victory, hurling four innings and striking out one, while allowing just one earned run.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Kyle Jackson 2 2 1 1 0 0
Jonny Reynoso 2 0 1 0 0 0
Nolan Henley 2 0 0 1 0 1
Conlan McKenzie 1 0 0 0 0 1
Jason Padlo 3 0 1 0 0 0
Tyler Urbach 2 0 0 0 0 0
Nick Marshall 3 0 1 2 0 0
Jeff Nellis 3 1 1 0 0 1
Justin Gomez 2 1 1 0 1 0
Jake Thumm 1 1 0 0 1 0
Nick Cordova 1 1 0 0 1 0
Alex Espinosa 1 0 0 0 1 0
Nick Hernandez 2 0 1 2 0 0
Caleb Romo 2 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 27 6 7 6 5 3

Batting2B: Nick Marshall
TB: Kyle Jackson, Jonny Reynoso, Jason Padlo, Nick Marshall 2, Jeff Nellis, Justin Gomez, Nick Hernandez
RBI: Kyle Jackson, Nolan Henley, Nick Marshall 2, Nick Hernandez 2
SF: Nolan Henley, Nick Hernandez
SB: Jonny Reynoso, Justin Gomez, Jake Thumm
 

Pitching IP #P TB H R ER BB K HR S%
Conlan McKenzie 1.0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Sean Patton 4.0 0 0 3 1 1 4 1 0 —
Andrew Matus 1.0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 .000
Brendan Hornung 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
Totals 7.0 0 0 7 3 2 4 3 0 —

PitchingW: Sean Patton

Five-run Inning Scuttles Pirates

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A five-run fourth inning scuttled the Pirates (3-4-1) as they fell 8-3 to the Orange Coast Bucs in the first game of Sunday’s doubleheader.

Dylan Stablein went seven innings and struck out three, while Jason Padlo went 1-for-3 and drove in two of the Pirates’ three runs.

The Pirates offense spun their wheels early as they had runners in scoring position in each of the first three innings.

In the fourth, the Bucs erupted for five runs to take a 5-0 lead.

Meanwhile, the Pirates offense continued to sputter until an RBI single by Jason Padlo in the bottom of the fifth cut the lead to 5-1.

The Bucs would answer with a run in the top of the eighth to take a 6-1 lead.

In the bottom of the inning Jeff Nellis tripled and came around to score on a Jason Padlo groundout to make it 6-2.

However, once again, the Bucs answered right back, scoring two runs in the ninth to push the lead to 8-2.

The Pirates rallied for one in the bottom of the night on a base hit by Nick Marshall, but it would prove to be too little, too late as they fell by a final count of 8-3.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Kyle Jackson 4 1 2 0 0 0
Jonny Reynoso 4 0 1 0 0 0
Jason Padlo 3 0 1 2 0 1
Tyler Urbach 3 0 1 0 0 1
Nick Marshall 3 0 1 1 1 0
Michael Deceglie 2 0 0 0 1 0
Jeff Nellis 4 2 2 0 0 0
Justin Gomez 4 0 1 0 0 0
Jake Thumm 3 0 1 0 0 0
Nick Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 0
Caleb Romo 4 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 35 3 10 3 2 3

Batting2B: Kyle Jackson, Jonny Reynoso, Jeff Nellis, Jake Thumm
3B: Jeff Nellis
TB: Kyle Jackson 3, Jonny Reynoso 2, Jason Padlo, Tyler Urbach, Nick Marshall, Jeff Nellis 5, Justin Gomez, Jake Thumm 2
RBI: Jason Padlo 2, Nick Marshall
FC: Jonny Reynoso, Jeff Nellis
HBP: Jason Padlo, Tyler Urbach, Michael Deceglie
SB: Jason Padlo, Justin Gomez

Pitching IP #P TB H R ER BB K HR S%
Dylan Stablein 7.0 0 0 7 5 4 1 3 0 —
Nicholas Sergi 2.0 0 0 5 3 3 0 1 0 —
Totals 9.0 0 0 12 8 7 1 4 0 —

PitchingL: Dylan Stablein

Three Pirates Drafted

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3_pirated[1]Three former Inland Valley Pirates have reached the pinnacles of their careers by hearing their names announced in the 2015 MLB Draft.

It started with Cody Ponce late Monday night, who was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers with the 55th overall pick in the second round.

Ponce boasted a microscopic 1.69 ERA in 2013, while only allowing the opposition to hit .164. He was the ace of the staff at Cal Poly Pomona this past season and a big reason why they were able to advance to the semifinal round of the Division 2 World Series.

Christian Kelley celebrated next early Wednesday morning as he was drafted by a familiar mascot, the Pirates in the 11th round. Kelley was the 337th overall pick.

Kelley was one of the undoubted leaders of the Pirates in his two-year stint with the ball club. He was a two-time SCCBL all-star selection hitting .284 in 2014, while ripping in 11 and also scoring 11 runs. Kelley’s prowess as a brick-wall backstop was on full display both seasons as he commanded the best from his pitching staffs and got it time and time again. Mix that with the fact that he has a cannon for an arm and the big league Pirates should feel like they’ve gotten one of the steals of the draft.

Finally, Kyle Garlick was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers as the 852nd overall pick in round 28.

Garlick was huge in the push to the playoffs. He hit .344 and was a mainstay in the middle of the lineup for each of his 10 games played. In the playoffs, he showed what clutch and prime-time player he was by coming up with a go-ahead double in the playoff game against Team San Diego, while adding a three-run homer to give the Pirates the lead over the Power in Game 1 of the Championship Series.

We wish the best of luck to all three of the former Pirates who were selected and look forward to seeing many more in future drafts!

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” →

Christian Kelley Leads Cal Poly

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Two-time SCCBL all-star Christian Kelley has been on a tear all season long for the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos.

Kelley, who is renowned for his uncanny ability behind the plate defensively, has put together equally impressive numbers at the dish offensively.

The sophomore leads the Broncos with a .400 batting average and is second overall in the CCAA.

Cal Poly Pomona is currently ranked No. 16.

Inland Valley All-Stars Revealed

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pirates all stars copy The Inland Valley Baseball Association earned 10 combined all-star elections for the All-Star game on Saturday night at Palm Springs Stadium.

The home run derby will get underway at 6 pm with the all-star game beginning at 7:05. Continue reading “Inland Valley All-Stars Revealed” →