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

Pirates Overpower Dodgers

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 Cool Off Fire

The Inland Valley Pirates (1-0) defeated the Lake Havasu Fire 11-9 Tuesday afternoon at Cal Poly Pomona.

The high-scoring affair was somewhat of an unusual occurrence for the Pirates whose pitching typically stymies the opposition.

The Pirates used an eight-run fourth inning where they sent 14 hitters to the plate as a kick starter to their 2015 campaign.

After falling behind 2-0, Anthony Virgen started the fourth with a single and ended up scoring on a Nolan Henley RBI double. Henley went 2-for-2 in the inning and tacked on two more RBI later scoring Virgen for a second time as well as Kyle Jackson.

Chaneng Varela, Nick Marshall, Justin Gomez and Troy Resch added one RBI apiece in the fourth.

Batting AB R H RBI BB K
Kyle Jackson 4 1 2 0 1 0
Jonny Reynoso 3 1 0 1 1 1
Nolan Henley 5 1 3 3 0 0
Anthony Virgen 3 2 1 0 2 0
Chaneng Varela 5 1 3 1 0 0
Nick Marshall 4 1 1 1 1 1
Jeff Nellis 6 1 1 0 0 0
Justin Gomez 3 1 0 1 2 1
Troy Resch 4 2 2 1 0 0
Totals 37 11 13 8 7 3

Batting2B: Nolan Henley
TB: Kyle Jackson 2, Nolan Henley 4, Anthony Virgen, Chaneng Varela 3, Nick Marshall, Jeff Nellis, Troy Resch 2
RBI: Jonny Reynoso, Nolan Henley 3, Chaneng Varela, Nick Marshall, Justin Gomez, Troy Resch
SF: Jonny Reynoso, Troy Resch
ROE: Anthony Virgen, Troy Resch
FC: Jeff Nellis
SB: Kyle Jackson, Anthony Virgen

Pitching IP #P TB H R ER BB K HR S%
Brett Early 4.0 0 0 3 2 1 4 3 0 .000
Eric Trask 2.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 .000
Andrew Matus 1.0 0 0 2 5 5 3 2 0 .000
Andrew Eppenbach 2.0 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 .000
Totals 9.0 0 0 9 9 8 9 8 0

PitchingW: Andrew Matus
HBP: Eric Trask, Andrew Matus

Pirates 2015 Season Preview

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”