YAKIMA VALLEY PIPPINS GAME NOTES 2019 GAME #29 JULY 7 YAKIMA VALLEY PIPPINS (1-1, 12-16) Walker Stadium RHP Nick Brown (1-2, 3.08 ERA) Portland, Oregon AT 5:05 PM PT PORTLAND PICKLES (1-1, 10-18) LHP Michael Perzan (2-0, 2.45 ERA) PIPPINS RECORD WHEN... PIPPINS PICKINGS HOME AWAY OVR PIPPINS FALL IN EXTRA INNINGS TO PORTLAND: The Pippins played their first extra-innings game of the 2019 season Saturday, falling 2-1 in 10 innings to Portland to even the weekend series at a game apiece. Overall record: 9-6 3-10 12-16 With the Pippins leading 1-0 after 8 innings, Portland leadoff man Chase Luttrell hit a solo, game-tying vs. North Division: 9-3 0-5 9-8 homer to right-center field to lead off the bottom of the ninth inning against Pippins reliever Trystan Vri- vs. South Division: 0-3 3-5 3-8 vs. LH SP: eling. In the tenth inning, Portland used back-to-back doubles to win it, with John Arndorfer collecting the 3-4 2-3 5-8 game-winning hit. The loss spoiled a great outing from starter Joe Magrisi, who struck out 12 batters over vs. RH SP: 6-2 1-7 7-8 Collecting first hit: 2-2 2-8 4-10 4.2 scoreless innings, allowing one hit and walking 6. Titus Groeneweg, Magrisi's roommate and college Opp. collects first hit: 7-4 1-2 8-6 teammate at Cal State Fullerton, tossed 6 innings of 1-run ball on his own, striking out 2 and not issuing a Scoring first: 4-1 1-5 5-6 walk. Opp. scores first: 5-5 2-5 7-10 <5 hits: 0-1 1-4 1-5 FOR THE PIPPINS: Right-hander Nick Brown will make his first start of the summer to wrap up the series 5-10 hits: 4-3 1-6 5-9 in Portland against the Pickles. Brown has been one of the Pippins' most-used relievers this season, ap- 10+ hits: 5-2 1-0 6-2 pearing in 8 games and posting a 1-2 record and 3.08 ERA. In 11.2 innings, Brown has struck out 10 bat- Outhitting opp.: 7-1 3-0 10-1 ters and walked 10 while opponents have hit .261 off of him. A native of Catoosa, Oklahoma, the 6-foot-4, Opp. outhits: 2-4 0-7 2-11 225-pound Brown will be a redshirt senior at Pittsburg State in the fall. Hits are tied: 0-1 0-3 0-4 Pippins hit 1 HR: 2-1 1-1 3-2 FOR THE PICKLES: Left-hander Michael Perzan will make his 6th appearance of the summer for the Opp. hits 1 HR: 1-1 1-5 2-6 Pippins hit >1 HR: 0-0 0-0 0-0 Pickles to close out the series. The reigning WCL Pitcher of the Week, the Chandler, Arizona native tossed Opp. hits >1 HR: 0-0 1-1 1-1 10 scoreless innings in 2 appearances last week, including 6 one-hit innings with 6 strikeouts on June 30 Pippins hit 0 HR: 7-5 2-9 9-14 in Bellingham. The 6-foot-2, 170-pound southpaw from Grand Canyon has a 2-0 record and 2.45 ERA over Opp. hits 0 HR: 8-5 1-4 9-9 18.1 innings of work this season, striking out 16 batters and walking 7. Opponents have hit .169 off of <2 runs: 0-1 1-8 1-9 him. 3-7 runs: 6-5 1-2 7-7 8+ runs: 3-0 1-0 4-0 JACK ATTACK: Jack Gonzales continued his stellar stretch of relief outings on Friday in Portland, earning 1-run games: 0-0 2-5 2-5 the win with 2.1 scoreless innings out of the bullpen, including getting the game-ending strikeout with 2-run games: 4-1 0-0 4-1 the winning run at 2nd base in the ninth. The outing was Gonzales' fifth consecutive without allowing an Leading after 6 inn.: 8-1 0-1 8-2 Trailing after 6 inn.: earned run, and also his fifth consecutive outing of at least 2 innings. In that span, Gonzales has ossedt 1-4 1-7 2-11 14.1 scoreless frames to lower his ERA to 1.66. In those innings, he has 13 strikeouts to just 3 walks. Tied after 6 inn.: 0-1 2-2 2-3 Leading after 7 inn.: 8-1 1-1 9-2 Trailing after 7 inn.: 0-5 0-8 0-13 SHUTOUT CITY: The Pippins picked up their second shutout of the season - and their second of the past Tied after 7 inn.: 1-0 2-1 3-1 week - with the 1-0 win on Friday in Portland. Their first shutout came on Tuesday against Bellingham, Leading after 8 inn.: 9-0 3-1 12-1 when three Pippins pitchers combined on a 5-hit shutout. The 3 hits on Friday are the fewest allowed in Trailing after 8 inn.: 0-6 0-7 0-13 a Pippins shutout since Taylor Dollar and Connor White held Cowlitz to 3 hits in a 1-0 win on August 1, Tied after 8 inn.: 0-0 0-0 0-0 2017. The Pippins' two shutouts this year are tied for the 2nd-most in the WCL, trailing only Corvallis (3). Extra innings: 0-0 0-0 0-0 Monday: 1-1 0-0 1-1 A LOT OF DUDES: The Pippins had another new addition to the starting lineup on Thursday against Bell- Tuesday: 1-1 1-0 2-1 ingham, with outfielder Eddy Pelc becoming the 43rd different player ot appear in a Pippins uniform so far Wednesday: 3-0 1-2 4-2 Thursday: this season through 27 games. A litany of injures has led to larger-than-expected roster turnover early in 1-2 0-1 1-3 the season. Friday: 1-0 1-2 2-2 Saturday: 1-1 0-3 1-4 Sunday: 1-1 0-2 1-3 ODDS & ENDS: The Pickles will use a left-handed starter for all three games of the series with Perzan Following off day: 2-1 0-0 2-1 starting today...The Pippins lost their first game of the season when leading after 8 innings, falling to 12-8 Sunny weather: 7-5 2-6 9-11 when entering the ninth ahead...the Pippins set a team record with their 17 strikeouts on the mound. Cloudy weather: 2-1 1-4 3-5 THE ROAD AHEAD: PIPPINS UPCOMING SCHEDULE AGAINST THE PICKLES All times Pacific. Pippins starters listed first. Date Venue Result Record July 5th Walker Stadium W, 1-0 1-0 Tue., 7/9 vs. Cascade Collegiate League (6:35 PM): TBA vs. TBA July 6th Walker Stadium L, 1-2 1-1 Wed., 7/10 vs. Northwest Honkers (6:35 PM): TBA vs. TBA July 7th Walker Stadium Thu., 7/11 vs. Northwest Honkers (6:35 PM): TBA vs. TBA Fri., 7/12 vs. Port Angeles Lefties (6:35 PM): TBA vs. TBA All-time record: 1-4 Sat., 7/13 vs. Port Angeles Lefties (6:35 PM): TBA vs. TBA 2018 record: 1-4 All games can be heard live at pippinsbaseball.com/live, with Miles Klotz on the call. Each home game Most runs scored: 4 (2x, last 6/14/18) can also be watched live via streaming video at pippinsbaseball.com/live. Spanish-language broadcasts Most runs allowed: 8 (6/13/18) of WCL home games can be heard on KDNA 91.9 FM, with Francisco Rios & Leonardo Rios on the call. Largest home win: N/A Largest road win: 1-0 (7/5/18) Largest home loss: N/A PIPPINS ON THIS DAY: JULY 7th Largest road loss: 8-3 (6/13/18) All-time record: 2-1 Most runs scored: 10 (2018) Notable event: 2014: In 14 in- 2018: W, 10-3 @ PA Fewest runs scored: 3 (2015) nings, the Pippins beat Victoria Last win: 2018 (@ PA) Most runs allowed: 5 (2014) in walk-off fashion, 6-5, on 15 Last loss: 2015 (@ WW) Fewest runs allowed: 3 (2018) hits on the night. YAKIMA VALLEY PIPPINS: MEMBERS OF THE WEST COAST LEAGUE 12 S. Second St., Yakima, WA, 98902 www.pippinsbaseball.com (509)-575-4487 @PippinsBaseball Media Contact: Miles Klotz ([email protected]) Yakima Valley Pippins Baseball TONIGHT’S PIPPINS STARTER RHP Nick Brown NOTES 2019 Summer Hometown: Catoosa, OK • Making his first start of the season tonight against Portland • Has made 8 appearances out of the bullpen, posting a 1-2 record, 3.08 ERA, and one save School: Pittsburg State • Got his first save on June 17 vs. Kelowna, allowing 1 run in 2 innings in a 6-4 win • Earned the win in his season debut at Ridgefield, tossing 3.2 innings of hitless Year: RS Sr. relief Career Height: 6-4 • Did not play for Division 2 Pittsburg State in Kansas in 2019 after briefly stepping away from the sport Weight: 225 • Has one year of collegiate eligibility remaining • Pitched in 20 games out of the bullpen for Pittsburg State in 2018, striking out 43 B/T: R/R batters in 31 innings • Had 50 strikeouts in 32 innings as a junior in 2017 2019 Game-by-Game Results • Received a medical redshirt at Missouri State in 2016 after breaking his ankle • Attended Catoosa (OK) HS in the Tulsa area DATE OPP.