YAKIMA VALLEY PIPPINS GAME NOTES 2019 GAME #18 JUNE 24 CORVALLIS KNIGHTS (8-6) Yakima County Stadium P TBA Yakima, Washington AT 6:35 PM PT YAKIMA VALLEY PIPPINS (8-9) RHP Mark Woinarowicz (3-1, 1.52 ERA) PIPPINS RECORD WHEN... PIPPINS PICKINGS HOME AWAY OVR PIPPINS PITCHING STRUGGLES IN SERIES LOSS TO CORVALLIS: The Pippins' offense broke out for the first time in several games against Corvallis on Sunday, but the pitching staff continued its recent strug- Overall record: 6-5 2-4 8-9 gles as Corvallis toppled the Pippins, 10-7, to clinch the 3-game series with a game to play. With newcom- vs. North Division: 6-3 0-3 6-6 er Tyler Frazier making his first start of the mound, Corvallis pounced early, striking for four runs in the 1st vs. South Division: 0-2 2-1 2-3 vs. LH SP: inning and 3 more in the 3rd and 4th innings. While the Pippins had the game tied at 6 after 3 innings due 2-3 1-1 3-5 to a pair of 3-run frames, the offense slowed down from there, grabbing just one more run in the sixth in- vs. RH SP: 4-2 1-3 5-4 Collecting first hit: 2-2 1-3 3-5 ning. A.J. Wood took the loss in relief, allowing 3 runs in 3 innings as Corvallis used contributions from up Opp. collects first hit: 4-3 1-1 5-4 and down the lineup to stretch the lead to 3, with Briley Knight's 4 RBIs and Jake Holcroft's 4 hits leading Scoring first: 1-1 0-2 1-3 the way. Opp. scores first: 5-4 2-2 7-6 <5 hits: 0-0 0-1 0-1 FOR THE PIPPINS: Right-hander Mark Woinarowicz will make his second start of the summer tonight 5-10 hits: 4-3 1-3 5-6 against Corvallis. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound right-hander from Cal State East Bay posted a quality start 10+ hits: 2-2 1-0 3-2 in his first start of the summer last week against Kelowna, going 7 innings and allowing one earned run Outhitting opp.: 4-1 2-0 6-1 while striking out a pair. On the season, the Yorba Linda, California native is 3-1 with a 1.53 ERA. Those 3 Opp. outhits: 2-3 0-3 2-6 wins are tied for the most in the West Coast League with Joseph Brandon of Victoria, and the 1.53 ERA Hits are tied: 0-1 0-1 0-2 ranks 6th league-wide. Additionally, Woinarowicz had pitched 17.2 innings, 7th-most in the league. Pippins hit 1 HR: 2-1 1-1 3-2 Opp. hits 1 HR: 1-1 1-1 2-2 Pippins hit >1 HR: 0-0 0-0 0-0 FOR THE KNIGHTS: Corvallis has not announced a projected starter for Monday's series finale. Opp. hits >1 HR: 0-0 1-1 1-1 Pippins hit 0 HR: 4-4 1-3 5-7 THE HITS ARE COMING: The Pippins tied a season-high with 12 hits on Sunday, their third game in the Opp. hits 0 HR: 5-4 0-2 5-6 last four in which they collected double-digit hits. Five different players for Yakima Valley had multi-hit <2 runs: 0-0 0-3 0-3 games on Sunday, while all but two starters collected hits on the day. The Pippins have improved their 3-7 runs: 4-5 1-1 5-6 team batting average to .249, which ranks 9th in the West Coast League. 8+ runs: 2-0 1-0 3-0 1-run games: 0-0 1-3 1-3 POHLMANN POSTS ZEROES: One of the more unheralded standouts of the season so far for the Pippins 2-run games: 3-1 0-0 3-1 has been Ty Pohlmann, the team's most-used reliever, who tossed a scoreless ninth inning on Sunday, his Leading after 6 inn.: 6-1 0-0 6-1 Trailing after 6 inn.: fourth scoreless appearance out of six in the regular season. It was the fourth time this year that Pohl- 0-3 1-3 1-6 mann has pitched in the ninth inning (the most out of any Pippins pitcher); he has also pitched the eighth Tied after 6 inn.: 0-1 1-1 1-2 Leading after 7 inn.: 6-1 1-0 7-1 inning 4 times. Despite just 3 strikeouts in 9.2 innings, Pohlmann has the lowest ERA of any Pippins Trailing after 7 inn.: 0-4 0-3 0-7 reliever with a 1.86 mark (minimum 3 appearances), and opponents are hitting just .219 off of the tall Tied after 7 inn.: 0-0 1-1 1-1 right-hander from UNLV. Leading after 8 inn.: 6-0 2-0 8-0 Trailing after 8 inn.: 0-5 0-4 0-9 PARKER PACES THE OFFENSE: Pippins infielder Tanner Parker continued his recent hot stretch with Tied after 8 inn.: 0-0 0-0 0-0 another multi-hit game on Sunday, going 2-for-5 with an RBI. The two hits extended Parker's hitting streak Extra innings: 0-0 0-0 0-0 to 12 games, the last 6 of which have come from the leadoff spot in the batting order. Over that stretch, Monday: 1-0 0-0 1-0 Parker has collected 8 extra-base hits (6 doubles and 2 home runs). His .381 batting average ranks 6th in Tuesday: 0-1 1-0 1-1 the West Coast League, and 3rd-best amongst players from the WCL's North Division. Wednesday: 2-0 1-0 3-0 Thursday: 0-2 0-1 0-3 ODDS & ENDS: The Pippins have lost 8 of their last 10 games after a 6-1 start...the Pippins committed a Friday: 1-0 0-1 1-1 Saturday: 1-1 0-1 1-2 season-high 5 errors on Sunday, their sixth consecutive game with multiple errors...the Pippins are tied Sunday: 1-1 0-1 1-2 for 2nd-to-last in the WCL with Wenatchee in fielding percentage at .946, ahead of only Portland (.943)... Following off day: 1-1 0-0 1-1 the Pippins were 1-for-2 on stolen base attempts on Sunday; their 9 stolen bases are the fewest in the Sunny weather: 4-4 1-3 5-7 WCL, and the only team in single digits in stolen bases...their 14 SB attempts are also fewest in the WCL. Cloudy weather: 2-1 1-1 3-2 THE ROAD AHEAD: PIPPINS UPCOMING SCHEDULE AGAINST THE KNIGHTS All times Pacific. Pippins starters listed first. Date Venue Result Record June 22nd Yakima County Stadium L, 4-7 0-1 Tue., 6/25 at Port Angeles (6:35 PM): RHP Joe Magrisi (1-0, 1.12 ERA) vs. TBA June 23rd Yakima County Stadium L, 7-10 0-2 Wed., 6/26 at Port Angeles (6:35 PM): LHP Mark Finkelnburg (0-0, 3.08 ERA) vs. TBA June 24th Yakima County Stadium Thu., 6/27 at Port Angeles (6:35 PM): LHP Darius Garcia (0-2, 5.62 ERA) vs. TBA June 28th Goss Stadium Fri., 6/28 at Corvallis (6:30 PM): RHP Ryan Jameson (0-1, 3.60 ERA) vs. TBA Sat., 6/29 at Corvallis (6:30 PM): TBA vs. TBA June 29th Goss Stadium June 30th Goss Stadium All games can be heard live at pippinsbaseball.com/live, with Miles Klotz on the call. Each home game can also be watched live via streaming video at pippinsbaseball.com/live. Spanish-language broadcasts All-time record: 13-16 of WCL home games can be heard on KDNA 91.9 FM, with Francisco Rios & Leonardo Rios on the call. 2018 record: 3-3 Most runs scored: 13 (7/11/18) PIPPINS ON THIS DAY: JUNE 24th Most runs allowed: 13 (7/23/17) Largest home win: 13-6 (7/11/18) All-time record: 2-3 Most runs scored: 10 (2015) Notable event: 2014: Beau Largest road win: 7-0 (7/8/16) 2018: L, 8-7 @ KEL Fewest runs scored: 2 (2016) Kerns and three relievers com- Largest home loss: 13-11 (7/23/17) Last win: 2015 (@ WEN) Most runs allowed: 10 (2017) bine for a 6-0 road shutout of Largest road loss: 8-3 (6/13/14) Last loss: 2018 (@ KEL) Fewest runs allowed: 0 (2014) Kelowna, allowing 12 hits. 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 Mark Woinarowicz NOTES 2019 Summer Hometown: Yorba Linda, CA • Making his first second of the summer today against Corvallis • Was the winning pitcher in his first start on June 17 against Kelowna, allowing one earned run over 7 innings School: Cal State East Bay • Has earned a decision in all four of his appearances this year...has a 3-1 record • Earned the win against Victoria on June 12 with 5 scoreless innings of relief Year: Jr. • Earned his first win on Opening Day in Ridgefield, with 2 scoreless innings of relief • Is tied for the West Coast League lead with 3 wins (Joseph Brandon, Victoria) • Ranks 7th in the WCL in innings pitched (17.2) and 6th in ERA (1.53) Height: 6-2 Career Weight: 185 • Played his sophomore season at Division 2 Cal State East Bay in 2019 • Was the team’s top reliever, leading the Pioneers in ERA (2.61) and saves (8) B/T: R/R • Had an ERA of 1.63 before his final appearance of the season, in which he allowed 5 ER in 2.2 innings 2019 Game-by-Game Results • Tied for 3rd in the California Collegiate Athletics Association with his 8 saves in 2019 DATE OPP.