YAKIMA VALLEY PIPPINS GAME NOTES 2019 GAME #14 JUNE 19 YAKIMA VALLEY PIPPINS (7-6) Yakima County Stadium LHP Mark Finkelnburg (0-0, 2.57 ERA) Yakima, Washington AT 6:35 PM PT KELOWNA FALCONS (3-8) LHP Marcus Cain (0-0, 0.00 ERA) PIPPINS RECORD WHEN... PIPPINS PICKINGS HOME AWAY OVR PIPPINS FALL TO KELOWNA DESPITE MAGRISI'S STELLAR START: The Pippins got great pitching on the mound on Tuesday, but fell to Kelowna, 3-0, to even the midweek series at one game apiece. Joe Magrisi Overall record: 5-2 2-4 7-6 was fantastic in his third start of the summer, striking out 11 and facing one batter over the minimum (a vs. North Division: 5-2 0-3 5-4 walk) in 6 no-hit innings against the Falcons. The bullpen allowed 3 runs over three innings, with right- vs. South Division: 0-0 2-1 2-2 vs. LH SP: hander Ryan Jameson taking the loss, but only one of the three relief arms (left-hander Josh Hahn) 1-1 1-1 2-3 allowed an earned run, and they struck out 4 batters to 2 walks. Righty Gage Wall started for the Falcons, vs. RH SP: 4-1 1-3 5-3 Collecting first hit: 2-1 1-3 3-4 shutting down the Pippins in 4-plus scoreless innings. He was followed by left-hander Nick Nygard, who Opp. collects first hit: 3-1 1-1 4-2 earned the win with 5 innings of shutout relief, striking out 6 batters. Scoring first: 1-1 0-2 1-3 Opp. scores first: 4-1 2-2 6-3 FOR THE PIPPINS: Left-hander Mark Finkelnburg will make his third start of the summer today for the <5 hits: 0-0 0-1 0-1 Pippins. The left-hander out of Loyola Marymount last started on Thursday against Victoria, not allowing 5-10 hits: 4-2 1-3 5-5 an earned run but only last 3.1 innings before he was relieved. In two starts this season, Finkelnburg has 10+ hits: 1-0 1-0 2-0 not recorded a decision, but has a 2.57 ERA and 6 strikeouts in 7 innings. A native of Portland, Oregon, Outhitting opp.: 3-1 2-0 5-1 Finkelnburg will be a redshirt senior at Loyola Marymount in the fall. Opp. outhits: 2-0 0-3 2-3 Hits are tied: 0-1 0-1 0-2 Pippins hit 1 HR: FOR THE FALCONS: Left-hander Marcus Cain is set to make his season debut for the Falcons as the start- 1-0 1-1 2-1 er tonight against the Pippins. A native of Mead, Washington, he will transfer to Gonzaga in the fall after Opp. hits 1 HR: 1-0 1-1 2-1 Pippins hit >1 HR: 0-0 0-0 0-0 two seasons at Spokane Falls Community College, where he was coached by Pippins assistant coach Opp. hits >1 HR: 0-0 1-1 1-1 Justin Jacobs. A 6-foot-2, 175-pound southpaw, Cain posted a 4.16 ERA in 12 starts for the Bigfoot in Pippins hit 0 HR: 4-2 1-3 5-5 the spring. As a freshman for Spokane Falls, Cain had a 2.36 ERA, striking out 45 batters in 57 innings of Opp. hits 0 HR: 4-2 0-2 4-4 work. <2 runs: 0-0 0-3 0-3 3-7 runs: 4-2 1-1 5-3 PARKER PACES THE OFFENSE: Tanner Parker, the Pippins' everyday second baseman, continued his early 8+ runs: 1-0 1-0 2-0 season hot stretch on Tuesday with another 2-for-5 performance. Hitting leadoff for the second consec- 1-run games: 0-0 1-3 1-3 utive, Parker extended his streak of multi-hit games to seven, with singles in both the second and fifth 2-run games: 3-1 0-0 3-1 innings. After collecting just 2 hits in his first five games, Parker is hitting .500 (16-for-32) over his current Leading after 6 inn.: 5-1 0-0 5-1 8-game hitting streak. His .386 batting average is good for 8th in the West Coast League. Trailing after 6 inn.: 0-0 1-3 1-3 Tied after 6 inn.: 0-1 1-1 1-2 Leading after 7 inn.: 5-1 1-0 6-1 LOTS OF QUALITY AT THE FRONT END: The Pippins have had strong starting pitching all season, with a Trailing after 7 inn.: 0-1 0-3 0-4 team ERA of 2.32 from their starting pitchers this season. On the year, the Pippins have gotten 3 quality Tied after 7 inn.: 0-0 1-1 1-1 starts from their starting pitchers, with two of them coming in each of the last two games. Joe Magrisi Leading after 8 inn.: 5-0 2-0 7-0 went 6 innings, allowing 0 earned runs last night, while Mark Woinarowicz went a season-high (for a Pip- Trailing after 8 inn.: 0-2 0-4 0-6 pins starter) 7 innings on Monday, allowing just 1 earned run. The only other quality start this year came Tied after 8 inn.: 0-0 0-0 0-0 from Dylan Barkley on Opening Day in Ridgefield. Extra innings: 0-0 0-0 0-0 Monday: 1-0 0-0 1-0 MOWIN' THEM OVER: Thanks in large part to Magrisi's 11 strikeouts, the Pippins tied a team record with Tuesday: 0-1 1-0 1-1 15 strikeouts by the pitching staff on Tuesday. The previous time that Yakima Valley set down as many Wednesday: 1-0 1-0 2-0 batters via the strikeout came on August 6, 2014, against Cowlitz, in a 7-6 Pippins victory. Thursday: 0-1 0-1 0-2 Friday: 1-0 0-1 1-1 Saturday: 1-0 0-1 1-1 ODDS & ENDS: Joe Magrisi became the first Pippins starter to strike out double-digit batters since Sunday: 1-0 0-1 1-1 Chase Farrell set a team record with 12 punchouts last July against Port Angeles...the Pippins tied a Following off day: 1-0 0-0 1-0 season-high by drawing 8 walks on Tuesday...the Pippins also set a season high by leaving 14 runners on Sunny weather: 3-2 1-3 4-5 base. Cloudy weather: 2-0 1-1 3-1 THE ROAD AHEAD: PIPPINS UPCOMING SCHEDULE AGAINST THE FALCONS All times Pacific. Pippins starters listed first. Date Venue Result Record June 17th Yakima County Stadium W, 6-4 1-0 Thu., 6/20 vs. Victoria (6:35 PM): TBA vs. TBA June 18th Yakima County Stadium L, 0-3 1-1 Sat., 6/22 vs. Corvallis (7:05 PM): TBA vs. TBA June 19th Yakima County Stadium Sun., 6/23 vs. Corvallis (6:05 PM): TBA vs. TBA July 24th Elks Stadium Mon., 6/24 vs. Corvallis (6:35 PM): TBA vs. TBA Tue., 6/25 at Port Angeles (6:35 PM): TBA vs. TBA July 25th Elks Stadium July 26th Elks 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: 20-18 of WCL home games can be heard on KDNA 91.9 FM, with Francisco Rios & Leonardo Rios on the call. 2018 record: 2-4 Most runs scored: 14 (2x, last 6/20/18) PIPPINS ON THIS DAY: JUNE 19th Most runs allowed: 13 (7/2/17) Largest home win: 14-6 (6/20/18) All-time record: 0-4 Most runs scored: 6 (2015) Notable event: 2016: Despite Largest road win: 11-2 (6/9/15) 2018: L, 9-2 vs. KEL Fewest runs scored: 2 (2018) 10 hits, the Pippins fall in extras Largest home loss: 9-2 (2x, last 6/19/18) Last win: Never Most runs allowed: 10 (2015) at home to Cowlitz; 5-4 in 11 Largest road loss: 9-0 (6/23/18) Last loss: 2018 (@KEL) Fewest runs allowed: 5 (2016) innings. 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 LHP Mark Finkelnburg NOTES 2019 Summer Hometown: Portland, OR • Making his third start of the season tonight against Kelowna • Started last Thursday against Victoria...did not allow an earned run over 3.1 in- nings, but took a no-decision School: Loyola Marymount • Made his season debut on June 8 against Wenatchee...took a no-decision after allowing 3 earned runs over 3.2 innings of work...struck out 4 batters and walked 2 Year: RS Sr. Career • Played his redshirt junior season at Loyola Marymount in 2019 Height: 6-8 • Appeared in 10 games, making 3 starts, and struck out 13 batters in 13 innings • Appeared in the Lions’ NCAA regional against UCLA, tossing 0.2 of a scoreless Weight: 205 inning against the #1 overall seed in the tournament • Appeared in 16 games, including 2 starts, in 2018 B/T: L/L • Missed the entire 2017 season due to offseason surgery • Had a 0.93 ERA as a freshman over 9.2 innings 2019 Game-by-Game Results • Attended Westview HS in Portland, OR • 1st team All-League pick as a HS senior DATE OPP.