YAKIMA VALLEY PIPPINS GAME NOTES 2019 GAME #42 JULY 26 YAKIMA VALLEY PIPPINS (7-8, 18-23) Elks Stadium LHP Jack Gonzales (2-1, 3.56 ERA) Kelowna, British Columbia AT 6:35 PM PT KELOWNA FALCONS (5-9, 15-25) RHP Blake Tritch (1-2, 4.34 ERA) PIPPINS RECORD WHEN... PIPPINS PICKINGS HOME AWAY OVR PIPPINS CRUSHED IN SECOND GAME AT FALCONS: After a thrilling series opener against Kelowna on Wednesday, the Pippins were not as competitive in the second game of the series, falling behind 5-0 Overall record: 14-8 4-15 18-23 after two innings and 10-0 after four innings en route to a crushing 11-1 loss, clinching the series for the vs. North Division: 11-5 1-9 12-14 Falcons. Right-hander Bo Henderson did not have his best stuff for the Pippins, walking 8 batters over 3.1 vs. South Division: 3-3 3-6 6-9 vs. LH SP: innings in his second start of the year, and the Falcons pounced, knocking Henderson and reliever Darius 5-4 2-5 7-10 Garcia around for 10 runs in the first four innings. The scoring surge was capped off by a booming homer vs. RH SP: 9-4 2-10 11-13 Collecting first hit: 5-2 2-13 7-15 by catcher Ezra Samperi in the fourth. The Pippins were shut down over 5.1 innings by left-hander Nick Opp. collects first hit: 9-6 2-2 11-8 Nygard, who walked four and allowed three hits but struck out five ot keep the Pippins off of the score- Scoring first: 8-1 1-6 9-7 board. In the ninth inning, with outfielder-turned-pitcher James Shimashita on the mound for Kelowna, the Opp. scores first: 6-7 3-9 9-16 Pippins were able to push across one run on an RBI single from James Bell, but it was too little, too late <5 hits: 1-1 1-4 2-5 by that point, and Kelowna was able to close out the victory. 5-9 hits: 6-5 1-9 7-14 10+ hits: 7-2 2-2 9-4 FOR THE PIPPINS: All-Star left-hander Jack Gonzales will make his third start of the summer for the Outhitting opp.: 10-1 4-0 14-1 Pippins today to close out the series in Kelowna. Gonzales, who tossed a scoreless inning in Tuesday's Opp. outhits: 3-5 0-12 3-17 All-Star Game in Bend, was roughed up in his last outing last weekend in Victoria, allowing 8 earned runs Hits are tied: 1-2 0-3 1-5 Pippins hit 1 HR: over 5.1 innings of 12 hits and 2 walks, while striking out four. Despite this, the Dixie State southpaw has 3-1 1-1 4-2 still posted strong numbers this year, with a 2-1 record, 3.56 ERA, and 29 strikeouts over 35.1 innings of Opp. hits 1 HR: 3-1 1-7 4-8 Pippins hit >1 HR: 0-0 0-0 0-0 work. Opponents have hit .270 off of the Oceanside, CA, native, who threw a complete game nearly two Opp. hits >1 HR: 0-0 1-3 1-3 weeks ago in his first start of the summer against Port Angeles. Pippins hit 0 HR: 11-7 3-14 14-21 Opp. hits 0 HR: 11-7 2-5 13-12 FOR THE FALCONS: Right-hander Blake Tritch is set to make the start for Kelowna in the final game of the <2 runs: 1-3 1-11 2-14 series at Elks Stadium on Friday. A 6-foot-2, 197-pound righty from Chaska, Minnesota, Tritch has made 3-7 runs: 8-5 1-3 9-8 all 7 of his appearances this summer as the starting pitcher, working to a 1-2 record and 4.34 ERA. Over 8+ runs: 5-0 2-1 7-1 29 innings of work, the North Dakota State righty has struck out 31 batters, walked 14, and allowed oppo- 1-run games: 1-1 2-6 3-7 nents to hit .255 off of him. Tritch won his last start last Friday in Port Angeles, allowing one unearned run 2-run games: 6-1 0-0 6-1 on 2 hits and 0 walks, striking out 6 in 6 innings of work. Leading after 6 inn.: 12-1 1-1 13-2 Trailing after 6 inn.: 1-6 1-12 2-18 DANDY DICARLO: With his 1-for-3 performance on Thursday, infielder Nick DiCarlo extended his sea- Tied after 6 inn.: 1-1 2-2 3-3 Leading after 7 inn.: 12-1 2-1 14-2 son-long hitting streak to 9 games. In that stretch, DiCarlo is hitting .363 (12-for-33), with a double, a Trailing after 7 inn.: 0-7 0-13 0-20 triple, a home run, 7 RBIs, and has walked 3 times to just four strikeouts. DiCarlo has had two of his four Tied after 7 inn.: 2-0 2-1 4-1 multi-hit games on the season in this span, and has raised his batting average by over 70 points (.214 to Leading after 8 inn.: 13-0 4-1 17-1 .288). Trailing after 8 inn.: 0-7 0-12 0-19 Tied after 8 inn.: 0-0 0-0 0-0 FINE IN THE FIELD: The Pippins did not commit an error against the Falcons in Thursday's game, mak- Extra innings: 0-0 0-1 0-1 ing it the third of their last four games in which they did not have a defensive miscue. Prior to Saturday's Monday: 1-1 0-0 1-1 second game in Victoria, the Pippins had committed at least one error in every game dating back to Tuesday: 2-1 1-0 3-1 June 7 against Wenatchee. With the improved defense, the Pippins no longer rank last in the West Coast Wednesday: 4-0 1-3 5-3 Thursday: League in errors (70) or fielding percentage (.953), with the AppleSox having overtaken the Pippins in both 2-2 0-2 2-4 categories. Friday: 1-1 1-3 2-4 Saturday: 2-1 0-4 2-5 Sunday: 2-2 1-3 3-5 ODDS & ENDS: The announced crowd of 2,243 in Kelowna on Thursday was the second-largest that the Following off day: 3-1 0-1 3-2 Pippins have played in front of this season, trailing only the 3,783 in Victoria last Saturday...Nick Israel Sunny weather: 12-7 3-11 15-18 was 0-for-4 on Thursday, bringing his season-long 8-game hitting streak to a close. Cloudy weather: 2-1 1-4 3-5 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 Sat., 7/27 vs. Ridgefield (6:35 PM): TBA vs. TBA June 18th Yakima County Stadium L, 0-3 1-1 Sun., 7/28 vs. Ridgefield (6:05 PM): TBA vs. TBA June 19th Yakima County Stadium W, 9-4 2-1 Mon., 7/29 vs. Ridgefield (6:35 PM): TBA vs. TBA July 24th Elks Stadium L, 8-9 (10) 2-2 Tue., 7/30 vs. Highline Bears (6:35 PM): TBA vs. TBA Wed., 7/31 vs. Highline Bears (6:35 PM): TBA vs. TBA July 25th Elks Stadium L, 1-11 2-3 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: 21-20 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: JULY 26th Most runs allowed: 13 (7/2/17) Largest home win: 14-6 (6/20/18) All-time record: 1-2 Most runs scored: 10 (2014) Notable event: 2015: The Pip- Largest road win: 11-2 (6/9/15) 2018: Off day Fewest runs scored: 3 (2015) pins score 2 in the 7th and 1 in Largest home loss: 9-2 (2x, last 6/19/18) Last win: 2015 (@ WEN) Most runs allowed: 11 (2014) the 8th and pull out a road win Largest road loss: 11-1 (7/26/19) Last loss: 2017 (@ BEN) Fewest runs allowed: 1 (2015) over Wenatchee, 3-1. 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 TODAY’S PIPPINS STARTER LHP Jack Gonzales NOTES 2019 Summer Hometown: Oceanside, CA • Making his third start of the summer tonight in Victoria • Threw a scoreless inning of relief in the 2019 WCL All-Star Game on Tuesday in School: Dixie State Bend • Threw a 7-inning complete game in his first start on July 14 in a doubleheader against Port Angeles, allowing 2 earned runs on six hits, one walk, and 5 strikeouts Year: Jr. • Named a West Coast League All-Star, one of two Pippins selections in 2019 • Ranks 3rd in the WCL with a 1.80 ERA Height: 6-3 Career • Played his sophomore season at Dixie State in 2019 Weight: 225 • One of three returning players from the 2018 Pippins to the 2019 roster • Sarted 13 games for Dixie State as a sophomore, striking out 51 batters in 58 B/T: L/L innings • Had a 6-3 record 2019 Game-by-Game Results • Ptched out of the bullpen as a freshman • Appeared in 22 games, including 3 starts, for the Pippins last summer DATE OPP.