YAKIMA VALLEY PIPPINS GAME NOTES 2019 GAME #44 JULY 28 RIDGEFIELD RAPTORS (5-8, 18-22) Yakima County Stadium Starter TBA Yakima, Washington AT 6:05 PM PT YAKIMA VALLEY PIPPINS (8-9, 19-24) RHP Trystan Vrieling (1-2, 2.87 ERA) PIPPINS RECORD WHEN... PIPPINS PICKINGS HOME AWAY OVR PIPPINS EXPLODE ON OFFENSE TO OPEN SERIES WITH WIN: After mustering a total of one run on six hits over their last 18 innings of baseball, the Pippins broke things open on Saturday, putting up a team-re- Overall record: 15-8 4-16 19-24 cord 21 runs on 17 hits to pound the Ridgefield Raptors in the series opener, 21-8. The Pippins had four vs. North Division: 11-5 1-9 12-14 different innings in which they scored four or more runs, and had five extra-base hits on the day. It was vs. South Division: 4-3 3-6 7-9 vs. LH SP: the second game for the Pippins in the past week in which they have had at least 15 hits and scored in 5-4 2-5 7-10 double digit runs. Eddy Pelc led the way on offense for the Pippins, reaching base in all 7 of his at-bats, vs. RH SP: 10-4 2-10 12-13 Collecting first hit: 6-2 2-13 8-15 including a season-high five walks and a three-run homers, his first of the year. On the day, the Pippins Opp. collects first hit: 9-6 2-2 11-8 had five different players with multi-hit games, and five different players collect multi-RBI games. Mark Scoring first: 9-1 1-6 10-7 Woinarowicz earned the win on the mound for the Pippins, his fourth of the year, despite allwoing six runs Opp. scores first: 6-7 3-9 9-15 over 3.2 innings of relief. Dominic Miller was impressive in two shutout innings of work to close things <5 hits: 1-1 1-4 2-5 out for the Pippins in the win. 5-9 hits: 6-5 1-9 7-14 10+ hits: 8-2 2-2 10-4 FOR THE PIPPINS: Right-hander Trystan Vrieling will make his third start of the summer on Sunday in Outhitting opp.: 11-1 4-0 15-1 against Ridgefield. The 6-foot-3, 180-pound righty native to Kennewick, WA, is 1-2 on the season with a Opp. outhits: 3-5 0-12 3-17 2.87 ERA after picking up the win in his last start on Sunday in Victoria. In that start, the Gonzaga incom- Hits are tied: 1-2 0-3 1-5 Pippins hit 1 HR: ing freshman allowed just two earned runs over 5.1 innings of work, striking out 6, walking 4, and allowing 4-1 1-1 5-2 four hits. In 15.2 innings of work this season, Vrieling has struck out 18 and walked 7, while opponents hit Opp. hits 1 HR: 4-1 1-7 5-8 Pippins hit >1 HR: 0-0 0-0 0-0 just .242 off of him. Opp. hits >1 HR: 0-0 1-3 1-3 Pippins hit 0 HR: 11-7 3-14 14-21 FOR THE RAPTORS: Ridgefield has not announced a projected starter for Sunday's game. Opp. hits 0 HR: 11-7 2-5 13-12 <2 runs: 1-3 1-11 2-14 RECORD RUN SCORING: With their 21 runs on Saturday, the Pippins set a team record, shattering the 3-7 runs: 8-5 1-3 9-8 previous high mark of 16. That total was set on June 7, 2015, in a 16-2 win over Klamath Falls. The 14-run 8+ runs: 6-0 2-1 8-1 margin of victory in that game still holds as the largest in team history, with the 13-run win on Saturday 1-run games: 1-1 2-6 3-7 clocking in as the second-largest win in team history. It was, however, the first time all season that the 2-run games: 6-1 0-0 6-1 Pippins have won a game by double-digit runs. Leading after 6 inn.: 13-1 1-1 14-2 Trailing after 6 inn.: 1-6 1-12 2-18 PELC POPS OFF: Outfielder Eddy Pelc had the best game of his short Pippins career on Saturday, reach- Tied after 6 inn.: 1-1 2-2 3-3 Leading after 7 inn.: 13-1 2-1 15-2 ing base in all 7 of his trips to the plate and collecting his first homer of the season, a 3-run shot to right Trailing after 7 inn.: 0-7 0-13 0-20 field in the 3rd inning. Pelc drew a season-high five walks yesterday, increasing his seasonotal t to 17 Tied after 7 inn.: 2-0 2-1 4-1 walks in 15 games, a mark that leads all Pippins players. Pelc raised his on-base percentage 81 points on Leading after 8 inn.: 14-0 4-1 18-1 Saturday, from .500 to .581, a mark that leads the Pippins. Trailing after 8 inn.: 0-7 0-12 0-19 Tied after 8 inn.: 0-0 0-0 0-0 A RARE LONG BALL: Pelc's third-inning, three-run homer marked just the second homer hit by the Pippins Extra innings: 0-0 0-1 0-1 in the entire month of July, and their seventh home run total on the season (fewest in the West Coast Monday: 1-1 0-0 1-1 League). The Pippins' last home run came July 17, when Nick DiCarlo homered against Bend. Five of the Tuesday: 2-1 1-0 3-1 Pippins' seven home runs this season have come at home at Yakima County Stadium, with the two road Wednesday: 4-0 1-3 5-3 Thursday: homers coming against Ridgefield in the very first series of the season back on June 5 and 6.The two 2-2 0-2 2-4 players who hit those road homers, Owen Cobb and Daniel Cipriano, have both since departed the team. Friday: 1-1 1-3 2-4 Saturday: 3-1 0-4 3-5 Sunday: 2-2 1-3 3-5 ODDS & ENDS: James Bell's five-hit game was the first by a Pippins since Christian Koss had 5 hits on Following off day: 3-1 0-1 3-2 6/16/2016...every player in the Pippins' lineup scored at least one run Saturday, with Aidan Welch extend- Sunny weather: 13-7 3-11 16-18 ing his scoring streak to five games, the most of any Pippin this season. Cloudy weather: 2-1 1-4 3-5 THE ROAD AHEAD: PIPPINS UPCOMING SCHEDULE AGAINST THE RAPTORS All times Pacific. Pippins starters listed first. Date Venue Result Record June 4th Ridgefield Sports Complex W, 4-3 1-0 Mon., 7/29 vs. Ridgefield (6:35 PM): RHP Tyler Frazier (2-0, 4.57 ERA) vs. TBA June 5th Ridgefield Sports Complex W, 10-3 2-0 Tue., 7/30 vs. Highline Bears (6:35 PM): TBA vs. TBA June 6th Ridgefield Sports Complex L, 2-3 2-1 Wed., 7/31 vs. Highline Bears (6:35 PM): TBA vs. TBA July 27th Yakima County Stadium W, 21-8 3-1 Fri., 8/2 at Wenatchee (6:35 PM): TBA vs. TBA Sat., 8/3 at Wenatchee (6:35 PM): TBA vs. TBA July 28th Yakima County Stadium July 29th Yakima County 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: 3-1 of WCL home games can be heard on KDNA 91.9 FM, with Francisco Rios & Leonardo Rios on the call. 2018 record: N/A (expansion team) Most runs scored: 21 (7/27/19) PIPPINS ON THIS DAY: JULY 28th Most runs allowed: 8 ( 7/27/19) Largest home win: 21-8 (7/27/19) All-time record: 0-2 Most runs scored: 2 (15, 18) Notable event: 2015: Mitch Largest road win: 10-3 (6/5/19) 2018: L, 2-3 @ COW Fewest runs scored: 2 (15, 18) Skaggs ties the game at 2 in the Largest home loss: N/A Last win: Never Most runs allowed: 3 (15, 18) ninth inning, but Medford rallies Largest road loss: 3-2 (6/6/19) Last loss: 2018 (@ COW) Fewest runs allowed: 3 (15, 18) to win in Yakima, 3-2. 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 Trystan Vrieling NOTES 2019 Summer Hometown: Kennewick, WA • Making his third start of the summer today against Ridgefield • Picked up his first win last Sunday in Victoria, allowing two runs over 5.1 innings School: Gonzaga • Made his first start in Game 2 of a doubleheader against Port Angeles, allowing one earned run on 7 hits over 5 innings...struck out 6 and walked 0 • Took the loss on July 6 in Portland, allowing 2 runs in 4.1 innings as the Pippins Year: Fr. lost in 10 innings in walk-off fashion • Picked up the save in his season debut on July 3 against Bellingham with a 1-2-3 Height: 6-3 ninth inning Career Weight: 180 • Played his senior season at Kamiakin High School in Kennewick, WA, in 2019 • Signed to play college baseball at Gonzaga starting in the fall B/T: R/R • Named Conference Pitcher of the Year as a senior at Kamiakin in 2019 2019 Game-by-Game Results DATE OPP.