Ryan Rouillard

New York native Jack Benjamin will assume play-by-play broadcaster and media relations duties for the Yakima Valley Pippins this summer.

The Yakima Valley Pippins closed out the 2015 season on a high note, defeating the Wenatchee AppleSox, 4-3, at The Orchard in State Fair Park. 0 Yakima took advantage of four early Wenatchee errors and cashed them into four earned runs against AppleSox starter Hunter Wells...

On the penultimate day of the 2015 regular season, the Pippins saw their wild card hopes end at home with a 2-1 loss to the Wenatchee AppleSox. Pitchers played a big role in Saturday’s game, with each starter only allowing one run in the 2nd inning...

YAKIMA, Wash. – The Pippins had gotten six starts of eight innings over the first 51 games, but Mitch Yada took it to a new level Friday, turning in the first complete game of the season in a 9-2 win over Wenatchee.   In the win, Yada allowed 6 hits, 2 runs (1 earned), 0 walks and struck out 6 AppleSox hitters to improve to 4-3 on the season.  ...

VICTORIA, B.C – With a Corvallis win earlier Wednesday night, the Pippins were in a position where they had to win to stay alive in the playoff race. With the pressure on, they delivered, knocking off the Victoria HarbourCats, 8-5, at Royal Athletic Park...

YAKIMA, Wash. – A seven-run 7th inning helped the Pippins to a 10-1, non-league victory over the West Coast Guns Thursday night at Yakima County Stadium.   After falling behind 1-0 in the 2nd, the Pippins (26-22 overall/23-22 West Coast League) scored three times in the 3rd, keyed by a two-run triple for Freddy Smith.  ...

YAKIMA, Wash. – Andrew Bernstein says he lives by a “what happened” mentality instead of “what if?” ideology. Take away the hypotheticals and what happened Wednesday was another dominant start from the righty, working eight scoreless innings to lead the Pippins to a 2-0 win over the Medford Rogues...

Despite rallying to tie the game in the 9th, the Pippins fell to the Medford Rogues in 11 innings Tuesday, 3-2. The visiting Rogues (21-23) wasted no time taking the lead, scoring twice in the top of the 1st against Yakima Valley starter Darrion Simons...

Fresh off their sixth errorless game of the summer Sunday in Wenatchee, the Pippins were hurt by numerous mistakes Monday, falling 5-3 to the Medford Rogues. Yakima Valley (22-21) only allowed five hits, but committed six errors and walked eight hitters en route to a series-opening loss...

WENATCHEE – Behind another quality pitching performance, the Yakima Valley Pippins salvaged the final game in their series with Wenatchee, winning the series finale by a score of 3-1. Early on, Zach Wolf for Yakima Valley and Gage Burland for Wenatchee found themselves in a quality pitcher’s duel...