west coast league

In a series full of offense over the first two games, Sunday’s rubber match between the Yakima Valley Pippins and the Kelowna Falcons was much more about the pitching. Ultimately, it was Kelowna’s Brady Miller that came out on top, as his Falcons left Yakima with a 5-0 win to clinch the series...

After a couple of frustrating nights at the plate, things finally turned in a positive direction for the Yakima Valley Pippins Saturday night, as Tyler Friis delivered a walk-off single in the bottom of the 10th to get the Pippins a 7-6 win over the Kelowna Falcons...

Over the course of 54 games, there are bound to be some tough nights. The Pippins had one Friday, falling 10-6 to the Kelowna Falcons in the series opener. The Falcons (7-3) wasted no time getting to Pippins starter Jake Bird, scoring four runs in the first and three more in the second to chase Bird after just two innings of work...

Corvallis, Ore. – The Corvallis Knights have never been swept at home in the 11 years they’ve been in the West Coast League. Thursday night, the Pippins found out just how hard it is to do, as their bid for a sweep feel short in a 3-1 loss to the Knights at Goss Stadium...

Corvallis, Ore. – When it comes to winning the late innings, the Yakima Valley Pippins have been dominant. They scored four runs over the last four innings of Wednesday’s game in Corvallis to knock off the Knights, 5-2.   Both offenses showcased some power in the 1st inning, including a solo homer from Branson Trube to start off the game. Cor...

Saturday night, the Pippins had a ninth-inning rally fall just short to the Walla Walla Sweets. Sunday, they made yet another late rally and did enough to prevail by a score of 6-4 over the Sweets at The Orchard in State Fair Park. For the first six innings, the Pippins (6-2) had trouble mustering much at the plate against Sweets’ starter Trevin Haseltine and reliever Chris Tate...

A ninth-inning rally by the Pippins fell short Saturday night, as they dropped a 4-3 decision to the Walla Walla Sweets at The Orchard in State Fair Park. Walla Walla (4-3) got on the board in the top of the second against Yakima Valley starter Mitch Yada behind an RBI single off the bat of Matt Whitney, but that would be the only run over the first four innings, as Yada and Sweets’ starter Micah

After a 10-run showing Saturday night, the Yakima Valley Pippins found a way to upstage themselves Sunday. The Pippins finished a sweep of the Klamath Falls Gems by scoring a franchise-record 16 runs en route to a 16-2 West Coast League victory...

For the first two innings of Saturday’s game between Yakima Valley and Klamath Falls, it looked as if the two teams might be headed for an offensive shootout. But by the end of Saturday’s contest, it became a one-sided display, as the Pippins knocked off the Gems, 10-2, in The Orchard at State Fair Park...

In baseball, pitching and defense can go a long way toward winning championships, and both were on display Wednesday night at The Orchard in State Fair Park, as the Yakima Valley Pippins shut out the Walla Walla Sweets, 2-0, in an exhibition game...