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YAKIMA, Wash. – The Yakima Valley Pippins hit 24 home runs in their inaugural season of 2014, a number that seemed secure, especially considering the team’s 2015 version hit just nine long balls, while last year’s group his just five. On Wednesday night, the Pippins not only broke their previous record for home runs in a single season, but they did so in style, belting a pair of long balls en rout

Chase Illig of the Bellingham Bells (West Virginia) hit his sixth home run of the season on Sunday night within the familiar confines of Joe Martin Field. He had no issue transferring that power over to Yakima County Stadium on Monday night, as he blasted 11 home runs in round one and cruised to a wire-to-wire victory in the 2017 West Coast League Home Run Derby presented by Wildhorse Casino. Read

The 2017 West Coast League All-Star Game and FanFest is being hosted at The Orchard at Yakima County Stadium at State Fair Park tonight and tomorrow. The game, which will feature a total of 43 players from the North and South divisions, will be played tomorrow night at 7:05 (heard LIVE on 1460 ESPN Yakima) features six Pippins on the South squad.

VICTORIA, B.C. – The Yakima Valley Pippins scored in the first inning on Tuesday night for just the ninth time in the 2017 season. A notoriously slow-starting group, the Pippins had to be pleased with their pushing across the first run of the game...

YAKIMA, Wash. – Early Monday, the Yakima Valley Pippins were notified that six of their players had been selected to participate in next week’s West Coast League All-Star Game. The six selections were the second most in the WCL, second to only the Corvallis Knights, and they were well deserved, considering the Pippins had boasted one of the league’s best offenses in the first half of the season...

Six Yakima Valley players will represent the Pippins next week at the 2017 West Coast League All-Star Game, as more than 40 of the league’s top prospects will come to Yakima County Stadium on July 17-18.

YAKIMA, Wash. – When Steve Sordahl (St. Martin’s) hit a line drive that drifted just inside the foul pole and over the right field fence on June 27 in the Yakima Valley Pippins’ 7-3 win over the Bend Elks, even he attributed the solo shot to wind and a little luck...

YAKIMA, Wash. – The Yakima Valley Pippins trailed the Kelowna Falcons 4-0 after the top of the 1st inning on Sunday night. Headed to the 7th, the Pippins led 9-5, only to trail once again, this time by a score of 13-10, heading into the bottom of the 9th...

YAKIMA, Wash. – The Yakima Valley Pippins entered Saturday night’s game against the Kelowna Falcons riding a five game winning streak, and had seemingly brushed any memory of being swept in Kelowna to the backburner. After all, the calendar had turned to July, and this Pippins team had been much different than the one that was swept for just the second time in franchise history a few weeks ago...

YAKIMA, Wash. – On June 20, the Yakima Valley Pippins were reeling after a second walkoff loss in four games, and had dropped four straight to sit dead last at four games back in the West Coast League South Division standings. A little more than a week later, the Pippins are now the hottest team in the West Coast League...