Ryan Rouillard
Pippins Cap Off 2015 With a Win Over Wenatchee
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...
Pippins Fall Out of Contention With Loss to Wenatchee
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...
Yada’s Complete Leads Pippins to Win Over Wenatchee
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.
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Manson’s Big Night Keeps Pippins Alive
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...
Pippins Drop Game Two in Victoria as Playoff Hopes Fade
VICTORIA, B.C – The Yakima Valley Pippins dropped game two in their series with the Victoria HarbourCats Tuesday night, 10-3.
The Pippins (26-24) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the 3rd on an RBI single by Corey Morris. After Victoria (27-22) tied the game with a solo home run the 3rd, Yakima took another one-run lead at 2-1 in the 4th on a safety squeeze from Alex Guenette...
HarbourCats Pounce on Pippins with 11-5 Win
VICTORIA, B.C. – The Pippins saw their four-game winning streak come to an end Monday night in Victoria, falling to the Victoria HarbourCats by a score of 11-5.
After falling behind 3-1 early on, Yakima Valley (26-23) put up three unanswered runs between the 4th and the 5th innings to take a 4-3 lead...
Simons’ Gem Helps Pippins to Sweep
LONGVIEW – In the midst of a close playoff race, the Pippins turned in a dominant pitching performance Sunday night to finish the sweep of the Cowlitz Black Bears with a 2-0 win.
Lefty Darrion Simons worked eight scoreless innings for the Pippins (26-22) Sunday, allowing just one hit
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Pippins Win Again in Longview — Same Score as Friday
LONGVIEW – For the second straight night, the Pippins left David Story Field with a 7-2 win over the Cowlitz Black Bears.
Friday night, one explosive inning did most of the damage for Yakima Valley (25-22). Saturday, it was a more spread-out attack, with the Pippins scoring in six of the nine innings...
Pippins Bats Break Out In 7-2 Win Over Cowlitz
LONGVIEW – It’s been more than three weeks since the Pippins have scored more than five runs in a league game, but the drought ended Friday with a 7-2 win over Cowlitz at David Story Field.
Trailing 1-0 after the 1st, the Pippins (24-22) tied things at 1 in the 3rd on a double steal attempt that scored Jake Manson from 3rd...
Pippins Cap Off Non-League Play With 10-1 Win
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.
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