Ryan Rouillard
Bernstein’s Gem Leads Pippins to 2-0 Win
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...
Pippins Rally to Tie Medford, But Fall in Extras
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...
Errors Prove Costly in Loss to Medford
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...
Pippins Salvage Game Three in Wenatchee
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...
Jensen Pitches Well, But Pippins Fall in Wenatchee
WENATCHEE – Most nights, outhitting opponents by a mark of 8-2 leads to a win. Saturday night, the Pippins weren’t able to hold to the trend, dropping game two to the AppleSox, 4-2.
Both Wenatchee hits were doubles against Yakima Valley starter Jens Jensen...
Pippins Drop Game One to Wenatchee
WENATCHEE – Through the first 12 meetings between the Pippins and the Wenatchee AppleSox, the road team has won 10 times. Friday night, the hometown AppleSox turned things back in their favor, knocking off the Pippins, 11-4.
The loss leaves Yakima five games behind the Kelowna Falcons, who lead the West Coast League's East Division...
Box Up the Brooms: Pippins Hold Off Bend in Series Finale
Over two seasons in the West Coast League, opponents have had a tough time sweeping the Pippins. The Bend Elks became the latest team to fall short in its quest to break out the brooms, as the Pippins held on for a 5-4 win in the series finale at County Stadium...
Bend Scores 7 in Seventh to Take Game Two
After four straight one-run games, the Yakima Valley Pippins found themselves on the wrong side of a lopsided loss on Wednesday, falling 12-3 at the hands of the Bend Elks.
The Elks (30-8) built a 4-0 lead after four innings, but the Pippins (20-18) made things interesting in the 6th...
Pippins Come Up One Run Short, Fall to Bend, 4-3
One-run games are becoming the standard on the current homestand for the Pippins. Tuesday, they played their fourth straight one-run game, falling short to the Bend Elks, 4-3.
Bend (29-8), which leads the league in numerous offensive categories, got things going quickly, putting up two runs on four hits in the 1st inning against Pippins starter Josh Nashed...
Pippins Carry On Family Tradition, Name Jeff Garretson as GM
The Yakima Valley Pippins introduced Yakima native Jeff Garretson as the organization’s new general manager Tuesday afternoon.
“I’m excited to introduce Jeff to the baseball community,” said Zachary Fraser, the team’s president and acting general manager...