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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...

When it comes to playing the Pippins, opponents have been learning the hard way that it takes 27 outs to complete a game. Friday night, the Corvallis Knights only got 25 and fell to the Pippins, 4-3, on a walk-off single from Corey Morris. Yakima Valley (19-16) took a lead in the 3rd inning on a RBI triple from J...

YAKIMA -- It’s been a week of pitching duels for the Yakima Valley Pippins. Thursday night, Andrew Bernstein shined for the Pippins, but Yakima Valley came up short in a 2-1 loss to Corvallis at County Stadium. The Knights (19-15) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning, but the Pippins (18-16) answered back in the bottom of the frame on a two-out, RBI single from Mitch Skaggs to tie the g

BREMERTON – One run was enough for the Pippins on Monday night. Tuesday night, it wouldn’t hold up, as Yakima Valley dropped game two at Kitsap, 4-1. The BlueJackets (11-21) took an early lead against Pippins starter Mitch Yada with an unearned run in the 1st...

Behind two big offensive innings, the Pippins finished off a two-game sweep over the Thurston County Senators with a 16-1 win Saturday night. An RBI double from J.R. Davis got the Pippins an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st. The Senators pulled even in the top of the 3rd on a fielding error by Davis...

A big 3rd inning proved to be the difference for the Pippins Friday night, leading them to a 7-2 win over the Thurston County Senators in a non-league contest. Yakima Valley (18-13 overall/17-13 WCL) got off to a slow start though, as starting pitcher Jordon Gonzalez walked the game’s first three hitters and gave up a two-run single to Dayne Sommer...

WALLA WALLA – The Yakima Valley Pippins had plenty of offense Wednesday night, but the Sweets produced even more, knocking off the Pippins, 13-8, in the series finale. The story of the night was the Pippins’ inability to keep Walla Walla (15-15) scoreless immediately after Yakima Valley (17-13) scored runs...

WALLA WALLA – For a while Monday night, it appeared the Pippins would follow up another big win with a frustrating loss. However, behind 12 late runs, the Pippins knocked off the Sweets, 12-8, to take game one of the three-game series. The Pippins (17-11) turned to lefty Mitch Yada, who struggled early on...

For the second time in the span of three days, the Pippins followed up a tough loss with a dominant win, as they dispatched the Walla Walla Sweets, 8-1, on Sunday night. Just like the Pippins (16-11) got from Darrion Simons in Friday’s big bounceback win, a strong starting pitching performance from Jens Jensen led the way for the Pippins...

Just about 13 hours after getting eight quality innings from Darrion Simons in a win over Walla Walla, the Yakima Valley Pippins fell victim to an impressive complete game from Walla Walla’s Micah Gorman in a 7-1 loss to the Sweets Saturday afternoon...