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MUJICA’S EARLY OFFENSE LIFTS PORTS IN FINALE

Posted on August 7, 2023 | Comments Off on MUJICA’S EARLY OFFENSE LIFTS PORTS IN FINALE

Stockton @ Visalia Gm 6

The Stockton Ports got out to a fast start on Sunday and took the final game of the series with Visalia by a score of 12-4 at Valley Strong Ballpark. Jose Mujica blasted two home runs and drove in six RBIs for the Ports as they won for the second time in the six games in Visalia.

The Ports came out firing on all cylinders with a five-run first inning, highlighted by a three-run shot from Mujica, his fourth of the season. After Visalia came back with two runs in the bottom of the first, Mujica led a four-run second inning with another three-run shot, his fifth.

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RAWHIDE OUTLAST PORTS FOR 4TH STRAIGHT WIN

Posted on August 5, 2023 | Comments Off on RAWHIDE OUTLAST PORTS FOR 4TH STRAIGHT WIN

Stockton @ Visalia Gm 5

The Visalia Rawhide stretched their winning streak to four games with an action-packed 9-8 victory over the Stockton Ports on Saturday night at Valley Strong Ballpark. Gavin Logan doubled and homered, one of four Rawhide batters with multi-hit games as the club rapped out 14 hits.

The starting pitcher matchup pitted two highly touted prospects but neither saw the end of the third inning and the offenses ran wild from the first inning. Landon Sims started for Visalia and gave up a first-inning run and left after a scoreless second inning having thrown 43 pitches, 24 for strikes.

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WENDELL’S STRONG START AND 4-RUN SECOND INNING LIFT RAWHIDE

Posted on August 5, 2023 | Comments Off on WENDELL’S STRONG START AND 4-RUN SECOND INNING LIFT RAWHIDE

Stockton @ Visalia Gm 4

A four-run second inning gave the Visalia Rawhide all of the offense they needed in a 5-1 win over the Stockton Ports on Friday night at Valley Strong Ballpark. Anderson Rojas plated three runners to start the scoring and Wyatt Wendell struck out seven over six innings while allowing just one run on three hits and a walk.

The Rawhide won for the third night in a row and have taken three of the first four games in the six-game series.

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PIMENTEL K’S 14 IN RAWHIDE WIN

Posted on August 4, 2023 | Comments Off on PIMENTEL K’S 14 IN RAWHIDE WIN

Stockton @ Visalia Gm 3

Yoscar Pimentel shut out the Stockton Ports over six innings on five hits, striking out 14 batters without a walk as the Visalia Rawhide rolled to a 7-0 win on Thursday night at Valley Strong Ballpark. A five-run fourth inning was more than enough for Visalia to win for the second time in three games in the series with the Ports.

Pimentel (W, 3-2) gave up a leadoff double to Dereck Salmon to start the game but got out of the inning with his first two strikeouts. After striking out the side in the second and third innings, he had already set a new season-high with eight.

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RAWHIDE EVEN SERIES WITH 9-1 WIN

Posted on August 3, 2023 | Comments Off on RAWHIDE EVEN SERIES WITH 9-1 WIN

Stockton @ Visalia Gm 2

Ricardo Yan struck out nine over six scoreless innings and Gavin Logan had three hits, including a home run, as Visalia evened its series with Stockton with a 9-1 win on Wednesday night at Valley Strong Ballpark. Anderson Rojas homered and drove in three runs for the Rawhide.

Logan’s first hit was an RBI triple in the second inning that doubled Visalia’s early lead to 2-0. In the sixth inning, the 2022 draft pick from Oregon State launched his third home run of the season to post the Rawhide to a 5-0 lead.

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PORTS JUMP ON RAWHIDE EARLY, CRUISE TO GAME ONE WIN

Posted on August 2, 2023 | Comments Off on PORTS JUMP ON RAWHIDE EARLY, CRUISE TO GAME ONE WIN

Stockton @ Visalia Gm 1

The Stockton Ports opened their six-game series in Visalia with a four-run first inning and went on to a 7-1 win over the Rawhide at Valley Strong Ballpark on Tuesday. Henry Bolte belted a two-run homer to start the scoring, then added a solo shot in the third inning to lead the Stockton offense.

The Ports chased Visalia starter Jacob Steinmetz with two outs in the first inning when the right-hander reached the organizational limit for pitches in an inning. Steinmetz left with two on and two out, down 2-0 and his two runners came in on a Cooper Uhl single that made it 4-0 Stockton.

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ETHAN SALAS, MARCELO PEREZ NAMED CAL LEAGUE PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Posted on August 1, 2023 | Comments Off on ETHAN SALAS, MARCELO PEREZ NAMED CAL LEAGUE PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE WEEK

Lake Elsinore C Ethan Salas went 10-for-22 with three home runs over five games at Stockton to earn Cal League Player Of The Week honors. On Wednesday night, Salas had four hits including a home run as the Storm beat the Ports in extra innings.The 17-year old from Kissimmee, FL batted .366/.416/.720 with seven home runs.for the month of July.

Modesto right-hander Marcelo Perez allowed just one run on one hit over six innings on Saturday night against Visalia to earn Cal League Pitcher of the Week honors. The 2022 draft pick from TCU struck out six with no walks as the Nuts beat the Rawhide 8-4. On the season, Perez has a WHiP of 1.07 and opponents are batting .215 against him.

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NUTS FINISH OFF VISALIA SERIES WINNING FIVE OF SIX

Posted on July 31, 2023 | Comments Off on NUTS FINISH OFF VISALIA SERIES WINNING FIVE OF SIX

Visalia @ Modesto Gm 6

Walking Cabrera had four hits and Tyler Cleveland went six innings to earn his 10th win of the season as Modesto beat Visalia 7-5 on Sunday. The Nuts took five of the six games in the series.

Michael Arroyo tripled in a run in the third inning to start the scoring. Visalia took the lead in the top of the fourth on a two-run single by Gavin Logan.

Modesto took the lead for good in the bottom of the fifth as they put up five runs, capped off by Miguel Perez‘ inside-the-park three run homer. Visalia struck for three runs in the seventh to make it a one-run game at 6-5 but would get no closer.

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NUTS STAY HOT WITH 8-4 WIN OVER VISALIA

Posted on July 30, 2023 | Comments Off on NUTS STAY HOT WITH 8-4 WIN OVER VISALIA

Visalia @ Modesto Gm 5

The Modesto Nuts jumped out ahead with a five-run second inning and went on to an 8-4 win over the Visalia Rawhide on Friday night. Jared Sundstrom homered for the second straight night to give the Nuts a 2-1 lead and Marcelo Perez pitched six one-hit innings to lead the Nuts to their fifth win in their last six games.

The Nuts have taken four of the first five games of the six-game series at John Thurman Field.

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SUNDSTROM SLAM LIFTS MODESTO OVER VISALIA

Posted on July 29, 2023 | Comments Off on SUNDSTROM SLAM LIFTS MODESTO OVER VISALIA

Visalia @ Modesto Gm 4

Jared Sundstrom capped off a six-run rally with a grand slam home run that proved to be the difference in Modesto’s 7-3 win over Visalia on Friday night at John Thurman Field. The Nuts came back from 3-1 down to win for the third time in four games vs. the Rawhide.

Michael Morales (W, 5-4) gave up one earned run over five innings but left the game trailing. The right-hander allowed two hits and three walks while striking out seven. Two unearned runs had the Nuts trailing 3-1 going to the bottom of the fifth when the six-run rally made a winner of Morales.

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