Raptors Preserve Bullpen, Drop Pippins by Ten

August 5, 2025 - YAKIMA, Washington - The Ridgefield Raptors rode starting pitcher Austin Sheldon to a 12-2 complete-game victory over the Yakima Valley Pippins on Monday night. Sheldon tossed 114 pitches to lock down the Raptors' first complete game of the season. The Raptors supported the starter with 12 runs on 13 hits, scoring in four of the final five innings. Following a three-run outburst in the top of the fifth inning to take the lead, the Raptors sent all nine hitters to the plate to score four runs ... Full Story

Pippins' Road Slate Ends with 15-6 Loss

August 4, 2025 - LONGVIEW, Washington - David Story Field's run as the home ballpark for the Cowlitz Black Bears came to an end on Sunday, as the Black Bears scored one run for every season they spent as the summer tenants, defeating the Yakima Valley Pippins 15-6. The Pipps outhit the Black Bears, but a shorthanded Yakima Valley bullpen could not hold off the Cowlitz offense. The Black Bears sent 12 hitters to the plate in the fourth inning, jumping to a commanding 9-2 lead over Yakima Valley. Pippins' start... Full Story

Black Bears Bang Home Big Number to Beat Pippins

August 3, 2025 - LONGVIEW, Washington - Like it has for most of the season, the big number on defense came back to haunt the Yakima Valley Pippins on Saturday night, suffering a 12-4 loss to the Cowlitz Black Bears. The Pippins scored in four of the first five innings but allowed an eight-run inning on defense to fall behind early in the game. Cowlitz clicked on offense in the bottom of the second inning. The first five Black Bear batters reached safely on four hits and a hit-by-pitch against Pippins' starter... Full Story

Pippins' Late Comeback Falls Short

August 2, 2025 - LONGVIEW, Washington - Yakima Valley hit its offensive stride late in the game, but it was too little, too late against the Cowlitz Black Bears, suffering an 8-5 loss Friday night. The Black Bears scored all eight runs in the middle four innings, driving home just enough insurance in the sixth inning. Koshi Arai, the third pitcher used by the Pippins, began the sixth inning by issuing a walk to Branson Castleberry. A run scored on the next play, an error by Ethan Hogan at third base that sail... Full Story

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