Pippins Blank Sweets in Exhibition
June 4, 2015 - West Coast League (WCL)
Yakima Valley Pippins News Release
YAKIMA, Wash. - In baseball, pitching and defense can go a long way towards winning championships, and both were on display Wednesday night at The Orchard, as the Yakima Valley Pippins shut out the Walla Walla Sweets, 2-0, in an exhibition game.
Mitch Skaggs provided the only runs in the game, delivering a two-out, two-run single to right field in the fifth inning. The Pippins had some other scoring opportunities but weren't able to break through against Sweets pitching.
The Pippins used eight pitchers in Wednesday's contest and none of them allowed more than one baserunner in an inning. Wyatt Mills worked two innings and struck out five Sweets. In total, the Pippins held Walla Walla to just four hits in Wednesday's exhibition.
With the exhibition complete, the focus now shifts to the regular season. Opening Night, presented by Country Financial, is Friday at 7:05 pm vs the Klamath Falls Gems. Josh Nashed is scheduled to start for the Pippins opposite Carter Buuck for the Gems.
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