Visalia Settles for Series Split in Tight Defeat
July 13, 2025 - California League (CalL)
Visalia Rawhide News Release
Visalia, CA - The Visalia Rawhide brought the walk-off run to second base in the bottom of the ninth but fell to the Lake Elsinore Storm 3-2 on Sunday afternoon.
Visalia (46-41, 11-10) and Lake Elsinore (40-47, 11-10) split the week's series and are tied with Inland Empire for first place in the California League South 2nd half standings.
Trailing by one entering the ninth Jose Alpuria walked to lead off the frame and Ruben Santana notched a base hit. They both advanced a base on a groundout but a strikeout ended the ballgame.
After the Storm scored a run in the top of the first, Visalia answered with two runs.
Alpuria doubled to left and Diosfran Cabeza knocked him home with a RBI single. Abdias De La Cruz then roped a double to left to give the Rawhide the lead.
Lake Elsinore scored the tying and game winning runs in the fifth using three straight singles to start the inning to take the lead.
Erick Reynoso worked four innings in his start allowing just a run with two strikeouts.
Grayson Hitt and Jake Fitzgibbons both worked scoreless frames from the mound. Fitzgibbons extends his scoreless streak to a California League best 24.2 innings over 18 appearances.
Diosfran Cabeza led the Rawhide with three hits and Abdias De La Cruz notched a two hit afternoon.
The California League will break for four days for the All-Star Break. Visalia returns to action kicking off a nine game road trip on Friday in San Bernardino against the Inland Empire 66ers. The Rawhide return home on Tuesday July 29 opening up a six game set versus the Modesto Nuts.
Tickets for all upcoming Rawhide games can be purchased on the team's website or at the Rawhide Ticket Office sponsored by Kaweah Health from 10 AM to 4 PM on weekdays.
California League Stories from July 13, 2025
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- Ellis Walks It off as Nuts Stun Ports 8-7 to Take Series Lead - Modesto Nuts
- Cova's Walk-Off Lifts Modesto Mariners Past Ports, Clinches Series Win - Modesto Nuts
- Rawhide Bats Pound Storm to Take Series Lead - Visalia Rawhide
- Ports Take Lead Late Before Nuts Win in Walk-off - Stockton Ports
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