Rawhide Fall in 2026 Season Finale

Visalia, CA – The Visalia Rawhide (54-78, 26-40) concluded the 2026 regular season with an 8-3 loss to the Stockton Ports (61-70, 34-31) on Sunday afternoon at Valley Strong Ballpark.

Nathan Hall opened the scoring in the first inning with a three run home run to right field for his third professional home run in 11 games.

Stockton took the lead with four runs in the second inning and added three more in the third. The Ports added one more run in the fourth and neither team scored the remainder of the contest.

Ricardo Yan pitched three innings from the bullpen with just three hits allowed and three strikeouts. Kelvin Rosario tossed two scoreless frames and Gregori Ramirez added an inning without a run.

Carson Kerce led the Rawhide with two hits to finish with seven hits and six walks in five games during the series.

Pedro Blanco added a hit to extend his on-base streak to 14 games and cap a historic season. He hit 18 home runs, second most this decade for a Rawhide player and fourth this season in the California League. Meanwhile, his 66 RBI was third most in a Rawhide single season this decade. Blanco also led the Rawhide this year playing 107 games and totaling 91 hits.

Visalia’s 2027 season starts on Friday, April 2nd with a three game series in Fresno against the Grizzlies. The Rawhide’s home opener is Tuesday, April 6th vs. the San Jose Giants.

Fans can enjoy continued entertainment options throughout the offseason at Valley Strong Ballpark including the Rawhide Music Festival and Ballpark Lights.

More information can be found on the Rawhide’s website and social media channels.

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The Visalia Rawhide are the Single-A Affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks playing professional baseball in the Central Valley since 1946. The Rawhide's 2026 theme is "Savor the Season" as the team transforms into the Central Valley Sir Loins on Saturday gamedays.   

Stay up to date with the Rawhide on the team’s website and by following the Rawhide on Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok and X. The Rawhide play all home games at Valley Strong Ballpark located at 300 N Giddings Street Visalia, CA 93291.

Fans can purchase season ticket packages, group ticket plans, single game tickets and team merchandise through the Rawhide website and at the stadium ticket office sponsored by Kaweah Health. All Rawhide games can be watched on MLB.TV and the Bally Sports Live App with a free radio broadcast also available online. Select home games will be aired on KNXT MyTV53. For more information, visit milb.com/visalia, email [email protected] or call (559) 732-4433.