Rawhide’s Comprehensive Offensive Performance Subdues Storm

Visalia, CA – The Visalia Rawhide scored in four innings and totaled 12 hits to defeat the Lake Elsinore Storm in the series opener on Tuesday night at Valley Strong Ballpark.

Visalia (18-22) saw every batter reach base with four players recording multi-hit days against Lake Elsinore (17-23) pitchers.

Infielder Yerald Nin led Visalia with a three hit day and scored two runs.

After the Storm scored two runs in the first, Nin led off the second with a bunt base hit. Abdias De La Cruz followed with a walk. Adrian De Leon drove in a run with a sacrifice fly and Juan Corniel tied the game with an RBI single.

Visalia took the lead with a four run third inning. Ruben Santana keyed the inning with an RBI double. Nin reached for a second time on an in-field base hit. A bases loaded hit-by-pitch, Trent Youngblood RBI single and De Leon RBI single added three more runs to the frame.

The Rawhide chipped across a run in the sixth and two more in the eighth with Nin recording his third hit of the game on an RBI single.

Adonis Perez earned his third win of the year with a season high four shutout innings in relief. He allowed just two hits with two walks and totaled three strikeouts. Victor Morales closed out the victory with a scoreless ninth.

Santana totaled two hits and two runs and Youngblood added two RBI to a two hit night.

Visalia and Lake Elsinore continue the series on Wednesday with a 6:30 PM first pitch. The Rawhide will celebrate Government Employee Appreciation Night at the ballpark. All government workers can show their work ID at the Rawhide Ticket Office sponsored by Kaweah Health and receive up to four grandstand tickets for only five dollars.

The ballgame is also a Winning Wednesday with $7.25 select whiskey and wine products along with ballpark bingo. Rawhide Rustlers Senior Club memberships are still available to receive a ticket to every Wednesday game the rest of the season. Tickets can be purchased on the Rawhide's website or at the stadium ticket office sponsored by Kaweah Health starting at 10 AM on weekday gamedays.

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The Visalia Rawhide are a professional baseball team and the Single-A Affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Rawhide are celebrating 80 years of professional baseball in Visalia in 2025 as the “Year of the Oak.”  

Stay up to date with the Rawhide on the team’s website and by following the Rawhide on Facebook, X, Instagram and Tik Tok. 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 packages, 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 MiLB.TV with a free radio broadcast also available online. For more information, visit milb.com/visalia, email [email protected] or call (559) 732-4433.