Visalia Pitching Quiets Inland Empire for Series Opening Win
Visalia, CA – The Visalia Rawhide pitching staff combined to hold the Inland Empire 66ers to just three hits in a 2-1 series opening victory on Tuesday evening at Valley Strong Ballpark Visalia (24-28) allowed just one hit after the first inning and scratched across runs in the second and
Visalia, CA – The Visalia Rawhide pitching staff combined to hold the Inland Empire 66ers to just three hits in a 2-1 series opening victory on Tuesday evening at Valley Strong Ballpark
Visalia (24-28) allowed just one hit after the first inning and scratched across runs in the second and fourth to open the series with a win over Inland Empire (16-36). The Rawhide’s five pitchers combined for 14 strikeouts.
Denny Larrondo tossed 4.2 innings in a start allowing just two hits with one run. He struck out a season best seven batters and did not allow a walk.
Jake Fitzgibbons entered first from the bullpen and earned his second win of the season with 1.1 innings scoreless with three strikeouts. The University of Tennessee product leads Visalia with a 0.68 ERA in 13.1 innings of work.
Rocco Reid pitched two shutout innings allowing just one baserunner with two strikeouts. Victor Morales and Darlin Pinales combined for a perfect ninth to close out the victory with Pinales earning his second save of the season.
Visalia tied the game at one in the second inning. Ruben Santana doubled off the barn in right field and came around to score on an Adrian De Leon sacrifice fly.
In the fourth Modeifi Marte led off with a double down the left field line. Marte reached third base on a fielder’s choice and Abdias De La Cruz drove him in with an infield single to the Inland Empire shortstop for the go-ahead run.
Marte extended his hit streak to five games on the season.
Game two of the six game series is scheduled for Wednesday night at 6:30 PM. Valley Strong Ballpark will continue to celebrate graduation week with any fan wearing high school apparel receiving a free ticket to the 4Creeks Pasture through Friday. Fans can visit the Rawhide Ticket Office sponsored by Kaweah Health on the day of game to receive their free ticket with seating upgrades available.
A Winning Wednesday also means $7.25 select whiskey and wine products along with ballpark bingo. Rawhide Rustlers Senior Club memberships are also still available to receive a ticket to every Wednesday game the rest of the season for Rawhide fans 55 and older.
Tickets can be purchased on the Rawhide's website or at the stadium ticket office sponsored by Kaweah Health from 10 AM - 4 PM on weekdays.
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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.