STOMPERS ADD TO PACIFIC ASSOCIATION LEAD WITH 10-5 WIN IN SAN RAFAEL

SAN RAFAEL, Calif- On a Sunday matinee from Albert park, the Sonoma Stompers entered with a 4.5 game lead over 2nd place San Rafael and left with a 5.5 game lead after dominant pitching and clutch hitting. 

The Stompers wasted no time getting on the board in the top of the first inning against San Rafael starter Edward Perez (1-1). After 2 quick outs, Chris Kwitzer drew a walk and Brent Gillespie followed with a single to put a man in scoring position. With 2 strikes, Miles Williams singled through the right side of the infield, bringing Kwitzer home as the Stompers struck first, 1-0. 

A huge top of the 4thinning proved to be the difference early on when the Stompers accumulated 6 runs in the inning. Jacob Barfield led off the inning with his 11th blast of the season, a sky-scraper to left, making it 2-0. Bronson Butcher then walked and Rayson Romero doubled into he right field corner to put runners at first and second. With the infield pulled in, Nick Gotta brought both runs home with a 2-run knock, doubling the lead 4-0. Dondrei Hubbard followed the Gotta hit with a walk and Gillespie brought everybody home with a 3-run home run to right field, blowing it wide open 7-0.

San Rafael answered with 2 runs in the bottom half of the 4th inning off Stomper right-hander Jacob Cox (2-0), to put the Pacifics on the board 7-2.

The Pacifics got one more in the bottom of the 6th inning on a Corey Dempster solo home run, making the score 7-3.

San Rafael made it even closer in the bottom of the 7th inning scoring twice and making it just a 2-run game, 7-5.

The Stompers offense answered the call in the top of the 8th inning. Back-to-back, 1-out singles by Kwitzer and Gillespie set the table for a Williams RBI double and a Rob DeAngelis RBI groundout, extending the Stompers lead 9-5. 

Butcher capped off the afternoon with his second home run of the season, this one a moon shot to left field, giving the Stompers the 10-5 victory.

Cox tossed 6 innings while allowing 3 runs on 3 hits and striking out 2.

The Stompers are back home Tuesday night at 6:05 against the Salina Stockade.

STOMPERS PUT UP A DOZEN RUNS IN WIN OVER SALINA

SONOMA, Calif- The Sonoma Stompers scored double digits for the second game in a row in their 12-2 rout of Salina on Saturday night where they launched 5 home runs.

The Stompers got out to an early lead against Salina starter Ridge Ackerman (1-1) when Brent Gillespie doubled home a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning, scoring Nick Gotta and Dondrei Hubbard to go ahead 2-0 early. 

The offense never slowed, and in what is likely his last home game as a Stompers, Hubbard took advantage of the warm night, hitting a 3-run blast to right-center field, taking on to bring the score to 5-0. 

Home runs were the theme of the night, after the Stompers improv home run derby the night before. Solo home runs by Miles Williams in the 3rd and Hubbard’s second of the game in the 4th extended the lead to 7-0. 

Salina finally cracked the scoreboard in the top of the 5th inning against Stomper starter Vijay Patel (5-1), when Nick Crouse unloaded a solo shot to left-center to out the Stockade on the board 7-1.

Rob DeAngelis joined the party in the bottom of the 5th inning with a solo shot of his own to make it 8-1, while for the first time this year the Stompers scored at least 1 run in each of the first 5 innings. 

Salina got one more back in the top of the 6th inning. Cody Bishop doubled with one out and scored on a pair of wild pitches, narrowing the gap to 8-2.

Patel tossed 7 innings while allowing just the 2 runs on 4 hits and he struck out 5.

In the bottom of the 7th inning, a hit-by-pitch to Gillespie and a walk to Williams set up a Jacob Barfield RBI single to left, extending the lead to 9-2. With 2 men on, Bronson Butcher went the other way to right field for his first homer of the season, a 3-run shot, upping the routing to 12-2.

Pat Barnett and Ryan Richardson slammed the door in the 8th and 9th, giving the Stompers their 20th home win, and improving their record to 29-11. 

The Stompers are on the road on Sunday afternoon against 2ndplace San Rafael at 1:00pm. 

STOMPERS PROMOTE HOME RUN AND RBI LEADER TO LAKE ERIE

SONOMA, Calif- The Sonoma Stompers have promoted outfielder and 2019 Pacific Association Most Valuable Player Candidate to Lake Erie Crushers of the Frontier League.

“We’re excited for Dondrei, and he’s extremely worthy of this promotion. He was the triple crown batting leader for an extended period of time this season,” said General Manager Brett Creamer.

The Houston, Texas native leads the league in home runs (16), and RBIs (55) in just 41 games played. Hubbard also holds a .364 average with 45 runs scored, 11 doubles, and seven stolen bases.

“Hubbard did everything we asked him to do and more, he’s competed and thrived from day one of spring training” said Creamer.

The Mayville State two-sport athlete also has professional experience in Australia, Europe and Czech Republic. In 2019, the Sonoma Stompers were Hubbard’s first professional experience in the United States.

Hubbard’s promotion is the Stompers’ sixth this season since spring training. “That’s what we’re about here, to move our players on and replenish our team with the best available talent,” said Creamer.

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STOMPERS SCORE 10 IN THE 3RD INNING IN 14-4 WHOOPING OF SALINA

SONOMA, Calif- The Sonoma Stompers looked to get back on track after an off day and the offense did not disappoint, scoring 2 touchdowns on the Salina pitching staff. 

Konner Arnold (5-3) cruised through 7 innings with plenty of offensive fire-power behind him, pitching with cushion all night.

The Stompers jumped on Salina right-hander Phil Rowland (0-2) early in the bottom of the 1st inning. Nick Gotta led off the inning with a single and came around to score on Brent Gillespie’s 2-out double. Rob DeAngelis doubled the lead 2-0 with an RBI hit to put the Stompers out to an early lead. 

Daniel Molinari led off the bottom of the 2nd inning with a walk and Dondrei Hubbard snapped an 0-12 skid with an RBI single to center to add on another, 3-0. 

Salina jumped on Arnold in the top of the 3rd inning. An error and a double put 2 men in scoring position for Justin Byrd who singled them both home to tighten the score 3-2. 

The Stompers broke it open in the bottom of the 3rd inning scoring 10 times! The most runs they’ve scored in an inning this year. The first 9 men of the inning reached 8 of them scored before the first out was recorded. The Stompers had the bases jammed all inning and got an RBI single from DeAngelis, RBI walks from Molinari, Rayson Romero, Gotta, an 2-run double from Hubbard, a 2-run single by Chris Kwitzer, and DeAngelis capped off the inning with a 2-run blast as the Stompers went ahead 13-2.

Molinari tacked on his 3rd walk of the game in the bottom of the 6th inning and later scored when Kwitzer reached on a fielder’s choice to bring the score to 14-2. 

Jacob Woehler led off the top of the 7th inning with a walk and Cosimo Cannella launched his 5th home run, bringing the Stockade within 10, 14-4.

Arnold finished 7 innings allowing 7 hits and striking out 7, earning his 1stwin of the month of July.

Willie Ethington (3-0) and new reliever Austin Orvis tossed scoreless 8th and 9th innings to solidify the win and improve the Stompers record to 28-11 and give them a 4-game lead in the Pacific Association. 

STOMPERS FALL TO NAPA IN THE LATE INNINGS, 4-3

SONOMA, Calif- The Sonoma Stompers opened the week at home against the Napa Silverados. The Stompers took the lead late but a 2-run homer by Josh Montelongo in the 8th propelled Napa to the win.

Nick Barnese (4-0) tossed a flawless 6 innings in Tuesday night’s game. 

Willie Salas led off the game with a home run (4) against Barnese to put Napa up 1-0.

Nick Gotta opened the home half of the 1st inning with his 3rd homer on the season off Napa right-hander Sam Curtis (5-1), tying the game 1-1.

 After a 2-out walk to Dominic Bethancourt in the top of the 2nd inning, Salas knocked him in with an RBI single to give Napa the lead back 2-1. 

Barnese settled down and had his best start of the year as he only allowed the 2 hits through 6 innings while striking out 11 and touching 96mph multiple times an 97mph once. 

The Stompers took the lead in the bottom of the 6th inning. Gotta drew a 1-out walk and Chris Kwitzer singled to set the table for Brent Gillespie who floated an RBI single into center to tie the game 2-2. Kwitzer went to third on the hit and later scored on Devontae Glenn’s wild pitch to give the Stompers a 3-2 lead. 

Ethan Gibbons (2-2) cruised through a 1-2-3 7th inning, handing the ball to set-up man Connor Leedholm 0-2).

Leedholm walked Dakota Conners and then allowed a monster 2-run shot to Montelongo to give Napa a 4-3 lead in the top of the 8th. 

The Stompers loaded the bases in the 9th but could not mount a comeback, falling by a score of 4-3 and dropping to 27-11 on the season.

The Stompers are back in action at Palooza Park at Arnold Field on Thursday night at 6:05 vs the Salina Stockade. 

NEWEST STOMPER FAUE LEAVES FOR FLORENCE WITHIN FIRST 48 HOURS

SONOMA, Calif- The Sonoma Stompers have sent left-handed pitcher George Faue to the Florence Freedom of the Frontier League.

“It was a very quick turnaround for us and George, we wish him the best with Florence,” GM Brett Creamer said. They lefty from Minnesota flew to California and pitched one scoreless inning for the Stompers before getting the call from Florence.

Faue, who spent just less than 48 hours with the Sonoma Stompers will now travel to Chicago where the Florence Freedom will take on the Windy City Thunderbolts, and former Sonoma Stomper Kenny Matthews.

The Nortern Illinois alumnus will be joining his fourth team of the 2019 season. He started the season with the Monterey Amberjacks of the Pecos League, then the Sioux Falls Canaries of the American Association, the Sonoma Stompers of the Pacific Association and now the Florence Freedom of the Frontier League.

“Baseball is a crazy game and you have to always be ready for anything,” said GM Brett Creamer.

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STOMPERS SALVAGE WEEK WITH 10-6 WIN OVER SALINA

SONOMA, Calif- The Sonoma Stompers bats came alive in the bottom of the 5th inning to go out in front in big win to close out the weekend.

Joseph Broderick (2-0) pitched great in his 3rd start of the season but gave up a solo home run in the top of the 1st inning to Louis Martini (8) which gave Salina an early 1-0 lead.

Chris Kwitzer answered the call on a 2-run moonshot to right field in the bottom of the 1st inning, giving the Stompers a 2-1 lead after 1. 

The offense continued in the bottom of the 2nd inning on a Rayson Romero RBI double to score Jacob Barfield to extend the lead 3-1, but that wasn’t it. Nick Gotta started his 3-hit day when he mashed a 2-run double to right-center field to drive in Bronson Butcher and Romero, extending the lead 5-1. 

Salina answered back in the top of the 5thinning when a run came in to score on an error and Justin Byrd hit a 2-run bomb to narrow the score 5-4. 

The Stompers had enough and went to work in the bottom of the 5th inning. 4 straight walks brought in a run to make it 6-4. Butcher contributed with an RBI groundout to extend the lead 7-4. With still 2 runners on, Gotta sliced his 2nd home run of the season inside the left field foul pole to out the Stompers up big, 10-4.

Broderick finished the game tossing 6 innings while allowing just 1 earned run out of 4 that came across, while striking out 4 on just 4 hits.

Salina got 2 more in the top of the 7th on a Nick Crouse RBI groundout and Byrd’s second homer of the game, both off of Willie Ehtington, but it wasn’t enough. 

Marshall Shill and Ryan Richardson closed the door on the 10-6 win and bring the Stompers to 27-10 on the season.

The Stompers are off on Monday but are back in action Tuesday night at 6:05 vs the Napa Silverados. 

STOMPERS FALL 7-5 IN NAPA AFTER LATE SLOPPY DEFENSE

NAPA, Calif- The Sonoma Stompers started the weekend with a day game in Napa and took a late lead but could not hold on for the win as Napa rallies in the 8th inning to win.

In the top of the 2nd inning the Stompers took the first lead of the game on Miles Williams’ 7th long ball of the year to put the Stompers up 1-0.

Napa answered in the bottom half of the 2nd inning when Nico Toni doubled to open the inning and he later scored on a Sean Jackson sacrifice fly, tying the game 1-1. 

Rob DeAngelis worked a 1-out walk in the top of the 3rd inning and came around to score on Brent Gillespie’s 2-oput single down the right field line as the Stompers led once again, 2-1.

Napa answered the call right back with 3 run of their own in the last of the 3rd inning. Jordan Garr drove in a run with a single and Jake Marshall brought in 2 with another single to give Napa a 4-2 lead.

 The Stompers got a pair of gifts ion the top of the 6th inning. Gillespie reached on a dropped pop up and Bronson Butcher singled to put 2 mean on. With 2-out, Pedro Barrios drove them both home to tie the game 4-4.

Dondrei Hubbard gave the Stompers their 3rd separate lead of the lead with a solo moonshot to left to lead off the top of the 7th inning, 5-4. 

Jacob Cox (1-0) lasted 7 innings while allowing 4 runs on 6 hits, putting together his best start of 2019 and in line for the win.

Connor Leedholm (0-1) came out of the bullpen for the 8th and did not get any help from his defense. 2 hits and 2 errors in the bottom of the 8th led to 3 unearned Silverado runs as they took a 7-5 lead and that is where it stayed.

The Stompers went 1-2-3 in the 9th inning and fell 7-5 to Napa.

 The Stompers are back home Sunday afternoon at 1:05 against the Salina Stockade on Military Appreciation Day.

STOMPERS USE VALLEJO AS LAUNCHING PAD IN 14-6 VICTORY

VALLEJO, Calif- The Sonoma Stompers looked to take out their frustrations on Vallejo after the poor offensive showing on Thursday night against Napa, and they did, slugging their way to a big victory. 

The Stompers were tasked with facing south paw Mike Melendez (4-3) who has had success this year against them. Pedro Barrios and Dondrei Hubbard led of the game with back-to-back singles. Chris Kwitzer walked to load the bases and with 1 out Jacob Barfield walked to drive in the first run of the game. With 2 outs, Miles Williams walked to double the lead 2-0, as the Stompers took advantage on an erratic Melendez in the 1st inning.

Rayson Romero led off the top of the 2nd inning with a single and came in to score when Hubbard reached on an error by second baseman Aaron Brill. Hubbard later scored on a wild pitch, doubling the lead 4-0. 

Hubbard added to the lead in the top of the 4th inning with his Pacific Association leading 12th home run, a 2-run blast to left field to make it 6-0 Stompers.

The home runs were not finished. Dariel Checo came in for Vallejo in the top of the 5th inning and allowed a solo homer to Brent Gillespie (4) to lead off the inning and a 3-run blast to Hubbard (13) his second of the contest to put the Stompers way out in front 10-0.

Vallejo scratched one across in the bottom of the 5th inning, taking advantage of a tired Vijay Patel (4-1) when he walked in the first Admirals run to make it 10-1.

Patel tossed 5 no-hit innings and ended with 1 run against him while waling 6 and striking out 2.

The Stompers got that run back in the top of the 6th inning on a Jacob Barfield laser home run to left, extending the lead 11-1.

 Willie Ethington (3-0) was the first man out of the bull pen for Zack Pace and he did not last long. After 4 walks, a grand slam and 5 runs later, Ethington was pulled for Marshall Shill who finished the inning but the damage was done as Vallejo inched closer 11-6.

In the top of the 8th inning, Miles Williams launched a 2-run opposite field shot to extend the lead to 13-6. 2 hit-by-pitches and walk loaded the bases as Rob DeAngelis walked to drive in another run and make the score 14-6. 

Marshall Shill, George Faue, Ethan Gibbons and Connor Leedholm tossed 3 2/3 shutout innings to end the ballgame and solidify the Stompers win.

 The Stompers are in Napa on Saturday at 1:05 before returning home in Sunday at 1:05 for Military Appreciation Day.

NAPA SNAPS STOMPERS’ 4-GAME WIN STREAK

SONOMA, Calif- The Sonoma Stompers were unable to stay unbeaten at home this season against the Napa Silverados after the 7-2 loss on Thursday night.

Konner Arnold (4-3) is still trying to pick up where he left off after winning Pitcher of the Month in June. High pitch count led to an early exit for Arnold in Thursday’s game. 

Napa took the lead in the top of he 3rd inning when they collected back-to-back singles by Salas and Conners and then back-to-back doubled by Montelongo and Garr to go out to an early 3-0 lead. 

The Silverados added on in the top of the 5th inning scoring 4 more runs on just one hit, aided by walks.

Arnold was knocked out after 4 1/3 innings. He allowed 5 runs on 5 hits while striking out 7. 

Luke Laurita came out of the bullpen and gave up a single and 2 walks. He was taken out before he recorded an out for right-hander Pat Barnett.

Barnett was flawless, allowing just 1 hit over the last 4 2/3 innings.

The Stompers scored twice in the bottom of the 6th inning. Dondrei Hubbard and Rob DeAngelis hit back-to-back singles to open the inning. Chris Kwitzer and Pedro Barrios then both collected RBI groundouts to make the score 7-2, and it did not change. 

The Stompers dropped Thursday night’s contest and are now 25-9 on the season. The Stompers are on the road Friday night in Vallejo and in Napa for a day game on Saturday. The Stompers are back home Sunday afternoon at 1:05 for Military Appreciation Day.