Stompers dominate for their 10th win of the season

On Friday, the Stompers hosted the Novato Knicks in a non-league game at Arnold Field.

Both teams got off to a hot start as the Knicks rallied together a few hits and scored one in the first inning on an RBI single by Joey Taddie. 

The Stompers would stomp back in the bottom half of the inning and score four of their own including a one-run triple from Xabier Iparraguire that was crushed to center field that was hit 408 feet!

The Knicks would try to scratch and claw their way back into the game scoring one in the third. 

The Stompers would not let it get close though as they would score five more in the fourth highlighted by an Omar Gastelum two-run home run. Following the blast was an extra base hit from Wyatt Davis. They would extend the lead to 9-2.

The Stompers bats continued to stay hot as Logan Azem would rope a two-run triple down the right field in a three-run sixth inning to extend the lead to 12-2.

Sonoma would tack on one more in the seventh thanks to a Gastelum double and the Knicks would score one of their own for good measure in the eighth. 

The final would be 13-3 as the Stompers would record their 10th win of the season. 

The Sonoma Stompers will face the Novato Knicks again tomorrow for the last of a two game series. If you want to come to the game, you can purchase tickets at sonomabaseball.com. If you are unable to make it to the game, you can stream the game on our YouTube channel or on Mixlr.

2023 Stompers Schedule

SONOMA, Calif.- The Sonoma Stompers are thrilled to announce the 2023 summer schedule, single game tickets, flex plans, and group events! 

The Stompers are excited to embark on their second season in the California Collegiate League competing in 47 games from May 31st to August 6th. 

All ticket package options are available at stompers.isportix.com, by email info@stompersbaseball.com, or by calling (707) 522-7284. 

The Stompers schedule will feature a blend of 36 conference games and 11 non conference games. CCL conference teams consist of the Healdsburg Prune Packers, Lincoln Potters, Walnut Creek Crawdads, and Solano Mudcats, and East Bay Admirals. Non-Conference teams this summer consist of the Novato Knicks, Petaluma Leghorns, West Coast Kings, Menlo Park Legends, Alameda Anchors, and Fresno Athletics. 

The Stompers will host 30 home games at Historic Arnold Field! Opening Day, May 31st will feature Sonoma County rival the Petaluma Leghorns. This summer will include promotional favorites: Sonoma Little League Night, Pride Night, Bocce Night, Hoppy Fresher Night, Mentor Mentee Night, First Responders Night, Sotheby’s Wine Country Showdown, and more! Check the link for dates on Schedule and promotional nights. 

2023 Stompers Schedule

Arnold Field Seating Map

Flex Plans (5-10-15)The Stompers flex plan packages are now available! Can’t make it to every home game? No problem. Select your favorite seat for 5, 10, or 15 game plans.  

Tree Fort Wines Lounge The Stompers premium field level seating section featuring lounge chairs, umbrellas, and tables are ALMOST SOLD OUT! There are two remaining seats available for the entire 2023 season. Secure the last two seats here!

The HenHouse Beer Garden Located down the left field line behind the Tree Fort Wines Lounge is the perfect space to reserve a private large group outing(50-100 people). The Henhouse Beer Garden is open to all ages, and comes furnished with wooden tables, chairs, and cornhole games. Contact us at info@stompersbaseball.com or call (707) 522-7284 for availability. 

Stompers Close out 2022 Summer Season

Dear Stompers Nation, 

We would like to thank all our fans, families, and friends for a very historic 2022 Stomper season! The 2022 season not only marked the Stompers first year in the California Collegiate League, but also the first summer back to Arnold Field after a two year hiatus. Sonoma County as a whole has shown its continued resiliency through multiple fires and now Covid-19. The Stompers organization is grateful to continue providing family affordable entertainment to those locally and nationally. 

This summer, the Stompers have entertained over 11,970 fans over 30 home games at Arnold Field. We have had a total of 18,000 views across our Sonoma Stompers Youtube Channel. We have had special guest appearances from Mayor Jack Ding, Congressman Mike Thompson, and World Series Champion Aaron Miles for ceremonial first pitches. We have also featured local organizations such as Sonoma Little League, Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance, Sonoma Valley Boys and Girls Club, Sonoma Rotary Club, Sonoma Dance Team, Singers from Transcendence Theater, First Responders Resiliency, Inc and more!  

On the field, the Stompers attracted top talent from universities across the country.  This season five Stompers (Alex Gouveia, Alex Leopard, Kyle Dickey, Zachary Garcia, Orlando Leon Jr) were selected to the 2022 North-South All-Star game. Two Stompers earned CCL All-League Honors: Alex Gouveia(UC Davis) and Noah Larkin(Cal Poly SLO). 

As we close out the 2022 season, thank you again for your support of the Sonoma Stompers! This could not have been done without your support! We will only continue to add more family friendly entertainment and to develop the best players from around the country.

Lastly, a special shoutout to our partners this season. Thank you to Sotheby’s International Realty, Sonoma Fit, Bank of Marin, Ricci Vineyards Wines, Friedman’s Home Improvement, 3Badge Beverage Corporation, Henhouse Brew House, KSVY/SonomaTv, Nonna’s Olive Oil, Pet’s Lifeline, Sweetwater Spectrum, Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa, CPA Jeff Spencer, True Gents Barbershop, GMH Builders, and Congressman Mike Thompson!

Sincerely,

Your Sonoma Stompers

Stompers drop home finale to the Knicks, 13-4.

Story written by Stompers intern Sam Basich

Serving as the season finale at home for the Stompers, the Novato Knicks made the short drive down to Arnold Field in Sonoma to attempt a season sweep against the Stompers in three contests.

The Knicks took control of the ballgame at a packed Arnold Field right from the get go, as multiple hitters were able to reach base, with center fielder Damone Hale ultimately coming across to score on a passed ball by pitcher Orlando Leon, who was just one pitch away from escaping the inning.

After drawing first blood, the Knicks came stabbing back in the second and third innings, bringing one more across to score in the second on yet another passed ball, this time with right fielder Wyatt Davis coming into score who’s name will come up here again shortly.  Leon got some help defensively after a dazzling double play turned by Alex Gouveia kept it at 2-0.

WHAT A PLAY DEREK JETER…I MEAN ALEX GOUVEIA

Stompers 0 | Knicks 2 - Top 2nd

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— Sonoma Stompers (@SonomaStompers) July 31, 2022

The third is where the Knicks busted the ballgame wide open, bringing five runs in to score. The first was an RBI single by catcher Donny Ratfield, followed by a long double with two outs by 1st baseman Joey Taddie. This double nearly cleared the previously loaded bases, with two more Novato Knicks coming in to score. Their fifth and final run of the third was driven in by second baseman Riley Cronin, leaving the game at 7-0 through three.

Sadly, the rout would continue, when shortstop Anthony Pomilia coming in to score for the Knicks on an RBI Triple by right fielder Wyatt Davis made the score 8-0. 

After 3 more Novato Knick runs in the 5th to bring the score to 11-0, the Stomper hitters would finally stop the bleeding. Alex Gouveia, the shortstop and leading average hitter for the stompers, drove in the catcher, Christian Reynolds with the bases loaded. The very next batter, “funky” Josh Medina grounded into a fielder's choice, with 1st baseman Garrett James coming across for the second run in the inning. The rally would come to a close after run number three though, with Alex Leopard scoring on a base knock by designated hitter Davis Cop. The score would stick at 11-3 until the top of the 8th inning. 

With the bases loaded and nobody out, the Stompers would elect to take the easy outs, as two runs would score for the Knicks on consecutive ground outs into a fielder’s choice.

The Stompers would gain one final run back after a groundout by Garret James brought in the base stealing Christian Reynolds for the Stompers fourth run of the ballgame. 

The score would stay at a final of 13-4 in favor of the Novato Knicks.

With that, the Stompers end the season with a final home record of 14-16, with two regular season games on the road left to go. 

Tune in next Summer to a new and improved squad of Stompers looking to turn things around in 2023.

Stompers dominate Potters for an 8-2 win Friday night

Story written by Stompers intern Isaac Sullivan

On Bark in the Park Day, dogs howled and fans hollered as the Stompers cruised to an 8-2 victory over the Lincoln Potters, who delivered a big blow to their playoff hopes.

Despite arriving just 30 minutes before the first pitch, the Potters quickly began their ⁰offensive attack. After an error and a single, Nolan McCarthy doubled in a run, and the Potters had the early lead.

Potters' pitcher Anthony Perez had previously dominated the Stompers, but the first inning was a struggle for Perez. After a walk, a single from Mikey Bell, and another walk, the Stompers had the bases loaded. Perez continued to miss the strike zone, as he forced in two runs with a hit batter and a walk. After an action-filled first inning, the Stompers found themselves up 2-1.

The game had become pitching dominated, but the Stompers changed that in the bottom of the fifth. Bell began the inning with his third single of the game, and Alex Gouveia followed with a single of his own. Jack Gallagher, who has been struggling offensively, broke through with a double to provide an insurance run. Joshua Medina provided another insurance run with a ground out. Nick Mueller joined the hitting parade with a single, and that improved the Stompers lead to 5-1. The Stompers handed Perez his worst start of the season.

Sadly, for the Potters, Bell struck again. After a lead-off walk by Alex Leopard, Bell crushed a two-run home run. Bell had now collected four hits in the game, and the lead was now 7-1.

Base runners were in abundance for the Stompers in the seventh and eighth inning, including a bases loaded situation with no outs, but they could only manage to add one more run. The Stompers held an 8-1 lead heading into the final inning.

The Potters attempted to make an improbable comeback, but they could only muster one run. The Stompers finished off the 8-2 victory, and began the season's closing weekend home stand with a great win.
The final Stompers home game is Saturday night at 6:05 against the Novato Knicks. Fans can purchase tickets here.

Stompers drop an extra-inning heartbreaker to Novato Knicks

Story written by Stompers intern Hudson Stipp

In a Thursday night non-league matchup between the Sonoma Stompers and the Novato Knicks, it was the visitors taking home a 9-7 win in 10 innings. It was the second straight extra-inning defeat for the Stompers. 

The Stompers came out hot, scoring two in the bottom of the first off of two Knick errors. Davis Cop and Alex Gouveia came in to score off those errors to make it 2-0 Stompers. 

The Stompers starter Garett James continued his momentum from his last start, pitching three shutout innings to start the contest. 

More offensive firepower came in the bottom of the third as the Stompers scored two more coming off of an Alex Leopard RBI single, and a bases loaded double play brought the second run of the inning to come in. 

The Knicks started their comeback in the top of the fourth with a Braden Holliday Sac Fly bringing across their first run of the game. The Stompers answered in the following inning with an RBI single from Josh Medina. 

The Knicks would continue their comeback scoring two in the top of the sixth behind two run scoring singles from Damone Hale and Anthony Pomilia.

Coming into the top of the eighth down 5-3, another RBI from Pomilia and good base running from Desmond Gates tied the game at five a piece. The Knicks would take their first lead of the game in the top of the ninth off of a wild pitch

Down to their final three outs Rees Kent came up big, bringing home the tying run on a Sac Fly to force extra innings. 

The Knicks stayed determined however, taking the lead back on a bases loaded walk. Riley Cronin came up with the biggest hit of the night, as his 2-run single extended their lead to three. 

The Stompers battled hard in the bottom of the tenth but could only come up with one run, falling to the Knicks in an extra innings 9-7 thriller. 
The Stompers next game will be tonight at home against the Lincoln Potters as they try to bounce back after last night’s loss. It is Bark in the Park Night with first pitch at 6:05pm. Get your tickets here.

Stompers pick up third victory in four games with 5-0 win over Legends

The Stompers picked up another win Sunday Night on Tree Fort night, defeating the Menlo Park Legends 5-0 for their third shutout victory of the season.

After allowing the first two runners to reach base, starting pitcher Jack Cazin dominated going four innings allowing just one hit, no runs and struck out five batters over four innings of work.

The Stompers broke through in the second inning. Jack Gallagher led off the frame with a double. After advancing to third on a wild pitch, Mikey Bell brought him home on an RBI groundout to give the home team a 1-0 lead.

Cameron Jowaiszas brought home a second run in the third inning on a sacrifice fly.

Productive outs were the theme of the night, as Bell nearly missed a three-run home run, but settled for a sacrifice fly to push the Stomper lead to 3-0. Connor Blough extended the lead with an RBI single, scoring Gallagher to make it 4-0.

WHAT A PLAY CAM! @Cjowaiszas @ccl_baseball

Stompers 5 | Legends 0 - Top 6th

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— Sonoma Stompers (@SonomaStompers) July 25, 2022

A third and final sacrifice fly from Nick Mueller scored Alex Leopard to put the final run on the scoreboard for the Stompers.

Zach Garcia came on and threw three scoreless innings of relief, allowing just one hit, striking out two and walking one.

Brady Routon got the final six outs, walking two batters and striking out two to secure the win for Sonoma.

It's not Sunday, it's Dubday pic.twitter.com/nqtKx4ErQ4

— Sonoma Stompers (@SonomaStompers) July 25, 2022

The Legends came to town twice and never scored a run, losing 4-0 on Thursday and 5-0 on Sunday.

The Stompers begin the final week of play Wednesday, when they head to Danville to take on the Walnut Creek Crawdads at 4:00pm on the Sonoma Stomper Radio Network. The final three home games will take place Thursday-Saturday, all at 6:05pm on Sonoma TV Channel 27 and the Sonoma Stompers YouTube page. The final two games of the season will be Sunday at Noon in Danville versus the Crawdads, and Monday, August 1st at 5:00pm, both of which can be heard on the Sonoma Stomper Radio Network.

Fans can purchase tickets for the final homestand of the season here.

Stompers drop game to Prune Packers, 7-2

Story written by Stompers intern Hudson Stipp

On a Saturday night in Healdsburg the Sonoma Stompers faced off against the Healdsburg Prune Packers, in a late season CCL North matchup. The Packers came out on top, 7-2 in front of a packed house at Recreation Park.

The Prune Packers came out firing as they put up one in the first, one in the second, two in the third, and two in the fourth. These runs came from big hits thanks to a Jake Holcroft triple, a Joe Brown home run, and a Jared Sundstrom two run home run. 

Runs for the Packers also came across because of their hitters getting ahead in counts and capitalizing. Orlando Leon, the Stompers starter, got roughed up in this one giving up these runs and failing to end innings.

 However the Stompers stayed determined as they only gave up one more run the rest of the game due in large part to the excellent relief pitching of Hawk Hill. He came into a tough situation and gave the Stompers 3.2 scoreless innings.

 In addition, the Stompers added some sparks on offense with a Mikey Bell home run in the top of the fifth and great vision and discipline from Stomper batters to scratch across a second run. The Stompers did a good job of running up the Packer pitcher’s pitch counts which sent them out of the game early. 

However defensive play hurt the Stompers as their three errors were a major part in their struggles, and led to the Packers gaining a 7-2 lead and never looking back.

After the loss, the Stompers look to bounce back tomorrow in a home contest against the Menlo Park Legends, as the regular season winds down with only seven contests left to go.

Stompers pick up second win in a row, 2-1 over Lincoln Potters

Story written by Stompers intern Brett Ghisletta

Strong Stomper pitching helped lead them to a 2-1 victory against the Lincoln Potters Friday night.

Noah Larkin started the game on the mound and did not disappoint. He pitched six full innings and did not allow a single run, while only giving up three hits. Daniel Smith relieved Larkin and finished the game allowing just one run. 

Both teams’ offenses started the game off cold, as the first inning saw no players reach base for either team. Potters starting pitcher Craig Schmich gave his ballclub six innings of solid work, allowing just one run while striking out seven batters.

Trey Furrey recorded the first hit of the game in the top of the second, but no damage was done as Stompers catcher Colton Lomanto easily threw him out attempting to steal. Lomanto then reached base in the bottom half, but runner interference and a pair of strikeouts led to another dry offensive inning.

In the bottom half of the fifth inning, Josh Medina roped a double that scored Tucker McEnroe from first, giving the Stompers a crucial 1-0 lead in a game dominated by pitching and defense.

Larkin retired all three batters in his final inning of play before turning it over to Smith in the seventh. Cole Tremain crushed a two-out homerun out of Arnold Field to tie the game up at 1-1.

The Potters turned it over to Devin Marton for the seventh inning, as he gave up just one hit in the inning. In the bottom half of the eighth, it was Treven Crowley’s turn. He would give up two walks and a single to load the bases with just one out. This would lead to Cameron Jowaiszas grounding into a fielder’s choice but batting in Connor Blough from third, allowing the Stompers to regain a one run lead. 

The Stompers would never lose this lead, as they would go on to win their second game in a row. They are set to face off against the Healdsburg Prune Packers Sunday evening. The first pitch is scheduled for 6:00pm on the Sonoma Stomper Radio Network.

Stomp it off: Stompers walk off the West Coast Kings Sunday night

Story written by Stompers intern Isaac Sullivan

The Stompers continued to play competitive baseball against the West Coast Kings after splitting a double header with the Solano Mudcats Saturday.

Ground Ball hits ambushed Stompers' pitcher Tyler Stout and the defense to start the game. To make matters worse, Stout struggled to find the strike zone. The Kings' entire lineup came to the plate in the inning, producing three singles, a double, and a couple walks. Before the Stompers had a chance to bat, they found themselves down 3-0.

Kings' pitcher Rocco Borelli also had difficulty commanding his pitches. He walked the first two batters in the bottom of the first inning, and that would cost him two runs after Michael Bell's RBI single. The Stompers had cut the deficit to 3-2 after one inning.

The Kings were able to extend their lead in the third inning. Stompers pitcher Garrett James was called to the mound, and his first pitch was crushed to the bleachers. A single and an error allowed another run to score. The Stompers were now down by three runs again; the score was now 5-2.

The Stompers put up a valiant comeback effort in the bottom of the ninth inning, as Nick Mueller led off the frame with a double. Connor Blough's single put runners on the corners, and Joshua Medina, who had pitched the top of the ninth, singled in Mueller. At this point, everyone at Arnold Field felt a walk-off win in the making. 

The Stompers would need consecutive hits as they were down to their last out and still facing a two-run deficit. Bell continued his stellar offensive performance with an RBI single, bringing in Blough, and the Stompers had the tying run at second base. Alex Gouveia, in the biggest moment of the game, drilled an RBI single in his first at-bat of the night. Medina sprinted home to tie the game at five apiece. 

Stomper fans hoped for a game-winning hit, but the patience of Christian Reynolds and Justin Durflinger won the game. Reynolds worked a walk to load the bases, and Durflinger also walked, which forced the winning run in. The Stompers had won 6-5, leaving the many King fans in attendance very disappointed. Stomper fans, however, rejoiced as the team celebrated the walk-off win on the field. 

Along with the thrilling win, the Stompers had something else to cheer for. Stompers' pitcher Jake McCoy made his summer debut. McCoy made his impressive appearance in the eighth inning. He allowed no hits and just one walk in his single inning of work.

The Stompers have the day off tomorrow, and their next game will be back at Arnold Field on Tuesday against the Healdsburg Prune Packers. The first pitch is scheduled for 6:05pm.