Diamonds Score Early, Admirals Drop Series Opener 6-0
By: Dave Grant PITTSBURG, Calif. – The Admirals were unable to overcome an early error that led to an unearned run in the first inning that provided momentum for Pittsburg during a 6-0 loss at Winter Chevrolet Stadium on Friday afternoon. Vallejo falls to 3-4...
Admirals Snap Losing Streak, Beat Sonoma 8-6
By: Thomas Gase (Times-Herald) The forecast in the Bay Area on Thursday morning called for rain, but it didn’t affect the game between the Vallejo Admirals and Sonoma Stompers later that night at Wilson Park. By the time Admiral pitcher David Dinelli threw the first...
Sonoma Runs Wild, Admirals Fall 4-1
By: Thomas Gase (Times-Herald) VALLEJO, Calif. - When the Sonoma Stompers played the Vallejo Admirals on Wednesday night they didn’t have a crowbar. They didn’t know a combination to a safe, they weren’t wearing ski masks and they didn’t have John Dillinger by their...
Admirals Drop Series Opener to Sonoma, 11-4
By: Matt O'Donnell (Times Herald) VALLEJO, Calif. - The Vallejo Admirals will face plenty of pitchers with more impressive resumes than Sonoma starter Scott Plaza. According to his Baseball Reference page, Plaza was not drafted and spent just one season in the...
Admirals Comeback Falls Short Against Pacifics, 13-9
By: Dave Grant VALLEJO, Calif. – On an afternoon that featured seven home runs and 22 combined runs, a comeback by the Admirals fell short against the San Rafael Pacifics in the series finale, 13-9, on Sunday at Wilson Park. The Admirals smacked three more home runs –...
Admirals Score Early, Take Series Over Pacifics After 9-4 Victory
By Dave Grant VALLEJO, Calif. – The Admirals used a trio of home runs and a solid pitching performance from Brent Adheen to beat the San Rafael Pacifics, 9-3 and take the season-opening series at Wilson Park. Gerald Bautista, Graylin Derke and Nick Akins all homered...
Admirals Walk-Off San Rafael On Opening Night
By: Matt O'Donnell (Times Herald) VALLEJO, Calif. - The Vallejo Admirals kept knocking ... and knocking ... and knocking. Finally, the door came crashing down with hinges, latches and screws flying everywhere. In what looked like a moral defeat, the Admirals instead...
Gervacio Becomes First Ex-Major Leaguer to Play for Admirals
By Dave Grant VALLEJO, Calif. – Right-handed pitcher Sam Gervacio and the Vallejo Admirals have agreed to terms for the upcoming 2017 season, it was announced by the Admirals front office on Thursday. Gervacio spent two seasons with the Houston Astros and becomes the...
Pugh Becomes Latest Admiral to Return in 2017
By: Dave Grant VALLEJO, Calif. – Outfielder Tillman Pugh has re-signed and will return for his third season, the Admirals front office announced on Tuesday. Pugh played for Vallejo during both its inaugural season of 2013 and in 2014, when he stole a Pacific...
Bautista Added to Admirals Roster for 2017
By: Dave Grant VALLEJO, Calif. – The Admirals welcome back third baseman Gerald Bautista for the upcoming 2017 season as he joins a growing list of returners who have recently re-signed with Vallejo. Bautista was named the top defensive third baseman by the Pacific...
Banks Returns for Admirals in 2017
By Dave Grant VALLEJO, Calif. – The Admirals have announced that left-handed pitcher Demetrius Banks has re-signed, making him the third pitcher to finalize his return for Vallejo ahead of the 2017 season. Banks last pitched for the Admirals in 2015 when he compiled a...
Rubalcava Added to Growing List of Returning Admirals
By Dave Grant VALLEJO, Calif. – Outfielder/catcher Andrew Rubalcava joined the growing number of returning Admirals players ahead of the 2017 season, making him the fourth Admiral to re-sign with the club over the past month. Rubalcava joins manager PJ Phillips and...
Dinelli Returns for Fourth Season with Admirals
By Dave Grant VALLEJO, Calif. – The Vallejo Admirals will bring back a familiar face to the 2017 roster as starting pitcher David Dinelli will return for his fourth season with the franchise and 11th in professional baseball. Dinelli – the Admirals all-time strikeouts...
Admirals Go Local at 2017 League Tryout
Team Bolsters Pitching Staff, Roster Depth in Draft By Dave Grant PITTSBURG, Calif. – After two days of Pacific Association tryouts that included rain, indoor hitting sessions and a four-hour long scrimmage, the Vallejo Admirals largely remained local in...
Admirals Bring Back Reigning Rookie of the Year Hutchinson
By Dave Grant VALLEJO, Calif. – Six-game winner and 2016 Pacific Association Rookie of the Year Marquis Hutchinson has re-signed with the Admirals for the upcoming 2017 season. The right-hander went 6-5 with a 3.61 ERA a season ago, while becoming the second Admirals...
De La Cruz Signed by Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
By Dave Grant VALLEJO, Calif. – The Vallejo Admirals announced on Thursday that the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have purchased the contract of pitcher Kida De La Cruz. De La Cruz was tied for third on the Admirals with 58 strikeouts last season while compiling a 3-4...
PJ Phillips to Lead Admirals in 2017
By, Tim Fitzgerald Charisma. Swag. Confidence. Whatever you call it, the Vallejo Admirals are sticking with a manager who has it – along with an accomplished minor-league resume as a player. The team has announced they will retain PJ Phillips who took over as player...
Marquis Hutchinson Named Pacific Association 2016 Rookie of the Year
By Tim Fitzgerald For the second time in franchise history, the Vallejo Admirals have produced the Rookie of the Year in the Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs. Pitcher Marquis Hutchinson edged out the competition to capture the title of Rookie of the...
Three Admirals Voted Top Defender at Their Positions
By Tim Fitzgerald For three seasons now the Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs has given out league awards for its top performers. Today the top fielders at each position were announced, and for the second time in three seasons the Admirals have...
Admirals Team Award Winners Lead Group Nominated for League Awards
By Tim Fitzgerald The Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs has released the nominees for its 2016 awards, and several Vallejo Admirals have a chance to take home some hardware. Atop the list of Admirals in line for accolades is the Pacific Association...
Kevin Reilly plans to be back as Vallejo Admirals owner
By Matt O'Donnell The Vallejo Admirals have had a new owner at the start of every one of their four seasons in the Pacific Association of Professional Baseball Clubs. Local real estate agent Kevin Reilly intends for that to change. Reilly said he expects to return to...
Admirals lose season finale; Sandford finishes with 99 steals
By Matt O'Donnell There’s no telling what would have happened if Vallejo Admirals center fielder Darian Sandford would have stole his 100th base. Maybe he would have picked the base up and lofted it over his head like Rickey Henderson did when he became the all-time...
David Dinelli goes out a winner as Vallejo Admirals come back to win 10-8 at home
By Thomas Gase Baseball pundits will often say that a pitcher’s best friend is a double play. For Vallejo Admirals pitcher David Dinelli, it was a three-run-homer on Saturday evening. In the last game of his 10-year professional career, Dinelli earned a win after his...
Congressman Mike Thompson to throw out first pitch on Friday
By Tim Fitzgerald Congressman Mike Thompson returns to throw out another ceremonial first pitch Friday, August 26th at Wilson Park in Vallejo. Representative Thompson began the tradition in 2014, and became a sponsor of the Admirals in 2015. He even signed a one-day...
Darian Sandford steals four more bases as Admirals defeat Stompers
By Vallejo Times Herald and Admirals Staff Darian Sandford stole four more bases and the Admirals hit two home runs as Vallejo evened up its series with the Sonoma Stompers Wednesday night with an 8-5 win. Marquis Hutchinson pitched six innings for the win as he gave...