Admirals eliminated from second-half contention
Taylor Thurber helped the Sonoma Stompers inch closer to the second-half championship in the Pacific Association. Thurber and two relievers combined on a three-hitter as the Vallejo Admirals lost 6-0. Thurber allowed just four hits and struck out five in six innings...
Questionable calls cost Admirals in Pittsburg
PITTSBURG, Calif. – The Vallejo Admirals fell victim to another walk-off loss, this time at the hands of the Pittsburg Diamonds by a 5-4 score. Vallejo led for most of the game after a four run second inning, but a disastrous eighth and ninth inning doomed the...
Vallejo offense explodes in Pittsburg
By Daniel Barrera PITTSBURG, Calif. – The list of contributors could go on and on for the Vallejo Admirals on Saturday night, as the team collected 12 hits on the road in an 11-8 victory against the Pittsburg Diamonds. Perhaps most impressive was Vallejo’s ability to...
Admirals can’t complete sweep of Sonoma
By Vallejo Times Herald Staff Fairfield’s Daniel Baptista made sure the Vallejo Admirals put away the brooms. Baptista, the former Solano College slugger, cracked two homers and finished with seven RBIs as the Sonoma Stompers blew out the Admirals 13-4 on Thursday in...
Sandford steals the show… and home vs. Sonoma
By Vallejo Times Herald and Admirals Staff Vallejo Admirals center fielder Darian Sandford had already demolished the Pacific Association single-season record for stolen bases. On Wednesday, he decided to surpass his own personal record. Sandford had five steals...
Admirals inch closer to first place with win over Sonoma Stompers
By Matt O'Donnell It’s late enough in the Pacific Association season where the idea of a league MVP should be considered. If the Vallejo Admirals can stay within striking distance of first place, right fielder Tim Williams certainly is in the discussion. Williams did...
Perez leads the way as Admirals avoid sweep
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – Pedro Perez made the most of his start at shortstop for the Vallejo Admirals on Sunday afternoon, producing three RBIs and displaying steady defense to help his team defeat the San Rafael Pacifcs 9-3. With the victory the Admirals avoided a sweep...
Walk-off woes continues in San Rafael
By Daniel Barrera SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – The Vallejo Admirals continued to struggle at Albert Park, losing to the San Rafael Pacifics 3-2 by way of a walk-off error in the bottom of the ninth inning. The Admirals once again got a strong start from Roman Gomez and led...
Admirals comeback from down seven before another San Rafael walk off
By Vallejo Times Herald and Admirals Staff The Vallejo Admirals had a huge comeback and showed a lot of heart on Friday night, but in the end it wasn’t quite enough. Vallejo scored seven times in the top of the eighth to tie the game 8-8, but San Rafael walked off...
Vallejo High School’s Cameron Appling wins Admirals’ Home Run Derby
By Matt O'Donnell There were college players and seasoned professional baseball players. There was even a former American League MVP. They all would have been good bets to win the Vallejo Admirals’ first Home Run Derby at Wilson Park on Thursday. Nope. The winner was...
Admirals beat Jose Canseco, Diamonds at Wilson Park
By Matt O'Donnell While Jose Canseco has been trying to re-invent himself as a knuckleball pitcher, David Dinelli (4-7) fired seven excellent innings on Wednesday and the Vallejo Admirals beat the Canseco-led Pittsburg Diamonds 9-2 to even up the series at Wilson...
Pittsburg comes back to win in 10th over Admirals
By Thomas Gase The Vallejo Admirals began a three-game series on Tuesday at Wilson Park with the Pittsburg Diamonds that has been highly touted because former MLB star, Jose Canseco, is on the Diamonds roster. Unfortunately for Admirals fans, Canseco didn’t play. Even...
Admirals fall short in extra innings international rules format
By Daniel Barrera Vallejo, Calif. – For the second game in a row the Vallejo Admirals wasted a fantastic pitching performance from their starter falling in 10 innings to the San Rafael Pacifics 7-3. Roman Gomez went eight innings and gave up three earned runs, at one...
Admirals suffer third walk-off loss in San Rafael of season
By Daniel Barrera SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – For the second time in three weeks, a Saturday night at Albert Park resulted in heartbreak for the Vallejo Admirals. Despite an outstanding start from pitcher Marquis Hutchinson the Admirals fell in 10 innings to the San Rafael...
Admirals to host Canseco, home run derby
By Vallejo Admirals and Times Herald Staff The Vallejo Admirals will host the Pittsburg Diamonds and former Oakland A’s slugger Jose Canseco Tuesday through Thursday at Wilson Park. On Thursday the Admirals will host a “Home Run Derby” that will start with local high...
Admirals defeat Pacifics in timed baseball game
By Vallejo Times Herald and Admirals Staff The Vallejo Admirals defeated the San Rafael Pacifics on Friday night at Arnold Park. Just in the nick of time. In what is believed to be the first-ever timed game, reliever Josh Evans of the Admirals struck out Garrett...
Admirals get back to winning ways and .500 in second half
The Vallejo Admirals ended a two-game losing streak on Thursday when they defeated the San Rafael Pacifics 5-3 on the road at Albert Park. It was their first win after losing two consecutive one-run games following a seven-game winning streak, tied for the longest in...
Admirals replay walk-off loss that preceded seven-game win streak
By Matt O'Donnell Vallejo Admirals right fielder Tim Williams emerged from the visiting clubhouse wearing a San Francisco Giants’ hat. Even though he’s not a pitcher and not left-handed, Williams said he was inspired after listening to former Giants pitcher Dave...
Seven-game winning steak snapped in San Rafael
The Vallejo Admirals saw their seven-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday in a 2-1 heartbreaker to the San Rafael Pacfics at Albert Park. Patrick Barnett (3-4) fired a complete-game, three hitter for San Rafael, striking our four and walking three. Roman Gomez (4-3)...
Streak reaches six games with win over Pittsburg
By Thomas Gase Moments before the game began between the Vallejo Admirals and Pittsburg Diamonds on Saturday, Admirals starting pitcher Kida De La Cruz ran to the mound and took a little short leap over the third base line, trying to avoid the white chalk at all...
Winning streak up to five games with win over Pittsburg Diamonds
By Matt O'donnell In the seventh inning, the Vallejo Admirals played “Ladies Night,” the iconic 1970s classic by Kool and the Gang. In the end, the Admirals won their season-high fifth straight game, outlasting the Diamonds 8-7 in a 4 1/2-hour marathon at Wilson Park....
Vallejo Admirals sweep Diamonds, win fourth straight
The Vallejo Admirals completed their first sweep of 2016 after a convincing 8-1 win over the host Pittsburg Diamonds on Thursday in a Pacific Association series at City Park. Lefty Brent Adheen (1-0) pitched 7 2/3 dominant innings, allowing four hits and one run. He...
Admirals edge Pittsburg Diamonds in second game of series
The Vallejo Admirals clinched a series win over the host Pittsburg Diamonds after a 5-4 win on Wednesday during a Pacific Association series at City Park. Roman Gomez threw seven strong innings, allowing three runs, for the victory. Luis Furerres notched his first...
Admirals edge Pittsburg Diamonds to win two in a row
The Vallejo Admirals led 4-0, then held on for a 4-3 win over the host Pittsburg Diamonds to open a three-game series at City Park. Marquis Hutchinson (4-3) got the win with an outstanding seven-plus inning outing and Josh Evans earned the save by striking out the...
Starters close out game to snap streak of blown leads
By Tim Fitzgerald SAN RAFAEL, CA - Two Admirals pitchers who had only started so far this year closed out the series finale in San Rafael on Sunday afternoon for a 7-5 victory. Josh Evans and Player-Coach Roman Gomez pitched the final 2.2 innings for Vallejo (17-31,...