Admirals lose a heartbreaker in San Rafael
By Daniel Berrera SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – The Vallejo Admirals squandered an seven-run lead and fell to the San Rafael Pacifics 10-9 after a walk off homerun from Ricky Gingras in the bottom of the ninth inning. A productive outing from starter David Dinelli was wasted...
Errors and Walks Doom Admirals Against Pittsburg
By Vallejo Times Herald and Admirals Staff Vallejo (16-29, 1-5 in the second half) looked like they would run away with the game for a win, but fell 13-9 to Pittsburg Thursday night. In the fourth inning Tim Williams and Wilfredo Petit had RBI doubles, while Jordan...
De Ja Vu in Game Two Against Pittsburg
By Vallejo Times Herald and Admirals Staff For the second day in a row the Pittsburg Diamonds used a two-out rally to keep the Admirals at arm's length, and made sure a Vallejo rally in the ninth came up a run short. Vallejo (16-28) trailed 5-0 and rallied for three...
Offense goes quiet in series-opening loss to Pittsburg
By Thomas Gase A day after spending Monday enjoying the roller coasters at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, it was the Vallejo Admirals’ offense that was caught in a loop on Tuesday night. For the second straight game Vallejo struggled to put runs and hits on the...
Error costs the Admirals in loss
VALLEJO, Calif. – The Vallejo Admirals were on the wrong end of a pitching duel Saturday night, falling to the Sonoma Stompers 3-1 at Wilson Park. Both teams only managed three hits but a costly error in the fifth inning proved to be the difference in the game. The...
Vallejo Admirals see comeback attempt come up just short in loss to San Rafael
By Vallejo Times Herald and Admirals Staff The Admirals comeback attempt came up a little short on Thursday as they lost 5-4 on the road to the San Rafael Pacifics in the final game of the season's first half. Vallejo (15-24) trailed 4-1 in the top of the seventh but...
Vallejo Admirals drop pitchers’ duel to Pacifics
By Vallejo Times Herald and Admirals Staff The Admirals lost a pitchers’ duel to the San Rafael Pacifics 2-1 on Wednesday in the second game of a Pacific Association series at Albert Park. Vallejo led 1-0 in the seventh but San Rafael tied the game 1-all in the bottom...
Comeback falls short at San Rafael
By Vallejo Times Herald and Vallejo Admirals Staff The Vallejo Admirals could not complete the comeback on Tuesday and fell to the San Rafael Pacifics 6-4 to start the last series of the first half at Albert Park. Third baseman Gerald Bautista blasted a two-run homer...
Vallejo Admirals beat Sonoma Stompers in extra innings
By Vallejo Times Herald and Admirals Staff. Catcher Wilfredo Petit launched a two-run, go-ahead homer in the 10th inning as the Vallejo Admirals beat the Sonoma Stompers 6-2 in the Admirals final game at Arnold Field until late August. The Admirals (15-21) led 2-1...
Admirals drop opener of series at Sonoma
By Vallejo Times Herald Staff The Vallejo Admirals were eliminated from first-half playoff contention after dropping a 9-1 game to the first-place Sonoma Stompers on Friday evening. The visiting Admirals (14-20) dropped 5 1/2 games back with five games to play in the...
Vallejo Admirals win another series against San Rafael Pacifics
By Matt O'Donnell The Vallejo Admirals seem to know how to win these rubber matches against the San Rafael Pacifics. Now Vallejo just has to bounce back against the rest of the Pacific Association. The Admirals beat the Pacifics for the fourth straight series after a...
Admirals can’t overcome Pacifics’ big third inning
By Vallejo Times Herald Staff The Vallejo Admirals could not overcome a five-run third inning and lost to the visiting San Rafael Pacifics 7-4 on Wednesday in the second game of a Pacific Association series at Wilson Park. The series is tied at a game apiece. Admirals...
Admirals Hang on for Victory in Slugfest With Pacifics
By Tim Fitzgerald Vallejo, CA - What looked like smooth sailing after the fifth inning turned into choppy waters on a windy Tuesday night at Wilson Park, before the Admirals (13-18) eventually pulled away with an 11-6 victory. The Admirals small-balled their way to...
Admirals can’t catch the Diamonds in defeat at Wilson Park
By Daniel Barrera VALLEJO, CA – Mistakes on defense and a lack of situational hitting on the part of the Vallejo Admirals doomed them on Sunday afternoon as they were defeated by the Pittsburg Diamonds 13-7 at Wilson Park. Pitcher Roman Gomez was tagged with the loss...
Phillips Delivers Walk-Off Hit to Get First Win As Player-Manager
By Tim Fitzgerald It's always a good feeling for a manager to get their first win at the helm of a ball club. But for a manager to get his first victory on his own walk-off hit, that has to be surreal. New Admirals player-manager P.J. Phillips came up to the plate in...
Admirals Offense Stymied by Pittsburg
By Vallejo Times Herald and Admirals Staff Vallejo struggled for a second time this season against Pittsburg Diamonds pitcher Chris Cummins who struck out 11 allowed just 4 hits in the Admirals 4-0 loss at Wilson Park. P.J. Phillips had his debut as manager for the...
Admirals Make Changes to Coaching Staff
By Tim Fitzgerald With an 11-16 record in the first month of the season and the end of the first half approaching in two weeks, the Admirals have decided to go in a different direction with their coaching staff. Being that the coaching staff as a whole came in with...
Admirals Comeback Attempt Falls Just Short in 9-8 Loss to Sonoma
The Vallejo Admirals tried to bounce back with a home win over the Sonoma Stompers on Saturday, but in the end their comeback bid fell a little short as they lost 9-8. The Stompers seemed like they were going to run away with the game early as they scored in the top...
Admirals ‘Walk It Off’ Against the Pacifics for 2-1 Win
By Vallejo Times Herald Staff The Vallejo Admirals had the ultimate walkoff against the San Rafael Pacifics at Wilson Park on Wednesday. The Admirals (9-11) scored in the bottom of the 11th inning when Gadiel Baez walked with the bases loaded to bring home teammate...
Vallejo Admirals Rally Back to Beat Pacifics Again
By Matt O'Donnell Vallejo Times Herald Sports Editor For some reason, the Vallejo Admirals enjoy beating the San Rafael Pacifics. They also seem to take pleasure in rallying back from large deficits. The Admirals did both on Tuesday night, breaking a four-game losing...
Vallejo Admirals Swept by Sonoma Stompers
By Vallejo Times Herald Staff The Vallejo Admirals broke out of their hitting slump on Sunday but the Sonoma Stompers kept their hitting surge going. The Stompers swept the Admirals in the Pacific Association series after a 10-7 win at Arnold Park. The Admirals (7-11)...
Admirals Reliever Tim Holmes Signed by the Yankees
by Tim Fitzgerald Admirals closer Tim Holmes started the season with a bang, and the Bronx Bombers took notice. The rookie out of San Jacinto College struck out 30 batters in 14 and 1/3 innings for Vallejo, while allowing just two earned runs. He even pitched in four...
Admirals Drop 11-inning Marathon to Diamonds
By Vallejo Times Herald and Admirals Staff The Admirals lost a 1-0 heartbreaker in 11 innings on Thursday at City Park Field in Pittsburg, dropping the series to the Diamonds. In the 11th inning with one out, ex-Admiral Brandon Williams struck out but reached base on...
Vallejo Admirals Claim Series Against Pacifics
By Vallejo Times Herald Staff The Vallejo Admirals jumped on the San Rafael Pacifics early and then held on for a 7-5 win to claim a Pacific Association series at Albert Park. Roman Gomez tossed 7 2/3 strong innings, allowing four runs, only two which were earned. He...
Admirals Walk It Off in 9th on Sandford’s Base Hit
By Vallejo Times Herald Staff The Vallejo Admirals again were comeback kings on Saturday as they erased a 6-0, sixth-inning deficit to win 7-6 over the San Rafael Pacifics on a Darian Sandford single that drove home Lydell Moseby in the ninth. Vallejo (5-6) scored...