Admirals Capture First-Ever Pacific Association Championship
By: Dave Grant SONOMA, Calif. – The Admirals took a 9-1 lead after four innings and held on to beat the Stompers, 11-8 as Vallejo captured its first Pacific Association championship in franchise history on Friday at Peoples Home Equity Ballpark at Arnold Field....
Admirals Capture Second Half Pacific Association Title
By: Dave Grant SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – Behind a career-high seven strikeouts from starter Peter Reyes and a two-run home run from Nick Akins Sr., the Admirals captured the Pacific Association second half title with a 12-5 victory over the Pacifics at Albert Park. Vallejo...
Admirals Keep Pace With Sonoma, Beat San Rafael 9-3
By: Dave Grant SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – The Admirals used a four-run third inning and an efficient outing from starter Demetrius Banks to win the series opener, 9-3 over San Rafael on Tuesday night at Albert Park. Tillman Pugh hit his career-best 18th home run of the...
Sonoma evens series, Admirals remain one game up
By Thomas Gase The Vallejo Admirals may still win the second half championship of the Pacific Association, but one thing is now for certain — the Sonoma Stompers aren’t going to let Vallejo do it at Wilson Park. In front of 217 loud and rowdy fans, a few of them...
Admirals up by two games with five left to play in 2017 season
By Tim Fitzgerald Vallejo, Calif. - The Admirals moved into uncharted waters Friday night at Wilson Park by claiming a two game lead over first-half champion Sonoma in the Pacific Association second-half standings. Benicia High product Peter Reyes picked up his third...
Admirals Comeback Falls Short, Sonoma Back in First
By: Dave Grant SONOMA, Calif. – With sole possession of first place in the second half of Pacific Association play up for grabs, the Admirals went down early and tied the game in the seventh only to have Sonoma score the game-winning run on a wild pitch strikeout as...
Admirals Fall From First, Sonoma With Walk-Off Winner
By: Dave Grant SONOMA, Calif. – With first place on the line in the Pacific Association second-half, the Admirals tied the game in the top of the ninth inning only to watch Sonoma walk-off Vallejo, 3-2 after Sammy Gervacio hit Yuki Yasuda with the bases loaded on...
Admirals can’t pull off sweep of Stompers
By Matt O'Donnell The Sonoma Stompers needed ex-Admiral Erik Gonsalves to help end their skid against their Pacific Association rivals on Thursday at Wilson Park. Gonsalves pitched five-plus innings to quiet a streaking Admirals team, and the Stompers salvaged the...
Admirals take sole possession of first place
By Vallejo Times Herald and Admirals Staff The Vallejo Admirals picked a perfect time to produce one of their biggest innings in franchise history. Vallejo sent 14 batters to the plate and scored 10 times in the first inning en route to a 13-6 win over the Sonoma...
Admirals sink Pacifics in series finale
By, Vallejo Times Herald and Admirals Staff Nick Akins cracked two home runs and the Vallejo Admirals outslugged the San Rafael Pacifics 12-7 on Sunday to win another Pacific Association series at Wilson Park. Akins launched a two-run shot in the first and then a solo...
Bethel grad Ignacio Diaz helps lead Vallejo Admirals past Pacifics
By, Vallejo Times Herald and Admirals Staff Jesse Bethel High Ignacio Diaz didn’t waste much time making an impact for his new team. The former UC Davis star had a go-ahead, two-run double to propel the Vallejo Admirals past the San Rafael Pacifics 11-9 in the second...
Admirals Sweep Sonoma, Grab Share of Second-Half Lead
By: Dave Grant / Photo: Christine Butler SONOMA, Calif. – The Admirals made two early runs hold up and the bullpen shut out Sonoma for the final five innings during a 2-1 victory Thursday night over the Stompers at Peoples Home Equity Ballpark at Arnold Field. For...
Admirals Flex Muscles, Take Series Over Sonoma
By: Dave Grant / Photo: Christine Butler SONOMA, Calif. – The Admirals scored early for the second consecutive night and got two-run home runs from Mike Blanke and Quintin Rohrbaugh and won 7-2 on Wednesday night over the Stompers at Peoples Home Equity Ballpark....
Admirals Capitalize on Sonoma Mistakes, Grab Series Opener
By: Dave Grant SONOMA, Calif. – The Admirals took advantage of an error by the Stompers and grabbed an early lead behind Marquis Hutchinson, who shut out the Stompers through 6.1 innings as Vallejo won the series opener 4-0 over Sonoma at People’s Home Equity Ballpark...
Admirals win streak snapped at five games, remain three back of first place
By Vallejo Times Herald and Admirals Staff The Admirals lost to the Pittsburg Diamonds 7-5 on Sunday in the final game of a three-game series at Winter Chevrolet Stadium, and final game in Pittsburg in 2017 for the Vallejo. The Admirals had their five-game winning...
Dinelli Sets Franchise Wins Record, Admirals Win Fifth Straight
By: Dave Grant PITTSBURG, Calif. – The Admirals took a 2-0 lead in the first after a two-run home run by Tillman Pugh and starter David Dinelli (pictured) allowed only two hits in his five innings as Vallejo won its season-high fifth straight game, 6-3 over the...
Morel Shines In Debut, Admirals Win Season-High Fourth Straight
By: Dave Grant PITTSBURG, Calif. – Making his first start for the Admirals this season, Melvin Morel no-hit the Diamonds for five innings and allowed only one hit in his six innings as Vallejo won for a season-high fourth consecutive game, beating Pittsburg 7-1 at...
Admirals sweep Pacifics at home for first time in franchise history
By Thomas Gase Vallejo Admirals’ management brought an avocado to the ballpark on Thursday for one of its players, Vladimir Gomez, to throw out for the ceremonial first pitch. While management brought fruit to the ballpark, the entire Admirals ballclub brought the...
Admirals get walkoff win in extra innings over San Rafael
By Thomas Gase The Vallejo Admirals lost a late lead to the San Rafael Pacifics on Tuesday night, but if anyone had uttered to the Admirals dugout the possibility of a loss, they might have received a “Blanke” stare. Michael Blanke, who had singled twice earlier in...
Admirals offense comes alive to tie series
By Thomas Gase First, the Vallejo Admirals’ batters made the Pittsburg Diamonds lose their cool. Then the sluggers made them lose the game. The Admirals No. 8 and No. 9 hitters in the lineup, Chris Fornaci and Quintin Rohrbaugh, drove in a combined six runs with six...
Admirals Grab Early Momentum, Take Series Over Pittsburg
By: Dave Grant PITTSBURG, Calif. – The Admirals carried momentum over from last night’s victory by taking a 7-0 lead through two innings during a 10-4 win over the Diamonds at Winter Chevrolet Stadium. Vallejo took a series from Pittsburg for the first time this...
Jones Shines in Starting Debut, Admirals Beat Diamonds 4-2
By: Dave Grant PITTSBURG, Calif. – The Admirals jumped out in front early on Wednesday night, scoring twice in the first and once in the second and third and held on for a 4-2 victory over Pittsburg at Winter Chevrolet Stadium. Admirals starter Mahlik Jones earned his...
Admirals Comeback Falls Short on Tuesday in Pittsburg
By: Dave Grant PITTSBURG, Calif. – The Admirals fell behind 12-2 after four innings, battled back to within 12-9, but were unable to recover, falling 14-10 to the Diamonds at Winter Chevrolet Stadium. After Pittsburg used a six-run fourth inning to take control, the...
Admirals Swept by San Rafael on Sunday
By: Dave Grant SAN RAFAEL, Calif. – The Admirals were unable to keep from being swept for the second time this season by San Rafael after the Pacifics came back to win, holding off Vallejo, 6-5 on Sunday afternoon at Arnold Park. Vallejo falls to 1-5 in the second...
San Rafael Walks-Off Admirals on Friday Night
By: Dave Grant SAN RAFAEL, Calif. –The Admirals had a 7-1 lead after two innings only to see San Rafael chip away at the deficit, tie the game in the eighth and walk-off the Admirals in the ninth to win 9-8 at Albert Park. San Rafael beat the Admirals for the ninth...