The opening day of July brought plenty of firepower to the West Coast League. Levi Sotomayor and Nick Velazquez of the Pippins combined for 8 hits, 3 home runs, and 12 RBI in a dominant showing. On the mound, Jeremiah Arnett and Cooper Strawn each delivered six strong innings with 9 and 8 strikeouts respectively, while several other pitchers turned in quality outings.
Top Hitters
The Pippins led the charge offensively. Levi Sotomayor and Nick Velazquez combined for 8 hits, 3 home runs, and 12 RBI in a dominant team performance. Across the league, several other hitters also had standout days, including Finley Buckner’s 4-RBI game and Luke Flodstrom’s power-speed combination.
- Levi Sotomayor – 4-6, 2B, HR, 7 RBI, 1 R for Pippins
- Nick Velazquez – 4-6, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R for Pippins
- Finley Buckner – 1-5, HR, 4 RBI, 1 R for Falcons
- Matthew Westley – 4-5, 3 R for HarbourCats
- Evan Dugdale – 3-5, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, 1 R for NorthPaws
- Luke Flodstrom – 2-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 1 R, SB for Lefties
- Evan Thomas – 3-3, 2B, 1 RBI for Drifters
- Elijah McNeal – 3-3, 2B for Pickles
- Jason Green – 2-3, 2 RBI for Riverhawks
- Cole Kreisel – 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI for Riverhawks
- Kameron Beck – 2-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI for Elks
- Win Gurney – 2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI for Elks
- Brady Hewitt – 1-4, HR, 2 RBI for HarbourCats
Top Pitchers
While the bats were on fire league-wide, a few starters still stole the spotlight. Jeremiah Arnett struck out 9 and Cooper Strawn fanned 8, each tossing six strong innings with minimal damage. A handful of other arms also delivered efficient outings that kept their teams in the game.
- Jeremiah Arnett – 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 9 K (W) for HarbourCats
- Cooper Strawn – 6 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 8 K (W) for Drifters
- Sam Coxen – 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 6 K (W) for Riverhawks
- Evan Dugdale – 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 K (W) for NorthPaws
- Trevor Kaiser – 5 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 7 K (W) for Elks
- Zach Fetchel – 4 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 K for Pickles
- Ari Kligman – 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 K (W) for Pickles
- Liam Karlson – 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 4 K for Lefties
- Jackson Upton – 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 K (Sv) for Pippins
- Tristan Pulliam – 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 6 K for Pippins
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