Pippins Unveil Green Alternative Jersey

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, the Yakima Valley Pippins (Summer Collegiate, West Coast League) have unveiled something special for their fifth season — a new-look alternative jersey to go along with their home whites and away grays.

WCL All-Star Game Tonight

The 2017 West Coast League (Summer Collegiate) All-Star Game will be played tonight at Yakima County Stadium in Yakima (WA), home of the Yakima Valley Pippins.  The first pitch is scheduled for 7:05 pm.  Mariner Moose, the Seattle Mariners mascot, will be in attendance.  Read more here.

Pippins Hire New Broadcaster for 2017

PRESS RELEASE – New York native Jack Benjamin will assume play-by-play broadcaster and media relations duties for the Yakima Valley Pippins this summer, the team announced today.

Pippins to Host 2017 WCL All-Star Game, Unveil Logo

PRESS RELEASE – The Yakima Valley Pippins have been named host of the 2017 West Coast League All-Star Game, an event at which the Pippins will honor Yakima’s long and storied baseball history.

Pippins Hire New Play-By-Play Announcer

PRESS RELEASE – Evan Budrovich, a 2015 University of Southern California graduate, is joining the Yakima Valley Pippins for the 2016 season as play-by-play broadcaster and media relations coordinator.

Pippins’ Offices Moving Downtown

PRESS RELEASE – While the Yakima Valley Pippins continue to make preparations for the 2015 season, the club reached an important milestone Tuesday, by announcing that the team office is moving to downtown Yakima.

Fraser to Assume Duties as Pippins GM

Zachary Fraser, who serves as chief operating officer of the Pacific Baseball Ventures ownership group which owns both the Yakima Valley Pippins and Walla Walla Sweets of the summer collegiate West Coast League, will step in as general manager of the Pippins for the 2015 season.  The group has had difficulty finding the right person for the job after Noel Zanchelli was let go at mid-season last year.  Read more here.

Pippins Open Inaugural Season in Front of 3,209

An announced crowd of 3,209 turned out Friday night at “The Orchard” (Yakima County Stadium) to watch the summer collegiate Yakima Valley Pippins (West Coast League) play their first-ever game.  The turnout was larger than any game the then-Single-A Yakima Bears (Northwest League) (now Hillsboro Hops) drew in their 23rd and final season at the ballpark in 2012.  Read more here.

Mascot Scott T. Pippin at inaugural home opener, Yakima Valley Pippins Twitter photo

Pippins Unveil Inaugural Uniforms

The summer collegiate Yakima Valley Pippins (West Coast League) unveiled their inaugural 2014 season uniforms on Wednesday, May 28, at the Yakima Valley Museum.  View photo gallery here.

The Yakima Valley Pippins unveil their inaugural uniforms, Pippins Facebook and Twitter photo

It’s the ‘Yakima Valley Pippins’

PRESS RELEASE – After three months of fan voting, community feedback and internal design work, the newest West Coast League (WCL) franchise will take the field in 2014 as the Yakima Valley Pippins. The team also announced that Selah native Marcus McKimmy, the head coach of the Yakima Valley Community College baseball team, would lead the team as the inaugural manager. The announcement

Pacific Baseball Ventures Hires Director of Baseball Operations for New Yakima Team

PRESS RELEASE – Pacific Baseball Ventures, the group that was awarded a West Coast League (WCL) franchise to begin play in Yakima for the 2014 season, has hired Noel Zanchelli (pronounced “zan-kelly”) to the be the first Director of Operations for the Yakima franchise. Zanchelli will oversee all day-to-day activities of the team in the Yakima market, including ticket sales, stadium