STOMPERS PROMOTE HENRY OMAÑA TO BRAVOS DE LEÓN

SONOMA, Calif- The Sonoma Stompers have promoted right-handed pitcher Henry Omaña to Bravos de León in the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol, where he will be playing side by side with former major leaguers.

“We’re extremely excited for Henry,” GM Brett Creamer said. "And we’ll be following along his journey while he continues to peruse his dreams. “

The Walnut, CA native joined the Stompers at the beginning of the season and is in his third year of professional baseball.

In his five starts, Omaña has pitched 27 innings while striking out 36 batters and posting a 1.33 ERA.

Before starting his career in professional baseball, Omaña played collegiately two years at Cal State Fullerton before transferring to Cal Poly Pomona.

To purchase Stompers tickets and to find more information about the team, visit stompersbaseball.com, call us at (707) 938-7277 or send an email to info@stompersbaseball.com.

STOMPERS COMPLETE 7-RUN COMEBACK, DEFEAT NAPA 11-9

SONOMA, Calif- The Sonoma Stompers took the field on Saturday Night celebrating Pride Night in front of another huge crowd at Palooza Park at Arnold Field. 

Jacob Cox (1-0) took the mound for only the second start of his career. This time, against Napa, he struggled finding the strike zone early on. 

Three walks and an error in the top of the 1st inning led to three Napa runs, giving them an early lead against a Stompers team that has been struggling over the first week of July. 

Napa got 3 more runs in the top of the 2nd inning on a Josh Montelongo 3-run home run to double the lead, 6-0. 

Cox was taken out of the game in the top of the 2nd inning, allowing all 6 runs, just 2 earned, while walking 5 and striking out just 1. Ethan Gibbons (1-2) came on and needed just 3 pitches to end the 2nd inning mercifully. 

The Silverados got their first run off of Gibbons in the top of the third on an RBI double from Johnny Knight to give Napa a 7-0 lead.

The Stompers offense came alive in the bottom of the third inning against Napa right-hander Edward Perez (1-2). Rayson Romero and Nick Gotta opened the inning with back-to-back walks and Miles Williams was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Rob DeAngelis then hit a 2-run double to put the Stompers on the board 7-2. Dondrei Hubbard followed with a 2-run single into centerfield to inch the Stompers closer 7-4. Brent Gillespie singled to put runners at the corners and Pedro Barrios bounced into a fielder’s choice to force Gillespie out at second but it scored Hubbard making it 7-5. 

With still nobody out, Jacob Barfield doubled down the left field line to put 2 men in scoring position for Daniel Molinari who singled through the right side, scoring Barrios and Barfield, tying the game 7-7. Perez exited the game for Andrew Fernandez who stopped the bleeding but not soon enough as the Stompers had tied it up. 

The offense picked up where it left off in the bottom of the 4th inning. with one out, Hubbard and Gillespie drew back-to-back walks to put 2 men on. Barrios then grounded into a fielder’s choice, forcing Gillespie out at second, putting runners at the corners. Barfield then delivered his second double of the night, this one a 2-run double, giving the Stompers their first lead of the game, 9-7. Molinari then drove in his 3rd run of the night with a base hit to score Barfield to make it 10-7 Stompers. 

With 2 outs, Gotta hit a bouncer between first and second base which Malvin Nunez, the second baseman, fielded but his throw to first was wild, allowing Molinari to score and the Stompers to add on 11-7. 

Napa scored twice more in the top of the 6th inning off Gibbons on a 2-run single by Nick Ultch, narrowing the Stompers lead 11-9 at which it would stay.

Connor Leedholm tossed 2 1/3 innings of 1-hit ball out of the bullpen, paving the way for the Stompers closer Ryan Richardson in the top of the 9th.

Richardson hit the first man he faced to bring the tying run to the plate in the 9th. In a 1-1 count, Nico Toni grounded into a 5-4-3 double play for the first two outs. Richardson then walked Bethancourt but got Knight to flyout to Williams to right to end the game.

The Stompers end their 2-game skid with an 11-9 win over Napa in convincing fashion, after coming back from down 7 runs.

The Stompers are back home at Palooza Park at Arnold Field on Tuesday night, 6:05 first pitch. Tickets can be purchased at stompersbaseball.com. 

STOMPERS DROP SECOND STRAIGHT IN 14-9 LOSS IN SAN RAFAEL

SAN RAFAEL, Calif- The Sonoma Stompers traveled to San Rafael on Friday night to try and get back to their winning ways but the pitching was subpar and the Pacifics took advantage.

Vijay Patel (2-1) started for Manager Zack Pace but struggled with location throughout his start as the walks piled up.

San Rafael put up a pair of runs in the bottom of the 1st inning on RBI doubles from Axel Johnson and Ermindo Escobar to give the Pacifics an early lead. 

The Stompers fired right back in the top of the 2nd inning on a pair of solo home runs from Brent Gillespie and Jacob Barfield to tie the game 2-2. 

Patel walked the bases loaded in the last of the 2nd inning and Markus Montelongo cashed them all in on one swing with a bases clearing single, giving San Rafael a 5-2 lead. 

It was a night of solo homers for the Stompers as Rob DeAngelis mashed his 3rd of the season to straight away right field, inching the Stompers closer 5-3.

Pedro Barrios led off the top of the 4th inning with a walk and Barfield got plunked to put a man in scoring position. With 2 outs, Nick Gotta got the first Stompers hit with a runner in scoring position to score Barrios and make it just a 1-run game, 5-4. 

Patel walked 3 more Pacifics in the bottom of the 4th inning and allowed 3 runs on a pair of singles to give San Rafael an 8-4 lead before exiting after just 3 1/3 innings. Patel ended allowing 8 runs on just 4 hits while walking 7 and striking out only 4. Willie Ethington came on in relief and finished the 4th inning. 

With Ethington still on the mound, San Rafael scored 5 more in the bottom of the 5th inning, the big hit a Corey Dempster grand slam to cap off the big inning, increasing the deficit 13-4.

Dondrei Hubbard increased his hitting streak to 18 games with a leadoff double in the top of the 8th inning. He later score on a passed ball, making it 13-5.

Dempster hit his second home run of the game in the bottom of the 8th, a solo shot making the score 14-5.

The Stompers started a comeback in the top of the 9th, scoring 4 times but it was not enough as they drop their second straight game by a final of 14-9.

The Stompers are back home on Saturday night at 6:05 against the Napa Silverados. It’s Pride Night and tickets are going fast. Get yours now at stompersbaseball.com.

STOMPERS BREAK 4TH OF JULY ATTENDANCE RECORD WITH 1,230

SONOMA, Calif- The Sonoma Stompers hoped for an early celebration in front of a sellout crowd of 1,230 at Palooza Park at Arnold Field but Salina took advantage of mistakes early to come out with a 7-4 win. 

Konner Arnold (4-1) got hit around in the top of the 2nd inning and defensive struggles made the inning tougher for the right-hander. 

The inning started with a ground ball to Pedro Barrios which he could not handle off the bat of Zane Gelphman, allowing him to reach. Then with one out, Eric Kozak launched a 2-run home run to left to give Salina an early 2 run advantage. Back-to-back-to-back RBI hits from Justin Byrd, Omar Artsen, and Louis Martini brought in 3 more runs for a 5-run inning for the Stockade. Putting the Stompers in an early deficit. 

In the top of the 4th inning, Cody Bishop hit an opposite field home run to lead off the inning, increasing the Salina lead to 6-0.

Neil Lang (1-1) retired the first 10 hitters he faced as he was perfect through 3 1/3 innings before allowing a base hit to Miles Williams in the bottom of the 4th inning. with 2 outs, Dondrei Hubbard hit a no-doubt missile to left field to put the Stompers on the board but still trailing 6-2.

In the top of the 8th inning, Bishop went to the opposite field again for his second home run of the game, making it 7-2. 

In the home half of the inning, Nick Gotta increased his on base streak to all 23 games he’s played in with a solo homer to right, cutting into the lead 7-3.

The Stompers tried to mount a comeback in the bottom of the 9th and had the bases loaded with just one out but were only able to score one run, coming up short 7-4.

The Stompers are on the road on Friday in San Rafael at 6:30 but are home again Saturday night for pride night at 6:05. 

STOMPERS OUT-SLUG ADMIRALS IN OFFENSIVE BOUT, 15-10

VALLEJO, Calif- The Sonoma Stompers kept their win streak alive at 6 with an offensive shootout against the Admirals on Wednesday night. 

Vallejo opened the scoring in the bottom of the 1st inning after opening the ballgame with back-to-back singles off of Stompers right-hander Nick Barnese (3-0). An error and a couple of wild pitches allowed the Admirals to put up 3 runs to take the lead after the 1stinning. 

The Stompers offense responded in the top of the second inning when Pedro Barrios launched  3-run home run to straight away center field off of Vallejo’s tall right-hander Carl Brice (2-3), tying the game 3-3. 

Vallejo came back with two more runs in the bottom of the 2ndinning to take the lead right back 5-3.

Jacob Barfield brought the Stompers within 1 run on a sacrifice fly, scoring Chris Kwitzer and making it 5-4.

The Stompers took their first lead of the ballgame in the top of the 5thinning when Dondrei Hubbard annihilated his league-leading 9th homerun of the season to centerfield, tying the game at 5-5. 

The offense came alive in the top of the 6thinning, starting with a Hubbard RBI double to make it 6-5. Kwitzer then came up and crushed a no-doubt 3-run homer to right field to crack the game wide open 9-5. Brent Gillepsie followed with a solo shot of his own, going back-to-back with Chris to tack on one more, 10-5. 

Vallejo answered with a pair of runs in the last of the 6thinning on a Jacob Wark sacrifice fly and a Vlad Gomez RBI groundout to cut into the deficit, 10-7.

Three more runs were put up by the Stompers in the top of the 7th inning on a 2-run double off the bat of Hubbard, making it 12-7, and giving Hubbard his 4th RBI of the game. Kwitzer then followed the Hubbard double with one of his own, extending the lead 13-7. 

Vallejo answered with 3 of their own in the home half of the 7thinning, this time against Ethan Gibbons. Chevy Clarke roped an RBI double down the right-field line and Wark hit a 2-run home run to close the gap 13-10. 

The Stompers tacked on two more runs in the top of the 8th when Miles Williams scored on a wild pitch and Hubbard drove in his 5th of the game with a sacrifice fly, making it 15-10.

Ryan Richardson slammed the door in the 9th, notching a pair of strikeouts to solidify the win.

The Stompers are now 18-5 and take on the Salina Stockade on July 4th at Palooza Park at Arnold Field. 

STOMPERS WIN 5TH STRAIGHT BEHIND OMANA’S GEM IN 6-1 WIN OVER NAPA

SONOMA, Calif- The Sonoma Stompers improved to a Pacific Association best 17-5 on Tuesday night with clutch hitting and even better pitching.

Henry Omana (3-1) was a big factor in the team’s success, dealing on the mound. Omana had no hits against him through the first 6 innings before allowing just a pair of singles in the top of the 7th. Omana ended his night after 7 shutout innings, allowing just 2 hits while striking out 9.

The Stomper offense gave Omana some run support in the bottom of the 1stinning against Silverados right-hander Sean Johnson (1-3). Nick Gotta fell behind 0-2 before drawing a leadoff walk to get things started. Ron DeAngelis reached on an error by Johnson and Dondrei Hubbard made him pay with a 3-run blast to left-center field, putting the Stompers ahead early 3-0.

In the bottom of the 7thinning Brent Gillespie walked and Bronson Butcher was hit by a pitch to open the inning, knocking Johnson out of the game. Devontae Glenn then came on for Napa and allowed an RBI single to Nick Kern, a sacrifice fly to Miles Williams, and Kern scored on a Glenn wild pitch to cap off the 3-run 7th, extending the lead to 6-0. 

Willie Ethington (1-0) tossed a scoreless 8th and Luke Laurita came in to pitch the 9thin which he did allow a solo home run to Josh Montelongo but that was all as the Stompers won 6-1.

The Stompers are now 17-5 and lead the Pacific Association by 4.5 games ahead of the San Rafael Pacifics. 

The Stompers are home again on July 4th, you can purchase tickets at stompersbaseball.com. 

THIS WEEK IN STOMPER'S BASEBALL

SONOMA, Calif.- Upcoming at Palooza Park at Arnold Field:

Tuesday, July 2: On Tuesday, July 2, the Sonoma Stompers will hold Napa Night, presented by Sotheby’s International Realty. 

In attendance will be Jonathon Soh, broker for Sotheby’s International Realty, to present a donation to the Boys and Girls Club of Sonoma Valley. CEO Cary Darcy, Vice President of Administration Dawn Holman and Director of Resource Development Michael Irvine will be present to collect the generous donations. 

In the spirit of fun competition, Sonoma realtors will compete in a trivia contest against Napa realtors during the game! 

Thursday, July 4: The Stompers kick off the Fourth of July participating in Sonoma’s Fourth of July parade with Sonoma Fit. 

Then the festivities with continue with a 6:05 p.m. home game versus the Salina Stockade.  After the game, the park will remain open to the public for the fireworks show. The Stompers organization encourages attendees to bring blankets to lay out on the field for the evening celebrations. 

Saturday, July 6: The Sonoma Stompers are excited to celebrate diversity, inclusion, and equality on our fifth annual Pride Night. 

The Stompers’ dedication to these principles resides in a strong tradition, and the organization is proud to have signed Sean Conroy, the first openly gay professional baseball player in 2015. 

Face to Face, a nonprofit dedicated to the prevention of HIV in Sonoma County and the care of people living with HIV/AIDS, will join the Stompers in supporting the LGBTQ+ community. Attendees are encouraged to wear colors representative of LGBTQ+ pride.

Stuff the Bus! July 26th: Beginning Thursday, July 4, the Stompers organization will collect school supplies at Palooza Park at Arnold Field every Thursday home game for the remainder of July. All schools supplies will be donated to the Sonoma Valley Community Hospital. 

SVCHC Outreach & Event Coordinator Maricarmen Reyes says: “Sonoma Valley Community Health Center understands that there is a direct correlation between education and health.  Because of this, we have partnered with Sonoma Valley Unified School District and other thoughtful partner organizations to form the Sonoma Valley Back to School Health Fair Committee. Our goal is to support k-12 Sonoma Valley students for a healthy and prepared new school year. With our partners and our community's support, we hope to distribute 750 backpacks filled with age-appropriate school supplies during the Sonoma Valley Back to School Health Fair on Saturday, August 10th at Altimira Middle School from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.”

To purchase Stompers tickets and to find more information about the team, visit stompersbaseball.com, call us at (707) 938-7277 or send an email to info@stompersbaseball.com.

STOMPERS BEAT SAN RAFAEL 6-1 TO END FIRST MONTH WITH A 4.5 GAME LEAD

SAN RAFAEL, Calif-The Sonoma Stompers traveled to San Rafael for the first time this year Sunday afternoon and walked away with a convincing 6-1 win against their Pacific Association arch-rivals.

Jacob Cox (1-0) was Sunday’s emergency starter with Ethan Gibbons moved to the bullpen. The right-hander was expected to go just a few innings but he impressed on his birthday tossing 4 no-hit innings and got himself out of a bases loaded jam in the bottom of the 5thinning to cap off the first professional start of his career. He tossed 5 2-hit inning while striking out 5 and walking just 2 on his way to his first victory of the season.

The Stompers offense got on the board just in time to earn Cox the win for his hard work in the top of the 5thinning against San Rafael starter Keenan Bartlett. 

With one out, Nick Kern roped a ball into the left-center field gap for a stand-up double. Then, with two outs, Miles Williams scalded the first pitch he saw over the right field wall for his 3rd homerun of the season to give the Stompers a 2-0 lead.

Dondrei Hubbard led off the top of the 6thinning with a walk and later stole second to put himself into scoring position. A ground ball got him to third base and he then scored on a wild pitch by Tyler Skinner to extend the lead 3-0.

The Stompers kept the long-ball coming in the top of the 7thinning when Rob DeAngelis hit a laser 3-run homerun to straight away right field off of San Rafael reliever Phil Rowland to open the lead up to 6-0. 

San Rafael got their one and only run on a Corey Dempster solo shot to lead off the bottom of the 9th against Ryan Richardson but that was all and the Stompers played their first game without committing an error since June 5th and improve to 16-5 on the season.

The Stompers are back home on Tuesday night against the Napa Silverados for Napa night! Tickets can be purchased at stompersbaseball.com.

STOMPERS 10 GAMES OVER .500 WITH WIN OVER SECOND PLACE SAN RAFAEL

SONOMA, Calif- The Sonoma Stompers needed every bit of contribution in a hard-fought dogfight against the San Rafael Pacifics and in the end came out of the pile victorious 5-4.

Vijay Patel (2-0) took the hill after his historic performance in his last start but he did not have his A-game against the Pacifics.

Patel hit Mike Annone to open the top of the 2nd inning who later came around to score on a Dante Biagini RBI to put San Rafael out to an early 1-0 lead.

In the home half of the 2nd inning Pedro Barrios lined a 1-out single through the infield for the first Stomper hit. Jacob Barfield, in his first start this year at first base, launched his 5th homerun of the season to left field which gave the Stompers a 2-1 lead.

Patel struggled in the top of the 5th inning allowing 3 runs. 2 on a 2-out 2-run flare double by Axel Johnson down the right field line; then an unearned run when Jimmy Lunardelli bounced to Nick Kern at third base who then threw it away to allow the run to score and give San Rafael a 4-2 lead.

The Stompers offense quickly answered in the last of the 5th inning. Kern redeemed himself with a leadoff single and advanced to second base on a Chip White (1-1) wild pitch. After Nick Gotta grounded to short and Miles Williams struck out, Rob DeAngelis was hit by a pitch. With runners at first and second Dondrei Hubbard doubled to center field to bring Kern home and bring the Stompers within 1. In a 3-1 count, Brent Gillespie doubled down the right field line, past a diving Johnson at first base, to bring home DeAngelis and Hubbard to give the Stompers a 5-4 lead.

Patel lasted just 4.2 innings while allowing 4 runs, 3 earned, on 5 hits and struck 4 with 3 walks.

Willie Ethington (1-0) threw 3.1 masterful innings out of the pen, allowing just 2 measly hits. Still in a 1-run game in the 9th, Manager Zack Pace brought in the closer Ryan Richardson who struck out the side for his third save in as many tries and bringing the Stompers to a league best 15-5.

The Stompers are back home next Tuesday July 2 for Napa night and then again on July 4th where fans can enjoy fireworks in the field after the game.

Tickets can be purchased at stompersbaseball.com.

STOMPERS OUTLAST BRANDON PHILLIPS AND THE ADMIRALS IN 10-7 WIN

SONOMA, Calif- The Sonoma Stompers were able to get past Brandon Phillips and the Vallejo Admirals in a win that surely everyone in the lineup contributed to as they beat the Admirals 10-7. 

Konner Arnold (4-0) has been a vital part of the 2019 Stompers starting rotation that has thrived in the month of June. He retired the Admirals in order in the first, including a Brandon Phillips flyout, lowering his heartrate and allowing him to finally breathe. 

The Stompers got on the board first in the bottom of the 1stinning on a rather whacky play. On a 1-1 pitch, Miles Williams scorched a triple over the head of Chevy Clarke in centerfield. On the relay throw in, Tillman Pugh’s throw went wide of third base and out of play, allowing Williams to score and open the scoring 1-0. 

Vallejo answered in the top of the second on a Wilkyns Jimenez 2-run mammoth homerun to left-center on the first pitch he saw of the 2019 season, putting the Admirals ahead 2-1. 

The Stompers offense got to work against Jesse Remington (1-2) in the bottom half of the 2nd. Brent Gillespie led off the inning with a single into center and advanced to second on an error by Clarke in centerfield. Daniel Molinari then drove him in with an RBI single to right, tying the game 2-2. Walks to Nick Kern and Nick Gotta loaded the bases for Williams who hit a sacrifice fly to score Molinari and giving the Stompers the 3-2 lead. A Rob DeAngelis single loaded the bases for Dondrei Hubbard who destroyed a grand slam to left, blowing it open 7-2. 

Vallejo tacked on two in the top of the 3rdon a Tillman Pugh solo shot and a Clarke RBI double, closing the gap 7-4. 

The lead got narrower in the top of the 5th when Vlad Gomez hit a sacrifice fly to make it 7-5. Then even closer in the top of the 6thon Brandon Phillips’ RBI single to center, closing the Stompers lead 7-6. 

Alex Leach was the 4thman to pitch for PJ Phillips and with a 0.00 ERA he has been unhittable, until now. The Stompers relentless offense collected 4 hits off of Leach including a Molinari RBI double to left, and a DeAngelis 2-run double to left, capping off a 3-run 7thand knocking Leach out after just 1/3 of an inning. Tyler Herr came in an slammed the door but the damage had already been done as the Stompers led 10-6 after 7.

The Admirals got one more run in the top of the 8thoff of Connor Leedholm on a Matt Eureste RBI single but that was all.

Ethan Gibbons worked a clean 2/3 to end the 8th and Ryan Richardson collected his 2nd save in as many opportunities to close the game out. 

The Stompers end the home stand Friday night at 6:05 against the San Rafael Pacifcs and it’s also Avengers Night, so wear your favorite Avengers costume to the ballgame!