Visalia, CA – Mervin Fell pitched five shutout innings but the Visalia Rawhide (39-58, 11-20) dropped a series opener to the Inland Empire 66ers (41-56, 13-19) 5-1 on Tuesday night at Valley Strong Ballpark.
Fell allowed just one hit over five innings with seven strikeouts.
Inland Empire scored all five of their runs in the sixth inning. Two walks and a fielder’s choice started the inning. An infield error scored the first two runs and a fielder’s choice added the frame’s third run. A two out two RBI double plated the final two runs.
Visalia scored their lone run in the ninth. Eliesbert Alejos walked and came around to score on a throwing error by the 66ers’ infield.
Victor Santana led the Rawhide with two hits in his Valley Strong Ballpark debut.
Daniel Nunez tossed 2.2 scoreless innings from the Rawhide bullpen and Erick Reynoso added a perfect frame.
Visalia and Inland Empire continue the series on Wednesday at Valley Strong Ballpark. The game is headlined by Ballpark Bingo presented by Park Visalia. As part of a Great8 Wednesday, fans can also take advantage of $8 tickets to the Kaweah Health Grandstands. Plus, fans 21 and older can enjoy $8 cocktails.
The evening is also another Rawhide Rustlers’ Wednesday. Fans 55 and older can join the Rawhide Rustlers senior club to receive a ticket to every Wednesday game plus giveaways throughout the season.
All Rawhide tickets are available through the team’s website and at the stadium box office starting at 10 AM on weekday gamedays.
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The Visalia Rawhide are the Single-A Affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks playing professional baseball in the Central Valley since 1946. The Rawhide's 2026 theme is "Savor the Season" as the team transforms into the Central Valley Sir Loins on Saturday gamedays.
Stay up to date with the Rawhide on the team’s website and by following the Rawhide on Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok and X. The Rawhide play all home games at Valley Strong Ballpark located at 300 N Giddings Street Visalia, CA 93291.
Fans can purchase season ticket packages, group ticket plans, single game tickets and team merchandise through the Rawhide website and at the stadium ticket office sponsored by Kaweah Health. All Rawhide games can be watched on MLB.TV and the Bally Sports Live App with a free radio broadcast also available online. Select home games will be aired on KNXT MyTV53. For more information, visit milb.com/visalia, email info@rawhidebaseball.com or call (559) 732-4433.