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Catchers

#		NAME	POSITION	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	BATS	THROWS	RESIDENCE	COLLEGE
31		Josh Davis	C	6'0"		R	R	Bothell, WA	Yakima Valley College

Catchers

	#		NAME	POS	B/T
	31		Josh Davis	C	R/R
HT 6'0" RESIDENCEBothell, WA COLLEGE Yakima Valley College BIO: Davis, a 6-foot catcher from Bothell, is set to begin his first full season with the Yaks this spring after COVID-shortened 2020. In 2019, he hit .355 with 14 RBI and a pair of home runs for Bothell High School. Defensively, he posted had a... Read More Visit Player Page

Infielders

#		NAME	POSITION	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	BATS	THROWS	RESIDENCE	COLLEGE
2		Connor Coballes	IF	5'11"		R	R	Spokane, WA	Yakima Valley College
		Alex Fernandes	IF	5'10"	150 lbs.	L	R	San Marcos, CA	UCLA
		Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek	IF	6'2"	170 lbs.	R	R	San Diego	UCLA
		Mason Marenco	IF	5'10"	190 lbs.	R	R	North Bend, WA	Gonzaga
		Case Matter	IF	6'0"	170 lbs.	R	R	Mill Creek, WA	Washington

Infielders

	#		NAME	POS	B/T
	2		Connor Coballes	IF	R/R
HT 5'11" RESIDENCESpokane, WA COLLEGE Yakima Valley College BIO: Coballes is entering his second full season at YVC as a middle infielder and occasional pitcher. In 2019, he led the team in walks while tying for the fewest strikeouts among batters with at least 50 at-bats. The 5-foot-11 Gonzaga Prep grad slashed .268/.380/.318 with... Read More Visit Player Page
			Alex Fernandes	IF	L/R
HT 5'10" WT 150 lbs. RESIDENCESan Marcos, CA COLLEGE UCLA BIO: Fernandes is a 5-foot-10, 150-pound utility player from San Marcos (Calif.). The left- handed hitter is primarily a shortshop, but also plays outfield and pitches. Read More Visit Player Page
			Bryce Martin-Grudzielanek	IF	R/R
HT 6'2" WT 170 lbs. RESIDENCESan Diego COLLEGE UCLA BIO: Martin-Grudzielanek is a 6-foot-2, 170-pound right-handed hitting shortstop from Torry Pines High School in San Diego who is ranked one of the top middle infielders in California. He is the son of Mark Grudzielanek, a middle infielder who played for six teams during a 15-year... Read More Visit Player Page
			Mason Marenco	IF	R/R
HT 5'10" WT 190 lbs. RESIDENCENorth Bend, WA COLLEGE Gonzaga BIO: Marenco started 12 games and played in 14 during the shortened 2020 season, hitting .200 with four RBI and four runs scored. He had three multi-hit games. He previously played with Coach Krustangel on the Wenatchee AppleSox. Read More Visit Player Page
			Case Matter	IF	R/R
HT 6'0" WT 170 lbs. RESIDENCEMill Creek, WA COLLEGE Washington BIO: Matter, a member of the UW’s 2020 recruiting class, is a 6-foot, 170-pounder from Henry M. Jackson High School in Mill Creek, Wash., who will play first base in the summer. Read More Visit Player Page

Outfielders

#		NAME	POSITION	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	BATS	THROWS	RESIDENCE	COLLEGE
24		Corey Jarrell	OF	6'2"	170 lbs.	L	L	Brewster, WA	Washington
		Alex Shanks	OF	6'0"	197 lbs.	R	R	Mercer Island, WA	Gonzaga

Outfielders

	#		NAME	POS	B/T
	24		Corey Jarrell	OF	L/L
HT 6'2" WT 170 lbs. RESIDENCEBrewster, WA COLLEGE Washington BIO: Jarrell, who will enter Washington this fall, hit .468 as a junior at Brewster, with 19 RBIs, three doubles, two triples and a home run in 19 games. He also walked 20 times and was hit by pitch twice while striking out only five times.... Read More Visit Player Page
			Alex Shanks	OF	R/R
HT 6'0" WT 197 lbs. RESIDENCEMercer Island, WA COLLEGE Gonzaga BIO: Shanks appeared in seven games with four starts for the Zags in 2020. He had two RBI and scored once in a 2-for-5 effort at South Alabama. Read More Visit Player Page

Pitchers

#		NAME	POSITION	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	BATS	THROWS	RESIDENCE	COLLEGE
35		Reagan Haas	P	5'11"	175 lbs.	R	R	Wapato, WA	Gonzaga
		Owen Wild	P	6'3"		R	R	Gig Harbor, WA	Gonzaga
		Seth Kuykendall	P	6'3"	185 lbs.	R	R	Spokane, WA	Western Oregon
		Josh Alger	P	6'3"	185 lbs.	R	R	Roseville, CA	UCLA
		Tyler Frieders	P	6'1"		R	R	Billings, Mont.	YVC
		Dann Blanchard	P	6'3"		R	R	Billings, Mont.	YVC
		Liam McCallum	P	6'2"	187 lbs.	L	L	Sydney, Australia	Gonzaga commit
		Davis Spencer	P	6'6"	220 lbs	R	R	Ellensburg, WA	Washington
		Karl Koerper	P	6'4"	240 lbs.	L	L	Las Cruces, NM	Washington

Pitchers

	#		NAME	POS	B/T
	35		Reagan Haas	P	R/R
HT 5'11" WT 175 lbs. RESIDENCEWapato, WA COLLEGE Gonzaga BIO: Haas, a freshman at Gonzaga from Wapato, ranked 21st on Baseball Northwest’s list of top 2019 high school prospects. The 5-foot-11, 175-pound right-hander from Wapato had a stellar prep career at Riverside Christian, including setting the Valley record for strikeouts in 2018 with 20 in... Read More Visit Player Page
			Owen Wild	P	R/R
HT 6'3" RESIDENCEGig Harbor, WA COLLEGE Gonzaga BIO: Wild, a 6-foot-3 senior at Gig Harbor High School, will get his first taste of collegiate competition with the Pippins before beginning his freshman year at Gonzaga in the fall. He owns Gig Harbor’s single-season strikeout record after retiring 112 batters in 78 innings last... Read More Visit Player Page
			Seth Kuykendall	P	R/R
HT 6'3" WT 185 lbs. RESIDENCESpokane, WA COLLEGE Western Oregon BIO: Kuykendall is no stranger to Coach Kyle Krustangel or the Yakima Valley, as he played with the Yaks for two seasons before transferring to Western Oregon last fall. Last season, the right-hander started 11 games for YVC, completing two of them while compiling a 7-2... Read More Visit Player Page
			Josh Alger	P	R/R
HT 6'3" WT 185 lbs. RESIDENCERoseville, CA COLLEGE UCLA BIO: Josh Alger is a 6-foot-3, 185-pound right-hander from Roseville (Calif.) High School, a three- sport athlete and a two-time Preseason Underclass All-American in baseball. Read More Visit Player Page
			Tyler Frieders	P	R/R
HT 6'1" RESIDENCEBillings, Mont. COLLEGE YVC BIO: Frieders is a 6-foot-1 right-hander from Billings, Mont., who had pitched 11.1 innings in three appearances with the Yaks in 2020. Read More Visit Player Page
			Dann Blanchard	P	R/R
HT 6'3" RESIDENCEBillings, Mont. COLLEGE YVC BIO: Blanchard, a 6-foot-3 right-hander who also hails from Billings, tossed 15 innings in his three appearances, striking out 13 and compiling a 1.80 ERA. Read More Visit Player Page
			Liam McCallum	P	L/L
HT 6'2" WT 187 lbs. RESIDENCESydney, Australia COLLEGE Gonzaga commit BIO: McCallum has played on the U15 Australian World Cup team and the Australian Junior League World Series team, and was named the Australian Player of the Tournament during the Asia Challenge in Japan in 2017. Read More Visit Player Page
			Davis Spencer	P	R/R
HT 6'6" WT 220 lbs RESIDENCEEllensburg, WA COLLEGE Washington BIO: Spencer helped the Ellensburg Bulldogs to the Class 2A state baseball championship in 2017 and 2018 at Yakima County Stadium. “We believe Davis Spencer is going to be one of those classic Northwest power arms,” UW head coach Lindsay Meggs said in a news release... Read More Visit Player Page
			Karl Koerper	P	L/L
HT 6'4" WT 240 lbs. RESIDENCELas Cruces, NM COLLEGE Washington BIO: Koerper, whose birthday is on Christmas, is a 6-foot-4, 240-pound sophomore at UW. He made six starts in the shortened 2020 season, all at designated hitter. He also had one relief appearance, striking out two in one inning. Koerper, from Las Cruces, N.M., is ambidextrous. Koerper... Read More Visit Player Page

Coaching Staff

#		NAME	POSITION	EXPERIENCE	RESIDENCE	ALMA MATER
15		Kyle Krustangel	Head Coach	High school, American Legion baseball, college, West Coast League	Selah, WA	Whitworth University
37		Kelly Fitzpatrick	Pitching Coach	College	Zillah, WA
7		Cash Ulrich	Assistant Coach	High school, college, West Coast League	Yakima, WA	Eastern Washington University

Coaching Staff

	#		NAME	POS	Experience
	15		Kyle Krustangel	Head Coach	High school, American Legion baseball, college, West Coast League
RESIDENCESelah, WA ALMA MATER Whitworth University BIO: Kyle Krustangel, current head coach at Yakima Valley College who also has previous West Coast League coaching and playing experience, was tapped as the second head coach of the Pippins on Oct. 2, 2019. Krustangel coached the WCL’s Wenatchee AppleSox from 2017-2019, but resigned his position in early... Read More Visit Page
	37		Kelly Fitzpatrick	Pitching Coach	College
RESIDENCEZillah, WA Visit Page
	7		Cash Ulrich	Assistant Coach	High school, college, West Coast League
RESIDENCEYakima, WA ALMA MATER Eastern Washington University Visit Page

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