https://nvcstorm.com en-us https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260512kimitv Friday, April 24, the last day of the regular season, was so very eventful for the Napa Valley College baseball team. It was the season-ending game, with the Storm rallying for a 9-8 win over College of Marin-Kentfield, the Bay Valley Conference champion. It marked a three-game sweep and also the fourth straight win for the Storm, who finished conference play in fifth place. It was “Sophomore Day,” with head coach Derek Mayer honoring the team’s 12 sophomores later in the day. “We just had a different energy about us” the last week of the season, Mayer said. Tue, 12 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260512kimitv https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260428ivg1j7 Unleashing a 14-hit attack and scoring two runs in a ninth-inning comeback, the Napa Valley College baseball team won its second straight game over College of Marin, the Bay Valley Conference’s first-place team, beating the Mariners, 9-8, on Thursday, April 23 in Kentfield. It was the third straight overall win for Napa Valley (14-24 overall, 10-10 Bay Valley). Dylan Brown led four players with multi-hit games for the Storm. Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260428ivg1j7 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260427mvfzp8 Napa Valley College’s baseball team concluded the 2026 regular season, coming from behind to beat College of Marin on Friday, April 24 in Kentfield, 9-8, and completing a three-game sweep of the Mariners. Napa Valley (15-24 overall, 11-10 Bay Valley) ends the season on a four-game winning streak. The Storm finishes the Bay Valley in fifth place, and was 6-4 over its last 10 games. Mon, 27 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260427mvfzp8 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260423pzt2yc Napa Valley College’s baseball team began a three-game Bay Valley Conference series against College of Marin in Kentfield on Wednesday, April 22. The Storm was the home team for Game 1. A four-run seventh inning was the difference, as Napa Valley went on to a 4-2 win over Marin. Marin scored two runs in the eighth inning. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260423pzt2yc https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260420o33iiw Myles Gray and Wyatt Smith each homered and the Napa Valley College baseball team scored in every inning except the ninth on the way to a 26-7 Bay Valley Conference win over Contra Costa College on Friday, April 17 in San Pablo. The offense was in high gear, with Napa Valley totaling 23 hits, including seven extra-base hits. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260420o33iiw https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260417nit3r7 Contra Costa College-San Pablo picked up its first win of the Bay Valley Conference baseball season, holding off host Napa Valley College in 11 innings at Storm Field, 8-7, on Thursday. Napa Valley made a late comeback, scoring two runs in the eighth inning and tying the game, 7-7, with a two-run rally in the ninth inning. Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260417nit3r7 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260415txlrsr Ian Ross and Haden Stephen combined on a shutout, striking out 13 batters, Ty Francis had a four-hit game, and Nico Velasquez drove in five runs as the Napa Valley College baseball team beat host Contra Costa College on Tuesday, 22-0, in San Pablo. It was the first game of a three-game Bay Valley Conference series. Napa Valley (11-23 overall, 7-9 Bay Valley) snapped a three-game losing streak. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260415txlrsr https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260414qek1w2 Ryan Rice was a two-sport athlete, playing basketball in the winter and baseball in the spring, at Casa Grande High School-Petaluma. He was used to everything what went into playing two sports each year – the amount of time and work that’s required, the preparation and training, the overall total commitment. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260414qek1w2 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260408rye9qk It wasn’t that long of a team meeting for Napa Valley College following a 21-4 Bay Valley Conference baseball loss to Los Medanos College-Pittsburg on Tuesday at Storm Field. There wasn’t much that Derek Mayer, the Storm’s head coach, had to say to his team. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260408rye9qk https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260406mkfqpr Napa Valley College was not able to hang on to a three-run lead and lost to host Solano Community College on Tuesday, 7-4, in a Bay Valley Conference baseball game in Fairfield. Napa Valley was leading, 4-1, in the fifth inning in Game 1 of a Bay Valley Conference series. Solano came from behind, scoring five runs in the sixth inning and one run in the seventh inning. It was the second straight loss for the Storm (9-19 overall, 5-5 Bay Valley). The Storm dropped to 2-15 in away games. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260406mkfqpr https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260406l0c3tq Napa Valley College’s baseball team concluded a three-game Bay Valley Conference series with Solano Community College, losing the second game, 7-1 on Thursday, April 2 at home, and winning the third game, 12-4 on Friday, April 3 on the road. The Storm (10-20 overall, 6-6 Bay Valley Conference) is in fifth place in the conference standings. Napa Valley was held to four hits, left seven runners on base, and struck out eight times in the 7-1 loss. The Storm scored its only run of the game in the sixth inning. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260406l0c3tq https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260330kn3qnb Myles Gray did not take any time off from baseball when he returned to his home in Vancouver Island, British Columbia, last summer. Gray got right to work. He played for the Ladysmith Pilots, a team in Ladysmith, B.C.  Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260330kn3qnb https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260330kcukgf Myles Gray, Ryan Rice and Devan McMinn all had two hits, but the Napa Valley College baseball team lost at home on Saturday, March 28, falling to Laney College-Oakland, 16-2, in a Bay Valley Conference game at Storm Field. Gray was 2-for-5 with one RBI, Rice was 2-for-3 and McMinn was 2-for-3 to lead Napa Valley (9-18 overall, 5-4 Bay Valley Conference). It was the third and final game of a Bay Valley Conference series. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260330kcukgf https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260327o2elsm By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com Wyatt Smith had a big day with the bat, with a double, triple and home run, and Napa Valley College’s offense was in high gear, exploding for 15 hits, as the Storm beat host Laney College-Oakland, 9-6, in a Bay Valley Conference baseball game on Thursday, March 26. It was the second game of a three-game series. The Storm (9-17 overall, 5-3 Bay Valley Conference) snapped a two-game losing streak. Ian Ross and Ryan Oliveri combined to limit Laney to six hits. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260327o2elsm https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260326la2uti By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com Nico Velasquez homered and the host Napa Valley College baseball team had 14 hits, but the Storm lost the opening game of a Bay Valley Conference series on Tuesday, March 24, falling to Laney College-Oakland, 10-9. Velasquez was one of five players to have two-hit games for Napa Valley (8-17 overall, 4-3 Bay Valley Conference). It was the second straight loss for the Storm. The game was tied, 9-9, going into the ninth inning. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260326la2uti https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260323owqhny By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com Napa Valley College had 18 hits, but the Storm saw its three-game winning streak come to an end with a 21-10 loss to host Mendocino College in a Bay Valley Conference baseball game on Saturday, March 21 in Ukiah. It was the third and final game of a three-game series. Napa Valley (8-16 overall, 4-2 Bay Valley Conference) was charged with six errors and its pitching allowed 18 earned runs while walking 13 batters. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260323owqhny https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260323j47f91 Napa Valley College is having success in all areas of the game. For head coach Derek Mayer, it’s a great feeling to see, with the Storm producing with its offense, defense and pitching, along with a rapid style of speed on the bases. “I think a large part of that has to do with the way we set up our pre-conference. We play, arguably, the toughest pre-conference schedule in the state. We took our lumps early, but we also battled. So, I think what that did was iron sharpens iron. We're kind of used to that level of baseball, and I think it's now showing in our league,” said Mayer. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260323j47f91 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260318p6anw7 By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com Blake Goen pitched seven innings to get the win and four hitters, including Wyatt Smith, had multiple-hit games, as the Napa Valley College baseball team beat host Mendocino College Tuesday, 11-1, in Ukiah. It was the second straight win for the Storm (7-15 overall, 3-1 Bay Valley Conference). It was also the Storm’s first road win of the 2026 season. Wed, 18 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260318p6anw7 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260316k7hn6j By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com Zack Baird wasn’t sure if he was ever going to play baseball again after graduating from Casa Grande High School-Petaluma in 2023. He stepped away from the game and spent a year as an engineering intern at Keysight Technologies, Inc., in Santa Rosa. “I took a year off from baseball,” he said. Realizing just how much he missed the game, Baird enrolled at Santa Rosa Junior College and joined the Bear Cubs baseball program. “I just missed the game, and I wanted to play again,” he said. Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260316k7hn6j https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260316k0jvqo By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com Myles Gray had a three-hit game and Zack Baird hit a home run, but the Napa Valley College baseball team lost to host Yuba College, 22-7, on Thursday, March 12 in Marysville. Gray was 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored. Baird was 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs. Ryan Rice had a two-hit game, going 2-for-4 with a double. It was the second game of a three-game Bay Valley Conference series. Mon, 16 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260316k0jvqo https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260311pwm0su Head coach Derek Mayer and his staff spent part of Monday’s practice talking to the Napa Valley College baseball team about the mental side of the game. The issue, said Mayer, was not about getting runners on base, but about executing and moving them along and scoring runs. Wed, 11 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260311pwm0su https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260309oyyxuu The Napa Valley College baseball team concluded the nonconference portion of its spring 2026 season, losing to host College of Marin, 14-6, on Friday, March 6 in Kentfield. Napa Valley (4-14 overall) led 1-0 in the first inning and 2-0 in the third inning. Ryan Rice and Ty Francis had two-hit games for the Storm, which left 12 runners on base, walking seven times, and getting nine hits. Rice was 2-for-4 and Francis was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260309oyyxuu https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260309mw4jz7 Jacob Lane and Ryan Oliveri combined on a one-hitter, striking out 12 batters, and the host Napa Valley College baseball team came from behind, scoring two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning for a 4-3 win over Contra Costa College-San Pablo at Storm Field on Thursday. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260309mw4jz7 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260304mf7uc1 By MARTY JAMES martyjames.sports@gmail.com The Napa Valley College baseball team fell behind early in its nonconference game on Tuesday and went on to lose to host Los Medanos College, 19-15, in Pittsburg. It was the ninth straight loss for Napa Valley (3-13 overall). The Storm is still searching for its first road win of the season, as they are 0-11 in away games. Napa Valley scored nine runs in the top of the ninth inning. Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260304mf7uc1 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260226o3cz4i The 2025-26 women’s basketball season came to an end for Napa Valley College on Wednesday night. The Storm got a career-high 36-point game from sophomore guard Arianna Aguilar, but they lost to host Sacramento City College, 96-79, in Round 1 of the California Community College Athletic Association Northern California Regionals. Aguilar also had four 3-pointers for the Storm (19-9 overall, 8-6 Bay Valley Conference), the No. 19 seed. Thu, 26 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260226o3cz4i https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260224l6fupq Napa Valley left five runners on base. Brown scored in the third inning on Gray’s RBI single. Sierra scored six runs in the third inning and two runs in the fifth inning. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260224l6fupq https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260217kpe3gr Devan McMinn and Hibiki Kodama each had two hits, but the Napa Valley College baseball team lost its fifth nonconference game in a row, falling to host Cosumnes River College, 9-7, on Saturday, Feb. 14 in Sacramento. Napa Valley (3-9 overall) left 10 runners on base and struck out eight times. Napa Valley pitching allowed 12 hits and nine earned runs, while walking five batters. Tue, 17 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260217kpe3gr https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260213ql3yi3 Myles Gray homered and the Napa Valley College baseball team had four extra-base hits, but the Storm left 12 runners on base, struck out 13 times and had four errors in losing 6-5 to host Chabot College in a nonconference game on Thursday in Hayward. It was the fourth straight loss for Napa Valley (3-8 overall), which is still looking for its first road win of the 2026 spring season. Gray, Dylan Brown and Wyatt Smith all had two-hit games for the Storm. Fri, 13 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260213ql3yi3 https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260213i27i5k Blake Goen turned in a solid start, going six innings and allowing two runs and six hits, but the Napa Valley College baseball team lost to host Ohlone College-Fremont, 3-2, in a nonconference game on Feb. 10. Goen allowed two earned runs, walking just two batters and striking out five. Goen (1-0), making his third start of the season, faced 26 batters. Fri, 13 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260213i27i5k https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260211m646vg The Napa Valley College baseball team was held to five hits in a 14-6 loss to host Sacramento City College in a nonconference game at Union Stadium on Saturday, Feb. 7. It was the second straight loss for the Storm (3-6 overall). Napa Valley scored four runs in the top of the second inning to take a 4-3 lead. Ryan Oliveri and Ethan Boatman each had two hits to lead the Storm. Wed, 11 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT https://nvcstorm.com/general/2025-26/releases/20260211m646vg