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2022 Fresno Grizzlies Season Recap

The 2022 Fresno Grizzlies broke numerous team/individual records and won the California League Northern Division
October 3, 2022

Fresno, CA– After a memorable 2021 season, the 2022 Fresno Grizzlies had some big cleats to fill. Not only did the 2022 team meet those expectations, but they exceeded them with another unforgettable year. Under the leadership of second-year manager Robinson Cancel, bench coach Steve Soliz, pitching coach Mark Brewer,

Revenge is Sweet: Grizzlies advance to Championship Series with 7-3 win over Giants 

Fresno will play at Lake Elsinore in Game 1 on Sunday, September 18 at 1:15
September 16, 2022

Fresno, CA (Thursday, September 15) – The Fresno Grizzlies (2-0) advanced to the California League Championship Series with a 7-3 win over the San Jose Giants (0-2) Thursday night from Chukchansi Park. Fresno finished 19-13 against San Jose in 2022 and enjoyed some sweet, sweep revenge after last year’s Championship

Grizzlies thrash Giants 12-3 in Game 1 of Divisional Series

Fresno smacks 4 triples; Fulford ties Grizzlies single-game record for triples (2)
September 14, 2022

San Jose, CA (Tuesday, September 13) – In Game 1 of the California League Northern Divisional Series, the Fresno Grizzlies (1-0) routed the San Jose Giants (0-1) 12-3 Tuesday night from Excite Ballpark. Fresno improved to 18-3 on Tuesdays and 20-4 in the first game of a series this season.

Guerrero, Grizzlies celebrate 4-3 comeback claws victory over Giants

Juan Guerrero bashes homer and scores eventual game-winning run on 21st birthday; Fresno wins 82nd game of season, tied for second most in Grizzlies franchise history
September 11, 2022

San Jose, CA (Saturday, September 10) – The Fresno Grizzlies (82-49, 41-24) sparked a comeback victory over the San Jose Giants (74-57, 34-31) 4-3 Saturday evening from Excite Ballpark. Fresno picked up their 82nd win of the season, tying the franchise record for second most wins in Grizzlies history (84

Extra-base hits by San Jose bites Fresno 12-4 Friday

A.J. Lewis: 1-1, 2B, 2 RBI, R, 2 BB; Juan Guerrero: joins Grizzlies Top 10 in single-season runs (87)
September 10, 2022

San Jose, CA (Friday, September 9) – The Fresno Grizzlies (81-49, 40-24) fell to the San Jose Giants (74-56, 34-30) 12-4 Friday night from Excite Ballpark. The Grizzlies have won 18 of their last 22 contests despite splitting the first four games of this set. Fresno and San Jose will

Lewis, Fresno saddles up for a grand time in Visalia; lassoes 10-3 dub 

A.J. Lewis (grand slam) and Braxton Fulford (2-run) go deep; Grizzlies win 12th straight against the Rawhide
August 21, 2022

Visalia, CA (Saturday, August 20) – The Fresno Grizzlies (68-45, 27-20) saddled past the Visalia Rawhide (39-74, 19-28) 10-3 Saturday night from Valley Strong Ballpark. With the win, Fresno improved to 34-7 overall against Visalia in the last two seasons, outscoring the Rawhide 289-175. The Grizzlies have won 12 straight

Brito and Guerrero’s haymakers help Grizzlies rout Rawhide 15-5 Friday

Juan Brito and Juan Guerrero: 5-for-9, 2 HR, 2B, 11 RBI, 5 R, 2 BB; Fresno wins 11th straight against Visalia
August 20, 2022

Visalia, CA (Friday, August 19) – The Fresno Grizzlies (67-45, 26-20) routed the Visalia Rawhide (39-73, 19-27) 15-5 Friday night from Valley Strong Ballpark. With the win, Fresno improved to 33-7 overall against Visalia in the last two seasons, outscoring the Rawhide 279-172. The Grizzlies have won 11 straight against

Barnburner in Visalia ends in 10-8 victory for Fresno 

Grizzlies have won 10 straight against the Rawhide; Fresno scored 2 runs in the 9th in a tied game
August 19, 2022

Visalia, CA (Thursday, August 18) – The Fresno Grizzlies (66-45, 25-20) survived the Visalia Rawhide (39-72, 19-26) 10-8 Thursday evening from Valley Strong Ballpark. With the win, Fresno improved to 32-7 overall against Visalia in the last two seasons, outscoring the Rawhide 264-167. The Grizzlies have won 10 straight against

Vargas, Fernandez steer Grizzlies past Rawhide 6-1

Jordy Vargas: 5.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K; Yanquiel Fernandez: HR
August 17, 2022

Visalia, CA (Tuesday, August 16) – The Fresno Grizzlies (64-45, 23-20) conquered the Visalia Rawhide (39-70, 19-24) 6-1 Tuesday night from Valley Strong Ballpark. With the win, Fresno improved to 30-7 overall against Visalia in the last two seasons, outscoring the Rawhide 248-158. The Grizzlies have won eight straight against

Top half of the lineup jolts Fresno past Inland Empire 11-8 on Wednesday

First four batters of lineup: 8-for-16, HR, 3 2B, 9 RBI, 6 R, 2 BB, 2 HBP, CS
August 11, 2022

San Bernardino, CA (Wednesday, August 10) – The Fresno Grizzlies (62-42, 21-17) vanquished the Inland Empire 66ers (53-51, 21-17) 11-8 Wednesday night from San Manuel Stadium. Fresno won their fourth straight game where the contest was decided in the eighth inning, as the Grizzlies scored three runs to break an

Widell, Fresno on wrong side of Game 100 versus San Jose, 6-2

Ryley Widell strikes out five in Grizzlies debut
August 6, 2022

Fresno, CA (Friday, August 5) – In game 100 of the season, the Fresno Grizzlies (58-42, 17-17) faltered to the San Jose Giants (58-42, 18-16) 6-2 Friday night from Chukchansi Park. The Grizzlies dropped their second straight game 100 as a Rockies affiliate and fell to 10-8 on Fridays in

Home Sweet Home: Grizzlies roar past Giants 20-5 for 9th straight win at Chukchansi Park

Juan Guerrero smacks 2 triples, tying Grizzlies single-game franchise record; Yanquiel Fernandez: 3B, 5 RBI (tied for most RBI by a 2022 Fresno batter)
August 3, 2022

Fresno, CA (Tuesday, August 2) – The Fresno Grizzlies (57-40, 16-15) started August on the right paw, routing the San Jose Giants (56-41, 16-15) 20-5 Tuesday evening from Chukchansi Park. Fresno won their ninth straight game at home, tying a season-long and improved to 33-16 overall. The Grizzlies have defeated

Fulford, Guerrero shine in Grizzlies 9-8 (10) walk-off loss to pesky Nuts

Braxton Fulford: HR, 3 RBI, 2 R; Juan Guerrero: 3-for-5, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB
July 31, 2022

Modesto, CA (Saturday, July 30) – The Fresno Grizzlies (56-39, 15-14) were walked-off on by the Modesto Nuts (47-48, 17-12) 9-8 in 10 frames Saturday evening from John Thurman Field. Fresno suffered a series defeat and dropped their eighth game in nine tries against Modesto. The Grizzlies are now 2-3

Rockies prospects add seasoning to Fresno Tacos 9-5 win against Stockton 

Tacos/Grizzlies set new franchise record for most wins (20) against a team in a single season; Yanquiel Fernandez: HR, 3 RBI; McCade Brown: 6.0 IP, 8 K
July 24, 2022

Fresno, CA (Saturday, July 23) – The Fresno Tacos (54-35, 13-10) cooked up a 9-5 victory over the Stockton Ports (32-57, 7-16) Saturday night from Chukchansi Park. With the triumph, the Tacos set a new franchise record for wins (20) against a team in a single season. The Tacos improved

Tacos offense sizzles late in 5-4 triumph over Ports

Fresno scores 3 runs in the 8th; Fulford ties game with 2-run HR; Sems races home on wild pitch, winning run
July 23, 2022

Fresno, CA (Friday, July 22) – The Fresno Tacos (53-35, 12-10) served up a 5-4 comeback victory over the Stockton Ports (32-56, 7-15) Friday evening from Chukchansi Park. With the triumph, the Tacos improved to 13-3 in the first game of a series (8-1 at Chukchansi Park) and won their

Grizzlies shook by Quakes 12-3 heading into the All-Star Break 

Juan Brito: 13-for-25 (.520), HR, 3B, 3 2B, 7 RBI, 10 R, 5 BB, 3 SB in series
12:33 AM EDT

Rancho Cucamonga, CA (Sunday, July 17) – The Fresno Grizzlies (52-35, 11-10) were overwhelmed by the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (47-40, 11-10) 12-3 Sunday evening from LoanMart Field. Fresno dropped their fourth straight game to Rancho Cucamonga and fell to 10-8 against the Quakes over the past two seasons. The Grizzlies

Brito bright spot for Fresno in 10-5 setback to Rancho Cucamonga

Juan Brito: 3-for-5, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R (.545 batting average in series)
July 17, 2022

Rancho Cucamonga, CA (Saturday, July 16) – The Fresno Grizzlies (52-34, 11-9) were defeated by the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (46-40, 10-10) 10-5 Saturday night from LoanMart Field. With the loss, Fresno stumbled to 10-7 against Rancho Cucamonga over the past two seasons and dropped their fourth series of 2022. The

Guerrero, Grizzlies drop 8-2 contest to Quakes

Juan Guerrero: 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI
July 15, 2022

Rancho Cucamonga, CA (Thursday, July 14) – The Fresno Grizzlies (52-32, 11-7) stumbled to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (44-40, 8-10) 8-2 Thursday evening from LoanMart Field. Fresno dropped to 10-5 against Rancho Cucamonga over the last two seasons and 7-8 in the third game of a series this year. Rancho

Rancho Cucamonga capitalizes on walks; Fresno falls 13-8 in first-ever visit to LoanMart Field

Grizzlies pitching issues season-highs in runs, walks; Grizzlies offense blasts four homers
July 12, 2022

Rancho Cucamonga, CA (Tuesday, July 12) – The Fresno Grizzlies (51-31, 10-6) fell to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes (43-39, 7-9) 13-8 Tuesday morning in their first-ever visit to LoanMart Field. Fresno saw their five-game winning streak come to an end and dropped to 9-4 against Rancho Cucamonga over the past

Lowriders de Fresno drive-off against San Jose 6-5 Friday

Adael Amador singles and an errant throw allows Yorvis Torrealba to score game-winning run
July 9, 2022

Fresno, CA (Friday, July 8) – In celebration of Minor League Baseball’s Copa de la Diversion, the Grizzlies transformed into the Lowriders de Fresno for the weekend, starting with a drive-off win Friday night. The Lowriders (49-30, 8-5) fueled a comeback victory with a 9th inning single by Adael Amador,

Case Williams and Fresno offense lay down the law, gavel San Jose 13-2

Case Williams: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 4 K; Four Grizzlies batters collect multi-hits and runs
July 7, 2022

Fresno, CA (Wednesday, July 6) – The Fresno Grizzlies (47-30, 6-5) thundered past the San Jose Giants (46-31, 6-5) 13-2 Wednesday evening from Chukchansi Park. With the triumph, the Grizzlies ended their six-game skid to the Giants and their five-contest home losing streak. The 11-run margin is the biggest differential

July 4th sellout crowd of 11,302 at Chukchansi Park watches Grizzlies drop 4-1 contest to Giants

Ninth-highest attended Minor League baseball game this season
July 5, 2022

Fresno, CA (Monday, July 4) – In front of a July 4th sellout crowd of 11,302, the Fresno Grizzlies (46-30, 5-5) fell to the San Jose Giants (46-30, 6-4) 4-1 Monday night at Chukchansi Park. It was the Grizzlies first home defeat to open a series (12-2 overall) and sixth

Bottom half of the lineup carries Fresno past Stockton 8-3 on Sunday

Grizzlies 5-9 hitters: 10 of 11 hits, scored all eight runs and drove in five of the seven RBI
July 4, 2022

Stockton, CA (Sunday, July 3) – The Fresno Grizzlies (46-29, 5-4) scampered past the Stockton Ports (26-49, 1-8) 8-3 Sunday evening from Banner Island Ballpark. With the win, the Grizzlies improved to 18-3 (+100 run differential, 180-80) against the Ports this year, 35-10 against Stockton over the past two seasons

Guerrero and Goodman fuel Grizzlies to 5-4 win over Ports

Juan Guerrero and Hunter Goodman: 4-for-8, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB
July 3, 2022

Stockton, CA (Saturday, July 2) – The Fresno Grizzlies (45-29, 4-4) snuck past the Stockton Ports (26-48, 1-7) 5-4 Saturday evening from Banner Island Ballpark. With the triumph, the Grizzlies improved to 17-3 (+95 run differential, 172-77) against the Ports this year, 34-10 against Stockton over the past two seasons

Fernandez and Guerrero clobber clouts, but Grizzlies lose 8-5 to Ports

Fernandez blasts 3rd homer of series; Guerrero crushes 3-run shot in 9th
July 2, 2022

Stockton, CA (Friday, July 1) – The Fresno Grizzlies (44-29, 3-4) stumbled to the Stockton Ports (26-47, 1-6) 8-5 Friday night from Banner Island Ballpark. With the setback, the Grizzlies dropped to 16-3 (+94 run differential, 167-73) against the Ports this year, 33-10 against Stockton over the past two seasons