SPRINGFIELD – In many ways, Sunday’s 2-1 loss to the Yakima Valley Pippins in the season finale was a microcosm of the Springfield Drifters’ season.
Great pitching. Good defense. A lack of power and timely hitting. And another one-run loss.
There was no score through eight innings, then the Pippins broke through with two runs in the top of the ninth. The Drifters scratched across one run in the bottom of the ninth, but their…
