Walnut Creek Crawdads News

Walnut Creek left fielder Ryan Ellis celebrates breaking the Crawdads home run record en route to being picked as player of the game on June 12 (Royce Dickson-Child/Walnut Creek Crawdads)
Crawdads hitting stays hot, improves to 6-1 in impressive offensive onslaught

Scoring 44 runs since arriving to Monte Vista High School, the Walnut Creek bats are heating up early in the season

Walnut Creek celebrates following 14-10 win over Menlo Park June 11. (Royce Dickson-Child / Walnut Creek)
Crawdads stay scorching hot, stay atop of the CCL North

Walnut Creek defeated Menlo Park on. Thursday, June 11, on the backs of three home runs and another impressive offensive output.

Walnut Creek outfielder and first baseman Bryden Bull posing after his towering home run en route to being nominated Player of the Game on June 9. (Royce Dickson-Child / Walnut Creek)
Walnut Creek dominates in game that saw a hit car, two balls in play at once

Walnut Creek defeated San Francisco 17-1 in a win that featured an eight-run first inning.

Crawdads catcher Riley Winchell celebrating with teammates following their 9-4 victory over San Francisco on June 7. ( Maddie Luscher / Walnut Creek)
Crawdads improve to 4-1 after taking down San Fransisco

A six-run second inning and fourth inning home run propelled Walnut Creek to its second home victory of the season

Walnut Creek Noah Zirkle pitching against Headfirst Baseball on Opening Day, June 3. ( Royce Dickson-Child / Walnut Creek)
‘I went from the top of the world to nothing in a pinch’: How Noah Zirkle overcame injuries and mental challenges

Walnut Creek pitcher Noah Zirkle has faced numerous challenges with injuries to the point where he contemplated quitting baseball altogether.

Peyton Rowles celebrating with his teammates following Walnut Creek's 4-3 victory. (Royce Dickson-Child / Walnut Creek)
Cool Hand Peyton: Rowles’ walk-off caps off pitchers best performance

Walnut Creek infielder Peyton Rowles delivered a walk-off double to seal the 4-3 victory over Alameda on Saturday night.

Crawdads lose first league game against rivals Sonoma 6-4
Crawdads lose first league game against rivals Sonoma 6-4

After starting undefeated, the Crawdads now fall to 2-1

Pitching shines in Crawdads second win of 2026
Pitching shines in Crawdads second win of 2026

Moving to 2-0, the pitching staff and defense showed off in Walnut Creek's 7-2 win over Red Tails Baseball

TJ Woodson getting ready for an at-bat for Walnut Creek in its 7-2 victory on June 4. (Maddie Luscher / Walnut Creek)
Walnut Creek find consistent approach in victory against Red Tails Baseball

Walnut Creek leaned on its pitching to limit damage on the basepaths while its hitting found some different ways to generate runs in Thursday's 7-2 win against Red Tails Baseball.

Walnut Creek Crawdads win game one of 2026 in 33-run thriller
Walnut Creek Crawdads win game one of 2026 in 33-run thriller

After a chaotic 17-16 victory, the Crawdads improve to 1-0 this season off the back of an impressive day at the plate.

Peyton Rowles celebrating with teammates following 17-16 victory against Headfirst baseball on June 3. (Royce Dickson-Child / Walnut Creek)
Walnut Creek leans on Peyton Rowles’ brilliance, clutch hitting for Opening Day victory

Sophomore third baseman Peyton Rowles had a debut of the ages as he helped lead Walnut Creek to a 17-16 Opening Day victory against Headfirst Baseball.

2026 Preview Article
What to expect from the 2026 Walnut Creek Crawdads

Everything you need to know ahead of the Walnut Creek Crawdads starting their season. Learn about their roster on both sides of the ball, alongside what to look out for on their schedule.

CCL All-Star Game Coming to Reno, Nevada on July 4