RICHLAND -- Brett Jacobs has another line to add to his long and distinguished resumé.

KENNEWICK -- Kamiakin High School has found Rex Easley's replacement.

Richland's father-son duo of Ben and Brett Jacobs received one final set of accolades from the Bombers' run to the 4A state baseball title last month.

Corey Brundridge and Matt Mason threw back-to-back no-hitters to lead the Burbank Diamondbacks to the championship of their own senior Babe Ruth Woodbat Tournament.

RICHLAND -- It would be easy to think it all came so easy.

It would be easy to think it all came so easy.

YAKIMA -- Eight area players have been selected to play in this weekend's All-State baseball series at Parker Field in Yakima.

Darrell Ceciliani has waited his whole life to be a professional baseball player.

Morgan Heiman was feeling a little nervous Monday afternoon before his first start in a Pasco Sun Devils uniform.

NACHES -- Robert Pruneda (Warden), Ridge Taylor (Connell) and Zach Werlinger (Burbank) each belted multiple hits as Team B edged Team A 16-15 in the opening game of the 2A/1A state feeder twinbill at Naches Valley High School.

There was a point in Wednesday's All-State Series feeder baseball games at Southridge High when fans could be forgiven for thinking they were watching the Suns take on Richland.

KENNEWICK -- The state championships have been decided, but that doesn't mean the high school baseball season has been put to bed.

SEATTLE -- The words needed to be said aloud, and even then it took a while to sink in.

SEATTLE -- The numbers didn't add up to a state title -- fewer hits, more errors.

SEATTLE -- The mood in the interview room at Safeco Field was awkward to be sure.

SEATTLE -- The mood in the interview room at Safeco Field was awkward to be sure.

SEATTLE — The puppy is now 6 years old, and Bob Jacobs swears that Jake III, a brown Viszla (aka Hungarian pointer), is a remarkable upland-bird dog despite his irascible nature.

YAKIMA -- Marc Garza led Othello to the 2A state baseball semifinals Saturday, tossing a complete-game victory in a 6-4 first-round win over Cheney and then driving in seven runs in a 9-4 quarterfinal win over Pullman at Davis High School.

RICHLAND — Most high school baseball players can only dream about what it would be like to play at Safeco Field.

Here are the 2009 prep baseball standings in the Mid-Columbia for the Columbia Basin Big Nine, the Central Washington Athletic Conference, the South Central Athletic Conference and the Southeast B Conference:

Southridge's Spencer O'Neil, the top-ranked sophomore in the state according to BaseballNorthwest.com, has verbally committed to the University of Oregon.

Richland's Kyle Conley isn't the only area athlete playing some meaningful college baseball this weekend.

Pilot Rock senior infielder Tanner Mitchell was named the player of the year as the All-Oregon District 6 2A East all-star team was announced.

Connell senior pitcher Nate Eppich emerged as the division MVP when the All-South Central Athletic Conference East baseball squad was announced.

The Southridge baseball team has weathered its share of inconsistent play over the last month, working through some self-inflicted wounds and still playing at home with a chance to move on to state.

Two of the best high school baseball teams in the state will square off today, and we're not even to the first round of state yet.

SPOKANE -- Nick French hit a pair of doubles and drove in four runs as the Hanford baseball team rebounded from a loss in the 3A Eastern Regional title game to defeat Rogers 14-4 on Saturday to clinch a state berth for the second straight year.

RICHLAND — With three state championship banners hanging on the left-field fence at Bomber Field, it wouldn't be surprising if the Richland baseball team didn't get too excited for anything as mundane as a district title.

SPOKANE -- Josh Oslund went 3-for-6 with a triple and three RBIs and Kyle Saueressig added a home run as Hanford defeated Mount Spokane 12-6 on Friday to reach the finals of the 3A Eastern Regional.

Andrew Mendenhall didn't mince any words after Southridge's 3-1 win over visiting Kamiakin in a CBBN district semifinal Friday evening.

Richland senior Brett Jacobs and West Valley's Cory Urquhart shared MVP honors for the Cascade Division as the Columbia Basin Big Nine released its all-league teams.

If Columbia Basin Big Nine 4A baseball fans start feeling a little deja vu next weekend, here's a plausible explanation.

Here are the final Mid-Columbia leaders, as provided to the Herald by area coaches:

Tri-Cities Prep junior Will Hoppes, an all-state quarterback, made the All-Southeast 2B/1B South squad as an infielder

MOSES LAKE -- Brock Lybbert, Mitch Yada and Dylan Signorelli combined on a four-hitter, and Cameron Alvarado drove in a pair of runs as Moses Lake eliminated Walla Walla 4-0 from the Columbia Basin Big Nine 4A district tournament.

RICHLAND -- Most of Tuesday's first-round 3A Eastern Regional baseball game at Waits Field played out like a recurring nightmare for Hanford coach Tom DeWitz.

RICHLAND -- Brennan Borlaug drove in the go-ahead run in the fifth inning for Southridge, and Tyler Roberts slammed the door on Kennewick in the seventh as the Suns won a CBBN Columbia tiebreaker 2-1 at Bomber Field to earn the No. 1 district seed.

Selah senior pitcher Jake Fife topped the All-Central Washington Athletic Conference squad as the conference MVP.

MOSES LAKE -- This is what Kennewick baseball coach A.J. Marquardt had been saving Tony Bryant for all season.

KENNEWICK To look at their stats and watch them play, it would be easy to assume that cousins Kody Young and Shawn O'Brien are having dream seasons as they wrap up their playing days in a Kamiakin baseball uniform.

While the CBBN 3A district playoff seeds were decided about a month ago, the 4A district bracket still isn't set days after the regular season ended.

WALLA WALLA -- Hanford mustered just three runs against Walla Walla pitching as the Blue Devils swept the doubleheader by scores of 6-1 and 4-2.

BURBANK -- Ethan Dillon and Keenan Van Hollebeke combined on a one-hitter for Connell in a 15-3 win over Columbia (Burbank) that earned a split of Tuesday's SCAC East baseball doubleheader in Burbank.

OTHELLO -- Lee Gomez homered in each game and went 5-for-7 for the day as Othello swept Prosser to secure the No. 2 seed in the Central Washington Athletic Conference district tournament and a bye into the semifinals.

KENNEWICK -- Michael Gordon had three RBIs in Game 1 and Kennewick swept Southridge in a Columbia Basin Big Nine Columbia Division doubleheader by scores of 5-2 and 6-5 at Roy Johnson Field.

OTHELLO -- Ric Garza drove in three runs as Othello (12-4) defeated visiting East Valley 13-3 in a game shortened after 4 1/2 innings by the mercy rule.

With all the talent floating around the Tri-Cities, it's easy to overlook some real gems on the diamond in the surrounding area.

Here are the Mid-Columbia baseball statistical leaders:

RICHLAND -- As a speedy leadoff hitter and a danger on the bases, Jamison Rowe is used to being the straw that stirs the Richland offense.

PROSSER -- Selah improved to 16-0 in the Central Washington Athletic Conference with a 17-2 road victory over Prosser (7-9) as catcher Matt Snider collected four hits, three of them doubles.