Sunday, Apr. 13, 2008

Roundup: Ellensburg sweeps visiting Othello

By the Herald staff

ELLENSBURG -- Ethan Sterkle tossed a two-hitter in the opener and Buck Newby drove in four runs in the nightcap as the Bulldogs won 6-0 and 11-4 over the Huskies, who came into the day tied with Selah a half game behind first-place Ellensburg in the CWAC race.

Othello 000 000 0 -- 0 2 3

Ellensburg 210 201 x -- 6 7 2

Scott, M. Garza (6) and Valdez; E. Sterkle and Luce. Highlights--Cam Mawry (Ell) 2x4; Buck Newby (Ell) 2x3, RBI.

Othello 000 310 0 -- 4 7 2

Ellensburg 602 003 x -- 11 9 0

Suarez, unknown (3), unknown (4) and Valdez; Stanavich, Storey (6) and Schmitt. Highlights--Matt Herbert (Ell) 2x2, 2B; Ethan Sterkle (Ell) 2x3; Newby (Ell) 2x3, 3B, 4 RBI.

East Valley 8-23, Prosser 6-9

East Valley 122 102 0 -- 8 6 4

Prosser 000 204 0 -- 6 8 2

Kevin Komstadius and Trent Sikes; Cory Christen, Nick Hanlon (6) and Scott Donovan. Highlights--Kevin Elkins (EV) 3x3, HR, 4 RBI; Daniel Gannon (Pro) 2x3, 2B; T.J. Finn (Pro) 2 RBI.

East Valley 009 (11)3 -- 23 18 1

Prosser 306 00 -- 9 8 6

Jordan Cameron, Elkins (3) and Sikes; Javier Gonzalez, Finn (3), Hanlon (4), Ryan Foster (5) and Donovan. Highlights--Komstadius (EV) 3x5, HR, 2 2B; Elkins (EV) 3x3; Clements (EV) 2x4, 3 RBI; Finn (Pro) 3x3, 2B, 2 RBI.

Ki-Be 6-8, Burbank 4-5

Corey Brundridge struck out 10 in the opening game and Kiona-Benton beat Columbia-Burbank in an SCAC East doubleheader. Anthony Cantu scattered four hits and struck out eight for the Coyotes.

Columbia-Burbank 011 010 1 -- 4 8 4

Kiona-Benton 300 120 x -- 6 4 1

Anthony Cantu and Brandon Wilbert; Corey Brundridge and Jesse Henderson. Highlights--Neil Schuck (CB) 3B; Nick Byrd (CB) 2x3; Brandon Lilly (K) 2B; Brundridge (K) 2B, 10K; Cantu (CB) 8K.

Columbia-Burbank 000 310 1 -- 5 3 2

Kiona-Benton 301 040 x -- 8 2 2

Byrd, Zach Werlinger (5) and Kevin Ireland, Wilbert (6); Hayden Walsh, Matt Mason (4) and Henderson.

Warden 6-11, River View 2-3

River View 000 011 0 -- 2 7 1

Warden 003 003 0 -- 6 7 0

Gage Nicholson and Cody Wilson; Artie Reyes and Robert Pruneda. Highlights--Drew Jesse (W) 2x2, 2B, HR, 3 RBI; Jesse Guerra (W) 2x3, 2B, 2 RBI; Reyes (W) 10 strikeouts.

River View 003 000 0 -- 3 6 2

Warden 200 009 x -- 11 11 0

Dennin Harding and Wilson; Jesse and Pruneda. Highlights--Jesse (W) 2x4, 2 HR, 4 RBI; Rigo Pruneda (W) 2x3, 2 RBI.