Sunday, Apr. 20, 2008

Baseball roundup: Othello pitches past Prosser

By the Herald staff

OTHELLO -- Marc Garza struck out six and batted in four runners for host Othello in Game 1 of a CWAC sweep of visiting Prosser.

Prosser 000 00 -- 0 3 6

Othello 023 6x -- 11 6 1

Cory Christen, Javier Gonzalez (4) and Scott Donovan; Marc Garza and Shon Valdez. Highlights--Ma. Garza (O) 1x2, 4 RBI, 6K; Lee Gomez (O) 2x3, 2B; Daniel Gannon (P) 2x2.

Prosser 000 01 -- 1 0 4

Othello 442 4x -- 14 14 3

Ryne Foster, Gonzalez (3) and TJ Finn; Isaiah Suarez, Michael Garza (3), Chris Brunetti (5) and Valdez. Highlights--Ma. Garza (O) 4x4, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI; Miles Gardner (O) 2x2; Michael Harvey (O) 2x3, 3B.

Ephrata 12-12, Grandview 0-2

Grandview 000 00 -- 0 3 3

Ephrata 218 1x -- 12 11 0

KC Flores, Jacob Rinehart (3) and Ryan Moore; no battery reported. Highlights--Josh Bertsch (G) 1x3, 2B; Flores (G) 1x3.

Grandview 100 10 -- 2 4 3

Ephrata 323 22 -- 12 8 0

1 out when 10-run rule invoked. Trent Mottice, Rinehart (5) and Moore; no battery reported. Highlights--Bertsch (G) 1x3, 2B.

SCAC

Connell 16-10, Wahluke 1-0

CONNELL -- Connell's Wes Jenks homered in both games of an SCAC doubleheader sweep of Wahluke and Ethan Dillon struck out eight batters in a 16-1 Game 1 victory.

Wahluke 000 10 -- 1 7 5

Connell (11)21 02 -- 16 11 2

D. Hirai, Tovar (2) and Jorgenson; Ethan Dillon and Wes Jenks. Highlights--M. Hirai (W) 2x3, 2B; Tovar (W) 2x3; Holdiman (C) 2x4, 2B; Taylor (C) 2x3; Eppich (C) 2x3, 3B; Carlisle (C) 2x3; Dixon (C) 2B, Jenks (C) HR; Dillon (C) 8 Ks.

Wahluke 000 00 -- 0 3 2

Connell 106 03 -- 10 9 0

Jimenez and D. Hirai; Berry and Dillon. Highlights--Jenks (C) 3x3, 3B, HR; Eppich (C) 3x3, 2B, 3B; Carlisle (C) 2x3.

Warden 8-5, Burbank 4-4

Columbia-Burbank 110 020 0 -- 4 9 3

Warden 311 201 x -- 8 9 2

Anthony Cantu, Zach Werlinger (6) and Brandon Wilbert; Artie Reyes and Robert Pruneda. Highlights--Pruneda (W) 2x3, RBI 3B; Drew Jesse (W) 3x4, 4 RBI; Jesse Guerra (W) RBI; Shuck (CB) 3x3.

Columbia-Burbank 112 000 0 -- 4 5 1

Warden 301 001 x -- 5 10 1

Nick Byrd, Neal Shuck (6) and Wilbert; Jesse and Pruneda. Highlights--Pruneda (W) 2x3; Jesse (W) 2x3, 2 RBI; Guerra (W) RBI; Paul Martinez (W) 2x3, 3 RBI; Joe Florez (W) 2x3, RBI; Shuck (CB) 2x3.

Blue Mountain

Touchet 7-11, TC Prep 4-9

TOUCHET -- Brian Pisca scattered four hits in a complete-game victory in Game 1 and added two RBIs as Touchet swept Tri-Cities Prep in a BML doubleheader.

Evan Kruschke went 4-for-4 with three RBIs in Game 2 for the Jaguars, who took a 9-8 lead in the top of the sixth inning before allowing three runs in the bottom of the sixth.

Tri-Cities Prep 101 002 0 -- 4 4 2

Touchet 100 141 x -- 7 7 3

Will Hoppes, Josh Hayles (5) and Troy Redmann; Brian Pisca and Byerley. Highlights--Chase Castona (TC) 2x2, 2B, 2 RBI; Hayles (TC) 2x4, RBI; Pisca (Tou) 2x3, 2 RBI.

Tri-Cities Prep 010 224 0 -- 9 11 3

Touchet 412 130 x -- 11 7 3

Castona, Hayles (3) and Redmann; Cardwell and Byerley. Highlights--Evan Kruschke (TC) 4x4, 3 RBI; Hoppes (TC) 2x4, 2B, 2 RBI; Jay Orth (TC) 2x3, 2 RBI; Hayles (TC) 2x4, 2B; Redmann (TC) 2B, 2 RBI; Hodnefield (Tou) 2x3; Haggberg (Tou) 2x3.

DeSales 10-8, Prescott/Waitsburg 0-1

Prescott/Waitsburg 000 00 -- 0 0 2

DeSales 250 3x -- 10 8 1

Kolby Weston and Colby Mayberry; Marcus Fazzarri, Keith Shelton (4) and Matt Wujek. Highlights--Kevin Baffney (D) 2 2B, 5 RBI; Fazzarri/Shelton combine for no-hitter.

DeSales 000 001 0 -- 1 4 3

Prescott/Waits. 203 210 x -- 8 9 2

Tucker, Mayberry (5) and Mayberry, Wilson (5); Nick Hazeltine and Wujek. Highlights--Mayberry (P/W) HR; Tommy Gregg (D) HR, 3 RBI; Hazeltine (D) 7 Ks, 0 BB.