Friday, May. 01, 2009

Baseball roundup: Garza sparks Othello over East Valley

By the Herald staff

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.

East Valley 010 02 -- 3 2 1

Othello 042 7x -- 13 10 2

Cameron, Clements (4) and Janis; Isaiah Suarez, Chris Brunetti (5) and Shon Valdez. Highlights--Ric Garza (Oth) 3x4, 3 RBI; Jakob Scott (Oth) 2x2, 2 RBI; Brunetti (Oth) 2B.

River View 4-8, Warden 3-5

Warden 100 001 10 -- 3 4 2

River View 110 010 01 -- 4 8 1

Arty Reyes and Robert Pruneda; Gage Nicholson and Tanner Bates. Highlights--Nicholson (RV) 8IP-6K-4H; Dennin Harding (RV) 2x4; Eric Farnworth (RV) 2x3; Jordan Cox (RV) 3x3; Reyes (W) 8IP-7K-8H; Jesse Guerra (W) 2B.

Warden 100 012 1 -- 5 8 2

River View 240 011 -- 8 7 2

Gio Flores, Pruneda (5) and Anthony Platas; Harding, Kyle Bettencourt (5) and Bates. Highlights--Reyes (W) 2x3, 2B, HR; Tylor Burnett (RV) 2x3, HR; Nicholson (RV) 3x3, 2B, 5 RBI; Nate Remillard (RV) 2B.