Sunday, Jun. 07, 2009

Hanford manages split at West Valley

By the Herald staff

YAKIMA -- Austin Steele went 5-for-7 with three RBI, two of them in Game 2, and the Hanford Flames scored in the top of the seventh to salvage a split with West Valley in Jr. American Legion action in the Central Washington League.

Hanford 010 012 1 -- 5 11 1

West Valley 120 200 1 -- 6 8 1

Pete Hanson, Garrison Becker (7) and Jake Browne; Vetsch and Hillier. Highlights--Austin Steele (H) 3x4, RBI; Finn McMichael (H) 2x4, RBI; Nell (WV) 2x4, HR; Edler (WV) 2x3, HR.

Hanford 122 000 1 -- 6 15 1

West Valley 004 001 0 -- 5 6 1

Max Wood, Browne (6), Dan Scheibe (7) and Chris Synoground; Wagar and Hillier. Highlights--Steele (H) 2x3, 2 RBI; Colin Serkowski (H) 3x4, RBI; Trevor Jones (H) 2x4.