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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.
The split kept Connell's hopes of a share of the division title alive.
The Eagles must sweep Royal on Friday to tie River View for the crown, but the Panthers own the tiebreaker and are the No. 1 seed to next week's district tournament.
Burbank won the opener 7-6 on Ethan Ireland's one-out RBI single in the seventh.
The Coyotes clinched the No. 3 district seed.
Connell 200 003 1 -- 6 10 1
Burbank 020 103 1 -- 7 10 3
One out when winning run scored. Morgan Heiman and Ethan Dillon; Neal Schuck, Nich Byrd (7) and Kevin Ireland. Highlights--Ethan Ireland (B) 4x4, game-winning RBI; Zach Werlinger (B) 2x4, 3 RBI; Kevin Ireland (B) 2x3, 2B, 2 RBI; Nate Eppich (C) 2x3, 2-run HR; Chandler Salisbary (C) 2x4; Drew Jenks (C) 2x3.
Connell 209 40 -- 15 9 0
Burbank 002 01 -- 3 1 2
Ethan Dillon, Keenan Van Hollebeke (4) and Eppich; Nick Byrd, Dyllan Bertsch (3), Dillon Byrd (3), E.Ireland (4), Scott Linja (4) and K.Ireland. Highlights--Schuck (B) 2-run HR; Eppich (C) 3x3, 2 2B; Ridge Taylor (C) 2x3, 2 RBIs: Brian Carlisle (C)2x4, 3 RBIs.
Warden 10-2, Ki-Be 0-6
WARDEN -- Matt Mason tossed a four-hitter and drove in three runs in the nightcap as Kiona-Benton salvaged a split of its SCAC East twinbill, forging a tie with Warden for the final district berth.
The teams meet Friday in Burbank to decide the No. 4 seed.
Kiona-Benton 000 000 -- 0 1 1
Warden 021 412 -- 10 9 1
One out when 10-run rule invoked. Brundridge, Staats (5) and Salyers; Arty Reyes and Robert Pruneda. Highlights--Reyes (W) 7K, 2BB, 3x4, 2B, 2-run 1B in 6th; Geo Flores (W) 3x3, 2 2B, 3 RBI.
Kiona-Benton 001 030 2 -- 6 9 1
Warden 010 100 0 -- 2 4 2
Mason and Salyers; Flores and Pruneda. Highlights--Christensen (KB) 2x2, HR; Mason (KB) 3x4, 3 RBI; Reyes (W) 4 SB. War 12-8 overall.
River View 14-21, Wahluke 1-0
MATTAWA -- Nate Remillard went 3-for-3 with a double and a home run in the opener and River View swept Wahluke in a pair of SCAC East games to clinch at least a share of the division title.
River View 235 40 -- 14 14 2
Wahluke 001 00 -- 1 3 4
Gage Nicholson, Brenden Hoch (2) and Tanner Bates, Kyle Bettencourt (3); Jonny Tovar and Jared Sabin. Highlights--Nate Remillard (RV) 3x3, 2B, HR; Tylor Burnett (RV) 2x3, 2 2B; Bates (RV) 2x2, 2B; Hoch (RV) 2x3; Makai Hirai (W) 2x3.
River View 750 90 -- 21 13 0
Wahluke 000 00 -- 0 3 6
Dennin Harding, Terry Tracy (3) and Bates, Bettencourt (3); Jose Mata, Jose Jimenez (4) and Daniel Yorgesen. Highlights--Eric Farnworth (RV) 2x2, 2B; Matt Wilhelm (RV) 2x3, 2B; Tucker Hamlin (RV) 2B; Remillard (RV) 2B.
Kennewick 11-15, Wenatchee 5-6
WENATCHEE -- Kennewick sent 16 batters to the plate in a 10-run fourth inning of Game 2, erasing an early 5-0 deficit and securing a sweep of its CBBN Columbia doubleheader.
Blake Eastman hit a three-run double and Michael Gordon and James McKinnis each had two base hits in the inning.
The sweep, combined with Southridge and Moses Lake also sweeping, created a three-way tie for the division title, necessitating a two-game playoff to determine the No. 1 district seed.
Kennewick plays Moses Lake on Friday at Big Bend CC, with the loser the No. 3 seed and relegated to a first-round, loser-out game Tuesday.
The winner plays Southridge on Saturday at Richland for the No. 1 seed and an automatic berth into the double-elimination portion of districts.
Kennewick 030 201 5 -- 11 11 0
Wenatchee 000 041 0 -- 5 8 2
Dirk Westermeyer, Frank Murillo (6) and Tyler Morfin; Reese, Hammond (4), Kalich (5), Parker (7) and Dorn. Highlights--Dakota Tripp (K) 3x4, 2B, 3 RBI; Trux French (K) 2x3, 2B, 2 RBI.
Kennewick 000 (10)50 0 -- 15 14 2
Wenatchee 140 100 0 -- 6 5 2
Tripp, James McKinnis (1), Blake Eastman (4) and Morfin; Kunz, Mathieson (4), Smith (4), Jones (5) and Dorn. Highlights--Drew Loftus (K) 2x5, 2B; French (K) 2 RBI; Michael Gordon (K) 2x5; McKinnis (K) 2x3; K.C. Hooper (K) 3 RBI; Eastman (K) 2B, 3 RBI; Adam Munoz (K) 2x4, 3 RBI. Kenn 14-6 overall.
Southridge 10-10, Pasco 2-0
KENNEWICK -- Tyler Roberts went 6-for-7 with three doubles and five RBIs for Southridge in a sweep of visiting Pasco, finishing the regular season with a .651 batting average to lead the CBBN Columbia Division.
Sophomore Spencer O'Neil threw four innings of one-hit ball and drove in three runs in the second game.
Pasco 000 110 0 -- 2 3 0
Southridge 400 114 x -- 10 10 1
Garza, Briggs (5), Hernandez (7) and Davenport; Brandon Call, Andrew Mendenhall (7) and Kyle Sani. Highlights--Luc Graff (P) 2B; Brennan Borlaug (SR) 2x4, 2B; Mendenhall (SR) 2B; Jay Fox (SR) 3x5, 3B, 2 RBI; Clayton Homme (SR) 2x2, 2B, 3 RBI; Tyler Roberts (SR) 3x4, 2B; Sani (SR) 2x4, 3B; Call (SR) 6IP-8K-3BB.
Pasco 000 00 -- 0 1 0
Southridge 334 0x -- 10 13 0
Graff, Weis (1) and Davenport; Spencer O'Neil, Erik Baker (5) and Devin Jones. Highlights--O'Neil (SR) 4IP-7K-1H, 2x3, 3 RBI; Mendenhall (SR) 2x3, 2 SB; Fox (SR) 2x4, 2B; Roberts (SR) 3x3, 2 3B, 5 RBI; A.J. Henderson (SR) 1x2, HR; Homme (SR) 3R.
Richland 11-7, West Valley 1-0
YAKIMA -- Cody Shepherd went 5-for-6 with a pair of homers and six RBIs for Richland, which secured the CBBN Cascade title out-right with a sweep of West Valley.
The Bombers hit four homers - Brett Jacobs and Quinn Zorich also connected. Shepherd also threw five-innings of four-hit ball in the first game, and Stinson Ott improved to 7-0 with five shutout innings in the finale.
"We had five double plays on the night and no errors," said Richland coach Ben Jacobs. "That was a big part of it."
Richland 400 52 -- 11 9 0
West Valley 010 00 -- 1 4 1
Cody Shepherd and Josh Rapacz; Wycoff, Vetsch (4), Thomson (5) and Andreus. Highlights--Jamison Rowe (R) 2x3, RBI; Dan Jacobs (R) 1x2, 2 RBI; Brett Jacobs (R) 2x3, HR, 3 RBI; Shepherd (R) 1x2, HR, 3 RBI; Eric Yardley (R) 2x3, 2B; Quinn Zorich (R) 1x2, HR, 2 RBI; Andreus (WV) 3B.
Richland 012 003 1 -- 7 9 0
West Valley 000 000 0 -- 0 6 0
Stinson Ott, Kyle Stumetz (6) and Rapacz; Johnson, Bartlett (4), Hinton (6) and Andreus. Highlights--Shepherd (R) 4x4, HR, 3 RBI; Ott (R) 5 IP, 4H, 1BB.
Eastmont 15-4, Kamiakin 7-7
EAST WENATCHEE -- Sophomore Garrett Anderson shut down Eastmont's bats in the second game and Shawn O'Brien went 5-for-6 with a couple of homers and five RBIs for Kamiakin on a blustery day at Dan White Field.
Dillon Jackson slugged a two-run homer in the second game for the Braves.
The split secured second place in the CBBN Cascade for Kamiakin, which is off for 10 days before going into the 4A district tournament as a No. 2 seed.
Kamiakin 203 110 0 -- 7 11 4
Eastmont 620 304 x -- 15 13 1
Kody Young, Jeremy Rojas (3), Matt Minnich (5) and Dillon Jackson; Cody Brunnor, Kyle Dockins (6) and Bryce Bitterman. Highlights--Shawn O'Brien (K) 2x2, 2 HR, 5 RBI; Drew Oord (K) 2B; Bitterman (E) 2x4; Sagdal (E) 2x3, 2B, 3B; Osborn (E) 2x5, 2B; Garces (E) 2x4, 2B, HR; Myles (E) 2B.
Kamiakin 002 130 1 -- 7 13 1
Eastmont 000 220 0 -- 4 8 0
Garrett Anderson, Bryce Drury (6) and Jackson; Jordan Osborn, Dockins (6) and Bitterman. Highlights--O'Brien (K) 3x4; Tyler Wolf (K) 3x4, 2 RBI; Devan Willis (K) 2B; Jackson (K) 2-R HR; Garces (E) 2B; Myles (E) 2B: Browning (E) 2B; Spaeth (E) HR; Dockins (E) HR.
ML 18-10, Sunnyside 0-0
Sunnyside 000 00 -- 0 1 2
Moses Lake 435 6x -- 18 13 1
Palomakz, Jones (3), Parson (4) and Campos; Lybbert, Jackson (4) and Harris, Moreno (5). Highlights--Brock Lybbert (ML) 8K; Josh Martinez (ML) 3x3, RBI; Blaine Myers (ML) 2x2, 3 RBI, 2B, 3B; Dylan Signorelli (ML) 3x3, 3 RBI; Kyle Hickman (ML) 3B, RBI.
Sunnyside 000 000 -- 0 5 3
Moses Lake 143 001 -- 10 12 0
One out when 10-run rule invoked. Abbott and Rodriguez; Myers, Yada (4), Johnson (6) and Harris, Moreno (5). Highlights--Myers (ML) 2x3, 2 RBI; Chris Jackson (ML) 1x3, 2 RBI, 3B.
