PULLMAN -- The Kennewick Bandits saw their 10-game winning streak come to an end with a 5-1 loss to the Seattle Stars in the championship game at the Palouse Summer Series in Pullman.
In the semifinals, Tyler Roberts and Andrew Mendenhall had two RBIs apiece in an 8-0 victory over the Walla Walla Bears.
Championship
Kennewick Bandits 000 000 1 -- 1 7 1
Seattle Stars 120 002 x -- 5 9 0
Mendenhall and Kyle Sani; Woeck and Paul Clingan. Highlights--Roberts (K) 2x3, 2B, RBI; Driver (K) R.
Semifinal
Walla Walla Bears 000 00 -- 0 2 1
Kennewick Bandits 100 07 -- 8 13 2
No outs when 8-run rule invoked. Ryan James, Nick Klicker (5) and Ryley Croghan; Jake Nelson and Morfin. Highlights--Mendenhall (K) 4x4, 2 3B, 2 RBI; Brennen Borlaug (K) 2x3; French (K) 2x3; Roberts (K) 2B, 2 RBI; Nelson (K) 5IP-2H-6K-3W.
Late Saturday
Kennewick Bandits 010 203 4 -- 10 10 0
Washington Wave 202 121 0 -- 8 6 1
James McKinnis, Michael Gordon (6), Austin Pentecost (7) and Tyler Morfin, Joe Driver (7);Marshall Pennock, Stuart Gano (4), Jacob Mann (6), Jesse Bechtold (7), Travis Rush (7) and Drew Fosnes. Highlights--Tyler Roberts (B) 2x3, 3B, 3RBI; Andrew Mendenhall (K) 2x4, 3B, 2 RBI; Morfin (K) 2x3, 2B; Trux French (K) 2B.
Junior Bandit Bash
Championship
Hanford 110 040 203 -- 11 13 2
Kennewick 301 020 201 -- 9 13 5
Pete Hanson, Colin Serkowski (4), Riley Shintaffer (8) and Jake Browne; Julian Rojas, Spencer O'Neil (5), Mike Tsoukalas (8) and Dallas Jones, Gunner Morby (7). Highlights--Serkowski (H) 4x4, 4R; Dan Scheibe (H) 2x4, 2 RBI; Shintaffer (H) 2x5, 3 RBI; Chris Synoground (H) 2x4, HR; Austin Steele (H) 2x5, 3 RBI; Tsoukalas (K) 3x5; Brock Marston (K) 2x3; Bryce Jackson (K) 2x4, 2 RBI; O'Neil (K) 2x5, 3 RBI.
Third/fourth place
Kennewick All-Stars 111 100 0 -- 4 8 2
Burbank 020 014 x -- 7 10 5
Nolan Early and Jordan Knapic; Miguel Taboada, Stephen Stanley (5) and Kevin Ireland, Taboada (5). Highlights--Blue Chavez (K) 2x4; Chad Bettingson (K) 2x4; Knapic (K) 2B; Jake Morby (K) 2B; Taboada (B) 3B; Matt Garcia (B) 2B; Corey Brundridge (B) 2B; Daniel Lopez (B) 2x3; Stanley (B) 2x2, 2B.
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