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PORTLAND -- The Kennewick Bandits aren't going to bring home any hardware from the Curt Daniels Memorial tournament in Portland, but they will return with some satisfaction in beating one of the best select teams in the Northwest with a 7-5 win over Taylor Baseball in nine innings.
Andrew Mendenhall led off the ninth with a solo home run, and Tyler Roberts singled in Thomas Henderson for the final margin.
Roberts, Britt Hammer, Austin Pentecost and Landon Scott combined to limit Taylor's powerful lineup to just five hits, and the Bandits played error-free ball for the first time in the tournament following three losses.
"I believe these players really did need a game like that," said manager Gary Key. "After the last two days, you could tell their confidence was shaken a little bit."
Kennewick Bandits 7, Taylor Baseball 5 (9)
Kennewick 200 003 002 -- 7 13 0
Taylor Baseball 030 000 200 -- 5 5 0
Tyler Roberts, Britt Hammer (4), Austin Pentecost (6), Landon Scott (7) and Kyle Sani; John McLeod, Christian Kaiser (4), Max Dickinson (5), Kyle Ayres (8) and Steve Kirbach. Highlights--Andrew Mendenhall (K) 2x5, HR; Thomas Henderson (K) 2x4, 2B; Trux French (K) 2x5, 2B, 2 RBI; Scott (K) 1x4, HR; Roberts (K) 2x3, 2B.
Titans fall from Spokane wood-bat tourney
The Twin City Titans split a pair of games at the Spokane Wood Bat Classic, beating the Pullman Patriots 7-3 before losing to the Spokane Blue Devils 4-1 to be eliminated from the tourney.
Kody Young and Devan Willis combined on a three-hitter in the opener for the Titans. Cody Shepherd finished the day 4-for-8 with two doubles.
Titans 7, Pullman Patriots 3
Twin City 240 000 1 -- 7 12 3
Pullman 000 120 0 -- 3 3 2
Kody Young, Devan Willis (3) and Shawn O'Brien; Hickman and Durffel. Highlights--Jamison Rowe (TC) 2x5, 3B; Cody Shepherd (TC) 2x4, 2 RBI, 2B; O'Brien (TC) 2x4, RBI; Corey Hutchison (TC) 2x3, RBI.
Spokane Blue Devils 4, Titans 1
Twin City 010 000 0 -- 1 8 3
Spokane 200 101 x -- 4 6 1
Garrett Anderson, Stinson Ott (5) and Dillon Jackson; Watkins and Graham. Highlights--Shepherd (TC) 2x4, 2B.
Duster Bowl
Diamondbacks 5, Woodinville 4
Woodinville 001 102 0 -- 4 5 1
Burbank 101 100 2 -- 5 6 0
Beau Vinerten and Ian Chalmers; Dylan Bertsch and Daniel Lopez. Highlights--Miguel Toboada (B) 1x2 2B; Denin Harding (B) 2x3 2RBIs; Stephen Stanley (B) 2x4 RBI.
Woodinville 13, Raptors 1
Woodinville 305 50 -- 13 8 0
Richland 100 00 -- 1 2 3
Shea Donlin and Clarke Bader; Aaron Estes and Josh Lewis. Highlights--Zach Blotz (R) 2x3 2B.
Diamondbacks 3, Academa 2
Academa 000 000 2 -- 2 3 0
Burbank 030 000 0 -- 3 5 0
Ryan Smith and Jacob Snyder; Denin Harding, Cory Brundridge (7) and Matt Mason. Highlights--Daniel Lopez (B) 2x2 2RBIs.
Phantoms 10, Dusters 5
Phantoms 102 304 0 -- 10 8 0
Dusters 400 000 1 -- 5 4 0
John Driver, Stetsen Plew (4) and Garrett Wilz; Jon Wilson, Kyle Miller (3), AJ Griffiths (6) and Ryan Earles. Highlights--Trek Stemp ((P) 2x3, Adam Munoz (P) 3x4 4 RBIs; Rylan Darby (P) 1x3 2B; Brandon Pocasangre (P) 2x2; Jesse Houser (D) 1x3 2B.
