Legion roundup: Hanford Flames place second

WALLA WALLA -- After playing one of their best games of the summer in the semifinals, the Hanford Flames had a letdown in the Walla Walla Sweet Onion baseball tournament championship Sunday against Walla Walla, losing 14-4 to finish second.

Pitcher Nick Betzsold shined in a 4-0 semifinal win over Columbia Basin, striking out four and giving up just three hits.

Nick French had a pair of hits for the Flames.

Columbia Basin 000 000 0 -- 0 3 1

Hanford 020 020 x -- 4 5 0

Lesko, Lybert (6) and Valdez; Nick Betzsold and Chance Beebe. Highlights--Betzsold (H) 7IP-4K-3BB; Nick French (H) 2x3; Brad Elzie (H) 1x1, RBI; Brian Elzie (H) 1x1, RBI.

Hanford 010 30 -- 4 5 4

Walla Walla 342 14 -- 14 11 2

French, Cody Wagner (3), Marcus Manderbach (5) and Beebe; James and Meyer. Highlights--Beebe (H) 1x2, 2B, 2 RBI.

Bellevue 100 020 0 -- 3 8 0

Pasco 000 004 x -- 4 6 1

Ryan Schmitten and Neil Bitow; Derik Briggs and C.J. Garza. Highlights--Darien Guajardo (P) 2-run 2-out go ahead single in sixth; Aaron Trukositz (P) RBI single; Rick Davenport (P) RBI single; Seth Lockridge (P) 2B; Garza (P) 2B; Briggs (P) 9 Ks, 0 BBs.

Brandy Pugh tourney

BELLEVUE -- Jamison Rowe led off the bottom of the fifth with a base hit, Josh Rapacz moved him to third with single, and Brett Jacobs brought Rowe home on a double play ball, but that was it for Twin City as the Titans fell 15-1 to Longview Red Lion and earned a fourth-place finish at the Brandy Pugh Tournament.

Longview Red Lion 806 10 -- 15 9 1

Twin City 000 01 -- 1 3 4

Pettit and O'Neal; Jeremy Rojas, Shawn O'Brien (3), Chris Cecil (3), Josh Rapacz (5) and Dillon Jackson.

Spokane Junior Wildcat Tournament

Semifinal

Hanford 000 000 2 -- 2 7 0

Coeur d'Alene 010 000 0 -- 1 5 2

Max Wood, Dan Scheibe (7) and Chris Synoground; Jake Keebe and Matt Kletfer. Highlights--Riley Schintaffer (H) 3x4; Synoground (H) 2x3; Finn McMichael (H) 1x2; Wood (H) 5K.

Championship

Mt. Spokane 000 020 0 -- 2 6 4

Hanford 104 003 x -- 8 8 1

Preston Van Doren, Seth Heckel (5) and Mike Blankenship; Schintaffer, Ashton Payne (4), Pete Hanson (6), Scheibe (7) and Jake Browne. Highlights--Austin Steele (H) 2x4, RBI; Colin Serkowski (H) 2x3, 2B, 2 RBI: Scheibe (H) 2x3, 3B.

Moses Lake Wood Bat tournament

Pasco Jr. Sun Devils022s 000 0 -- 4 8 9

Seattle Steel 001 000 0 -- 1 6 2

Emilio Valdez and Cody Rush; Hawes, Nevills (6) and Johnson. Highlights--C.J. Edrington (P) 2x4, 2 2B; Dyllan Smith (P) 2x4.

Burlington Sox 075 00 -- 12 4 0

Pasco 000 00 -- 0 0 4

McSaul and Swan; Chris Gill, Daniel Clark (2), Ethan Cantu (3) and Garrett Weiss.

Championship

Pasco 012 103 0 -- 7 10 1

Snohomish 000 010 0 -- 1 3 1

Austin Thornhill and Rush; Thomas, Koeplin (3), Lyons (6) and Gasca. Highlights--Thornhill (P) 8K; Michael Stephens (P) 2x4, 2 RBI; Clark (P) 2x3, 3 RBI; Luke Burgess (P) 2x3, 2R.