TACOMA -- The AAA state tournament, set for Heidelberg Park in Tacoma beginning Saturday, is ready with its eight participants that includes four teams from the Central Washington League.
The first game at 9 a.m. will pit the Spokane Blue Devils against the Twin City Titans.
At noon, Vancouver plays the Yakima Valley Pepsi Pak, and at 4 p.m., the Kennewick Bandits play the Yakima Beetles.
At 7 p.m., Centralia plays Lakeside Recovery.
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KENNEWICK A.J. Griffiths his a sacrfice fly in the top of the sixth inning, scoring Jonathan Allen and giving the Kennewick Dusters a 5-4 victory over the Hanford Jr. Flames in the CWL district tournament at LaPierre Field.
With the win, the Dusters qualify for the state tournament, which begins Saturday in Cheney and Spokane.
Yakima Valley defeated the Kennewick Jr. Bandits in the other district game, giving the Peppers a state tournament berth. No results were reported.
The Bandits and Flames are scheduled to play at 3 p.m. today at LaPierre to determine the final state berth.
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Hanford 000 310 0 -- 4 3 1
Bryce Drury, Pierce Sernet (4), Anto Diliberto (6) and Tyler Wolf; Jake Browne and Chris Synoground. Highlights--Justin Berneski (K) 1x4 2B 3RBIs; Diliberto 2x3; Jonathan Allen (K) 1x3 2B; Trevor Rowell (K) 1x2 RBI; Ashton Payne (H) 2x4 2RBIs; Pete Hanson 1x3 RBI.
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