Chiawana made its new skipper’s debut a memorable one, beating Rogers 22-0 and 17-2 after scoring 39 runs on 21 hits in a nonleague doubleheader sweep in Pasco.
“I’m very pleased with how the kids opened up. This is a good start for us,” said Riverhawks manager Dave Price, a former assistant at Southridge under Tim Sanders. “We put the bat on the ball when we needed to.”
Luke Burgess had six hits on the day, including a four-hit performance in Game 1 and two RBIs in the nightcap. Grady Graff caught both ends of the twinbill and had enough left to double and triple in Game 2.
Rogers 000 00 — 0 1 1
Chiawana 278 5x — 22 12 2
Marcy, Morker (4) and Titus; Trenton Thornhill, C.J. Pfeiffer (4) and Grady Graff. Highlights—Zach Garcia (C) 2x2, 3B, 2 RBI; Spencer Binion (C) 3x4, 2B, RBI; Luke Burgess (C) 4x4.
Rogers 200 00 — 2 2 1
Chiawana 145 7x — 17 9 2
Morker, Robbie (3) and Titus; Binion, Brian Black (4) and Graff. Highlights—Burgess (C) 2x3, 2 RBI; Graff (C) 2x2, 2B, 3B.
Hanford 6, Mt. Spokane 2: Jalen Devine kept Mt. Spokane hitters off balance, allowing just two runs on three hits over five innings in the Falcons’ nonleague win over the Wildcats at Waits Field.
“I was very pleased with our starting pitching. Jalen threw a lot of strikes, and our defense played well,” Hanford manager Tom DeWitz said.
Brennan Sutey paced the Falcons’ offense, going 4-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs.
Mt. Spokane 000 020 0 — 2 5 1
Hanford 000 303 x — 6 12 3
Rasmussen, Green (5) and Leawey; Jalen DeVine, Aaron Beitz (5), Nate Mitchell (6) and Aaron Enderlin. Highlights—Brennan Sutey (H) 4x4, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 SB; Isaac Benard (H) 2x4, 2B, 2 RBI; Cody Kowalski (H) 2x2; Jake Oram (H) 2x3, 2B; Muck (MtS) 2x3.
Prosser 5-3, Cheney 1-2: Colby White drove in two runs with a pair of RBI singles and then shut down visiting Cheney over the final 12⁄3 innings to earn the save in Game 2 of a nonleague doubleheader.
Cheney 000 010 0 — 1 4 1
Prosser 201 200 x — 5 6 0
Harding, Sims (3), Smith (5) and Bonilla; Jake Tolcacher, Kyle Killian (5) and Payden Teel. Highlights—Killian (P) 2x3, RBI; Ryan Fassler (P) RBI, 2 BB; Tolcacher (P) 2 Ks, 1 H; John Hamlon (P) RBI.
Cheney 000 011 0 — 2 6 2
Prosser 102 000 x — 3 3 2
Netz, Berman (3), Cook (5) and Flippo; McKay Ashton, Colby White (6) and Teel. Highlights—Ashton (P) 5 IP, 4H; White (P) 2x3, 2 RBI; Tolcacher (P) R.
Connell 14-8, Highland 4-6: The Eagles erased a 6-0 deficit in Game 2 after Kyle Jones and Austin Ochoa both knocked in two runs during an eight-run third inning in a nonleague sweep of Highland.
Connell 019 022 — 14 9 2
Highland 000 130 — 4 5 3
Jess Hawk, Jacob Jenks (4), Leo Bermudez (6) and Austin Ochoa; Parker Stohr, Wyatt Reckman (4) and Taylor Logan. Highlights—Hawk (C) 3IP-0H-5K, 2x5, 3 RBIs; Brenden Holst (C) 2x4; Jenks (C) 2x3.
Connell 003 400 1 — 8 10 1
Highland 420 000 0 — 6 7 3
Gage Taylor, Raul Gomez (3), Mark Borgens (6) and Ochoa; Isaac Mitchum, Logan (4) and Logan, Mitchum (4). Highlights—Holst (C) 2x5; Hawk (C) 2x3; Ochoa (C) 2x3, 3 RBIs; Kyle Jones (C) 2x4; Gomez (C) 2B.
La Salle 18-16, River View 1-4: Austin Weatherby had a good day at the plate, rapping out a pair of doubles in a Game 2 loss for the Panthers, but it was the Lightning that had its way in a nonleague doubleheader sweep in Finley.
La Salle 403 209 — 18 16 2
River View 001 000 — 1 8 3
Smith and Rodriguez; Seth Lane, Ruvim Tyutyutunnik (5), Danny Tracy (6) and Tracy, Tyutyunnik (6). Highlights—Boutiller (L) 3x5, 2 2B; Rodriguez (L) 2x4, 2 2B; Maki (L) 3x4, 2B; Tracy (RV) 2x3.
La Salle 004 10(11) — 16 11 1
River View 012 010 — 4 8 4
Audrimya and Rodriguez; Austin Weatherby, Josh Marshall (4), Ashtin McRoberts (6), Blake Foster (6) and McRoberts, Tracy (6), McRoberts (6). Highlights—Frome (L) 2x4, 2 2B; Glazier (L) 2x3, 2B; Marshall (RV) 2x3; Weatherby (RV) 2x3, 2 2B; Jeff Leachman (RV) 2x3.
Cle Elum 6-14, Warden 3-3: Jerry Reyes went 4-for-4 with a home run in Game 1, but the host Cougars made 14 errors in losing a doubleheader.
Cle Elum 004 002 0 — 6 2 3
Warden 100 000 2 — 3 8 6
Q. Peppin, Tacklo (5) and Wolfe; Jerry Reyes, Gabriel Pruneda (4) and Bryant Chacon. Highlights—Reyes (W) 4x4, HR; Drake Hansen (W) 2x3.
Cle Elum 503 000 6 — 14 6 1
Warden 000 000 3 — 3 5 8
Dellinger, Allen (4), Peters (6) and Wersland; Tyson Yamane, Louie Reyes (4) and Chacon. Highlights—TJ Kisler (W) RBI; L. Reyes (W) 1x3; Yamane (W) 1x4.
