Kennewick tops Hermiston 15-5 in baseball
Charlie Dewitt went 4-for-4 with a triple and four RBIs, Trent Sellers doubled and drove in two more, and the Kennewick Lions downed the Hermiston Bulldogs 15-5 in five innings of nonleague baseball Friday afternoon at Roy Johnson Field.
The Lions settled down after a rough first half inning. The Bulldogs jumped out with a five-run first thanks to a couple walks, a couple hit batters and a couple errors.
Gerald Hein and Sebian Green combined on a two-hitter over five innings for Kennewick.
Hermiston | 500 | 00 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Kennewick | 742 | 2x | — | 15 | 10 | 2 |
Highlights: Charlie Dewitt (K) 4x4, 3B, 3 RBI; Trent Sellers (K) 1x3, 2B, 2 RBI; Gerald Hein (K) 3IP-0R-3K; Sebian Green (K) 2IP-0R-2K
HERMISTON 3, KAMIAKIN 0: RJ Robles threw four shutout innings to lead the Bulldogs to a nonleague win over the Braves at LaPierre Field.
Easton Henke threw three strong innings for Kamiakin, and Mike Jones doubled and stole two bases.
Hermiston | 000 | 110 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Kamiakin | 000 | 000 | 0 | — | 0 | 5 | 4 |
Highlights: RJ Robles (H) 4IP-9K; Easton Henke (K) 3IP-3K-0BB; Mike Jones (K) 2B, 2SB
CHIAWANA 2-8, POST FALLS 0-5: Andrew Vargas pitched seven sharp innings to lead the Riverhawks to a win in the opener of a nonleague doubleheader against the Trojans.
Troy Simpkins and Miguel Barragan each hit a double for Chiawana.
In the second game, Simpkins and Brayden Childs drove in runs as the Riverhawks completed the sweep.
Post Falls | 000 | 000 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chiawana | 020 | 000 | 0 | — | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Highlights: Troy Simpkins (C) 2B; Miguel Barragan (C) 1x3, 2B
Post Falls | 120 | 200 | 0 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Chiawana | 140 | 030 | 0 | — | 8 | 7 | 1 |
Highlights: Wyatt Setian (PF) 2x4, 2 2B; Troy Simpkins (C) 2x3, 2B, RBI; Brayden Childs (C) 2x2, RBI, 2B; Brayde Hirai (C) 2x3, 3B
Soccer
ROYAL 2, WAHLUKE 1 (SO): Israel Cortez connected on the winner in the shootout to lead the Knights to an SCAC East win over the Warriors.
Highlights: Oscar Castro (R) 1G; Michael Rojas (R) 1A; Jorge Rincon (W) 1G. Shots: Royal 5, Wahluke 13. Saves: Carlso Quintero (R) 8, Ulises Gonzalez (W) 1.
Softball
RIVER VIEW 12, DAYTON 6: Jadyn Kohl doubled and drove in five runs, and Alicia Dickinson slugged a three-run triple to lead the Panthers to a nonleague win over the Bulldogs.
Rachel Dorn threw seven innings of five-hit ball, striking out 11 and walking two.
Dayton | 101 | 002 | 2 | — | 6 | 5 | 3 |
River View | 370 | 101 | x | — | 12 | 6 | 3 |
Highlights: Rachel Dorn (RV) 7IP-11K-2BB-5H; Jadyn Kohl (RV) 2x4, 2B, 5 RBI; Cheyenne O’Harr (RV) 2B; Alicia Dickinson (RV) 3-R 3B.
This story was originally published March 25, 2016 at 10:44 PM with the headline "Kennewick tops Hermiston 15-5 in baseball."