PREP BASEBALL: Walla Walla opens season with win at Pendleton

Zac Zehner pitched three innings and smacked a three-run home run in the first inning to spark Walla Walla to a 10-8 nonleague win over host Pendleton in the Blue Devils' season opener Thursday.

Reid Magnaghi added a triple, a solo home run and three RBIs for Wa-Hi. Blake McKinney pitched a scoreless seventh inning to record the save.

Walla Walla 324 000 1 — 10 5 2

Pendleton 301 103 0 — 8 11 0

Zehner, Parker (4), McKinney (7) and Watilo, Novak (5); Smith, Hergert (3), McCoy (5), Quaemp (6) and O’Rourke. Highlights—Zac Zehner (WW) 3-run HR; Reid Magnaghi (WW) 3B, HR, 3 RBI; Cockburn (P) 4x4, 2B; Bransetter (P) 2x5.

Pasco 10, Davis 7: Sophomore third baseman Dominick Monzille hit a bases-loaded triple in the top the seventh inning to help seal a nonlague road win over Davis

Justus Scott also drove in two runs for Pasco (1-1).

Pasco 002 310 4 — 10 9 2

Davis 021 200 2 — 7 7 3

Tony Beck, Roger Ingram Jr. (4) and Kolby Killoy; Chris Alcazar, Sean McCormick (3), Jacob Mortinsen (6) and JJ Trudeau. Highlights—Ingram Jr. (P) 2x3, 2B, 2 SB; Justus Scott (P) 2x5, 2 RBIs; Dominick Monzille (P) 3B, 3 RBIs.

Hanford 11, Naches Valley 2: Ryan Coulson was 2-for-4 with a double and five RBIs to lead the Falcons to a nonleague road victory over the Rangers.

Brady Heid added a 3-for-4 night with a double, three runs and three RBIs for Hanford (2-0).

Hanford 002 450 0 — 11 12 2

NachesValley 010 100 0 — 2 6 2

Nate Mitchell, Sawyer Henry (5), Mike Kozlowski (7) and Aaron Enderlin, Trevor Marrow (6). Cam Walker, Chase Wells (5) and Daniel Spencer. Highlights—Hanford: Isaac Benard 1-3, HR; Anthony Portarro 2-2; Grady Heid 3-4, 2B, 3Rs, 3 RBIs; Ryan Coulson 2-4, 2B, 5 RBIs; Enderlin 2-4.

This story was originally published March 20, 2014 at 11:19 PM with the headline "PREP BASEBALL: Walla Walla opens season with win at Pendleton."