American Legion AAA Northwest Regional Tournament: Medford Mustangs corral Kennewick Outlaws

The Kennewick Outlaws, who outscored their opponents by 43 runs in their first three games at the American Legion AAA Northwest Regional Tournament American Legion AAA Northwest Regional Tournament in Cheyenne, Wyo., had the tables turned on them Saturday.

Behind a hot-hitting lineup, the Medford (Ore.) Mustangs beat the Outlaws 17-2 and ended Kennewick’s 19-game winning streak.

Despite Saturday’s outcome, the Outlaws (53-14) already had secured a spot in the championship game, which is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday. They will play the winner of the noon matchup between Medford and Bellingham Post 7.

Kennewick’s AJ Dixon took the loss after allowing 10 runs on 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings.

The Outlaws got on the board first in the second inning, as Dixon scored on a Tyler Detloff single. Kennewick added to its lead in the third when a groundout by Garrett Dixon scored Trent Sellers.

That would be it for the Outlaws, who managed just two hits over the next four innings.

The Mustangs, down 2-0 going into the bottom of the third, exploded for six runs, highlighted by a three-run home run by Cole Carder.

Medford would tack on one run in the fourth and 10 more in the sixth to run away with the game.

Carder drove in four runs for Medford, while Tate Cowden and Josh Berman each hit a double and drove in three runs.

This story was originally published August 6, 2016 at 5:49 PM with the headline "American Legion AAA Northwest Regional Tournament: Medford Mustangs corral Kennewick Outlaws."