Flames hit, but can't pop Pak

RICHLAND -- Hanford had the superior firepower Tuesday, but Yakima Valley took advantage of timely errors to sweep the Flames 7-5 and 6-4 in a Central Washington League Senior Legion doubleheader at Waits Field.

In the opener, the Flames fell into a 6-0 hole before making a game of it late.

In the nightcap, Hanford had a 3-0 lead through three innings but the Pak came alive

"We outhit them both games, but they hit the ball harder in the first game and had three or four doubles," Hanford coach Tom DeWitz said. "Combine that with untimely walks. (Garrison) Becker and (Jake) Browne threw decently for us to get it done. Except for the walks, we had our chances.

"Second game, we had our chances, but committed four errors. That hurt us. (Pete) Hanson threw a decent game, and Trevor Jones came in and threw well.

"We just gotta play a little bit better."

The Flames outhhit the Pepsi Pak 16-11 over the course of the two games. Chief among the Hanford highlights was AJ Hoskins' home run in the nightcap.

Yakima Valley 410 110 0 -- 7 6 1

Hanford Flames 000 230 0 -- 5 10 1

Wagar and Hillier; Garrison Becker, Jake Browne (5) and Chris Synoground, Tyler Steckler (5). Highlights--Wyatt (Y) 2x4, 2B; Riley Shintaffer (H) 2x2, 2W; Colin Serkowski (H) 2x3.

Yakima Valley 000 212 1 -- 6 5 1

Hanford Flames 102 010 0 -- 4 6 4

Lemus and Hillier; Pete Hanson, Trevor Jones (5) and Browne, Steckler (6). Highlights--AJ Hoskins (H) 2x3, HR, 3R.

Twin City Titans 8-12, Vancouver Cardinals 3-4

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Kenton Brunson struck out five and scattered six hits in the first game, and Joey Jansen carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning of the nightcap, and the Titans swept a pair of nonleague road games.

"He had 'em under control and, overall, we're pretty happy," Twin City coach Pete Marquez said of Jansen. "We played well and beat them handily."

On the offensive front, Boone Meyers hit a grand slam in the top of the second of Game 1 and, in Game 2, Conner Moore banged out a two-run homer.

Twin City Titans 040 011 2 -- 8 10 1

Vancouver Cardinals 010 020 0 -- 3 6 1

Kenton Brunson and Jarrod Turner; Gofirth and Coulter. Highlights--Zach Rapacz (TC) 2x4, 2B; Brunson (TC) 2x4, RBI; Boone Meyers (TC) 2x2, GS HR in 2nd.

Twin City Titans 222 112 3 -- 12 14 0

Vancouver Cardinals 000 002 2 -- 4 5 0

Joey Jansen and Rowdy Grayson; Alcanter, Schwingoff (4), Jones (6) and Jones. Highlights--Blake Raekes (TC) 4x4, 2 RBI, 2B, 2 3B; Jesse Houser (TC) 2x4, 2 RBI; Conner Moore (TC) 2R HR; Grayson (TC) 2x2, 3R, 2 RBI.

Hanford Jr. Flames 14-14, Kennewick Dusters 2-4

KENNEWICK -- Jordan Burge tossed a no-hitter in the opener and Isaac Benard led the offensive outburst with six RBIs on the day as the Heat swept a pair of CWL junior games at LaPierre Field.

Burge was effectively wild, walking six and striking out four in the five-inning opener.

Hanford 770 00 -- 14 16 0

Kennewick 101 00 -- 2 0 4

Jordan Burge and Kyle Lafon; Jacob Valdez, Andrew Marble (2) and Ty Earley. Highlights--Burge (H)5IP-0H-6BB-4K; Jalen Devine (H) 2x2, 3 RBI, 2B; Isaac Benard (H) 3x3, 2B, 2 RBI; Cody Kowalski (H) 2x4; Jake Oram (H) 2x3, 2 RBI; Emmitt Kison (H) 2x4, RBI.

Hanford 004 402 3 -- 14 15 1

Kennewick 110 002 0 -- 4 5 0

Anthony Board, Aaron Beitz (6) and Lafon; Austin Hebden, Marble (6), n/a (7) and Tristan Drury. Highlights--Austin Taylor (H) 2x2, 2 RBI; Benard (H) 2x3, 2B, 4 RBI; Kowalski (H) 3x3, 2B, 2 RBI; Oram (H) 2x3, 3B, 2 RBI; Zach Hoskins (H) 2x4; Nolan Earley (K) 2x2, 2 2B.

Richland Knights 11-14, Eastmont Strikers 0-7

EAST WENATCHEE -- Richland's Tory Weitz had seven RBIs on the day and Garrett March tossed a four-hit shutout in the opener of a CWL junior sweep of the Strikers in Wenatchee.

Richland Knights 101 36 -- 11 12 0

Eastmont 000 00 -- 0 4 3

Garrett March and Tory Weitz; Kevin Scott, Andrew Hobbs (5) and Kevin Fagg. Highlights--Weitz (R) 2x4, 3 RBI; Nate Ruane (R) 4x4, 2R, 2 SB, RBI; Mason Hilty (R) 2x2, 2R, RBI; Levi Broeske (K) 2x3, R, RBI; March (K) 5IP-2K-4H; Ty Spencer (E) 2x2; Fagg (E) 1x2, 2B.

Richland Knights 301 200 8 -- 14 14 0

Eastmont 000 205 0 -- 7 7 0

Gibson McGeorge and Hilty; Kevin Maine, Nate Zuidama (4), Spencer (6) and Schultze. Highlights--Weitz (R) 3x4, 4 RBI, 3R, 2B; Ruane (R) 2x3, 3R, 2 RBI, HR; Johnson (R) 2x5, 2R, RBI; Hilty (R) 2x5; Chambers (R) 2x4, R; Nelson (R) 1x3, 1RBI, 2 sacrifices; Schultze (E) 1x2, 2B, 3 RBI; Ty Laswell (E) 2x4, 2R

Kennewick Phantoms 3-9, Othello 1-2

OTHELLO -- Dylan Wilbert had four hits on the day and Clayton Ayres drove in a pair of runs in the nightcap as Kennewick swept Othello in a CWL junior doubleheader.

Kennewick Phantoms 000 001 2 -- 3 8 1

Othello 000 001 0 -- 1 6 1

Marcus Johnson, Mark Driver (7) and Dylan Wilbert; Kale Garza and Justin Lind. Highlights--Wilbert (K) 2x4; Larry DeWitt (K) 2x4.

Kennewick Phantoms 220 203 0 -- 9 14 2

Othello 010 100 0 -- 2 6 5

Kaden Julian, Colton Plew (5), Cy Eddie (7) and Wilbert; Daniel Vermeer, Jacob Tovar (4) and Randy Gomez. Highlights--David Sordahl (K) 3x5; Eric Mann (K) 3x5; Clayton Ayres (K) 2x3, 2 RBI; Wilbert (K) 2x4; Alex Storaci (K) 2x4; Caleb Garza (O) 2x3.

This story was originally published June 15, 2011 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Flames hit, but can't pop Pak."