Baseball: Kennewick Phantoms win Duster Bowl
Larry Dewitt got the Phantoms to the title game and from there, Kaden Julian took them to the Duster Bowl title Sunday at LaPierre Field.
Julian threw a complete game, allowing one run on four hits as the Kennewick Phantoms beat the Othello Desert Sox 7-1.
Dylan Wilbert was 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs in the championship game, while Dillon Plew was 2-for-3.
In the semifinal, Dewitt singled in the game-winner in the bottom of the seventh inning. Mark Driver threw a complete game as the Phantoms rallied past the Kennewick Dusters 5-4. Driver struck out eight in the victory, while Julian was 2-for-4 at the plate.
Othello had reached the championship by beat the Richland Knights 3-1, as Ray Arredondo pitched into the fifth to get the victory.
Championship
Kennewick 7, Othello 1
Desert Sox 100 000 0 — 1 4 0
Phantoms 031 201 x — 7 9 0
Juston Lind, Jerry Reyes (4), Justin Krebs (6) and Rey Arredondo. Kaden Julian and Dylan Robert. Highlights—Othello: Lind 3B, JJ Martinez 2B. Phantoms: Dillon Plew 2x3; Dylan Wilbert 2x4, 3B, 2 RBIs.
Semifinals
Othello 3, Richland 1
Knights 010 000 0 — 1 4 4
Desert Sox 000 120 x — 3 4 3
Tyler Kjarmo and Hunter Merkel. Rey Arredondo, Justin Krebs (5) and Juston Lind. Highlights: Richland: Hunter Chambers 2B; Othello: Adrian Garza 3B, Lind 3B, Arredondo 2x3.
Kennewick Phantoms 5, Kennewick Dusters 4
Dusters 200 200 0 — 4 8 2
Phantoms 110 101 1 — 5 9 2
Winning run scored with 2 outs. Austin Crawford, Andrew Marble (4), Cody Pedroza (7) and Austin Hardy. Mark Driver and Dylan Robert. Highlights—Dusters: David Marshall RBI-3B, Hayden Burris 2x3, 2B; Dylan Keech 2x3; Jaden Green 2B. Phantoms: Kaden Julian 2x4, 2B; Larry Dewitt game-winning RBI single; Driver 8 strikeouts
Third-place
Hood River 11, Pasco 5
Sun Devils 100 040 0 — 5 8 1
Carson Oilers 300 404 x — 11 15 0
Jess Hawk, Brian Black (4), Braylon Hanson (6) and Grady Graff. Connor Olsen and Kyle Bean.
Fourth place
Montesano 8, Hermiston 6 (10)
Precision Pipe BC 001 020 100 4 — 8 4 1
Spuds 110 020 000 2 — 6 10 2
Kansas City tie-breaker for extra innings. Richard Smith, Tucker Ibabo (7) and Jordan Bussard. Cameran Pollick, Nychal Gritz (3), Sean Smith (7) and Thomas Hamblin. Highlights—Montesano: Tucker Babo 3B; Hermiston: Jesus Rosales 3B, Jimmy Garcia 2x4, 2B.
This story was originally published July 8, 2012 at 11:38 PM with the headline "Baseball: Kennewick Phantoms win Duster Bowl."