Burbank, Benton City split twinbill
Donovan Percifield tossed a no-hitter, while Daniel and Devin Percifield combined for four hits for the Burbank Diamondbacks in a 4-1 win over Benton City on Wednesday in the opener of their Senior Babe Ruth twinbill in Burbank. The Bears bounced back for a an 8-7 win in Game 2, taking advantage of 14 walks from Burbank pitchers.
Benton City 010 000 0 — 1 0 0
Burbank 013 000 x — 4 7 1
Pack, Karl Robb (4) and Nate Rosine; Donovan Percifield and Paden Kottwitz. Highlights—Percifield (Bur) no-hitter, 7 Ks; Daniel Percifield (Bur) 2x3; Devin Percifield (Bur) 2x3, 2 2B, R; Jimmy Gifford (Bur) 2x3, 2 2B, 2 RBI.
Benton City 041 030 0 — 8 4 1
Burbank 400 003 0 — 7 10 2
James Deaton, Robb (4) and Rosine; Jyamen Cortez, Gifford (2), Louie Carrasco (5) and Kottwitz. Highlights—Ochoa (BC) 3 RBI; Gifford (Bur) 2x3, 2B, RBI; Andrew Wattenberger (Bur) 2 RBI; Marques Johnson (Bur) 2x2, RBI.
Stanfield 13, Pilot Rock 1: William Abney threw five innings of two-hit ball and Bryce Linker drove in three runs as the Stanfield Baseball Club picked up a road win.
Stanfield 160 202 2 — 13 12 3
Pilot Rock 000 100 0 — 1 2 6
Abney, Bailey (6), Grogan (7) and n/a; Haitt, Fritz (3) Pierce. Highlights—Abney (S) 5IP-2H-0ER-0BB-7K; Monkus (S) 2x3, 4R; Linker (S) 3 RBI; Murstig (S) 2x4; Grogan (S) 3x4, 2B; Flores (S) 2B, 2 RBI.
Bandits 2-6, Beetles 0-2: Conner O’Neil threw a two-hit shutout and struck out 13 to lead the Kennewick Bandits to a 2-0 win over the host Yakima Beetles in the first game of a Central Washington League Senior American Legion sweep Tuesday.
Trevor Oldham belted an RBI double in the opener and then took the mound with a six-hit complete game in a 6-2 win in the finale. Cole Henderson went 3-for-4 with a triple and scored three runs.
Kennewick 100 001 0 — 2 5 0
Yakima 000 000 0 — 0 2 2
O’Neil and Wilbert; Messmore and Sauve. Highlights—Oldham (K) 2B, RBI; O’Neil (K) 7IP-2H-13K.
Kennewick 130 010 1 — 6 8 0
Yakima 001 001 0 — 2 6 2
Oldham and Wilbert; Sanders, King (6) and Trudeau. Highlights—Sordhal (K) 2x4, 2R; Henderson (K) 3x4, 1 RBI, 3R, 3B; Wilbert (K) 2 RBI; Lathim (K) RBI; Gonzalez (K) RBI.
This story was originally published June 5, 2013 at 10:23 PM with the headline "Burbank, Benton City split twinbill."