LEGION BASEBALL: Hammitt, Serkowski lead Jr. Flames
Trevor Hammitt drove in three runs for the Hanford Junior Flames in a pair of victories at the Duster Memorial Day tournament at LaPierre Field in Kennewick. Hammitt had a two-run double in a 6-2 win over University and then drove in another in a 13-11 win over Coeur d’Alene.
Jason Serkowski added two RBIs against Coeur d’Alene.
The Kennewick Pepsi Cola Dusters got three RBIs from Nate Gee in a 14-0 win over Ferris and will face the Kennewick Dusters at 12:30 p.m. in the semifinals.
The Dusters got a complete-game win from Hunter Mulderig, who chalked up six strikeouts as well as an RBI in a 2-1 win over University.
The Flames will play in today’s semifinals against Mead at 2:45 p.m. A win will earn Hanford a berth in the 5 p.m. championship game between the PC Dusters and Dusters.
Dusters Memorial Day tournament
LaPierre Field, Kennewick
University 000 020 0 — 2 4 2
Hanford AA 103 101 x — 6 6 0
Ogleby, Melnick (7) and Jones; Parker Darnell, Josh Betzsold (6) and Dustin Durflinger. Highlights—Connor Sutey (H) 2x3, 2B; Trevor Hammitt (H) 2B, 2 RBI; Robert Young (H) 2B, RBI.
Hanford AA 150 07 — 13 10 2
Coeur d’Alene 500 60 — 11 8 2
Grant Cowen, Tucker Anderson (4) and Darnell; Stapleton, Wade (4) and Langley. Highlights—Desmond Samples (H) 2x4, RBI; Brian Sands (H) 2x4; Jason Serkowski (H) 2 RBI; Hammitt (H) RBI; Holmes (CdA) HR, 3 RBI.
Mead 000 121 0 — 4 6 1
Hanford AA 000 020 1 — 3 3 2
WP—Austin Farias; LP—Jason Serkowski. Highlights—Drew Clark (M) 2x3, 2B, RBI, SB; Casey Luttrull (M) 2x4, R; Samuel Payne (M) RBI; Colby Hoch (M) RBI; Cam Harms (M) 2B; Zach Irvan (H) 2 RBI; Tucker (H) 2 SB.
Ferris 000 00 — 0 1 4
Kennewick PC Dusters 157 1x — 14 11 0
Clayton Novotney, Caleb Hill (2), Nick Merkel (4) and T.J. Liss; Easton Henke, Kaden Enriquez (4) and Tyson Brown. Highlights—Henke (K) 5 Ks; Tyson Patten (K) 2R; Cory Dearing (K) 2R; Ryan Dearing (K) 2B, RBI, 2R; Nate Gee (K) 2B, 3 RBI; Cory Schouviller (K) 3 RBI.
Hanford AA 120 020 — 5 9 5
Ferris 224 03x — 11 8 2
WP—Liss; LP—Jake Rader. Highlights—Grant Oldfield (H) 2 RBI; Brady White (H) 2B; Bradley Poletski (H) 2x2, RBI; Austin Young (H) 2x3; A.J. Wiegand (H) 2 RBI; Logan Johnston (F) 3x3, 2 2B, 4 RBI, 2R; Isaac Werkman (F) 2x3.
Kennewick Dusters A 010 001 0 — 2 3 1
University 000 010 0 — 1 6 4
WP—Hunter Mulderig; LP—Evan Melnick. Highlights—Trent Seek (U) 2x3, R; Griffin McDonald (U) 2B, RBI; Cooper Ellison (K) R; Mulderig (K) RBI, 6 Ks; Gavin Watters (K) RBI.
Late Saturday
Kennewick PC Dusters 000 00 — 0 2 4
Hanford 142 0x — 7 8 0
Selda, Mantonelli (2) and Koskinen; Hammitt, Sutey (4) and Garrick Wensveen. Highlights—Samples (H) 2x3, 2 RBI; Serkowski (H) 2 RBI.
Today’s schedule
(semifinals) Pepsi Cola Dusters vs. Kennewick Dusters, 12:30 p.m.; Hanford AA vs. Mead, 2:30 p.m.; (championship) semifinal winners, 5 p.m.
This story was originally published May 25, 2014 at 11:20 PM with the headline "LEGION BASEBALL: Hammitt, Serkowski lead Jr. Flames."