Southridge Bandits win Dwight Church Memorial championship
Ryan Sanders hit a go-ahead two-run double and tossed six strong innings to lead the Southridge Bandits to a 6-4 win over the Treasure Valley Stars in the championship game Sunday at the Dwight Church Memorial Classic at Harris Field in Lewiston, Idaho.
The Bandits faced the Stars earlier in the day, losing 2-1 to finish pool play, but came back to win the title. Southridge trailed 2-0 after one inning but tied it up in the top of the third and exploded for four runs in the fourth inning to take a 6-2 lead.
Sanders lauded third baseman Jake Harvey, second baseman Ethan Sanders and first baseman Matthew Oldham for executing a third-inning double play that got Southridge out of a jam
“We’ve played good baseball the last two weeks. It was good to play a quality opponent who pushed us a little,” Bandits coach Tim Sanders said. “The kids are grinding right now. I told them to enjoy the next day off, and then we head to Ontario for our next tournament.”
| Southridge |
Tate Spivey, Jake Harvey (6) and Jake Kirchhoff; Palomo and Wagenmann. Highlights: Spivey (S) 6 Ks, 3 BB.
| Southridge |
Ryan Sanders, Nate Newbry (7) and Kirchhoff; Schuett and Castaneda. Highlights: Sanders (S) 6 IP, 2-run 2B; Kyle Harvey (S) RBI 2B; Matthew Oldham (S) 2x4, RBI; Bryce Grigg (S) 2x4.
| Kennewick |
Knights reliever Adam Weissenfels held Anacortes to two runs over the final six innings to allow Richland to get back into the game. The Knights went 5-0 during the tourney, outscoring teams 45-13.
This story was originally published June 21, 2015 at 11:34 PM with the headline "Southridge Bandits win Dwight Church Memorial championship."