Bandits lose tourney opener

The Southridge Bandits stranded 13 base runners in a 6-4 loss to Taylor Baseball (Seattle) on Thursday in their opening game of the Curt Daniels Invite in Portland.

They are a quality team and they had some good arms,” Bandits coach Tim Sanders said. “We were right there with them in the end. We had the bases loaded in the seventh with the right guys hitting. The baseball Gods weren’t with us today.”

The Bandits will play Showtime (Portland) at 11 a.m. today.

Arenes, Baker (4), Adams (6), Farrington (7) and Pinorini; Bradley Morgan and Jake Kirchhoff. Highlights: Ryan Sanders (S) 2x3; Ethan Sanders (S) 2B.

OUTLAWS SPLIT TWO: Gerald Hein threw a no-hitter and Colton Plew drove in three runs as the Kennewick Outlaws beat the W.C. Woodpeckers 6-0 at the Casey Yocum Tournament in Reno, Nev.

Hein struck out seven and walked two. Dillon Plew hit a two-run double, and Tyler Detloff and Larry DeWitt also had doubles.

Earlier Thursday, the Outlaws dropped a 10-1 game to the host Muckdogs as Tanner Valenzuela allowed one run and struck out six over five innings.

TWIN CITY SPLITS IN EUGENE: The Titans picked up a 9-6 win over the Idaho Cubs in Game 1 at the Poppa’s Pizza tournament in Eugene, Ore., with help from Griffey March, Noah Gerard, Mike Jones, Payton Gillespie and Corey Dearing, who each had two hits. Twin City lost their second game, but nearly erased a 10-0 third-inning deficit in a 17-15 loss to Baldy’s Bandits.

The Titans will continue pool play with two games today.

Zundra, Peltz (4) and Dean; Jenkins, Webb (5) and Searls. Titans highlights: Griffey March 2x4, RBI; Noah Gerard 2x3, 2 RBI; Mike Jones 2x4, RBI; Payton Gillespie 2x3, RBI; Corey Dearing 2x3, RBI.

Haughton, Gillespie (3), Webb (4) and Jenkins, Searls (4); Davis, Strolls (4), Peterson (5), Tobias (6) and Embry. Titans highlights: March 4x4, 2 2B, 3B, RBI; Gerard 2x5, RBI; Seth Price 2x4, RBI; Jones 2x5, RBI; Dearing 2x3, 2 RBI; McClane Elgin 2x4, 2 RBI.

KENNEWICK AA DUSTERS 7, PASCO SUN DEVILS 4: Nate Gee hit a two-run triple during a four-run second inning and finished with three RBIs to lift the Dusters over the Sun Devils at the Duster Bowl tournament at LaPierre Field. Kennewick pitcher Tanner Kirk allowed five hits over six innings, and Hunter Mulderig closed Pasco out with a scoreless ninth.

Trent Simpkins led the Sun Devils with a double and two RBIs.

Kennewick will face the Olympic Crosscutters at 4:30 p.m. today in pool play.

Dominic Monville, Travis Snyder (5) and Miguel Bustos; Tanner Kirk, Hunter Mulderig (7) and Will Koskinen. Highlights: Trent Simpkins (P) 2B, 2 RBI; Nate Gee (K) 3B, 3 RBI; Kirk (K) 3 Ks, 1 BB; Mulderig (K) Sv.

This story was originally published July 2, 2015 at 11:00 PM with the headline "Bandits lose tourney opener."