Pepsi Pak uses two routs to reach Firecracker championship game

YAKIMA, Wash. — With a pair of blowout wins on Saturday, the Yakima Valley Pepsi Pak claimed a berth in championship game of the 28th annual Firecracker Tournament.

Yakima Valley defeated the previously unbeaten Las Vegas Lions 12-5 and then defeated Lux Homes 10-4 in the final game of the night Saturday at Davis Field.

Yakima Valley (4-0 in the tournament) will play the Puget Sound Roxx (4-0) at 4 p.m. today at Parker Field.

The Pak got off to a good start against Las Vegas, scoring six runs in the first inning, including three that scored on Jake Fife’s two-out double.

Trevor Dallman also had three RBI for the Pak in the first game, while Cory Urquhart scored three runs.

Ethan Flory, Derek Welton and Thomas Wilcox combined to hold Las Vegas to just eight hits in the first game.

In the second game, Justin Windsor started things off with a two-run double in the bottom of the first inning. Urquhart helped the Pak play add-on with a two-run single in the fifth inning.

The Yakima Pepsi Beetles, the hosts of the tournament, will play for third place after defeating Bankers Baseball 10-7 Saturday at Parker Field.

The Beetles (3-1 in the tournament) scored four runs in the first inning using four consecutive singles, a sacrifice fly, a walk and an additional single to overwhelm the Bankers early.

Tyler Berman and Lucas Forgey had two RBI apiece, while Gibby Briones and Sean Pitt had multiple hits as well.

Yakima Valley 12, Las Vegas 5
Las Vegas              104    000    0    —    5    8    3
Yakima Valley    611    130    x    —    12    13    0
Hager, Barnes (3) and Tomassetti; Flory, Welton (3), Wilcox (7) and Snider.
Yakima Valley highlights:Trevor Dallman 2-2, 3 RBI, 3-run 2B in first (2 out) Jake Fife 3-4, 3 RBI; Garrett Olson 2-4, Kevin Allan 2-4; Urquhart 1-4, 2B, 3R.

Yakima Valley 10, Lux Homes 4
Lux Homes    031    000    0    —    4    6    0
Yakima Valley    510    0    31    x    —    10    7    4
Gilman, Grestad (5), Shafer (6) and Sui, Tremblah (5); Wilcox, Olson (4) and Brad Andreas.
Yakima Valley highlights: Justin Windsor 2-4, 2-run 2B in first; Urquhart 2-run single in fifth; Flory 2-3.

Yakima 10, Bankers Baseball 7
Bankers    003    012    1    —    7    10    3
Yakima    421    300    x    —    10    13    2
Keller, Babcock (5) and Andrews; Berman, Summers (4) and Lombardi.
Yakima highlights: Briones 2-3, Berman 2-2, 2 RBI; Lucas Forgey 3-4, 2 RBI; Sean Pitt, 2-2.

Saturday’s other results: Parker Field — Las Vegas 3, Clark County 2; Chaffey 12, Spokane 4 (6); Anderson Hay 14, Tacoma RBI 1 (5). Davis Field — Puget Sound Roxx 13, Tacoma RBI 0 (5); Puget Sound Roxx 11, Bellevue Honda 0 (5).
Today’s schedule: Davis Field — Spokane (0-4) vs. Tacoma RBI (0-4), 9 a.m.; Bellevue Honda (1-3) vs. Clark County (0-4), noon; Anderson Hay (2-2) vs. Lux Homes (2-2) 3:30 p.m.; Parker Field — Bankers Baseball (2-2) vs. Chaffey Homes (3-1) 9 a.m.; Yakima Beetles (3-1) vs. Las Vegas (3-1), noon; Yakima Valley Pepsi Pak (4-0) vs. Puget Sound Roxx (4-0), 4 p.m.