Pak suffers a one-two punch
July 28, 2011 by Scott Spruill
Bellingham hits, pitches way past Pepsi Pak ||
SELAH, Wash. — With two days down and two teams gone from the Senior Legion state baseball tournament, two things reverberated loudest at Carlon Park on Thursday.
The Twin City Titans, winners of 50 games and a strong pre-tournament favorite, were quickly shown the door and Bellingham, wow, those boys can sure pitch.
The Pepsi Pak's Tyler Gallaway tags out Bellingham's Benjamin Wilson to close the fifth inning during their game at Carlon Park on Wednesday, July 27, 2011. (Sara Gettys/Yakima Herald-Republic)
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And hit. Bellingham can do that, too.
The Yakima Valley Pepsi Pak got a full dose of Bellingham’s full power in the nightcap as the Post 7 crew rolled up 15 hits while two pitchers struck out 14 in an 11-3 winner’s-bracket victory.
What was a two-run margin after seven innings became a runaway when the Northwest League champs plated six runs — all with two outs — in the bottom of the eighth.
Bellingham and the Spokane Bandits, the tournament’s final two unbeaten teams, play today at 4 p.m. Two more teams will be eliminated today and Yakima Valley will try to avoid that fate at 7 p.m. against the Spokane Blue Devils.
Bellingham starter Tanner Olson, who threw a regional shutout last week against Centralia, cruised out to a 4-0 lead before the Pak eventually wore him down and rallied within 4-3 with two outs in the top of the seventh inning.
But coach Don Hennigs summoned Hayden Knight and he slammed the door by retiring all seven batters he faced, five by strikeout.
“Tanner’s been our No. 2 all season and he was pretty solid today, but the Paks made some good swings,” Hennigs said. “We’ve always liked our pitching depth and Hayden came in and did a great job. The strikeout to end the seventh (with two Pak base runners) — that was huge.”
Equally big was how Bellingham responded to Yakima Valley’s rally, getting a run back for a 5-3 lead on Bobby Funkhouser’s two-out RBI single.
“We added six (runs) late, but I told the guys the biggest spot in the game was that run in the seventh,” Hennigs said. “They got back in it, but we answered back. This team has done a great job of that all season.”
Olson, a lanky 6-foot-3 right-hander, totaled nine strikeouts and Knight added five. In four postseason games, Bellingham pitchers have put up zeros in 29 of 33 innings.
Olson gave up just one hit in the first five innings, but the Pak finally broke through with Andrew Gonzalez’s solo homer to lead off the sixth. Kurt Lindemann added a two-run double in the seventh to cut the margin to 4-3, and YV chased Olson when Gonzalez drew a two-out walk.
But on came Knight, who not only stopped the rally with a strikeout but fanned the side in the eighth.
“We’ve beaten two very good teams from two great programs so far,” said Hennigs, whose team opened Tuesday with a 14-4 win over the Kennewick Bandits. “We’re playing our best ball at the perfect time.”
Scoring 10 of its 11 runs with two outs, Bellingham got three hits from John Albert, Zach Slesk and Ben Wilson and has 33 hits in two games.
Yakima Valley (28-16) played today’s loser-out opponent, the Spokane Blue Devils (31-18), twice in Selah during the Hagert tournament last month and split, winning 6-5 and falling 7-6.
Yakima Valley 000 001 200 — 3 6 2
Bellingham 112 000 16x — 11 15 0
Hinton, Hunter (8) and Hillier; Olson, Knight (7) and Frost.
Highlights: Kurt Lindemann (YV) 2-3, 2b, 2 RBI; Andrew Gonzalez (YV) 1-3, solo HR; John Albert (B) 3-5, 3 runs; Zach Slesk (B) 3-5, 2 runs, SB, RBI; Ben Wilson (B) 3-5, 2b, 2 RBI; Bobby Funkhouser (B) 2-4, 2 runs, SB, 2 RBI; Tanner Olson (B) 6.2 IP, 9 K, 5 BB.
7/28/11 Yakima Valley-Bellingham photo gallery
July 28, 2011 by Sara Gettys
Photos from Wednesday’s Senior Legion state tournament game between the Yakima Valley Pepsi Pak and Bellingham at Carlon Park in Selah, Wash.
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Spokane Bandits rally past Hanford
July 28, 2011 by YH-R Sports
SELAH, Wash. — Hanford’s eight and a half innings of top-notch baseball was all washed away in a stunning ninth-inning rally by Spokane.
Scoring three runs in the bottom of the ninth, the Bandits overtook Hanford 7-6 in Wednesday’s first winner’s bracket game at Carlon Park.
Spokane, which scored six of its runs in the final three innings, started the ninth with a single from Gerhard Muelheims and a double by Beau Bozett.
David McNeil then hit a grounder, with Hanford throwing home but not in time to get Muelheims. One out later, Cameron Poland hit an RBI single to tie the game, and, after an intentional walk, Matthew Miller hit a sacrifice fly to center to plate McNeil with the winning run.
Muelheims and Bozett were both 3 for 5, and Kyle Peckham was 2 for 4 including a solo homer.
A.J. Hoskins and George Steele both had three hits for Hanford.
Hanford Flames 300 200 001 — 6 11 0
Spokane Bandits 000 010 213 — 7 14 1
Browne and Steckler; Macholf and Muelheims.
Highlights: A.J. Hoskins (H) 3-2, 2b, 2 runs; George Steele (H) 3-4; Ryan Neal (H) 2-5, 3b, run, 2 RBI; Jacob Browne (H) 2-3, RBI; Gerhard Muelheims (S) 3-5, 2 runs; Beau Bozett (S) 3-5, 2 2b, run, RBI; Kyle Peckham (S) 2-4, solo HR; Kneight Johnson (S) 2-4, 2b, run.
KENNEWICK BANDITS 12, PACIFIC TECH 10 (13/loser out): Trek Stemp doubled, tripled and scored three runs, including the go-ahead tally in the top of the 13th inning, to help the Bandits extend their season.
Kennewick trailed 10-8 in the ninth when Stemp came through with an RBI double and then scored tying the run with two outs.
Kennewick 012 041 002 000 2 — 12 17 1
Pacific Tech 021 022 120 000 0 — 10 19 3
O’Neil, Leatherwood (6), Plew (8) and Maurer; Pedersen, Gomez (5), Littlefield (8) and Whitten.
Highlights: Trek Stemp (K) 3-7, 2b, 3b, 3 runs; Matt Mendenhall (K) 3-7, 2 runs; Austin Bartleson (K) 2-5, SB, 2 RBI; Trevor Hulings (PT) 1-6, 2-run HR; Garrett McCoy (PT) 3-6, 3b, RBI; Cody Whitten (PT) 3-6, 2b, 2 RBI.
SPOKANE BLUE DEVILS 11, TWIN CITY 7 (loser out): Sean Scholer clubbed a two-run homer in the first inning and Nick Pacheco added a solo shot to lead off the fourth as the Blue Devils rolled up 14 hits.
The Titans, winners of the Central Washington League, jumped ahead 4-0 in the first but trailed 5-4 after two and finished the season 50-10.
Twin City 400 100 200 — 7 11 1
Spokane 230 120 03x — 11 14 2
Briggs, Morris (5) and Turner; Moore-Long, Bettinson (8) and Franklin.
Highlights: Joe Jansen (TC) 3-4, 2 runs; Rowdy Grayson (TC) 2-4, 3 RBI; Sean Scholer (Spo) 2-5, HR, 2 runs, 3 RBI; Nick Pacheco (Spo) 2-3, HR, 2 runs, RBI; Seth Wolfe (Spo) 2-5, 2b, run; Tommy Townsend (Spo) 1-2, 2b, 3 runs; Tyler Pfeffer (Spo) 2-5, 2b, RBI.
TODAY’S GAMES
Noon — Hanford Flames (23-23) vs. Kennewick Bandits (33-15), loser out
4 p.m. — Spokane Bandits (25-13) vs. Bellingham (37-10)
7 p.m. — Yakima Valley (28-16) vs. Spokane Blue Devils (31-18), loser out
Bears’ early momentum fades in loss to S-K
July 28, 2011 by YH-R Sports
KEIZER, Ore. — Yakima let an early lead slip away and then had a late comeback thwarted as Salem-Keizer rallied to win the series opener between the teams Wednesday night.
After the Bears tied the score with a run in the top of the eighth — and missed a chance for more — Salem-Keizer’s Joseph Staley hit a two-out RBI double in the bottom of the inning to give the Volcanoes a 5-4 victory.
Yakima, which fell to 13-27 overall and 0-2 in the Northwest League’s second half, grabbed a 3-0 lead in the top of the second, highlighted by Tyler Bream’s two-run home run.
But Salem-Keizer got a run back in the bottom of the frame, and then scored once more in the fifth and took a 4-3 lead in the sixth on Garrett Buechele’s two-run homer.
Things stayed that way until the eventful eighth.
Yakima looked to have a shot at a big inning as it loaded the bases with no outs on a Garrett Weber walk, a Carter Bell single, and Steven Rodriguez being hit by a pitch.
Marc Bourgeois followed with a RBI fielder’s-choice grounder that forced Rodriguez at second. Bourgeois then stole second, putting runners at second and third with one out, but David Narodowski struck out and Bream popped out to first.
In the bottom half of the inning, Joseph Panik and Brett Krill hit one-out singles. One out later, Staley ripped his double to left, scoring Panik, but Krill was thrown out at the plate by Bourgeois.
Yakima threatened in the ninth as Justin Hilt drew a leadoff walk and Westley Moss hit a one-out single, but Weber flew out to center and Bell struck out.
Bream and Moss had two hits each to pace Yakima’s nine-hit effort.
7/28/11 Yakima Bears update
July 28, 2011 by YH-R Sports
Next game
Opponent: Salem-Keizer Volcanoes.
When, where: 6:35 p.m. today, Volcanoes Stadium, Keizer, Ore.
Radio/Internet: KUTI (1460)/yakimabears.com
Probable pitchers: Yakima RHP Brad Wilson (3-2, 3.83) vs. Salem-Keizer RHP Lorenzo Mendoza (3-2, 5-66).
JRW wraps up second-half title
July 28, 2011 by YH-R Sports
YAKIMA, Wash. — Shayne Arndt threw two complete games, striking out 16 total in 11 innings pitched, leading JRW & Associates to a pair of adult fastpitch victories Tuesday at Kiwanis Park.
JRW defeated Jason Davis insurance 9-4 in six innings, and then stopped the Morton’s Supply Gamblers 11-2 in five innings, clinching the second-half title for JRW, now 8-2 in the second half.
JRW & Associates will face first-half winner Jason Davis Insurance at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Kiwanis Park for the overall league title.
JRW & Associates 9, Jason Davis Insurance 4
JRW & Associates 430 101 — 9 10 2
Jason Davis Insurance 002 101 — 4 4 0
Arndt and T. Grow; Scheibner, Seward (3) and Davis, Scheibner (3).
Highlights: Tim Roinestad (JRW) 3-4, 2-run HR; Brandon Tatro (JRW) 2-4, 4 RBI; Shayne Arndt (JRW) 9 K’s’; Carlos Gonzales (JD) 2-2, solo HR; Mark Seward (JD) 2-3, solo HR.
JRW & Associates 11, Morton’s Supply Gamblers 2
Morton’s Supply Gamblers 010 10 — 2 4 0
JRW & Associates 430 4x — 11 7 1
McCauley, Jones (4) and Ward; Arndt and T. Grow.
Highlights: Tim Fischer (JRW) 2-2, RBI; Tim Roinestad (JRW) 2-2, RBI; Tom Magers (JRW) 2-3, 2 RBI; Arndt (JRW) 7 K’s.
AUTO RACING
Bolinger wins Turbo Import
WAPATO, Wash. — Michael Bolinger captured the Turbo Import final during last weekend’s racing at Renegade Raceway.
Over 130 cars and bikes competed in the two-day Import Shootout. David Sosa, Rob Storm and Bob Bundy were winners in other divisions.
Turbo Import: 1, Michael Bolinger 10.46 ET, 131 mph; 2, Manuel Bazan 12 86, 106.
Heads up Import: 1, David Sosa 12.06 ET, 11303 mph; 2, Ramiaro Gonzalos 12.77, 107.42.
Import Bracket: 1, Rob Storm 13.99 ET, 85.06 mph; 2, Kelly Mctee 16.85, 80.92.
CASH Bash: 1, Bob Bundy 11.81 ET, 91.49 mph; 2, Freddy Munoz 12.60, 112.16.
Rec notes: Lightning goes 5-0 at Triple Shot
July 28, 2011 by YH-R Sports
CLE ELUM, Wash. — The Yakima Lightning girls team went 5-0 in the sixth annual Triple Shot 3-on-3 basketball tournament on July 23.
The Lightning won the championship game 16-4.
Team members are Hayley Stohr, Trisha Hull, Brooke Silvernail and Grace Terrill. The coach is Pat Stohr.
SOFTBALL
Dirt Dawgs play in NW tourney
The Dirt Dawgs 11-U softball team took part in the USSSA King of the Northwest Tournament July 22-24 in Lacey.
The Dirt Dawgs fell to the Cowlitz Cubs 6-5 in a Kansas City tiebreaker in an elimination game.
Team members were Michael Arnold, Davis Brader, Wyatt Bronkhorst, Zak Donato, Devon Garner, Max Hagler, Sammy Hitchcock, Brendan Jager, Carlos Lopez, Waylon Pettijohn and Eric Towsley. The coaches are Beau Jensen and Scott Towsley.
7/28/11 VSW bulletin board
July 28, 2011 by YH-R Sports
BASEBALL: The Beetle Baseball August board meeting has been changed to Monday at 7 p.m. The meeting will be at Jack-son’s Sports Bar & Restaurant. All interested persons are welcome to attend.
FOOTBALL: The Yakima Chiefs (formally the 49ers) will be having sign-ups today and Friday from 6-7 p.m. at Wilson Middle School Track. The Grid Kids regular season will start Monday at 6 p.m. at Wilson. If you have questions, please call coach Johnnie Gantt at 509-930-7919 or e-mail at johnniegantt@yahoo.com.
7/28/11 Valley Sports Weekly
July 28, 2011 by YH-R Sports
Softball
Yakima Parks and Recreation
MEN’S SUMMER LEAGUE
Standings, July 25
A Division: Selah Fitness Express 9-1, Longmire T&T/Tequila’s 8-2, Black Hawks 5-5, Miller Lite 2-8, Shield’s Bombers 1-9, Bombers 1-9.
B Division: G-Hawks 7-3, Beer Nutz 7-3, Sweep the Leg 4-6, Outlaws 3-5, Painkillers 3-7, Shockers 1-9.
C Division: Lil Brown Smoke Shack 9-1, Crescent Health Care/Herb Hart 5-5, Financial Management 5-5, RJ’s Tire 4-4, Foursquare Fungo’s 4-6, Michael’s Mudsharks 2-6.
D Division: Stuctural Components 9-1, 601 Esquire’s 6-4, Sports Center 6-4, Spike’s 4-6, The Bench Warmers 3-7, Bone Crushers 2-8.
E Division: Valencia Trucking 9-1, Hooligans 8-2, Hop Union/CH Robinson 5-5, Little Dutch Inn 4-6, War Pigs 4-6, Lost 0-10.
F Division: The Styx 7-3, Caribbean 21 5-5, Moss Adams LLP 2-8, IFP/All Seasons 1-9, Caribbean Casino 1-9, Farwest Fabricators 0-10.
G Division: Chinook 9-0-1, Swamp Donkey’s 6-3-1, Off Constantly 6-4, Truss Boyz 4-6, Hocus Pocus 3-7, Retrofits 1-9.
H Division: Morning Star Misfits 8-0, Coffee@Tiffany’s 6-2, Tri-State Supply 5-3, Westside Ironmen 2-8, Slow Rollers 1-7.
WOMEN’S SUMMER LEAGUE
Standings, July 25
Platinum Division: Peak Performance 4-6, T&T Lounge 4-6, Hazardous 3-5, Planned Parenthood/Pastime 1-7.
Gold Division: Lady Outlaws 8-2, Over & Under 6-4, Multiple Scoregasms 4-6, Pixie’s 4-6, Granite 4-6, Little Dutch Inn 3-7.
Silver Division: No Glove No Love 10-0, Munsters 7-3, Knockouts 3-7, Diamond Gals 2-8, Ball Busters 0-10.
CO-REC SUMMER LEAGUE
Standings, July 25
Adams Division: Jaguars 6-0, Wheeler Logging 2-3-1, Summer Blast 2-5, Outlaws 2-4, Fuzzy Dogs 2-3-1, Juggernauts 1-5.
Bachelor Division: Domex 4-2, Off Constantly #1 3-3, Tremors 3-3, Fugitive Ballers 3-3, Bert’s Pub 2-4, Hop Union 1-5.
Cascade Division: Angry Beavers 4-2, Domino’s Pizza 4-2, Scared Hitless 3-3, Off Constantly #2 2-2, Apex 1-3, Wedding Crashers 0-6.
MEN’S FASTPITCH
Standings, July 25
JRW & Associates 6-2, Morton’s Supply Gamblers 4-4, Jason Davis Insurance 4-4, Action Towing 1-7.
Swimming
AAU Summer League
JULY 26 RESULTS
Selah Dolphins 5081/2; Toppenish 3191/2.
Golf notes: Donahues third at Parent-Child
July 28, 2011 by YH-R Sports
KENT, Wash. — The father-son duo of Brad and Mark Donahue tied for third overall and second in the Championship Flight in last week’s Washington State Parent-Child Championship at Riverbend Golf Club.
The Yakima pair shot an even-par 72, landing in a five-way tie for third place overall, and a four-way tie for second in their flight.
Eglin reaches State semis
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — Nancy Eglin defeated Jenny Park 2 and 1 Wednesday to reach the semifinals in the Championship Flight of the Washington State Women’s Golf Association State Championship at Twin Lakes Golf and Country Club.
Eglin, from the Yakima Elks, will play Denise Kieffer today.
In the First Flight, Betty Gilmore from the Yakima County Club defeated Kim Hong 3 and 2 to reach the semifinals. Gilmore will face Gretchen Klein today.
Ann Hall, also from the Yakima Country Club, won her Fifth Flight match Wednesday on the 22nd hole and will face Frankie Stephens in today’s semifinal.
Aces come quickly for Dragoo
YAKIMA, Wash. — Golfers can wait a lifetime to score two aces.
Scott Dragoo needed just a little over a week to achieve that feat.
Dragoo started his hole-in-one binge on Sunday, July 17 during a round at Caldera Springs Golf Course at Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Ore. He aced the 127-yard sixth hole using a 9-iron.
Then this past Sunday at the Yakima Country Club, Dragoo struck again, acing the 141-yard 11th hole using a 7-iron. Michael Roche, Kailan Elder and McKinley Williams witnessed that shot.
