LEWISTON, Idaho — Brian Burke’s two-run homer in the fifth inning lifted Lewis-Clark State to a 3-1 win over Central Washington on Sunday at Harris Field.

Central out-hit the Warriors 9-8, but managed only a third-inning run off starter Colby Hawk en route to its eighth straight loss.

Kris Henderson singled and doubled for the Wildcats (2-10). Burke had two hits for L-C State (14-1).

Central Washington    001    000    000    —    1    9    1
Lewis-Clark State         001    020    00x    —    3    8    0
Stultz, Brown (4), Tarver (8) and Hammons; Hawk, Fassold (4), Haehl (6), Camacho (8), Clanton (9) and Georgius.
CWU highlights: Jake Hammons 2-4, Kris Henderson 2-4, 2b, Chance Plutt 3b.

LEWISTON, Idaho — Kevin Walkenhauer’s two-run homer in the ninth inning made it a two-run game, but Central Washington was unable to complete the comeback and absorbed a 6-4 non-league loss to Lewis-Clark State on Saturday at Harris Field.

The loss was CWU’s seventh straight, leaving the Wildcats 2-9. L-C state, which scored all its runs in the sixth inning with Kawika Emsley-Pai hammering a two-run double, improved to 13-1.

Central Washington    000    002    002    —    4    10    1
Lewis-Clark State         000    600    00x    —    6    10    0
Hjellum and Hammons; Foster, Knigge (4), Lichty (6), Buenrostro (8) and Emsley-Pai.
CWU highlights: Chance Plutt 2-4; Jake Hammons 2-4, Kevin Schneider 2-4, 2b; Kevin Walkenhauer 1-3, HR, 2 RBI.

CHICO, Calif. — Chico State maintained its torrid hitting Sunday, beating Central Washington 14-9 and 20-1 to sweep a four game series.

Johnny Ray followed up his three home-run performance from Saturday by hitting another in the first game Sunday.

Central’s Kevin Walkenhauer hit his first homer of the season in the fourth inning of the first game.

In the second game Adrian Bringas had four RBI for Chico State (10-2), while Michael Schultz contributed three more.

In the four games, Central (2-8) was outscored 70-13.

Game 1

C. Washington    010    241    000    —    9    10    3
Chico State            321    021    14x    —    14    12    2
Stultz, McCanna (3) and Hammons. Lindebaum, Calhoun (5), Lechuga (5), Waldron (6), Fowler (9), Edelbrock (9) and Leon, Manlove (7). HR — CWU, Walkenhauer (1). Chico State, Evans (2); Hay (5).

Game 2

C. Washington    000    010    0    —    1    4    4
Chico State           306    245    x    —    20    22    1
Rovegno, Brown (3), Schiller (5), Reed (5) and Evans. Brahney, Newberry (6), Edelbrock (7) and Manlove, Mott (6). HR — Chico State, Bringas.

CHICO, Calif. — Johnny Hay had three of Chico State’s eight home runs, and the Wildcats pounded out 40 total hits in posting a 24-2, 12-1 sweep of Central Washington in a baseball doubleheader Saturday.

Chico State (8-2) homered five times and had 13 extra-base hits, part of a 24-hit attack, in the opener. Michael Murphy led the way, going 4-for-4 and scoring four times.

Hay was 4-for-4, including two homers, with four RBI in the second game for 16th-ranked Chico State.

Central (2-6) had just seven hits and committed three errors in the opener, and had only four hits in the second game.

LEWISTON, Idaho — Central Washington scored three runs in the eighth inning to reduce a five-run deficit to two, but nonetheless fell to Western Oregon 6-4 in the Guardian Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Tournament on Saturday at Lewis-Clark State College.

Pinch-hitter Kris Henderson’s two-run double highlighted the rally for Central (2-4). Chance Plutt was 3-for-4 for the Wildcats.

LEWISTON, Idaho — Brett Bielec doubled and homered, but Central Washington committed three errors which led to six unearned runs in a 10-3 loss to Saint Martin’s in the Guardian Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning Tournament on Friday at Lewis-Clark State College.

Bielic, a sophomore from Port Orchard, led the game off with a homer, but the Saints scored five unearned runs in the sixth inning for an 8-1 lead.

Jake Hammons tripled for Central (2-3).

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Two home runs from Chance Plutt in the second game of a doubleheader helped Central Washington split with Puget Sound.

The Wildcats bounced back from a 12-11 defeat in the first game to beat the Loggers 9-6 in the nightcap, which was called after 5-1/2 innings because of darkness.

In the first game, Jake Hammons had a two-run homer in the seventh inning for CWU. Plutt’s pair of two-run homers came in the second and fourth innings of game two.

ELLENSBURG, Wash.  — Jake Hammons had a two-run single, and Jake Millbauer allowed two hits in 5 2/3 innings to lead Central Washington to a 4-1 second-game victory over Puget Sound, giving the Wildcats a split of their season-opening baseball doubleheader Saturday at Tomlinson Field.

Puget Sound won the opener 7-5.

Hammons had a four-hit day, including three in the first game.

In the second game, Millbauer retired 12 straight after surrendering a solo homer to Mark Rockey.

The teams play two more games today, starting at 11 a.m.

ELLENSBURG — White River High School standout Connor Williams has signed a letter of intent with Central Washington, coach Desi Storey announced Wednesday.

An infielder, Williams is a three-year letterman for the Hornets and was a South Puget Sound League honorable mention selection last spring at shortstop. As a sophomore he hit .410 and was an all-league first team choice at second base.

Williams has compiled a 3.8 grade point average at White River.

YAKIMA, Wash. — Central Washington seniors Andrew Snowden and A.J. Gosney have been named to the all-GNAC baseball first team, highlighting eight all-conference selections for the Wildcats.

Snowden was named first-team catcher and also second-team pitcher. He hit .323 with a team-best 13 doubles, three home runs and 20 runs batted in. On the mound, he went 3-1 with a 3.60 earned-run average in five starts (20 innings).

Gosney, a centerfielder, hit a team-best .385 with eight doubles and 26 RBI. He did not commit an error in 98 chances.

Other second-team selections were junior first baseman Kevin Schneider, junior second baseman Jordan Slesk, and junior outfielder Ricky McKinney. Seniors Frank Donangelo and Josh Murillo were honorable mention.

Player of the Year: Travis Fox, Sr., Western Oregon

Pitcher of the Year: Blake Keitzman, Jr., WOU

Newcomer of the Year: Justin Speer, Sr., WOU

Freshman of the Year: Thomas McCarthy, WOU

Coach of the Year: Jeremiah Robbins, WOU

First Team

Pitcher: Blake Keitzman, Jr., WOU; Jacob Pettit, Jr., WOU; Kirk Lind, Fr., WOU; Jon Keller, Jr., Northwest Nazarene. Relief pitcher: Jeff Brooks, Sr., Saint Martin’s. Catcher: Andrew Snowden, Sr., Central Washington. First base: Thomas McCarthy, Fr., WOU. Second base: Cole Pryor, Sr., Montana State Billings; Eric Renander, Sr., WOU. Shortstop: J.J. Mascolo, Sr., WOU. Third base: Bill Clontz, Jr., WOU; Nick Harris, Sr., MSB. Infield: Jon Keller, Jr., NNU. Outfield: Travis Fox, Sr., WOU; A.J. Gosney, Sr., CWU; Shane Schoeneberg, Sr., SMU; Stefan Malkuch, Sr., MSB; Justin Speer, Sr., WOU. Designated hitter: Jason Moseby, Jr., WOU.

Second Team

Pitcher: Mike Eisenhauer, Sr., WOU; Steve Scott, Sr., MSB; Andrew Snowden, Sr., CWU. Relief pitcher: Jesse Nunley, Jr., WOU. Catcher: Garrett Breda, Jr., WOU; Conner Rankin, Jr., NNU. First Base: Kevin Schneider, Jr., CWU. Second base: Jordan Slesk, Jr., CWU. Shortstop: Matt Schoonover, Jr., MSB. Third base: Joel Oliver, Jr., NNU. Outfield: Ricky McKinney, Jr., CWU; Ty Windall, So., NNU; Kyle Boe, Jr., WOU. Designated hitter: Jimmy VanBeek, Sr., NNU.

Central honorable mention—Third base: Frank Donangelo, Sr. Outfield: Josh Murillo, Sr.

SPOKANE — Central Washington University junior Nate Wallen and senior Andrew Snowdon have been recognized as the GNAC Hitter and Co-Pitcher of the Week for baseball, respectively, the conference announced.

Wallen, an outfielder, finished with seven hits in nine at-bats in the Wildcats’ four-game series at Northwest Nazarene, hitting game-winning home runs in the second and third games.

Snowdon threw a four-hit shutout in the season finale at Northwest Nazarene. He struck out a career-high 10 in seven innings of work.

Wallen becomes the third Wildcat to earn Hitter of the Week honors, while Snowdon is the third Central player to receive Pitcher of the Week accolades this year.

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Prep Tennis

West Valley will be hosting the Columbia Basin Big 9 3A District tournament at the Yakima Tennis Club this Saturday.

West Valley’s Jeff Carlson and Alexis Filliol are the

No. 1 singles seeds in the boys and girls draw.

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CWAC

Ellensburg boys 3, Othello 2

Singles: Matt Beus (O) d. Tim Hurson 6-3, 6-1; David Charles (O) d. Luke Rogers 6-1, 7-6 (4).

Doubles: Josuah Jackson-Aaron Porter (E) d. TD Peterson-Sam Harris 6-0, 6-4; Michael Komorowski-Bryan Elliott (E) d. Ryley Peterson-Juday Gowan 7-6 (4), 6-2; Colton Chandler-Alex Schnebly (E) d. Max Harris-T. Vigneri 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Record: Ellensburg 13-0.

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Ellensburg girls 3, Othello 2

Singles: Abigail Pellett (E) d. Ashleigh Snyder 6-1, 6-0; Emily Carbaugh (E) d. Emily Morgan 6-3, 6-1.

Doubles: Mizan Brown-Joelle Smart (E) d. Jessy Schmidt-J. Roylance 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6); K. Spohr-J. Walker (O) d. Daphne Hall-Ali Gray 6-2, 7-6 (3); E. Hymas-A. Almaguer (O) d. Kristen Goouse-Tirra Seely 6-0, 6-0. Record: Ellensburg 12-1.

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SCAC

Highland boys 4, Granger 1

Singles: Ben Villa (G) d. Ryan Martin 6-2, 6-0; James Colbert (H) won by forfeit.

Doubles: Matthew Newman-Ivan Perez (H) d. Andy Aldaco-Andrew Bending 6-1, 6-1; Joe Scott-Sam Tuesley (H) won by forfeit; Kyren Kester-Reese Gee-Rivard (H) won by forfeit.

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Highland girls 4, Granger 1

Singles: Dannielle Cummings (H) d. Jasmine Almaguer 6-2, 6-2; Jazmin Arteaga (H) d. Annabel Ontiveros 6-4, 4-6, 7-3 tiebreak.

Doubles: Tabi Wise-Denise Castro (H) d. Brenda Velasco-Italia Mengarelli 6-3, 6-3; Janea Klarich-Emily Carpenter (G) d. Joseline Vasquez-Kalynn McIntyre 6-0, 6-1; Emily Sorenson-Lisa Sorenson (H) d. Laura Ochoa-Natalie Carpenter 6-2, 6-2.

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Prep golf

CBBN

BOYS

At Wenatchee Country Club, par 72

Team scores: Walla Walla 306, Eastmont 309, Kamiakin 319, West Valley 325, Hanford 327, Moses Lake 331, Richland 335, Southridge 338, Wenatchee 348, Kennewick 361, Pasco 369, Eisenhower 384, Davis 451.

Top 5 individuals: 1, Spencer Ellis (Ea) 69; 2, Brady Parson (Ea) 73; 3, Riley Hayfield 75; 4, Greg Prins (WW) 75; 5, Jake Hanson (WW) 76.

West Valley: Corey King 77, Nate Bostrom 82, Eric Graubrot 83, Kameron Lamb 83, Reece Hunter 86, Chris Schultz 94. Eisenhower: Brad Donahue 79, Ed Curtin 91, Mark Lavis 103, Jacob Schwehr 111, Tim Elkington 112. Davis: BJ Pina 109, Alex Wilson 112, Eduardo Expinoza 114, Drew Winckler 116. Sunnyside: Nathan Espinoza 99, Nick Navarro 103, Trey Rice 130.

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GIRLS

At Apple Tree, par 72

Team scores: West Valley 425, Selah 445.

Medalist: Anna Elofson (WV) 95.

West Valley: Liz Tikriti 98, Kayla Rothenbuhler 103, Caroline Weinker 129. Selah: Taylor Jones 104, Megan Jones 110, Holly Wood 112, Ashley Anderson 119, Cassy Burns 126, Bathany Bradford 129, Ashlee Brockman 154, Ashley Boughman 154.

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CWAC

BOYS

At Othello Golf Club, par 70

Team scores: Ephrata 324, Othello 331, Grandview inc.

Medalist: Andrew Whalen (E) 72.

Grandview: Josh Jardine 89, Ryan Contreras 95.

NAMPA, Idaho — Nate Wallen produced six hits and Andrew Snowdon pitched a second-game shutout as Central Washington ended its season Saturday with an 8-3, 11-0 GNAC sweep of Northwest Nazarene.

Wallen was 6-for-8 with a homer and four RBI for the Wildcats, who finished 12-16 in the conference and 18-28 overall. Snowdon (3-1) struck out 10 without a walk in the second game.

Riverside Christian’s Jimmy VanBeek was 2-for-4 with an RBI in the first game and 1-for-3 in the second for Nazarene (8-23, 15-31).

Game 1
Central                 000    102    221    —    8    11    1
NW Nazarene    000    010    011    —    3    12    2
Grimm, Jackson (6) and Schuster; Fields, Brown (8), Sevier (9) and Rankin.
CWU highlights: Kevin Schneider 3-4, RBI; Nate Wallen 4-5, HR, 3 RBI.
Game 2
Central                 500    132    0    —    11    13    0
NW Nazarene    000    000    0    —    0    4    2
Snowdon and Santiago; Pottenger, Montgomery (5), Stuvland (7) and Udy.
CWU highlights: A.J Gosney 3-3, 2 RBI; Andrew Snowdon 3-5, 2 RBI; Schneider 2-2, 2b, 2 RBI; Wallen 2-3, RBI.

NAMPA, Idaho — Nate Wallen’s pinch-hit three-run homer powered Central Washington to a 7-5 win over Northwest Nazarene on Friday and a split of their GNAC doubleheader at Vail Field.

Wallen’s homer highlighted a six-run sixth inning and helped offset a 6-4 opening-game loss.

The Wildcats (10-16 conference, 16-28 overall) had not played in two and a half weeks. A four-game series last weekend with Western Oregon was canceled due to a suspected case of swine flu on the Monmouth, Ore. campus.

Central and Nazarene will conclude their seasons with another doubleheader today.

For the Crusaders (8-21, 15-29), Jimmy and Ryan Van Beek of Riverside Christian each played well.

Both players had two hits in the first game, with senior first baseman Jimmy Van Beek smacking a double. In the second game, sophomore second baseman Ryan Van Beek singled, homered and drove in two runs and DH Jimmy Van Beek went 1-for-3.

Game 1
Central                000    000    013    —    4    9    2
NW Nazarene    230    000    10x    —    6    11    0
Shoemaker and Snowdon; Keller, Hruza (9) and Rankin.
CWU highlights: Frank Donangelo 2-3, HR, RBI; Jordan Slesk 3-4, 2 2b, 2 RBI.
Game 2
Central                 100    006    0    —    7    9    1
NW Nazarene    022    010    0    —    5    9    1
McCanna, Crowe (6) and Snowdon; Pollock, Hruza (6), Stuvland (6) and Rankin.
CWU highlights: Nate Wallen 1-1, HR, 3 RBI; Michael Johnson 1-3, 2b, RBI; Slesk 2-2, RBI.

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Raquel Gonzalez of Kittitas and Nick Collins of Zillah held their respective positions for Central Washington in Tuesday’s GNAC multi-event championships at Tomlinson Stadium.

Gonzalez, a junior, held off Western Oregon’s Jacque Helbling for third place in the final women’s heptathlon standings, totaling 4,137 points to Helbling’s 4,131.

Collins, a senior,  was fifth in the men’s decathlon competition with 4,986 points.

The team point totals will count in the GNAC track and field championships scheduled for May 1-2 at Monmouth, Ore. Western Washington compiled 13 points in the decathlon while the Vikings and Western Oregon garnered 15 each in the heptathlon.
Men’s results: 1, Zeb Udell (WOre) 6,286; 2, Alex Harrison (WWash) 6,060; 3, Josh Grewe (NWNaz) 6,015; 4, Tim Clendaniel (WWash) 5,760; 5, Nick Collins (Central) 4,986; 6, Andrew Sneed (NWNaz) 4,983; 7, Stuart Montgomery (NNaz) 4,484; 8, Austin Roberts (WOre) 3,781.

Women’s results: 1, Mandy Keifer (WOre) 4,588; 2, Clara Cook (WWash) 4,343; 3, Raquel Gonzalez (Central) 4,137; 4, Jacque Helbling (WOre) 4,131; 5, Michelle Howe (WWash) 3,948; 6, Sabrina Schwindler (WWash) 3,947; 7, Jill Bennett (NNaz) 3,382; 8, Laura VonArx (NWNaz) 3,382; 9, Beth McLam (NWNaz) 3,328; 10, Siri Berg (Central) 3,192; 11, Devon King (WWash) 3,044; 12, Mary Seidler (Central) 2,841.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Walkenhauer helps CWU sweep

ELLENSBURG — Ricky McKinney hit a walkoff homer to win the first game and West Valley’s Kevin Walkenhauer pitched a five-hitter in the second as Central Washington swept Whitworth 10-9 and 5-1 in a non-league doubleheader Tuesday.

McKinney’s blow led off the bottom of the seventh and enabled the Wildcats (15-27) to weather a seven-run fifth inning.

Andrew Snowdon and Sheldon Santiago each hit two-run homers in Central’s six-run third.

Walkenhauer (1-3) took a no-hitter into the fourth and finished with five strikeouts and one walk.

CWU will be idle for 10 days, returning to action May 2 at home against Western Oregon.

Game 1

Whitworth    001    071    0    —    9    11    2

Central    006    030    1    —    10    11    2

Flett, Perry (5), George (5) and Bartenhagen; Crowe, Warne (5), Snowdon (6) and Santago.

CWU highlights: A.J Gosney 3-3, 2b, 3 RBI; Andrew Snowdon 1-3, HR, 2 RBI; Sheldon Santiago HR, 2 RBI; Kevin Walkenhauer 1-3; Jake Milbauer 1-2, RBI; Ricky McKinney 3-4, HR, RBI.

Game 2

Whitworth    000    100    0    —    1    5    2

Central    012    200    x    —    5    10    3

Johnson, Todd (6) and Bartenhagen; Walkenhauer and Schuster.

CWU highlights: Gosney 1-2, RBI; Kevin Schneider 2-3; McKinney 2-3, RBI; Matt McCammant 2-2, 2 2b, RBI.