Walker averaged 15 points and more than eight rebounds a game last season for the Titans, who won the NWAACC championship. In the title game against Chemeketa, a 110-98 Tacoma victory, Walker totaled 23 points and 13 rebounds — one of his 10 double doubles posted by the Foss High School graduate.

“Nate is very a versatile and competitive winner who has the ability to defend and rebound effectively for us while playing multiple positions,” CWU coach Greg Sparling said in a university release. “He is also extremely efficient offensively, having shot 60 percent from the field last season.”

At Tacoma, Walker played for former Central player and assistant coach Carl Howell. Six other former Tacoma CC players are currently on CWU’s roster.

FASTPITCH

Yaks split pair with Big Bend

MOSES LAKE, Wash. — Karyssa Marbet threw a one-hitter and helped herself out by going 3 for 4 with two runs and four RBI in leading Yakima Valley to an 18-0 rout of Big Bend in the second game of an East Region softball doubleheader Friday.

Yakima Valley lost the opener 4-0 to move to 5-20 in region play and 14-22-1 overall.

Also in the second game, Tori Slobig was 4 for 5 with two runs and three RBI, Arlene Futch, Jessie Ihly and Krysta Beach had three hits each, with Ihly belting a three-run homer and driving in four. In all, eight Yaks scored at least two runs.

Game 1

Yakima Valley 000 000 0 — 0 6 1
Big Bend 000 400 x — 4 8 1

McKinley and Reeves; McCashland and Ouellette.

YVCC highlights: Ashley Reeves 2-3; Courtney Cable 2-3, 2b; Whitney Biehl 1-3; Jenna Bice 1-3.

Game 2

Yakima Valley 070 0(11) — 18 21 2
Big Bend 000 00 — 0 1 2

Marbet and Reeves; Salverda, Downing (2) and Ouellette.

YVCC highlights: Cable 2-5, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Arlene Futch 3-5, 3 runs, 2 RBI; Jessie Ihly 3-4, 3-run HR, 2 runs, 4 RBI; Tori Slobig 4-5, 2 2b, 2 runs, 3 RBI; Krysta Beach 3-4, 2 runs; Reeves 1-2, 2 runs, RBI; Biehl 2-4, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Karyssa Marbet 3-4, 2b, 2 runs, 4 RBI.

BASEBALL

CWU stung twice by Yellowjackets

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Central Washington homered in each game against Montana State Billings on Friday, but the Wildcats nonetheless dropped a GNAC doubleheader to the Yellowjackets, 6-2 and 7-5 at CWU.

David Leid produced the only runs for CWU (8-18 GNAC, 16-28 overall) in the opener with a two-run shot in the second inning. Kyle Sani belted a three-run blast in the first inning of the second game, but MSU Billings (12-14, 21-19) outscored the Wildcats 7-2 from there.

The teams meet again today for a noon doubleheader. It will be senior day for Central.

Game 1

MSU Billings 020 040 000 — 6 13 1
Central Wash. 020 000 000 — 2 7 0

Paterson, Ragasa (7) and Nelson; Button, Bushman (3), Davidson (5) and Sani.

CWU highlights: Brandon Wang 2-4, David Leid 3-4, 2b, HR, 2 RBI; Jimmy Ryerson 2b.

Game 2

MSU Billings 010 102 003 — 7 12 1
Central Wash. 301 000 001 — 5 10 4

Hutchings, Ragasa (7) and Pyrah; Lotzer, Knutson (7) and Sani.

CWU highlights: Derrick Webb 3-3; Kyle Sani 1-3, HR, 3 RBI; Glen Reser 2-4, 2b.

Crimp, 62, won last year’s title as a first-time participant and was the only golfer to equal or better par.

The final round will be played today at SunTides Golf Course.

Crimp was followed by Doug Hearron, Gary Hutchins and 2009 winner Bill Adkison, each of whom carded a 74. Another shot back at 75 were two-time titlist Troy Wilmoth (2008, 2010), Lyn Dasso and Ron Wyles.

Low net honors were held by Javier Valdez at 63 with John Garcia a stroke back at 64.

YAKIMA VALLEY SENIOR INVITATIONAL

First-round results

Friday at Mount Adams C.C., par 72

Overall low gross: Keith Crimp 71. Overall low net: Javier Valdez 63.

First flight, low gross: 1 tie, Doug Hearron, Gary Hutchins 74; 3, Greg Dunn 77. Low net: 1, John Garcia 64; 2 (tie) Doug Hearron, Ron Gunner 72.

Second flight, low gross: 1, Bill Adkison 74; 2 (tie) Lyn Dasso, Ron Wyles 75. Low net: 1, John Louis 69; 2, Bob Bergeron 70; 3, Burton Knowles 71.

Third flight, low gross: 1 (tie) Don Knight, Greg Cannon, Mike Sissom 79. Net: 1 (tie), Bill Harrison, Don Clark, Keith Grace 70.

Fourth flight, low gross: 1, Troy Wilmoth 75; 2, Russ Arbuckle 83; 3 (tie) Jerry Besel, Mike Chambers 84. Net: 1, Ron Woogerd 70; 2, Rudy Gasparak 72; 3 (tie), Jerry Ward, Leonard Rabanal 73.

COLLEGE FASTPITCH

Central splits to finish season

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Heidy Wells homered and drove in three runs Saturday as Central Washington routed Western Washington 9-2 in the first game of a regular-season-ending GNAC fastpitch doubleheader for the Wildcats.

Western won the second game 1-0.

In the opener, Wells also pitched the first five innings and scattered five hits for her fifth win of the season.

Cassi Ellis was 3 for 4 with two RBI for CWU, the two-time defending conference champion, which finished the year 15-21 in GNAC play and 19-29 overall.

Stephanie Fox pitched a two-hitter for Western (13-21, 17-34) in the second game, outdueling the Wildcats’ Maria Gau as CWU did not advance a runner past first base.

Game 1

Central Wash. 260 100 0 — 9 12 2
Western Wash. 200 000 0 — 2 5 1

Wells, Smith (7) and Carter; Hendron, DeRosier (2) and Rothenberger.

CWU highlights: Heidy Wells 1-3, HR, 3 RBI; Carrina Wagner 2-4; Natasha Wood 2-3; Cassi Ellis 3-4, 2 RBI; Katie Focher 2-3, RBI.

Game 2

Central Wash. 000 000 0 — 0 2 0
Western Wash. 000 010 x — 1 5 0

Gau and Ellis; Fox and Rothenberger.

CWU highlights: Maria Gau 5 H, 1 K, 0 BB.

Wagner also homered in the first game, which CWU lost 9-6.

Going 4 for 7 on the day and raising her team-leading homer and RBI totals to 12 and 37, respectively, Wagner also boosted her batting average to .306 going into today’s season-ending doubleheader at Western Washington.

Elena Carter also had a big day for Central (14-20 GNAC, 18-28 overall), going 2 for 3 with a double and an RBI in the opener and following with a double, homer and two RBI in the second.

Her leadoff homer in the sixth inning of the nightcap tied the score at 2 before Heidy Wells singled and Wagner followed with another long ball.

Maria Gau scattered six hits in the second game, striking out nine and walking four while improving her record to 11-16.

Game 1

NW Nazarene 300 400 2 — 9 6 2
Central Wash. 000 040 2 — 6 11 4

Olson, Duckworth (7) and Beaty; Baxter, Wells (4) and Ellis.

CWU highlights: Bre Thomas 2-4; Elena Carter 2-3, 2b, RBI; Carrina Wagner 3-4, HR, 2 runs, 4 RBI; Cassi Ellis 2b, RBI.

Game 2

NW Nazarene 200 000 0 — 2 6 0
Central Wash. 100 003 x — 4 7 1

Duckworth and Chao; Gau and Ellis.

CWU highlights: Carter 2-3, 2b, HR, 2 RBI; Wagner 1-3, HR, 2 RBI; Natasha Wood 1-3, 2b.

Dominique Williams, a 5-foot-10 guard from reigning NWAACC champion Tacoma Community College, has signed with CWU, the university announced Wednesday.

Williams, who can play both the point and shooting guard positions, is originally from Tacoma, where he prepped at Curtis. He will have two years of eligibility remaining for CWU.

Prior to joining the Wildcats, he played two seasons for former CWU assistant coach and current TCC mentor Carl Howell.

At Tacoma, Williams led the Titans to a 52-7 record over two years. And in last month’s 110-98 NWAACC title game win over Chemeketa, he totaled 36 points, five rebounds and five assists was named the tournament’s MVP.

Williams was recruited by CWU associate head coach G.E. Coleman.

Last season the Wildcats listed five former Tacoma CC players on their roster — four of whom were underclassmen.

COLLEGE FASTPITCH

Four CWU players all-academic

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Central Washington University’s fastpitch team had four players named to the Great Northwest Athletic Conference Academic All-Conference team.

Seniors Natasha Wood and Lindy Baxter earned their second such awards while senior Kristina Sherriff and sophomore Maria Gau picked up their first.

The Wildcats ranked second in the conference with the four selections. Saint Martin’s had seven.

PREP BASEBALL

GREATER COLUMBIA 1B

SUNNYSIDE CHRISTIAN 14-13 , LYLE-WISHRAM 13-9: At Lyle, Drew Puterbaugh went 7 for 9 at the plate and drove in four runs to lift Sunnyside Christian (3-1 league, 5-8 overall) to the doubleheader sweep.

Game 1

Sunnyside Chr. 301 420 004 — 14 18 2
Lyle-Wishram 301 202 203 — 13 15 2

Hoff, M. Moore (8) and Puterbaugh; Mills, Much (5) and T. Armour.

Highlights: Drew Puterbaugh (SC) 4-6, 3 RBI; Brant Bosma (SC) 3-5, 2b, RBI; T. Armour (L) 4-4, 4 RBI.

Game 2

Sunnyside Chr. 410 44 — 13 19 3
Lyle-Wishram 122 04 — 9 7 2

B. Moore and Puterbaugh; Wolf and J. Armour.

Highlights: Puterbaugh (SC) 3-3, 2b, 3b, RBI; Brandon Broersma (SC) 2-3, 2b, 2 RBI; Jackson Haak (SC) 3-4, 2 2b, 4 RBI; Matt DeGroot (SC) 2-4; Wolf (L) 2-3, 2 3b, RBI.

PREP FASTPITCH

NORTH CENTRAL 2B

THORP-EASTON 22, MANSON 10: At Manson, Alex Houle drove in nine runs on a two-homer, 5-for-5 day for Thorp-Easton (4-6).

Thorp-Easton 340 537 — 22 19 3
Manson 240 022 — 10 5 3

Alma, Hanks (2) and Muratori; Manson NA.

Highlights: Alex Houle (TE) 5-5, 2 2b, 2 HR, 9 RBI; Mallory Alma (TE) 4-4, 2 2b, 3 RBI; Colette Muratori (TE) 2-2, 4 SB, 5 runs.

BOYS SOCCER

SCAC

MABTON 3, NACHES VALLEY 1: At Mabton, the Vikings struck twice late in the second half to pull away and improve to 9-3 in league. Mabton travels to Connell on Saturday.

First half: 1, Mabton, Daniel Cambron, 24:00; 2, NV, Logan Swain, 32:00.

Second half: 3, Mabton, Edgar Cisneros, 71:00; 4, Mabton, Crisantos Chavez, 76:00.

Saves: Unavailable.

TRACK AND FIELD

NONLEAGUE

AT CASHMERE

BOYS

Team scores: Riverside Christian 174, Cashmere 155, Wenatchee 60, Eastmont 41, Cascade 41, Brewster 26, Okanogan 19.

RC highlights — 100: 2, Nate Van Tuinen 11.0. 200: 1, Van Tuinen 22.8. 400: 1, Kirk Gartrell 54.1. 110H: 1, Jordan DeSanto 15.7. 300H: 1, DeSanto 43.6. 4×400: 1, RC 3:36.2. Jav: 1, Fernando Valencia 169-7. LJ: 1, Van Tuinen 20-7.

GIRLS

Team scores: Cashmere 207, Riverside Christian 106, Wenatchee 96, Okanogan 50, Cascade 30, Brewster 27, Eastmont 18.

RC highlights — 300H: 1, Bethany Imperial 49.1. Jav: 1, Nicole Nobbs 103-11.

PREP GOLF

CBBN 3A BOYS

Team scores: Hanford 315, Southridge 318, West Valley 335, Pasco 335.

Medalist: Tanner Martin (H) 74. At Black Rock Creek, par 72.

West Valley: Matt Mickelson 81, Sam Snipes 84, Dylan Dietrich 85, Brice Gout 85.

CBBN 3A GIRLS

Team scores: Hanford 341, Southridge 377, Eastmont 380, Kamiakin 382, West Valley 392, Kennewick 410, Pasco 419, Sunnyside inc.

Medalist: Kelsey Aiello (H) 81. At Black Rock Creek, par 72.

Local highlights: Krista Nagle (WV) 91, Kendyl Comiskey (WV) 98, Miranda Swanson (WV) 101, Taylor Boyle (WV) 102.

Saint Martin’s won the first game 3-1.

CWU pitcher Jason Lotzer allowed three runs on eight hits in eight innings in the opener to take the loss.

Ethan Sterkel and Jimmy Ryerson both had two hits in the first game.

Sterkel was 3 for 4 in the second game, scoring three runs.

Ryerson was 2 for 3, while Bielec, Brady Kincannon and David Leid were 2 for 4. Kasey Bielec was 2 for 2 with 2 RBI.

Complete statistics were not available.

COLLEGE FASTPITCH

CWU trades routs with Saints

LACEY, Wash. — Jen Schwartz and Molly Coppinger had three RBI each in the second game of a doubleheader to help Central Washington salvage a split with Saint Martin’s on Sunday.

Saint Martin’s won the first game 11-3 in five innings, while CWU won the second game 13-4, also in five innings. Both games were shortened by the mercy rule.

In the first game, Carrina Wagner had a double and an RBI, while Bre Thomas drove in two runs for CWU (17-27 overall, 13-19 GNAC).

Kelsie McGladrey had a home run and four RBI to pace the Saints (30-17-1, 20-12).

In the second game, Wagner had two more RBI, while Natasha Wood and Cassi Ellis drove in runs as well for CWU.

Game 1

Central Wash. 020 01 — 3 7 2
Saint Martin’s 621 2x — 11 12 0

Wells, Baxter (1) and Ellis; Bakos, Felton (2) and Pocklington.

Highlights: Carrina Wagner (CWU) 2b, RBI; Bre Thomas (CWU) 2 RBI; Kelsie McGladrey (SMU) HR, 4 RBI; Morgan Klemm (SMU) 2b, 2 RBI; Tavia Jenkins (SMU) 2 RBI; Danielle Wall (SMU) 2 RBI; Sam Munger (SMU) RBI.

Game 2

Central Wash. 206 14 — 13 12 0
Saint Martin’s 202 00 — 4 6 5

Gau and Ellis; Munger, Felton (3), Bakos (5) and Pocklington, McGladrey (3).

Highlights: Jen Schwartz (CWU) 3 RBI; Molly Coppinger (CWU) 3 RBI; Carrina Wagner (CWU) 2 RBI; Natasha Wood (CWU) RBI; Cassi Ellis (CWU) 2b, RBI; Taviah Jenkins (SMU) 2 RBI; Kelsie McGladrey (SMU) RBI; Joslyn Eugenio (SMU) RBI.

Yaks split tourney games

YAKIMA, Wash. — Jessie Ihly had four RBI, while Ashley Reeves drove in three more runs to lead Yakima Valley past Edmonds 11-2 on Sunday at the NWAACC Crossover Tournament at Kiwanis Park.

The Yaks fell to Clark 6-1 in their second game.

Ihly was 4-for-4 with a home run in Sunday’s opener, while Reeves was 2-for-4 for YVCC (13-17-1 overall, 4-14 GNAC).

Reeves was 2-for-4 in the second game and scored two runs, while Courtney Cable and Tori Slobig each had a double and triple against Clark.

Yakima Valley 11, Edmonds 2 (6)

Yakima Valley 411 123 — 11 14 1
Edmonds 000 110 — 2 4 2

Slobig and Reeves; Kees and Gegax.

Highlights: Arlene Futch 2-5, 2 runs; Ashley Reeves 2-4, 3 RBI; Courtney Cable 2-5, 2 runs, RBI; Krysta Beach 1-2, 3 runs, 2 bb; Jessie Ihly 4-4, run, 4 RBI, HR; Ariel McKinley 2-4.

Clark 6, Yakima Valley 4

Yakima Valley 000 300 1 — 4 10 3
Clark 003 120 x — 6 9 1

McKinley, Marbet (5) and Reeves; Westmorland and Hernandez.

Highlights: Reeves 2-4, 2 run; Cable 2-4, run, RBI, 2b, 3b; Tori Slobig 2-4, run, RBI, 2b, 3b; Ihly 1-3, RBI, bb; Jenna Bice 2-3.

Saturday’s late result

Treasure Valley 12, Skagit Valley 5.

Sunday’s other results

Chemeketa 14, Grays Harbor 2; Mt. Hood 13, Treasure Valley 5; SWOCC 4, Douglas 0; Walla Walla 10, Clackamas 4; Mt. Hood 12, Pierce 4; SWOCC 6, Spokane 3; Chemeketa 8, Treasure Valley 2; Douglas 13, Big Bend 3; Clark 5, Pierce 3; Bellevue 22, Grays Harbor 2; Olympic 10, Lower Columbia 0; Columbia Basin 9, Skagit Valley 1; Big Bend 9, Skagit Valley 6; Spokane 2, Everett 0; Olympic 10, Centralia 2; Walla Walla 10, Edmonds 0; Everett 8, Centralia 0; Columbia Basin 5, Lower Columbia 4.

Prep Fastpitch

LATE SATURDAY

GRANGER 12-10, LYLE 1-5: At Lyle, Lyndsay Oswalt hit a home run and drove in three runs in the first game, and Elianna Cardenas went 4 for 4 with two doubles, a homerun, and three RBI in the second game to held the Spartans (7-5) sweep a non-league doubleheader.

Game 1

Granger 070 05 — 12 7 3
Lyle 100 00 — 1 1 3

Oswalt and Nava; Lacock and Anderson.

Highlights: Lyndsay Oswalt (G) HR, 3 RBI; Elianna Cardenas (G) 2 hits, 2b; Villa Fan (G) 2 hits; Verdia (G) 1 hit; Vanessa Nava (G) 2b.

Game 2

Granger 331 120 0 — 10 9 3
Lyle 020 120 0 — 5 3 2

Saldado and Oswalt; Lacock and Anderson.

Highlights: Elianna Cardenas (G) 4-4, 2 2b, HR, 3 RBI; Vanessa Nava (G) 2b, 2 RBI; Verdia (G) 1 hit; Paige Blodgett (G) 1 hit; Lyndsay Oswalt (G) 1 hit.

PREP TENNIS

CWAC

LATE SATURDAY

Grandview boys 3, Prosser 2

Singles: Kevin Munck d. Joel Pulido 6-0, 6-3; Timothy Bowen d. Jose Ramos 6-3, 6-3.

Doubles: Stevan Ramirez-Abel Pasillas (G) d. Tyler Weddle-Chase Baker 6-1, 6-0; Marcus Morales-Chris Galvan (G) d. Michael Munoz-Julio Ruelas 6-0, 6-1; Grandview d. Prosser by forfeit.

Ellensburg girls 4, Quincy 1

Singles: Nathalie Gruber (E) d. Ciara Rasmussen 6-4, 6-2; Sara Rigby (Q) d. Mary Kelleher 6-4, 7-5.

Doubles: Teresa Connoly-Geese Gruber (E) d. Ashley Breeden-Katherine Ayala 6-3, 7-6 (11) ; Jasmine Sanchez-Ellie Siks (E) d. Sara Horning-Robin Thaemert 7-6 (1), 6-4; Mary Lonowski-Jennifer Jackson (E) d. Antonia Valezuela-Naomi Garcia 6-2, 6-0.

But as effective as YVCC’s pitchers were, it didn’t matter.

With Jake Fife and Seth Darling combining on a four-hit shutout in the first game and Kyle Garvin scattering five hits in the second, Yakima Valley swept the Sasquatch 8-0 and 5-2 at Parker Field to stay in a three-way tie for first place.

At 11-5 in region play and 21-9 overall, the Yaks kept pace with Treasure Valley and Columbia Basin. They host CBC for a doubleheader on Wednesday.

The first game was tied 0-0 going into the bottom of the seventh, during which Yakima Valley sent 11 hitters to th plate and scored seven runs.

Kyle Mall started the frame with a base hit and later added a two-run single, Kyle Thompson clubbed a two-run triple and J.R. Weigel, Reid Martinez and Tyler VonDracek added an RBI each.

Fife worked the first seven innings, striking out six and walking four. And after Darling added two more goose eggs, Garvin went the distance in the second game, fanning three and walking none.

It was 2-2 going into the home half of the seventh, but YVCC scored three runs as Martinez had a run-scoring groundout, King an RBI double and Mall a run-scoring single.

Game 1

Spokane 000 000 000 — 0 4 2
Yakima Valley 000 000 71x — 8 15 1

Gonzalez, Neilson (7), Shea (7) and Santos; Fife, Darling (8) and Chavarria.

YVCC highlights: Kyle Thompson 3 RBI; Reid Martinez 3-5, RBI; J.R. Weigel 3-4, RBI; Kyle Mall 3-4, 2 RBI; Will Chavarria 2-4; Tyler VonDracek 2-4; Jake Fife 7 IP, 4 BB, 6 K.

Game 2

Spokane 100 100 000 — 2 5 1
Yakima Valley 100 001 30x — 5 13 2

Johnson, Potter (6), Weber (7), Curtis (8) and Boe; Garvin and Smith, Chavarria (7).

YVCC highlights: Kyle Garvin 3K, 0 BB; Thompson 2-5, run; Martinez 2-4, RBI; Ryan King 2-4, 2b; Fife 2-3, RBI; Shawn Wardian 2-3, RBI; Weigel 2b.

Wildcats drop 2 at Saint Martin’s

LACEY, Wash. — Central Washington led in both of its GNAC games with Saint Martin’s on Saturday, but won neither.

The Wildcats fell 8-7 in a 10-inning first game and 12-10 in the second, falling to 7-11 in conference play and 15-21 overall.

Central led 5-1 in the opener and 7-0 in the nightcap. Ellensburg High graduate Ethan Sterkel had two hits in the second game for CWU, which meets the Saints today in a doubleheader scheduled to start at noon.

Game 1

Central Wash. 113 001 100 0 — 7 14 1
Saint Martin’s 101 201 200 1 — 8 16 1

Rohde, Jones (7), Davidson (8), Knutson (10) and Swartz; O’Bryan, LaDue (5), Klonitsko (7), Moss (7), Carter (8) and Thorpe.

CWU highlights: Brandon Wang 2-4; Derrick Webb 3-4, Brady Kincannon 4-5.

Game 2

Central Wash. 043 001 2 — 10 12 3
Saint Martin’s 006 150 x — 12 15 4

Long, Hastings (4), Knutson (5) and Sani; Goforth, Banker (3), Moss (5), Carter (7), LaDue (7) and Tracy.

CWU highlights: Kyle Sani 2-5, David Leid 2-4, Ethan Sterkel 2-4, Jimmy Ryerson 2-4.

COLLEGE FASTPITCH

YVCC splits in Crossover

Bouncing back in a big way after being shut out, Yakima Valley pounded out 13 hits in a 10-2 victory over Centralia in the NWAACC Crossover Tournament Saturday at Kiwanis Park.

Yakima Valley lost its first game 7-0 to Olympic, collecting just three hits.

But that changed against Centralia, with Krysta Beach and Kiley Dunn both going 3 for 4 with two RBI to lead the way.

Tori Slobig was 2 for 5 with three runs scored and Courtney Cable was 2 for 4 with two runs and an RBI for the Yaks, who jumped out quickly with four runs in the first and extending the lead to 8-0 after three innings.

Today, Yakima Valley will meet Edmonds at 10 a.m. and Clark at 2 p.m.

Olympic 7, Yakima Valley 0

Yakima Valley 000 000 0 — 0 3 1
Olympic 004 030 x — 7 8 1

McKinley and Reeves; Kleeberger, Van Ryan (5) and Box.

Highlights: Arlene Futch (YVCC) 1-3; Jenna Bice (YVCC) 2-3; Brown (O) 2 hits, 2 RBI.

Yakima Valley 10, Centralia 2

Yakima Valley 422 101 — 10 13 0
Centralia 000 200 — 2 5 3

Marvet, Slobig (5) and Reeves; Dibetta and Haugen.

YVCC highlights: Futch 1-5, run, sb; Courtney Cable 2-4, 2 runs, RBI; Tori Slobig 2-5, 3 runs; Krysta Beach 3-4, 2b, run, 2 RBI; Jessie Ihly 1-2, run, RBI; Kiley Dunn 3-4, 2 RBI; Whitney Biehl 1-3, run; Bice 1-4, run.

Saturday’s other scores

Lower Columbia 8, Big Bend 3; Mount Hood 6, Douglas 1; Treasure Valley 9, Grays Harbor 1; Clark 11, Skagit Valley 0; Clark 6, Big Bend 3; Pierce 17, Edmonds 3; Walla Walla 10, Everett 7; Olympic 5, Grays Harbor 3; Bellevue 10, Mt. Hood 0; Douglas 15, Lower Columbia 8; Chemeketa 16, Columbia Basin 5; Spokane 18, Edmonds 1; Southwestern Oregon 8, Centralia 0; Clackamas 11, Pierce 1; Everett 9, Chemeketa 0; Bellevue 6, Spokane 3; Clackamas 3, Columbia Basin 0; Walla Walla 6, Southwestern Oregon 3; Clackamas 1, Bellevue 0.

Today’s schedule

(At Kiwanis Park)

8 a.m.: Grays Harbor vs. Chemeketa (Field 1); Mt. Hood vs. Treasure Valley (Field 2); Southwestern Oregon vs. Douglas (Field 3).

10 a.m.: Clackamas vs. Walla Walla (Field 1; Mt. Hood vs. Pierce (Field 2); Southwestern Oregon vs. Spokane (Field 3); Yakima Valley vs. Edmonds (Field 4); Chemeketa vs. Treasure Valley (Field 5).

Noon: Douglas vs. Big Bend (Field 1); Pierce vs. Clark (Field 2); Bellevue vs. Grays Harbor (Field 3); Lower Columbia vs. Olympic (Field 4); Columbia Basin vs. Skagit Valley (Field 5).

2 p.m.: Big Bend vs. Skagit Valley (Field 1); Yakima Valley vs. Clark (Field 2); Spokane vs. Everett (Field 3); Olympic vs. Centralia (Field 4); Walla Walla vs. Edmonds (Field 5).

4 p.m.: Everett vs. Centralia (Field 3); Lower Columbia vs. Columbia Basin (Field 4).

CWU sweeps on Senior Day

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Bre Thomas pounded out 7 hits in 8 at bats Saturday, pacing Central Washington to a 12-11, 5-1 GNAC fastpitch sweep of first-place Montana State Billings on Senior Day at Frederick Field.

Thomas, a senior outfielder from Vancouver, was 3 for 4 in the first game, scoring a run and driving in another. She then went 4 for 4 in the second game, doubling twice and scoring two runs.

The victories improved CWU, the two-time defending conference champion, to 12-18 in the GNAC and 16-26 overall.

The first game was tied 11-11 going into the bottom of the seventh when Thomas bunted for a single, advancing a runner to second with no outs. The runner then scored on Carrina Wagner’s sacrifice fly.

Thomas raised her average from .315 to .347 against the Yellowjackets, who slipped to 24-8 and 31-13.

Central visits Saint Martin’s today for a doubleheader.

Game 1

MSU Billings 011 602 1 — 11 15 2
Central Wash. 305 111 1 — 12 17 2

Parsley, Bywater (4) and Wilkerson; Baxter, Wells (4), Gau (7) and Ellis.

CWU highlights: Bre Thomas 3-4, RBI; Jen Schwartz 2-3; Natasha Wood 2-3, HR, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Molly Coppinger 3-4, 2b, 2 RBI; Cassi Ellis 3-4, 2b, RBI.

Game 2

MSU Billings 000 000 1 — 1 6 2
Central Wash. 002 021 x — 5 11 1

Conder and Sanders; Gau and Ellis.

CWU highlights: Thomas 4-4, 2 2b, 2 runs; Jen Schwartz 3-3, RBI; Carrina Wagner 1-3, RBI; Wood 1-3, RBI; Coppinger 1-3, run.

FOOTBALL

Mavericks cruise in opener

Kenny Peterson ran for 109 yards and two touchdowns in his debut as the starting tailback as the Yakima Mavericks opened their season with an impressive 52-14 victory over the Tacoma Invaders on Saturday night at Marquette Stadium.

Peterson, a converted linebacker, got his yards on just 12 carries. He scored on runs of 21 and 8 yards.

Quarterback John Lobbestael was an efficient 14 of 18 for 157 yards and four touchdowns — two to Ryan Wright, who had a team-best five catches for 53 yards.

Alex Mahre also caught a TD pass and booted a 47-yard field goal.

The Mavericks will host the Oregon Outlaws next Saturday at Marquette Stadium. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.

Tacoma 0 6 8 2 — 16
Yakima 14 17 21 0 — 52

Yak — Ryan Wright 8 pass from John Lobbestael (Alex Mahre kick)

Yak — Julian Villegas 6 pass from Lobbestael (Mahre kick)

Yak — Kenny Peterson 21 run (Mahre kick)

Yak — FG Mahre 46

Tac — Tiki Banks 37 pass from Ben Shelton (kick failed)

Yak — Wright 11 pass from Lobbestael (Mahre kick)

Yak — Peterson 8 run (Mahre kick)

Yak — Mahre 9 pass from Lobbestael (Mahre kick)

Tac — Marcus Wilson 51 interception return (Chris McKutchin pass from Shelton)

Yak — Nick Muir 1 run (Mahre kick)

Tac — Safety, runner tackled in end zone

YAKIMA LEADERS

RUSHING — Peterson 12-109. 

PASSING — Lobbestael 14-18-1-157.

RECEIVING — Wright 5-53.

GOLF

Johnston gets ace in Olympia

Rory Johnston scored his second career hole-in-one during a Wednesday round at Indian Summer Golf and Country Club in Olympia.

Johnston aced the 134-yard fourth hole using an 8-iron. Ray Gallipo and Paul Cobleigh witnessed the shot.

Central had beaten the Saints 7-3 on March 4, but an SMU protest was upheld and the contest was resumed with the visitors leading 3-0 in the first inning.

The two-time defending conference champion Wildcats, held hitless over the final three innings, have lost three straight and six of their last seven. At 10-18 in conference play and 14-26 overall, CWU must win its final eight games to reach the .500 mark.

Saint Martin’s, ranked 10th in this week’s NCAA Division II West Region poll, improved to 18-10 and 28-15-1.

Central hosts Montana State Billings on Saturday for a Senior Day doubleheader scheduled to start at noon.

Saint Martin’s 342 31 — 13 17 1
C. Washington 000 00 — 0 2 4

Munger and Pocklington; Gau, Wells (4), Kocik (5) and Ellis.

CWU highlights: Carrina Wagner 1-2, 2b; Molly Coppinger 1-2.

The Clan won the opener 4-3.

The Wildcats (14-25 overall, 10-17 GNAC) wore yellow jerseys as part of their fourth annual ALS fundraiser game.

Elena Carter had three hits, including a double, in the second game for the Wildcats.

On Saturday, CWU’s Maria Gau took a no-hitter into the sixth inning of game one, but Kendra George’s two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh gave Western Oregon a 2-0 victory, sparking a sweep of the Wildcats in a GNAC fastpitch doubleheader Saturday.

Bre Thomas was 4 for 7 for the day, and Carrina Wagner hit a three-run homer in the second game for the Wildcats.

The Wildcats return to action Thursday at 4 p.m. in the resumption of a game protested by Saint Martin’s earlier this season. CWU will be batting with a 3-0 deficit in the bottom of the first inning against the Saints.

SUNDAY’S RESULTS

Game 1

Simon Fraser 201 010 0 — 4 5 2
CWU 000 021 0 — 3 9 3

Lukawesky and Ribeiro; Gau and Ellis.

CWU highlights: Bre Thomas 2-4, RBI; Liz Jusko 2b.

Game 2

Simon Fraser 010 000 0 — 1 5 2
CWU 200 010 x — 3 6 0

Hawkins, Hare (5), Kolanko (5), Hawkins (6) and Ribeiro; Wells and Ellis.

CWU highlights: Elena Carter 3-4, 2b; Heidy Wells 1-3, 2 RBI.

SATURDAY’S RESULTS

Game 1

CWU 000 000 0 — 0 7 2
Western Oregon 000 000 2 — 2 3 0

Gau and Carter; Pomeroy and Worthey.

CWU highlights: Bre Thomas 2-3.

Game 2

CWU 000 030 0 — 3 9 1
Western Oregon 203 100 x — 6 11 1

Wells, Kocik (3), Baxter (6) and Ellis; Reeves and Worthey.

CWU highlights: Thomas 2-4; Carrina Wagner 2-4, HR, 3 RBI; Elena Carter 2-4.

PREP BASKETBALL

Blodgett nets 15 in All-State

SEATAC, Wash. — Wapato’s Sammi Jo Blodgett had 15 points and seven rebounds for the Class 2A team in an 81-77 loss to the 1A during Saturday’s All-State games at Seattle Christian.

Naches Valley’s Justine Benner had seven points and Fantasia Reyes of Granger added four the 1A squad, and Jamie Hodgson had a point for the 2A.

Riverside Christian’s Kendra Staymates had six points and five rebounds and White Swan’s Amber Jones added five rebounds for the 2B squad in a 49-35 loss to the 1B team.

The 4A team handled the 3A, 99-64 to cap the day.

PREP FASTPITCH

SATURDAY’S LATE RESULTS

MABTON 9-0, BURBANK 5-12: At Mabton, Isabella Ahumada, Teresa Aceves and Marlen Chavez each had two hits as the Vikings won the opener.

Game 1

Burbank 004 001 0 — 5 8 2
Mabton 400 050 x — 9 11 3

B. Cotsford and Roberts; Sustaita and Chavez.

Mabton highlights: Marlen Chavez 2-2, Teresa Aceves 2-3, Isabella Ahumada 2-4, Evelia Mendoza 1-3, Sandra Gonzales 1-3, Adi Barajas 1-3, Jazzie Sustaita 1-4, Jesenia Meza 1-4,

Game 2

Burbank 310 80 — 12 14 0
Mabton 000 00 — 0 1 0

B. Cotsford and Roberts; Sustaita and Chavez.

Mabton highlights: Barajas 1-2.

The tripleheader was necessitated by bad weather Friday, which forced postponement of the second game of that day’s twinbill.

MSUB won the first two contests Saturday, 7-5 and 7-2.

In the victory for Central (9-14 GNAC, 13-22 overall), Liz Jusko was 3 for 4 with a homer and four RBI and Molly Coppinger also went deep to lead the Wildcats’ 16-hit attack.

Wells had three hits including a homer in the first game while Carrina Wagner also homered. Bre Thomas and Elena Carter clubbed long balls in the second game.

The Yellowjackets (20-4, 27-9) won the first two contests largely on the strength of a four-run second inning in the first and a four-run sixth inning in the second.

Central visits Western Oregon for a doubleheader next Saturday, then returns to Ellensburg a week from today for two games with Simon Fraser.

Game 1

Central Wash. 010 220 0 — 5 11 2
MSU Billings 042 010 x — 7 8 1

Gau and Ellis; MacDonald, Todd (7) and Sanders.

CWU highlights: Bre Thomas 2-4; Heidy Wells 3-4, HR, RBI; Carrina Wagner 2-4, HR, RBI; Natasha Wood 1-2, 2 RBI.

Game 2

Central Wash. 000 002 0 — 2 3 1
MSU Billings 001 024 x — 7 8 1

Gau, Kocik (5), Wells (6) and Carter; Todd and Wilkerson.

CWU highlights: Thomas 2-3, HR, RBI; Elena Carter 1-1, HR, RBI.

Game 3

Central Wash. 2(12)1 10 — 16 4 0
MSU Billings 001 00 — 1 3 5

CWU highlights: Thomas 3-4, 4 runs, RBI; Liz Jusko 3-4, HR, 4 RBI; Carter 2-4; Wells 1-3, HR, RBI; Wagner 2-3; Molly Coppinger 1-3, HR, 2 RBI; Katie Focher 2-3, 2 RBI.

Yaks drop two to Spokane

YAKIMA, Wash. — Kiley Dunn and Courtney Cable slammed four hits and drove in two runs each for Yakima Valley on Saturday, but the Yaks came up short in a 13-12 loss to Spokane in the first game of an East Region fastpitch doubleheader at Dunbar Field.

The Sasquatch won the second game 9-0.

Arlene Futch had three hits and scored three runs for the Yaks (2-10 region, 8-11-1 overall), who totaled 17 hits off Spokane’s Lindsey Walchi.

In the second game, however, Walchi allowed only five hits — two to Futch — en route to the shutout.

YVCC continues region play at home Tuesday with a 2 p.m. doubleheader against Wenatchee Valley.

Game 1

Spokane 101 234 2 — 13 12 4
Yakima Valley 052 003 2 — 12 17 5

Walchi and Mays; McKinley and Cable.

YVCC highlights: Arlene Futch 3-5, 3 runs; Courtney Cable 4-5, 2 RBI, 2 runs, 2b; Kiley Dunn 4-4, 2 runs, 2b, 2 RBI; Whitney Biehl 2-4, 2 RBI.

Game 2

Spokane 040 000 5 — 9 10 0
Yakima Valley 000 000 0 — 0 5 3

Walchi and Skillingstad; Marbet and Cable.

YVCC highlights: Futch 2-4; Krysta Beach 1-4; Tori Slobig 1-4; Biehl (YV) 1-3.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

CWU 2-timed by NW Nazarene

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Northwest Nazarene scored 11 runs over the final five innings to beat Central Washington 12-3 in the first game of a GNAC baseball doubleheader Saturday, then used a four-run fifth frame to claim the nightcap 7-3.

David Leid drove in all three runs for CWU (7-9 GNAC, 11-17) in the opener. Sean McDonald pitched a four-hitter for Nazarene (7-7, 8-13) in the nightcap.

Central steps out of league play Tuesday for a doubleheader at Whitworth.

Game 1

NW Nazarene 000 102 261 — 12 15 2
Central Wash. 200 000 100 — 3 6 1

Patterson, Nielsen (2), Forseth (5), Vaughn (7) and Mitchell; Lotzer, Jones (8), Hastings (8), Cruzen (8), Davidson (9) and Sani.

CWU highlights: David Leid 2-5, 3 RBI.

Game 2

NW Nazarene 011 040 1 — 7 11 2
Central Wash. 200 100 0 — 3 4 2

McDonald and Mitchell; Bushman, Davidson (5) and Swartz.

CWU highlights: Brett Bielec 1-2; Derrick Webb 1-2; Glen Reser 1-3, RBI; Kasey Bielec 1-3.

GOLF

Schneider logs River Ridge ace

SELAH, Wash. — Bradley R. Schneider aced the 145-yard, par 3 second hole on Friday at River Ridge Golf Course.

Schneider used a pitching wedge for the shot, which was witnessed by Brian Schneider, Alex Verduzco and Frederick Porter.

How long, he wondered, can I keep this up?

The answer came this week when Wagenaar stepped down as basketball coach with a hefty resume that includes six Class B and 1B state championships and a 374-91 record in 18 seasons.

“Eleven years ago I didn’t know how long I’d have the energy to handle all these commitments. This just felt like the time to pull back some,” Wagenaar said. “It’s a difficult thing to do, but the time is right.”

Wagenaar’s Knights won Class B titles in 2002 and 2005 and then dominated the new 1B class, capturing titles in 2007, ’08, ’10 and ’11. The 2007 team went 26-0. He leaves the program with a 14-year streak of qualifying for the state tournament.

“I’ve been tremendously blessed here,” he said.

COLLEGE FASTPITCH

Yaks split with Big Bend

YAKIMA, Wash. — Karyssa Marbet pitched a four-hitter and Jessie Ihly clubbed a two-run double Friday as Yakima Valley beat Big Bend 6-1 for a split of its East Region fastpitch doubleheader at Dunbar Field.

Big Bend won the first game 8-7 in 10 innings.

Marbet struck out four and walked two in the nightcap. Ihly’s double highlighted a four-run first inning that gave the Yaks (2-8 region, 8-9-1 overall) all the scoring they’d need.

Arlene Futch was 3 for 4, capping a 6 for 10 day as YVCC pounded out 32 hits over the two games. Courtney Cable also was 6 for 10 and totaled four RBI.

The Yaks produced 21 hits in the opener, but committed five errors and had several baserunning mistakes. Big Bend won with two runs in the top or the 10th, during international tiebreaker play, scoring what proved to be the winning run on an error.

YVCC scored one in the bottom of the inning on Cable’s RBI single, but could not advance her past first.

Yakima Valley continues region play at noon today with a doubleheader against Spokane.

Game 1

Big Bend 011 000 310 2 — 8 13 0
Yakima Valley 230 000 010 1 — 7 21 5

McCashland, Salverda (2) and Ouellette; McKinley and Cable.

YVCC highlights: Arlene Futch 3-6, run; Courtney Cable 4-6, run, 2b, 3b, 3 RBI; Krysta Beach 4-6, 2b, RBI; Jessie Ihly 3-5, RBI; Ariel McKinley 2-5; Kiley Dunn 2-5, 2 runs; Jenna Bice 2-5, run.

Game 2

Big Bend 000 001 0 — 1 4 0
Yakima Valley 410 001 x — 6 11 1

Salverda, Downey (1) and Ouellette; Marbet and Cable.

YVCC highlights: Futch 3-4, 2 runs, 2b; Cable 2-4, RBI; Beach 2-3, 2 runs, 2b, RBI; Tori Slobig 1-3; Ihly 1-3, 2b, 2 RBI; Dunn 1-3, RBI; Karyssa Marbet 4 Ks, 2 BB.

Central routed at MSU Billings

BILLINGS, Mont. — Bre Thomas and Liz Jusko had two hits each, but Central Washington was overrun by Montana State Billings 9-1 Friday in a six-inning weather-delayed GNAC fastpitch game.

The contest started three hours late and was scheduled to be the first installment of a doubleheader. It was played in 35-degree weather. The second game was postponed and will be played today as part of a tripleheader starting at 10 a.m. MDT.

MSUB (18-3 conference, 25-8 overall) scored five second-inning runs of Central starter Maria Gau. The Wildcats fell to 8-12 and 12-20.

Central Washington 000 001 — 1 7 2
MSU Billings 050 022 — 9 9 1

Gau and Carter; Bywater and Wilkerson.

CWU highlights: Bre Thomas 2-3; Natasha Wood 1-1; Liz Jusko 2-3; Heidy Wells 1-1, 2 BB; Elena Carter 1-3.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Big inning gives CWU split

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — David Leid hit two RBI singles in Central Washington’s eight-run sixth inning Friday as the Wildcats downed Northwest Nazarene 10-1 for a split of their GNAC baseball doubleheader.

The Crusaders won the opener 15-1.

Randy Button pitched a seven-inning complete-game for CWU (7-7 GNAC, 11-15 overall), scattering nine hits while striking out five and walking two.

In Central’s big inning, the first six batters reached base and pinch-hitter Spencer Humphrey delivered a two-run single.

Nazarene (5-7, 16-13) pounded out 14 hits off four Wildcats pitchers in the opener and scored 11 times in the sixth and seventh innings.

The teams meet today for another doubleheader scheduled to start at noon.

Game 1

NW Nazarene 012 017 400 — 15 14 0
Central Wash. 000 000 010 — 1 9 7

Sneed, Burk (8) and Mitchell; Long, Hastings (6), Knutson (7), Davidson (9) and Sani.

CWU highlights: Derrick Webb 2-2; Brandon Wang 1-3, 2b; David Leid 2b.

Game 2

NW Nazarene 001 000 0 — 1 9 0
Central Wash. 000 118 x — 10 9 1

Pollock, Vaughn (6), Brown (6), Kuhn (6) and Gorzo; Button and Sani.

CWU highlights: Wang 1-3, 2b; Kyle Sani 2-3; David Leid 2-4, 2 RBI; Spencer Humphrey 1-1, 2 RBI.

AUTO RACING

Renegade opener today

PARKER — Renegade Raceway will open its 42nd season of drag racing at the quarter-mile strip today.

Gates will open at 9 a.m. with racing at 1 p.m. for the season’s first Test & Tune event. Renegade will host another Test & Tune on April 14 before staging the first Summit Series event the next day.

Wagner’s home runs came in the second inning of each game. The first gave CWU a 2-0 lead, which they pushed to 4-0, before allowing two runs in the final inning.

In the second game, CWU’s fourth win in five meetings with Western Washington, the Wildcats (12-19) had just three hits, but capitalized on four bases on balls.

Central Washington 4, Cal State Stanislaus 2

CS Stanislaus 000 000 2 — 2 4 1
Central Wash. 111 010 x — 4 8 2

Rendon, Mendez (4) and Balanesi, Goulart (4); Gau and Carter

Highlights: Carrina Wagner (CWU) HR, 2 RBI; Liz Jusko (CWU) RBI; Elena Carter (CWU) RBI.

Central Washington 4, Western Washington 3

Western Wash. 010 100 1 — 2 8 0
Central Wash. 110 002 x — 4 3 0

Kasch and Rothenberger; Gau, Smith (4) and Carter.

Highlights: Carrina Wagner (CWU) HR; Elena Carter (CWU) 2b, RBI; Heidy Wells (CWU) RBI; Krista Bickar (WWU) HR, RBI.

Yaks spllit with Treasure Valley

Jessie Ihly had three RBI in the second game of a doubleheader as Yakima Valley salvaged a split with Treasure Valley on Sunday at Dunbar Field.

Treasure Valley won the first game 14-5, before YVCC struck back by winning the second game 7-6.

In the first game, Whitney Biehl had two RBI for the Yaks (1-5 region, 7-6-1 overall), while Arlene Futch and Courtney Cable scored twice.

In the second game, Cable had two RBI, while Tori Slobig went 2 for 4 with a double and an RBI.

Yakima Valley hosts Blue Mountain in a doubleheader beginning today at 2 p.m.

Game 1

Treasure Valley 112 031 6 — 14 11 1
Yakima Valley 300 000 2 — 5 6 4

Hutchinson and Martarano; McKinley, Slobig (7) and Cable.

Highlights: Arlene Futch 2-4, 2 run; Courtney Cable 1-3, 2 runs, bb; Krysta Beach 1-3, run, bb; Whitney Biehl 1-1, 2 RBI, 2 bb.

Game 2

Treasure Valley 001 022 1 — 6 9 2
Yakima Valley 000 133 x — 7 10 0

Garn, Hutchinson (5) and Martarano; Marbet and Cable.

Highlights: Futch 3-4, 2 runs; Cable 1-4, run, 2 RBI; Beach 2-3, 2 run, bb; Tori Slobig, 2-4 RBI, 2b; Jessie Ihly 1-4, 3 RBI; Jenna Bice 1-3, run.

Central later lost 5-0 to UC San Diego and 5-4 to San Francisco State.

Gau struck out eight and walked none against Humboldt, improving her record to 6-8 as Cassi Ellis homered and drove in three runs. Ellis and Bre Thomas had three hits apiece.

UC San Diego, ranked 20th nationally, got a combined three-hitter from Michelle Escamilla and Camille Gaito and snapped a scoreless tie with two runs in the sixth inning and three more in the seventh. UCSD improved to 27-10.

Against San Francisco State, a five-run third inning was Central’s undoing. Gau was unable to complete the frame, allowing nine hits and five earned runs.

Heidy Wells homered for CWU while Ellis drove in two runs.

Central Washington 3, Humboldt State 1

Central Wash. 000 102 0 — 3 9 1
Humboldt State 000 000 1 — 1 4 1

Gau and Ellis; Castillo and Hiatt.

CWU highlights: Gau 8 Ks, 0 BB; Bre Thomas 3-4, 2b; Heidy Wells 1-3, run; Cassi Ellis 3-3, HR, 3 RBI.

UC San Diego 5, Central Washington 0

UC San Diego 000 002 3 — 5 7 0
Central Wash. 000 000 0 — 0 3 2

Escamilla, Gaito (6) and Brown; Wells, Smith (7) and Ellis.

CWU highlights: Jen Schwartz 2-3; Carinna Wagner 1-2.

San Fran. State 5, Central Washington 4

Central Wash. 200 002 0 — 4 6 0
SF State 005 000 x — 5 14 1

Gau, Kocik (3), Smith (6) and Ellis; Nakano, Ibarra (7) and Wermes.

CWU highlights: Wells 2-4, HR, RBI; Elena Carter 1-3; Natasha Wood 1-2; Ellis 1-3, 2 RBI.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

CWU swept at MSU Billings

BILLINGS, Mont. — Chris Hashimoto drove in four runs in the first game and Brandon Wang was 3 for 3 in the second, but Central Washington was nonetheless swept Friday by last-place Montana State Billings 11-10 and 4-2 in a GNAC baseball doubleheader.

Hashimoto hammered a game-tying, two-run double in the fourth inning and a go-ahead two-run homer in the sixth.

But after CWU (5-5 GNAC, 9-13 overall) scored three times in the top of the ninth for a 10-7 lead in the opener, the Yellowjackets (3-5, 10-10) responded with a vengeance in the bottom of the inning.

Central did not record an out, and the game ended on a three-run homer by MSUB first baseman Blake Loran.

In the second game, three CWU errors led to three unearned runs and a 4-0 deficit after three innings.

The teams are scheduled to play another doubleheader starting today at noon.

Game 1

Central Wash. 000 223 003 — 10 12 1
MSU Billings 002 120 204 — 11 13 2

Long, Davidson (7), Cruzen (9) and Sani; Muller, Ragasa (6), Vincent (6), Smith (9) and Nelson.

CWU highlights: Derrick Webb 4-5, 2b; Brady Kincannon 2-5, 2 2b; Ethan Sterkel 2-4, 3 runs; Chris Hashimoto 2-4, 2b, HR, 4 RBI; Jimmy Ryerson 2 RBI.

Game 2

Central Wash. 000 010 1 — 2 7 3
MSU Billings 202 000 x — 4 8 3

Button and Swartz; Hutchings and Nelson.

CWU highlights: Brandon Wang 3-3, 2b, RBI; Kyle Sani 1-3, Brett Gray 1-3; Glen Reser 1-3, RBI.

COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD

Central athletes lead at Western

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Central Washington’s Manny Melo compiled a 127-point decathlon lead and Tayler Fettig topped heptathlon standings after the first day of the Western Washington Multi-Events track and field meet Friday at Civic Stadium.

Melo, a junior from Battle Ground, led CWU athletes to a top-four ranking as teammates Brandon Roddewig, Andrew Venema — a junior from Bickleton — and Colin Alexander followed in order.

Fettig, a freshman from Olympia, held a 41-point advantage in the heptathlon over Western’s Brooklyn Holton.

Final events in both competitions will be held today.

Central (8-11 GNAC, 9-15 overall), which lost the opener 5-0, ended a five-game losing streak with the second-game victory.

Jen Schwartz went 3 for 3 with a double and two RBI, and Cassi Ellis had a two-run double in the second game for Central, which capitalized on five Western errors in the game, with all six of Central’s runs unearned.

Jenna DeRoiser threw a three-hit shutout and Kristen Allen hit a two-run double in the opener, and Amanda Flores homered in the second game for Western (4-12, 6-20).

Game 1

Central Washington 000 000 0 — 0 3 0

Western Washington 320 000 x — 5 9 0

Gau and Ellis; DeRosier and Rothenberger. W—DeRosier (3-8). L—Gau (5-8).

CWU highlights: Cassi Ellis 2-3.

Game 2

Central Washington 002 040 0 — 6 10 1

Western Washington 000 100 0 — 1 5 5

Wells and Ellis; Fox and Rothenberger. W—Wells (2-5). L—Fox (2-4).

CWU highlights: Jen Schwartz 3-3, 2b, 2 RBI; Heidy Wells 2-3; Molly Coppinger 2-4, RBI; Ellis 2-run 2b.

BULL RIDING

Prosser bull solid at PBR event

Buckey, Craig Wentz’s bucking bull out of Prosser, did his job over the weekend at the Professional Bull Riders’ “15/15 Bucking Battle” in Albuquerque, even if it wasn’t up to the lofty standards the bull has established for itself over the last few months.

The rider who drew Buckey, Renato Nunes, lasted only 3.06 seconds before Buckey deposited him on the arena floor in the Saturday event (which was televised live on CBS on Sunday morning).

That helps Buckey’s “buckoff percentage,” which is over 77 percent, but his judges’ score was 43.75 (22.0 from one judge, 21.75 from the other). But it won’t help his status as a legitimate contender for the PBR’s Bull of the Year honors, as it ended his run of five straight 45-or-better outs — including one at last October’s PBR Finals. Buckey’s score was not one of the top 15 in the event.

GOLF

Woodcock records ace at YCC

YAKIMA, Wash. — Woody Woodcock recorded his first hole-in-one on Saturday by using a 6-iron to ace the par-3 sixth hole at Yakima Country Club.

The shot was witnessed by Charlie Eglin, Art Giussi, Joe Buchanan and Rob O’Brien.

Carrina Wagner hit a solo home run in the top of the first inning of the opener for Central (7-10 GNAC, 8-14 overall), and sophomore pitcher Maria Gau held the lead until the seventh inning, as she took a two-hit shutout bid into the final frame.

After a leadoff single to Simon Fraser’s Megan Durrant, Olexa hit a walk-off home run. CWU’s Liz Jusko was the only player with more than one hit for either team, going 2-for-2.

In game two, Central took a 3-2 lead in the fourth and added two insurance runs in the seventh, but three-run frames by the Clan in both the seventh and eighth innings, capped by Olexa’s second homer, enabled Simon Fraser (14-6 GNAC, 18-7 overall) to complete the sweep.

Carrina Wagner hit a solo home run in the fourth for Central, her sixth of the season.

Game 1

Central Wash. 100 000 0 — 1 6 0
Simon Fraser 000 000 2 — 2 4 0

Gau and Ellis; Lukawesky and Ribeiro.

CWU Highlights: Carrina Wagner 1-4, HR; Liz Jusko 2-2; Elena Carter 1-2; Cassi Ellis 1-2; Jordan Zurfluh 1-2.

Game 2

Central Wash. 100 200 20 — 5 8 1
Simon Fraser 110 000 33 — 8 15 1

Wells, Kocik (7), Wells (7) and Carter; Hawkins, Lukawesky (7) and Ribeiro.

CWU Highlights: Carrina Wagner 1-4, HR; Bre Thomas 1-4, RBI; Molly Coppinger 1-4, RBI; Elena Carter 1-3, RBI, Jen Schwartz RBI; Liz Jusko 2-4; Heidi Wells 1-3; Jordan Zurfluh 1-3.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

No. 22 WOU sweeps Central

ELLENSBURG, Wash. — Central Washington’s ninth-inning rally in the first game of a doubleheader against No. 22 Western Oregon fell just short on Sunday at CWU Baseball Field.

The Wildcats fell 8-7 in the opener and 12-3 in the second game.

CWU scored twice in the ninth and had the tying run on third before falling in the first game.

The Wildcats were led in the first game by catcher Kyle Sani, who homered and had two RBI.

Western Oregon got three RBI from Blake Miller in the first game.

In the second game, Western Oregon’s Bo Folkinga homered and had two doubles and four RBI to lead the Wolves (18-7 overall, 7-1 GNAC).

Central (9-11, 5-3) had RBI from Sani, Brady Kincannon and Jimmy Ryerson in the finale.

Game 1

W. Oregon 202 021 001 — 8 10 2
Central Wash. 022 001 002 — 7 12 2

Lind, Burke (6), Macdougall (9) and Blackwell. Button, Davidson (6), Cruzen (9) and Sani.

Highlights: Kyle Sani (CWU) 3-4, HR, 2 RBI; Jimmy Ryerson (CWU) 3-4, 2b, RBI; Brett Gray (CWU) 3-5, 2b; Derrick Webb(CWU) 2-5; Ethan Sterkel (CWU) RBI; David Amberson (WOU) 2-3, 2b, HR, RBI; Bo Folkinga (WOU) 2-4; Blake Miller (WOU) 2-5, HR, 3 RBI; Quinn Naughtin (WOU) 1-3, 2b, RBI; Michael Gange (WOU) RBI; Matt Nylen (WOU) HR, 2 RBI.

Game 2

W. Oregon 302 051 1 — 12 14 2
Central Wash. 100 011 0 — 3 10 1

Bradshaw, Steindorf (6), Pisca (7) and David, Blackwell (5); Lotzer, Hastings (5), Cruzen (6) and Sani.

Highlights: Brett Bielec (CWU) 2-4; Kyle Sani (CWU) RBI; Brady Kincannon (CWU) RBI; Jimmy Ryerson (CWU) RBI; Derrick Web (CWU) 2b; Kasey Bielec (CWU) 2b; Bo Folkinga (WOU) 3-3, HR, 2 2b; 4 RBI; David Amberson (WOU) 2-4, 2b; Blake Miller (WOU) 2-4, 2b; Quinn Naughtin (WOU) HR, 2 RBI; Kyle Blackwell (WOU) 2 RBI; A.J. Royal (WOU) 3b.