Local report: Yaks edge CBC

YAKIMA, Wash. — Reid Martinez scored on a wild pitch to lift Yakima Valley past Columbia Basin 8-7 on Sunday at Parker Field.

The game was originally scheduled as the second game of a doubleheader on Wednesday.

With the victory, Yakima Valley (13-7) moves into a second-place tie with Columbia Basin, one game behind first place Treasure Valley.

Cameron Padron was 2 for 3 with a double and a triple and two RBI for the Yaks, while Reid Martinez was 2 for 3 with a triple and an RBI.

Yakima Valley faces last-place Blue Mountain in a doubleheader Wednesday, before welcoming Treasure Valley for a Saturday twin bill at Parker Field.

Columbia Basin 301 011 000 — 6 11 3
Yakima Valley 300 003 001 — 7 10 4

Fuller, Rapose (6), Dunlap (7) and McAlpin; Fife, Vetsch (7), Schmit (9), Druffel (9) and Chavarria.

Highlights: Cameron Padron (YV) 2-3, 2b, 3b, 2 RBI; Reid Martinez (YV) 2-3, 3b, RBI, SB; J.R. Weigel (YV) 1-5, 2b, run, RBI; Kyle Thompson (YV) 1-4, run, RBI; Ryan King (YV) 1-4, RBI, SB.

Central loses twice to WOU

MONMOUTH, Ore. — Brady Kincannon had a two-run home run for Central Washington, but it wasn’t enough as No. 13 Western Oregon swept a doubleheader from the Wildcats with 10-2 and 5-1 victories on Sunday.

Western Oregon clinched its 11th consecutive GNAC regular-season championship with the wins.

Kincannon’s homer accounted for all of the Wildcats’ scoring in the first game, while Kyle Sani scored CWU’s lone run in the finale.

CWU (8-16 GNAC, 16-26 overall) host Montana State Billings on Friday and Saturday.

Game 1

Central Wash. 000 200 000 — 2 7 1
Western Ore. 215 101 00x — 10 13 0

Long, Jones (5) and Sani; Lind, MacDougall (7), Hollinger (9) and Blackwell.

Highlights: Brady Kincannon (CWU) 3-4, HR, 2 RBI; Brett Gray (CWU) 1-4, 2b.

Game 2

Central Wash. 000 000 1 — 1 5 1
Western Ore. 030 200 x — 5 5 0

Lotzer and Sani; Wilson and David.

Highlights: Kyle Sani (CWU) 2-3, 3b; David Leid (CWU) 1-3, RBI.

COLLEGE FASTPITCH

Yaks lose two at Treasure Valley

ONTARIO, Ore. — Krysta Beach had two hits and a walk, but Yakima Valley was swept 8-1, 10-0 by Treasure Valley in a Sunday doubleheader.

Beach scored the Yaks’ lone run in the first game.

Yakima Valley (4-19 East Region, 13-21-1 overall) travels to Big Bend for a doubleheader on Friday.

Game 1

Yakima Valley 010 000 0 — 1 4 2
Treasure Valley 402011 x — 8 10 4

Slobig, McKinley (3) and Reeves; Hutchinson and Martarano.

Highlights: Courtney Cable 1-3, Krysta Beach 1-3, run; Kiley Dunn 1-3, Jessie Ihly 1-3.

Game 2

Yakima Valley 000 00 — 0 6 3
Treasure Valley 415 0x — 10 8 1

Marbet, McKinley (4) and Reeves; Garn and Martarano.

Highlights: Arlene Futch 2-3, Ashley Reeves 1-3, Tori Slobig 1-2, Krysta Beach 1-1, bb; Whitney Biehl 1-2.

AUTO RACING

Denton earns Mini-Stocks win

Cody Denton earned the first main-event victory in the new Mini-Stocks division at Yakima Speedway on Saturday night.

The new division features cars similar to those from the Hornet division, but is contested on the half-mile track, rather than the Hornets’ usual infield track.

Rob Allen won the Pure Stock division main event, backing up his victory in the same event in the Apple Cup.

Jeff Stevenson outdueled 2011 season champion Buck Noel Jr. in the Sportsman main event

Jeff Ball won the Hornets main event and Josh Aguirre won the Bump to Pass feature.

On May 5, the Northwest Pro4 Truck Series and Northwes Pro4 Late Models will take to the track at the Speedway. Also racing will be the Pure Stocks, Hornets, Mini-Stocks, Bump to Pass and Sportsman divisions.

Hornets

Fast time: Jeff Ball. Trophy dash: Casey Chambers. Heat: Casey Chambers. Main: Ball, Micheal Beck, Chambers.

Pure Stocks

Fast time: Chris Marang, 23.751 (track record). A dash: Jeff Wilkinson. B dash: Harold Emmons. A heat: Kyle Wade. B dash: Emmons. Main: Rob Allen, Marang, Wade, Estep, Wilkinson, Hitchcock, Emmonds, Mike Denton, Chuck Strimiska, James Harris, Pepe Rojas, Greg Stevenson.

Sportsman

Fast time: Jeff Stevenson. A dash: Lucas Valdez. B dash: Ron Morton. A heat: Lucas Valdez. B heat:: Allen Reid. Main: Stevenson, Buck Noel Jr., Kyler Conduff, Ron Morton, Don Klang, Morgan Morrison, Reid, Ed St. Mary, Glenn Campbell, Jeff Mullins, Terry Cook, Valdez, Jack Anderson, Chris VanAmburg.

Mini Stocks

Fast time: Barry Mueller, 26.408 (track record). Trophy dash: Casey Chambers. Heat: Cody Denton. Main: Denton, Chambers, Joshua Henne, Barry Mueller.

Bump to Pass

Fast time: Josh Aguirre. A dash: Aguirre. B dash: Robert Allen. A heat: Aguirre. B heat: Robert Allen. Main: Aguirre, Kellie Zacharias, Todd Nunn, Shannon Davis, Joe Stevens, Robert Allen, Dennis Clouse, Billie Stevens, Ben Briggs, Alex Marquis, Jacob Valdez, Wes Heigh.