Local report: YVCC sweeps aside Spokane

YAKIMA, Wash. — It took awhile for Yakima Valley’s bats to come alive Saturday during the Yaks’ East Region doubleheader with Spokane.

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.