SportsApril 30, 2023

SPOKANE VALLEY — The Pullman Greyhound baseball team notched back-to-back mercy rule victories over 2A Greater Spokane League rival East Valley, prevailing 15-0 and 14-2 on Saturday at West Valley.

Kris Schroeder grabbed five hits throughout the doubleheader for Pullman (13-7, 10-4), including a triple.

Tyler Conrath led at the dish for the Eagles (0-15, 0-13), finishing with three hits.

GAME ONE

Pullman 013 66—16 15 0

East Valley 000 00—0 2 5

Joey Hecker, Caleb Northcroft (5) and Brayden Randall. Jaiden McGraw, Quentin Payne (3) and Jack Hanson.

Pullman hits — Brady Coulter 4 (2B), Randall 3, Kris Schroeder 2, Liam Orfe (2B), Hecker, Brendan Doumit, Max McCloy, Northcroft, Cade Hill.

East Valley hits — Tyler Conrath, Titan Nesbitt.

GAME TWO

Pullman 205 16—14 15 1

East Valley 020 00—2 7 2

Coulter and Schroeder. Tucker Duke, Ryne Wageman (5) and Kendahl Cameau.

Pullman hits — Schroeder 3 (3B), Doumit 3 (2B), McCloy 2 (2B), Randall 2 (2B), Peyton Townsend 2, Hill, Hecker, Northcroft.

East Valley hits — Brayden Windhorst 2 (2B), Conrath 2, Watt 2, McGraw.

Colton 16-14, Gar-Pal 9-12

PALOUSE — Angus Jordan notched six hits as Colton swept Southeast 1B League foe Garfield-Palouse.

Jordan went 4-for-4 in the opener with two doubles and a triple for the Wildcats (8-8, 5-7).

Riley Pfaff led at the dish for the Vikings (0-19, 0-14) with three hits throughout the twinbill.

GAME ONE

Colton 220 433 2—16 16 1

Gar-Pal 300 401 0— 8 9 3

Rayden Hop, Angus Jordan (3) and Ryan Impson. Bryce Pfaff, Lane Collier (3) and Preston Olson.

Colton hits — Jordan 4 (2 2B, 3B), Tanner Baerlocher 3, Grant Wolf 2, Dan Bell 2, Wyatt Jordan 2, Matthew Reisenauer, Chance McBride, Impson.

Gar-Pal hits — Riley Pfaff 2, Carson Sperber (2B), Preston Olson, Collier, C. Pfaff, Rowan Edwards, Kaleb Kelnofer, Macent Rardon.

GAME TWO

Colton 003 0(10)1 0—14 12 1

Gar-Pal 000 080 4—12 5 1

Wolf, Bell (4), Baelocher (7) and Impson. C. Pffaf, Edwards (4) and Olson.

Colton hits — Wolf 4, Tanner Baelocher 2 (2B), Jordan 2, Bell 2, Impson, Reisenauer.

Gar-Pal hits — C. Pfaff (3B), B. Pfaff (2B), Sperber, R. Pfaff, Walker Montgomery.

Northwest Christian 10-7, Colfax 9-3

COLBERT, Wash. — Visiting Colfax threatened Northwest Christian of Colbert, Wash., with a late rally in Game 1, but ultimately dropped both installments of a Northeast 2B League doubleheader.

The Bulldogs (10-5, 7-5) trailed 6-0 through the first four innings of the opener, but tallied nine runs in the last three to pull within one before the Crusaders (15-2, 14-2) put them away. Game 2 was smoother sailing for the hosts.

GAME 1

Colfax 000 015 3— 9 9 3

NW Christian 020 422 0—10 13 2

Peterson, Inderrieden (6) and Plummer; Bell, Waters (6) and Wing. W — Waters. L — Peterson.

Colfax hits — Plummer 3, Inderrieden 2, Peterson 2, Boodey, Christensen.

Northwest Christian hits — Lindsey 3 (2B), McGlaughlin 3, Waters 2 (2B, HR), Peterson (2B), Wing (2B), Wartlock, Bell (HR), Bahr, Stuler.

GAME 2

Colfax 000 200 1—3 10 2

NW Christian 201 202 0—7 10 1

Mortensen and Plummer; Van Dyke and Wing.

Colfax hits — Peterson, Inderrieden, Plummer 2, Mortensen, Lobdell, Wiggen, Christensen 2.

Northwest Christian — McGlaughlin 2 (3B), Wartlock 2, Bell 2 (HR), Lobdell (2B), Stuler (2B), Lindsey, Waters, Van Dyke.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

Colton 12-20, Gar-Pal 9-2

PALOUSE — Visiting Colton took a close Game 1 before blitzing to a three-inning victory by mercy rule in Game 2 of a Southeast 1B League doubleheader against Garfield-Palouse.

Aaliyah Holbrook had a double and a triple in Game 1 for the Vikings (2-16, 1-9), who led 6-2 through the first three innings before the Wildcats (12-3, 5-2) struck back with a six-run fourth.

Colton put its foot on the gas immediately in the second game, sealing the deal with a 14-run third inning. Rachel Becker had three hits with a triple for the Wildcats in Game 1, while Sidni Whitcomb had two hits in each contest including a double in Game 2.

GAME 1

Colton 200 600 4—12 12 5

Gar-Pal 402 000 3— 9 6 6

Sidni Whitcomb and Rachel Becker; Claire Bowechop and Layla Inman.

Colton hits — Becker 3 (3B), C. Moehrle 3 (2B), Whitcomb 2, K. Stout, K. Schultheis, K. Heitstuman, E. Nollmeyer.

Gar-Pal hits — A. Holbrook 2 (2B, 3B), Bowechop, K. Lentz, E. Cuellar, K. Kni.

GAME 2

Colton 51(14)—20 16 0

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Gar-Pal 200— 2 3 5

Kate Schultheis and Rachel Becker; Aaliyah Holbrook and Layla Inman.

Colton hits — M. Bell 2 (3B), S. Whitcomb 2 (2B), K. Soza 2, Schultheis 2, K. Heitstuman 2, E. Nollmeyer 2, K. Stout (2B), E. Jackson.

Gar-Pal hits — M. Olson, E. Orfe, K. Lentz.

East Valley 15-13, Pullman 3-8

PULLMAN — The Greyhounds struck out 17 times as they fell in both games of a doubleheader to 2A Greater Spokane League foe East Valley.

Kinsey Rees finished with four hits including three doubles for Pullman (1-12, 0-9).

Shelby Swanson sat down seven batters for the Knights (7-8, 6-5) throughout the twinbill.

GAME ONE

East Valley 801 42—15 8 2

Pullman 201 00—3 3 5

Shelby Swanson and Sahara Hinkley. Sophie Armstrong and Taylor Cromie.

East Valley hits — D. Morris 2 (2B), Swanson 2, E. Good (2B), Hinkley, M. Art, K. Erwin.

Pullman hits — Kinsey Rees 2 (2B), Cromie.

GAME TWO

East Valley 030 321 4—13 11 3

Pullman 002 022 2—8 11 6

J. Weger and Morris. Armstrong, Rees (1) and Cromie.

East Valley hits — Art 3, J. Downs 2 (2B), K. Erwin 2, S. Swanson (HR), E. Good, Weger, M. McGraw.

Pullman hits — Armstrong 3, Rees 2 (2 2B), Suhailey Reyes (3B), Wolfe (2B), Cori Stewart (2B), Ella Ferry (2B), Cromie (2B), Marrisa Carper.

Northwest Christian 9-5, Colfax 6-8

COLBERT, Wash. — Visiting Colfax split a Northeast 2B League softball doubleheader with Northwest Christian of Colbert.

The Bulldogs moved to 16-3 overall and 14-2 in league, while the host Crusaders are 14-2 and 12-2. Complete information was not available.

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS

Wang, Heim lead Greyhounds at Inland Empire tourney

Rhoda Wang and Gwyn Heim of Pullman successfully defended their No. 1 and 2 girls singles titles, respectively, to lead the Greyhounds at the Inland Empire Tournament held Friday and Saturday at sites around Spokane.

In a rare feat, Lewis-Clark State signee Heim swept to her No. 2 title without dropping a single game in the course of five matches.

Also excelling for Pullman were the No. 1 boys doubles pairing of Kolby Uhlenkott/Kieran Hampson and girls doubles team of Lotti Wolf/Lynnlin Qiao, each of whom won three matches to reach the semifinal round before falling narrowly in three sets. The Hounds’ No. 3 doubles duo of Parker Hipp and Caleb Snider and their No. 2 mixed doubles entry of Jesse Tang and Jasmine Thapa won the consolation titles for their events.

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD

Genesee and Logos win Troy Invite

TROY — Genesee edged host Troy by a single point to claim the boys title at the Troy Invitational, while the Logos girls dominated their field with 201 points.

The Trojan girls placed second with 81 team points.

Nolan Bartosz of Genesee posted a personal-best time in the 100 meters, finishing in 11.91 seconds. Troy’s Ailden Chamberlin set personal-best times in two different events, winning the 800 in 2:08.63 and the 1,600 in 4:51.39.

Lizzie Crawford of Logos finished the girls 800 with a time of 2:27.14 to take home the gold. Troy’s Olivia Tyler won the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 17.95, a season-best.

Cook, Fruh find personal bests

RITZVILLE — Garfield-Palouse’s girls finished second in team competition at the Undeberg Invite at Ritzville High school.

Colfax finished ninth and Pomeroy placed 18th.

The Pirates’ boys team was fourth overall with a score of 41. Colfax was in sixth with 39 team points and the Vikings placed tied for eighth.

Kennedy Cook of Gar-Pal won the 200 meters with a time of 26.14 seconds. She also set a personal-best time in the 400, finishing the race in 57.47.

Pomeroy’s Braedon Fruh, a state-elite pole vaulter, set a personal-best mark in the event, clearing 13 feet to win the gold.

CLUB TRACK AND FIELD

Pullman’s Gollnick sets personal mark at USATF event

Emrik Gollnick, representing the Comets Track Club of Pullman, threw a personal-record 108 feet, 6 inches at a USATF hammer throwing meet Saturday at the Ironwood Throwers Center in Rathdrum, Idaho. Gollnick is a senior at Pullman High School.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Utah 12, WSU 10

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The Washington State baseball team allowed 19 hits as it fell 12-10 to Pac-12 foe Utah.

The Utes (17-24-1, 6-16-1) were led at the dish by Davis Cop, TJ Clarkson, Jayden Kieman and Karson Bodily who got three hits apiece.

The Cougars (25-16, 7-12) were led by Jake Harvey, who went 3-for-4 at the plate with a home run and a double.

Blake Whiting got the win on the mound for Utah — his first of the season. He pitched 2 2/3 innings, allowing three runs on two hits while striking out four.

Chase Grillo absorbed the loss for Washington State. He allowed three runs on three hits, striking out three.

Washington State 002 206 000—10 9 1

Utah 020 032 23x—12 19 1

Kaelber, Baughn (4), Jones (5), Farland (5), Grillo (6), Cottrell (7) and Jacob Marrow. Jones, Lugo-Canchola (3), Whiting (4), McCleve (6), Ashman (7) and Cop.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

WSU CB Langford signs with Jets

Former Washington State cornerback Derrick Langford Jr. signed a deal as an undrafted free agent with the New York Jets on Sunday, it was announced.

Langford, a native of Berkeley, Calif., started every game for the Cougars over the last two seasons, finishing his career with 91 tackles, 17 pass breakups, four interceptions and three forced fumbles.

The 6-foot-2, 205-pounder returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown last season in a Nov. 19 win against Arizona.

Langford joins former teammate Daiyan Henley as the new Cougars to land on NFL rosters over the weekend. Henley was drafted by the Los Angeles Chargers in the third round Friday.

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