Sandberg Picks Up Where He Left Off

Prep baseball

New season, same old Eric Sandberg.

Eric Sandberg pitched a one-hitter and hit a pair of three-run home runs Thursday as Ferris opened its Greater Spokane League baseball schedule with a 10-0 win over visiting University (1-1).

Sandberg won the league’s triple crown (homers, runs batted in, batting average) last year and also led all pitchers in strikeouts.

Sandberg struck out 16, including eight straight, and had a no-hitter until Andy Price’s single with one out in the seventh.

Ferris 10, University 0

U-Hi 000 000 000 - 0 1 6

Ferris 011 035 x - 10 7 2

McMurtrey, Valkenaar (6), Conant (6) and Haiar; Sandberg and Munhall. W-Sandberg (1-0). L-McMurtry (0-1).

HITS: University - A.Price. Ferris - Schuchart, Molett, Sandberg 2, Munhall, Dahmen, Fadely. 2B-Dahmen. HR-Sandberg 2 (2).

NC 14, Central Valley 13

Aaron Farr walked with the bases loaded in the seventh, and Nic Froscheiser followed with a sacrifice fly as the Indians (1-1) edged the visiting Bears (1-1).

CV’s Ben Miller had four hits.

CV 203 115 1 - 13 13 1

NC 210 612 2 - 14 11 6

Gardner, White (4), Paventy (4), Boots (6), Ostrum (7) and Folkins; Allen, Sampson (6), Starr (7) and Farr. W-Starr (1-0). L-Ostrum (0-1).

HITS: Central Valley - Adamson, Nelson 2, Miller 4, Jochim 2, Folkins, Johnson 3. North Central - Bowser, Corigliano 3, Williams, Farr, Froscheiser, Grigsby 2, Moore, Starr. 2B-Miller, Folkins, Johnson, Moore. 3B-Miller, Williams.

Shadle Park 10, LC 9

Shawn Hughes struck out 10 and drove in two runs with a pair of doubles to lead the visiting Highlanders (2-0) into first place with a win over the Tigers (0-2).

LC’s Chris Flatt had four hits and three RBIs.

Shadle 400 402 0 - 10 10 6

LC 116 010 0 - 9 14 4

Hughes and Womach; Broderson, Larson (6) and Kestell. W-Hughes (1-0). L-Broderson (0-1).

HITS: Shadle-Womach, Lafferty 2, Hayden 2, Hughes 2, Snell, Bell 2. LC-Ross, Wheaton, Flatt 4, Broderson 2, Kestell, Adams, Howard, Travis, Dk. Johnson 2. 2B-Hughes 2, Flatt, Johnson.

Gonzaga Prep 14, Mead 13

Sean Thacker’s RBI single through a drawn-in infield in the seventh lifted the Bullpups (1-1) over the visiting Panthers (1-1).

Mike Kocharhook hit a two-run homer in the second and Kevin O’Connell added a two-run triple in the fifth for G-Prep.

Mead 031 125 1 - 13 15 7

G Prep 132 151 1 - 14 15 4

Thomas, Johnston (5) and Hess; Yarbrough, Paras (7) and O’Connnor. W-Paras (1-0). L-Johnston.

HITS: Mead-Thomas 2, Strate 2, Hess 2, Reeves 2, Muzatko 2, Elmer 2, Winterer 2, Kostelecky. Gonzaga Prep-Kocharhook 3, Greif 2, O’Connell 3, Comfort 2, Thacker, Murphy 3, Herrin. 2B-Thomas, Winterer 2, Kocharhook, Comfort. 3B-Hess, O’Connell, Comfort. HR-Thomas, Strate, Kostelecky, Kocharhook.

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