Mitchell’s Big Day Carries WSU Past Zags

Greg Mitchell drove home six runs with four hits, leading Washington State past visiting Gonzaga 19-13 Tuesday evening in a non-conference baseball game at Bailey Field in Pullman.

The Cougars pounded out 18 hits, including six doubles and home runs from Casey Kelley and Duane Stewart. Kelley, who has six home runs in the last seven games, has hit home runs in each of WSU’s last five games.

Mitchell doubled home a run in the third, singled home two runs in WSU’s 11-run fifth inning and drove home two more runs in the sixth with his second double.

Shortstop Bryan Hunt led Gonzaga’s 13-hit attack with three singles, while Jason Uberuaga’s grand slam in the third inning helped stake the Bulldogs to an early 7-4 lead. Uberuaga, Brendan Hare, Donnie Murrell and Dominic Prince each had two hits for Gonzaga.

WSU 19, Gonzaga 13

Gonzaga 025 0 0 3 030 - 13 13 3 WSU 211 1(11)2 00x - 19 18 6

Hess, Workman (3), Zimmerman (5), Sazama (5), Neace (7) and Hare. McTavish, Poffenroth (7) and Hairston. W-McTavish (1-2). L-Workman (0-2). Save-Poffenroth (1).

HITS: Gonzaga-Bowne, Prince 2, Murrell 2, Hare 2, Uberuaga 2, Knight, Hunt 3. WSUGleason, Hattenburg 2, Curran 2, Kelley 2, Hairston 2, Mitchell 4, Stewart 3, Vigeland 2. 2B - Knight, Murrell, Hairston 2, Hattenburg 2, Mitchell 2. HR- Hare (4), Uberuaga (4), Kelley (9), Stewart (7). T-3:11.

North Idaho 13, Walla Walla 7

WWCC 211 000 201 - 7 11 2

NIC 303 103 03x - 13 7 0

Wood, Block (4), Hanzal (6), Hattemer (8) and Jones; Pizzoferatto, Boech (3), Hawkins (5), Packard (7), Caron (9) and Pendell, Dorame (5). W-Boech (3-2). L-Wood.

HITS: Walla Walla CC - Sheppard 2, Arocho 3, Meliah, Hattemer, Miller 2, Telstad 2. North Idaho - Nelson, Bevacqua, Bay, Gorham, Novak 2, Larson. 2B-Sheppard, Meliah, Telstad. HR-Sheppard, Hattemer, Bevacqua, Bay, Novak.

Track

Dusty Lane of Community Colleges of Spokane cleaned up in the decathlon competition at the NWAACC multi-event championships at Albany, Ore.

Lane scored 6,793 points to outdistance runner-up Rocky Simpson of Lower Columbia, who scored 6,738. Brad Mandal of Chemeketa was third with 6,162. Other CCS entrants were Jon Bell (6th, 5,724), Bryon McMurtrey (11th, 5,260) and Steve Roche (13th, 5,060).

Lane, the first-day leader, scored 821 points (15.0 seconds) in the 110-meter hurdles, marking the best score for any event in the competition.

Lane’s lower marks in the next two events - the discus and the pole vault - allowed Simpson to draw within striking distance.

In the heptathlon, Brooke Wilson of Clark Community College won the championship with 4,379 points. Stephanie Pellegrini of Spokane placed fifth with 3,432 points.

Golf

Rob Gibbons of Arrowhead Golf Club finished with a three-round total of 6-under 210 to win the Sentry Markets/Al C. Giusti golf tournament, a Pacific Northwest Section PGA event at Vancouver, Wash.

Gibbons earned $9,000.

Area finishers included Mark Gardner of the Creek at Qualchan (213, $2,150), Steve Prugh of Manito Country Club (219, $1,093.75), Gary Lindeblad of Indian Canyon (222, $475), Michael Rorholm of Spokane CC (228, $250), Bob Scott of MeadowWood (230, $250) and Andy Hite of Colville (234, $250).

Softball

Community Colleges of Spokane swept a NWAACC doubleheader at Wenatchee Valley, winning 3-2 and 8-0.

Kelly Kinder’s two-run single in the fifth inning of the opener gave the Sasquatch a 3-2 lead.

CCS 3-8, Wenatchee Valley 2-0

CCS 010 020 0 - 3 9 1

Wenatchee 010 010 0 - 2 6 1

Vanwert and McGowan; Holzy and Stotko. W-Vanwert (9-3). L-Holzy.

HITS: CCSShelton, Moore, Zahrowski 2, Kinder, Stredwick, Armitage 2, Vanwert. Wenatchee Valley-Clemenson 2, Ferguson, Beckler 2, Jurgiliwicz. 2B-Ferguson, Stredwick, Armitage 2. 3B-Clemenson.

CCS 302 30 - 8 10 1

Wenatchee 000 00 - 0 1 2

Moore and Curry; Firth and Stotko. W-Moore (6-2). L-Firth.

HITS: CCSShelton, Moore, Zahrowski, Kinder, Cossette 2, Meddock 2, Vallou 2. Wenatchee Valley-Clemenson. 2B-Zahrowski, Cossette. 3B-Meddock 2.

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