Bandits win State Senior Legion opener

Sage Poland pitched a nine-inning complete game Tuesday as the Spokane Bandits began State Senior Legion baseball play with a 6-4 win over the Twin City Titans at Selah.

Poland struck out three, walked four and worked out of several jams as the Titans accounted for 12 hits.

David McNeil’s two-out RBI double down the left-field line in the ninth gave the Bandits (28-15) an insurance run.

Gerhard Muelheims singled and doubled for the Bandits.

Twin City entered with a 50-8 record.

The Bandits will meet the Hanford Flames at 4 p.m. today. Twin City will play a loser-out game at 9 a.m. against the Spokane Blue Devils, who opened with a 12-6 loss to Hanford.

Golf

Chris Williams (University of Washington/Moscow High) shot an opening-round 73 and is tied for 23rd place at the 45th Pacific Coast Amateur at Truckee, Calif. Williams is five shots off the lead at the four-day event.