Area roundup: Dan Scheibe’s no-hitter leads Whitworth past Linfield

Dan Scheibe’s no-hitter propelled Whitworth past Linfield 2-0 in the first round of the inaugural Northwest Conference baseball tournament on Friday in Parkland, Washington.

The senior right-hander pitched all nine innings, giving up just two walks while striking out 11 Linfield (27-11) batters. It was the first no-hitter by a Whitworth pitcher since Matt Squires no-hit George Fox in a seven-inning game in 2001.

An RBI single by Nick Motsinger in the second inning and an RBI double by Matthew Nelson in the fifth gave Scheibe all the support he needed.

The third-seeded Pirates (26-13) will play top-seeded Pacific Lutheran today at 1. The winner will advance to Sunday’s championship.

• Washington State (22-18, 6-10) used a five-run fifth inning to pull away and beat Utah 10-3 in the opener of a three-game Pac-12 Conference series in Salt Lake City.

Ben Roberts started the rally with a two-run double. The Utes (13-24, 5-11) committed three errors in the decisive inning.

Roberts and Ian Sagdal finished with three RBIs apiece. WSU’s Ryan Walker earned his first win of the season after pitching 4 2/3 scoreless innings in relief of starter Sean Hartnett.

The second game is today at noon.

• Gonzaga (20-19, 10-9) put up 12 runs in the final two innings and raced past Santa Clara (16-24, 4-12) 14-1 in the opener of a three-game West Coast Conference series in Santa Clara, California.

Mitchell Gunsolus had four hits, including a double and home run, and three RBIs to lead GU. Jeffrey Bohling also drove in three runs.

Bulldogs starter Andrew Sopko earned the win after giving up a run on six hits in seven innings.

The teams play again tonight at 6.

• Levi Jordan had three hits and three RBIs to guide Washington (23-16, 8-11) to a 10-4 win over Oregon (23-19, 5-11) in a Pac-12 Conference game in Eugene.

Softball

Peyton McMahon’s inside-the-park home run in the top of the eighth inning gave Whitworth a 2-1 win over Pacific in a Northwest Conference tournament elimination game at Marks Field in Spokane.

The top-seeded Pirates fell 3-2 to fourth-seeded Linfield (30-12) earlier in the day.

In the win over Pacific (29-15), Whitworth starter Makayla Lefever pitched all eight innings, giving up just one run on seven hits.

The Pirates (31-11) will play George Fox (30-12) in another elimination game this morning at 9.

• Lindsie Scholwinski threw a two-hitter in the opener and Community Colleges of Spokane (33-4, 19-1) swept Blue Mountain (12-22, 9-11) in a Northwest Ahtletic Conference doubleheader at Spokane Falls Community College.

Scholwinski struck out 16 in the Sasquatch’s 3-0 opening-game win. In the nightcap, Lexi Miller hit a two-run double to guide CCS to a 6-1 victory.

• Cheyenne Cordes and Vanessa Alvarez each hit home runs and No. 20 California (33-12, 6-10) beat No. 18 Washington (36-12, 7-8) 5-3 in the opener of a three-game Pac-12 Conference series in Berkeley, California.

Women’s tennis

Washington State’s Donika Bashota and Lize Leenknecht lost their round of 16 doubles match to Arizona State’s Desirae Krawczyk and Stephanie Vlad at the Pac-12 Championships in Ojai, California.

Following the loss, Bashota and Leenknecht notched consolation singles victories.

• Whitworth’s season came to a close with a 5-0 loss to No. 23 Whitman in the semifinals of the Northwest Conference tournament in Walla Walla.