Gsl Baseball Chase Still Sizzles

Wed., May 1, 1996

And down the stretch they come. In Greater Spokane League baseball play on Tuesday, Gonzaga Prep beat University 4-3, Central Valley beat North Central 13-5, Ferris beat Lewis and Clark 12-9 and Mead edged Shadle Park 4-2.

G-Prep and CV are tied for first with 10-4 records with two games left. Ferris is 9-4, U-Hi and Mead 8-5, and Shadle Park 7-6, all with three games remaining.

At CV, the Bears earned their seventh straight victory. CV’s Raif Jochim hit a grand slam in the first inning and finished with six RBIs in the win over NC (4-10).

For Mead, Jim Geyer drove in the winning run against the host Highlanders with two outs in the top of the seventh. He eventually scored to add an insurance run.

At U-Hi, the visiting Bullpups scored the game-winning run in the top of the seventh and hung on.

At LC (1-12), Eric Munhall’s grand slam in the top of the sixth gave Ferris a lead for good, at 8-6.

Softball

U-Hi’s Sally Jamison drove in Angel Whalen with two outs in the bottom of the sixth to provide the game-winning run for the first-place Titans in their 4-3 victory over visiting G-Prep.

U-Hi (11-2) received two hits each from Toshua Ballou, Jamie Fox, Whalen and Jamison. G-Prep is 9-5.

At Shadle, Mead (10-2) stayed a halfgame behind the Titans with an 18-0 drubbing of the Highlanders (1-11) Mead’s Ambre Miller had four hits, Holly Turner and Katrina Morton three each, and Holly Vanwert and Andrea Carnahan two each. Turner homered.

At Hart Field, Ferris’ Kylee Curry went 5 for 5 in the Saxons’ 9-2 win over LC (2-11). The game stayed close until Ferris (4-8) had a four-run seventh.

At CV, NC’s 2-0 win put both teams at 8-5 on the season. NC’s Shanelle Test struck out 15 and walked two, and she and teammate Denise Devereaux hit back-to-back run-scoring doubles.

, DataTimes

Local journalism is essential.

Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper -- by using the easy options below. Gifts processed in this system are tax deductible.

Meet Our Journalists

Jesse Tinsley

Meet Jesse Tinsley. As a certified drone pilot, this veteran Spokesman-Review photographer often can be seen capturing beautiful aerial photographs of our region. Sometimes though, the job requires getting down with the dogs.
Jim Meehan

Jim Meehan is no stranger to Zag Nation. As the lead writer covering the Gonzaga men’s basketball team, he tells the stories behind the game and gets fans a bit closer to their favorite players.
Molly Quinn

There is no artist in Spokane like Molly Quinn. Her whimsical style is instantly recognizable to readers of The Spokesman-Review. She has painted gorgeous illustrations that instantly elevate the journalism accompanying it. She brings to life the stories that defy photography. She makes our pages better.
Rob Curley

Spokesman-Review editor Rob Curley loves to talk with people and learn about their lives, whether it's a best-selling author or a stranger he meets downtown on his walk to lunch. It's that inquisitive nature combined with a playful sense of storytelling that helps make our newspaper different than most.

Gsl Baseball Chase Still Sizzles

Jesse Tinsley

Jim Meehan

Molly Quinn

Rob Curley

WSU's David Riley says next roster is all but wrapped up: 'We have a lot more talent walking in the door than we did last year'

Seahawks sale: Here’s what comes next in the process

Three things we learned about UW's defense this spring | Analysis