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Bevacqua, Larson Shine As Cardinals Outlast Ricks

Al Bevacqua and Andy Larson combined for seven hits and seven runs Saturday to lead North Idaho College (9-9) to a 15-12 win over visiting Ricks in Region 18 baseball.

Dave Caron (2-2), who held the Vikings scoreless from the fifth to the eighth, earned the win.

NIC plays a single game at home Tuesday against Community Colleges of Spokane.

North Idaho College 15, Ricks 12

Ricks 033 300 003 - 12 12 1

NIC 470 100 03x - 15 19 2

Cannon, Winword (2), Luke (6) and Boyle; Anstine, Packard (4), Caron (5), Boesch (9) and Dorame. W-Caron (2-2). L-Cannon. S-Boesch (2).

HITS: Ricks-Miller 2, Hall, Smith, Wallace, Pond, Hatch, Cluff, Decker, Boyle 2, Moss. NICPenner, Bevacqua 3, Wilson 2, Bay 2, Gorham 2, Dorame, Linch, Larson 4, Nelson 3. 2B-Wilson, Dorame, Larson, Boyle 2.

Pepperdine 7-12, Gonzaga 2-4

Rob Reid went 3 for 3 in the first game and opened the nightcap with a homer as the visiting Waves (22-16, 9-1) swept the Bulldogs in a West Coast Conference doubleheader at August/A.R.T. Stadium.

Tyler Ferrer of the Waves had three doubles on the day, including one that drove in two runs during a four-run fifth in the opener. Steve Schenewerk checked the Zags (12-14-1, 2-4) on seven singles and Donnie Murrell’s leadoff homer in the third.

Murrell also homered, his eighth, to lead off the fourth in the second game. GU trailed only 4-2 after six, but Ferrer’s RBI double began a five-run seventh aided by two Zags errors.

Pepperdine 210 040 0 - 7 9 1

Gonzaga 001 010 0 - 2 8 3

Schenewerk and Kramer; Kearney and Asan, Canny (7). W-Schenewerk (6-1). L-Kearney (1-3).

HITS: Pepperdine-Reid 3, Matranga, Oder 2, Lopez 2, Ferrer. Gonzaga-Bowne 2, Murrell, Hare 3, Uberuaga, Canny. 2B-Ferrer. HR-Murrell (7).

Pepperdine 200 200 503 - 12 12 3

Gonzaga 000 101 101 - 4 11 5

Shibilo, Melcher (9) and Kramer, Sugden (8); Hess, Zimmerman (4), Newton (8) and Asan, Canny (8). W-Shibilo (4-3). L-Hess (1-1).

HITS: Pepperdine-Reid 3, Cosbey 2, Sugden, Matranga, Wolf, Lopez, Ferrer 2, Katz. Gonzaga-Bowne, Prince, Murrell 2, Hare 2, Uberuaga 2, Davis 2, Knight. 2B-Ferrer 2, Reid, Sugden, Hare. HR-Reid (5), Murrell (8).

Oregon State 7-18, WSU 2-6

At Corvallis, Andrew Checketts (4-2) and Chris Pine (3-2) earned the wins as the Beavers (19-6-1, 3-0) swept the Cougars (2-26, 0-3), who notched their school record-tying 12th consecutive loss.

In the opener, Jesse Hoorelbeke’s RBI double in the fourth helped cut OSU’s lead to 3-2, but the Beavers answered with four runs, two on Ben Bertrand’s single.

OSU clobbered Cougars pitchers in the second game, as Ryan Lipe and Troy Schader had three-run homers in the second and Ryan McDonald hit a grand slam in the third.

WSU 000 200 0 - 2 4 2

OSU 300 400 x - 7 8 1

Wheeler, Meldahl (4) and Smith; Checketts, Bronson (7) and Bertrand. W-Checketts (4-2). L-Wheeler (1-5). S-Bronson (1).

HITS: Washington State-Kelley, Hoorelbeke, Robinson 2. Oregon State-Stranberg, McDonald, Bertrand, Leone, Lipe 2, Bailie, Schader. 2B-Hoorelbeke, Kelley, Robinson.

WSU 0 1 1 101 200 - 6 10 4

OSU 0(10)4 001 03x - 18 16 3

Belitz, Poffenroth (2), McTavish (6) and Hairston; Pine, Mencas (6), Bronson (6), Bailie (9) and Edwards, Cowan. W-Pine (3-2). L-Belitz (0-5).

HITS: Washington State-Randall 3, Hairston, Curran, Hoorelbeke, Mentink 2, Hattenburg, Robinson. Oregon State-Stranberg 3, Lipe 2, Bertrand 2, Leone, Skeen 2, Hedges, McDonald 2, Schader 2, Vazquez. 2B-Curran, Mentink, Schader Vazquez. HR-Mentink (1), Lipe (3), McDonald (2), Schader (1).

Whitworth 12, Puget Sound 4

Jason Francek had a two-run single in the third and a two-run homer in the fourth as the Pirates (7-13, 5-1 Northwest Conference of Independent Colleges) rallied from a 4-0 deficit to beat the visiting Loggers (3-14, 1-5).

The second game was suspended after six innings because of darkness, with Whitworth leading 6-4. It will be completed prior to today’s single game.

Jack Arthaud had an RBI triple and Sam Chimienti a two-run single during Whitworth’s six-run fourth. Reliever Clark Rider (1-3) allowed no runs in 4-2/3 innings.

UPS 031 000 0 - 4 11 1

Whitworth 003 621 x - 12 14 2

Medlock, Halstead (4), Wallace (4), Culbertson (5), Mink (6) and Feeney; McDougal, Rider (3) and Chimienti. W-Rider (1-3). L-Medlock.

HITS: UPSBillings 2, Morante 2, Berge, Griffen 2, Wallace, Sakamoto, Harder 2. Whitworth-Saldin 2, Ripke, Arthaud 3, Wendt, Chimienti, Francek 2, Andrews, Brown, Robertson, Swan. 2B-Billings, Saldin, Arthaud. 3B-Arthaud. HR-Ripke, Francek.

Softball

CCS 12-13, Yakima Valley 4-1

Kendra Eneroth pitched a four-hitter and collected two hits in the second game as the Sasquatch (10-4 overall, 6-0 NWAACC) completed a sweep of the Indians at Spokane Falls CC.

In the opener, Heather Hedum went 4 for 4, with two RBIs, and Katie Carpenter struck out six and walked none.

Yakima 000 31 - 4 6 5

CCS 206 13 - 12 16 2

Sutton, Brunson (5) and Reese; Carpenter and McGowan. W-Carpenter (3-1). L-Sutton.

HITS: Yakima-Higbee, Burbank 2, Reese, Guerra, Brunson. SFCCShelton 2, Moore, Vanwert, Kinder, Hedum 4, Cossette, Meddock 2, Carpenter, McGowan, Lawler. 2B-Burbank, Shelton, Kinder, Hedum 2, Cossette, Carpenter, Lawler.

Yakima 001 00 - 1 4 3

CCS 140 26 - 13 9 0

Sutton and Reese; Eneroth and Curry. W-Eneroth (2-1). L-Sutton.

HITS: Yakima-Elliott, Higbee, Reese, Rosselot. SFCCBallou, Carpenter 2, Zahrowski, Hedum, Armitage, Palmer, Eneroth 2. 2B-Zahrowski, Eneroth, Armitage.

Crew

San Diego Classic

Defending men’s and women’s champions from the University of Washington recorded the fastest times in qualifying for the two featured races of the 24th classic.

UW’s men won their heat in 5 minutes, 50.6 seconds in starting a bid for a third consecutive championship.

WW’s women, seeking a sixth consecutive title, had a time of 6:34.88. Massachusetts (6:39.70) had the second-best time.

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