Mead Picks Off Third Title

In emphatic style, Mead won its third Greater Spokane League baseball title Thursday.

Rob Elmer threw five shutout innings and Sam Hess batted in six runs during the Panthers’ 25-2 win over visiting Rogers. The victory, coupled with a loss by Ferris (9-5), gave the Panthers (12-3) the title they also won in 1988 and ‘95.

Mead’s hitting attack included: Elmer, 3 for 4 with three RBIs; Hess, five runs and a three-run triple; Grant Reeves, four RBIs for a league-record 44 (31 was the former mark); Brandon Muzatko, a bases-loaded double and five RBIs; Adam Strate, 3 for 3 with three runs; and Seth Winterer, 3 for 4 with five runs.

Mead automatically moves on to the Region IV tournament at a Big Nine Conference site. The Panthers will play for seeding May 20 against the District 8-AAA tournament survivor.

Rogers (6-8) is tied with Gonzaga Prep for sixth place, the final district spot, with two GSL games left.

Mead 25, Rogers 2

Rogers 000 001 1 - 2 6 2

Mead 345 607 x - 25 24 2

West, Bayne (3), Mace (4), Campbell (6) and Liberty; Elmer, Pugh (6), Johnston (7) and Hess. W-Elmer (6-0). L-West (2-5).

HITS: Rogers-Crowley, West 2, Bayne, Wilson, Dorton. Mead- Winterer 3, Strate 3, Hess 4, Reeves 2, Muzatko 2, Elmer 3, Chimienti, Covell, Moser, Hougham 2, Kostelecky, Johnston. 2B-Muzatko, Covell, Moser. 3B-Hess.

Gonzaga Prep 10, Ferris 5

Kevin O’Connell drove in three runs with two singles as the visiting Bullpups (6-8) avenged a 21-0 loss to the Saxons (9-5) three weeks ago.

Prep, outhit 20-1 in the earlier game, collected two doubles and 10 singles to back Zach Yarbrough’s five-hit pitching. Ferris catcher Brian Munhall went 2 for 4 with four RBIs, and threw out four baserunners.

Gonzaga Prep 003 502 0 - 10 12 2

Ferris 100 030 1 - 5 5 7

Yarbrough and O’Connor; Hare and Munhall. W-Yarbrough (3-4). L-Hare (0-2).

HITS: Gonzaga Prep-Greif 2, Comfort, Kocharhook, O’Connell 2, Korst, Thacker, Coffman, O’Connor, Goss 2. Ferris-McVey 2, Mollett, Munhall 2. 2B-Greif, Kocharhook. 3B-Munhall.

Shadle Park 11, North Central 2

Sean Hughes struck out six, and Kyle Heuett and Jeff Lafferty had two RBIs apiece to guide the Highlanders (8-6) past the visiting Indians (4-11).

Tim Snell and Eric Hayden went 2 for 4 for Shadle, which all but clinched a district spot with its sixth win in seven games.

North Central 002 000 0 - 2 7 3

Shadle Park 280 001 x - 11 11 3

Sampson, Starr (2), Schwarzer (6) and Bernards; Hughes and Wolmach. W-Hughes (3-2). L-Sampson (0-3).

HITS: North Central-Moore, Grigsby, Starr, Allen 2, Bowser, Froscheiser. Shadle Park-Snell 2, Heuett, Lafferty 2, Hayden 2, Hughes, Townsend, Bell, Bender. 2B-Froscheiser, Heuett, Lafferty.

University 16, Lewis and Clark 6

Brett Haiar was 4 for 5 with five RBIs to help the host Titans (7-7) nearly extinguish the playoff hopes of the Tigers (4-10).

Kyle Sale went 3 for 3, and matched teammate Jeff Price’s RBI total of three. LC must win its final two games against G-Prep and Rogers, and have both of those teams lose their other games to tie for sixth.

LC 112 200 0 - 6 11 3

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Adams, Da.Johnson (4), Howard (6) and Kestell; Conant, Ruscio (4) and Haiar. W-Ruscio (3-3). L-Adams (3-1).

HITS: Lewis and Clark-Haskins 2, Wheaton, Flatt 2, Broderson, Ross 2, Kestell, Travis 2. University-Fryer 2, Bartlett, Haiar 4, Sale 3, J.Price 2, Powell 3, Florence. 2B-Wheaton, Flatt, Ross, Haiar, J.Price. 3B-J.Price.

Softball

Mead 8, Rogers 4

Holly Turner finished 3 for 4 and homered to open Mead’s first inning as the Panthers (11-4) beat the visiting Pirates (8-6) to move past idle CV into second place.

Shanelle Test struck out eight, Missy Bonanno went 3 for 4 with two RBIs and Ambre Miller was 3 for 3 for Mead. Kim Jensen went 2 for 3 and stroked a two-run, first-inning triple for Rogers.

Rogers 400 000 0 - 4 8 1

Mead 340 001 x - 8 15 1

Merrill and Vulcano; Test and Bonanno. W-Test (7-1). L-Merrill (8-6).

HITS: Rogers-Christiansen, Vulcano 2, Fairbanks, Jensen 2, Nill 2. Mead-Turner 3, Carnahan 2, Stucky 2, A.Miller 3, Test, Bonanno 3, Karstens. 2B-Turner, Carnahan, Bonanno. 3B-Jensen, Nill, Stucky, HR-Turner (3).

North Central 5, Shadle Park 2

Stacy Fisher had two RBIs and Rachae Bertholf threw her second consecutive three-hitter as the Indians (2-13) upset the host Highlanders (7-8).

Rachelle Stockman struck out 12 and hit a solo HR in the seventh for Shadle.

North Central 200 011 1 - 5 5 2

Shadle Park 100 000 1 - 2 3 4

Bertholf and Fisher; Stockman and Gooch. W-Bertholf (2-12). L-Stockman (4-4).

HITS: North Central-Fisher 2, Abney, Doughty 2. Shadle Park- Durgan, Gooch, Stockman. 2B-Durgan. 3B-Fisher. HR- Stockman (1).

Ferris 4, Gonzaga Prep 2

Christine Ganey’s two-out, two-run single in the sixth lifted the Saxons (6-8) over the visiting Bullpups (3-12).

Brooke Blevins was 3 for 3 and scored twice for Ferris.

G-Prep 110 000 0 - 2 5 4

Ferris 020 002 x- 4 7 5

Leonetti and Egger; Curry and Ruddell. W-Curry (6-6). L-Leonetti (1-5).

HITS: Gonzaga Prep-Weiskopf, Palmer, Willis 2, Agnew. Ferris-Ganey 2, Tomlin, Blevins 3, Melody. 3B-Palmer.

University 4, Lewis and Clark 3

Lisa Muroya topped a four-run fifth with a two-out, two-run single and the league-champ Titans (14-0) held off the visiting Tigers (4-10).

LC’s Jill Boardman cleared the bases with a two-out triple in the seventh, but Cheryl Andrizzi struck out the final batter to preserve the Titans’ 18-0 mark.

LC 000 000 3 - 3 3 1

University 000 040 x - 4 3 2

Fountain and Winkler; Andrizzi and Christensen. W-Andrizzi (14-0). L-Fountain (2-8).

HITS: Lewis and Clark-Fountain, Babin, Boardman. University-Madsen, Muroya, Yoke. 3B-Boardman.

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