Split Keeps Sasquatch In Lead

Wed., April 22, 1998

George Petticrew scattered six hits and fanned eight Tuesday in pitching Community Colleges of Spokane to an important 8-5 win over visiting Walla Walla in an NWAACC East Division baseball doubleheader.

Petticrew (6-1) was backed offensively by Gavin Hare, who drove in four runs with three hits.

Walla Walla came back to win the nightcap 18-9 behind an 8-run seventh inning that included three walks and two CCS errors. The split kept the Sasquatch (11-4) in first place in the division standings, 1-1/2 games ahead of Walla Walla (9-5).

Tribe hires new GM

The Spokane Indians have hired Georgetown University graduate Paul Barbeau as general manager.

Barbeau, 25, worked for the Indians from 1995-97, most recently as assistant general manager of ticket sales. Since then, he has served as season ticket sales manager for Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire.

GU golfer wins

Gonzaga University’s Lisa Wasinger tacked a second-round 78 onto Monday’s opening-round 77 and captured medalist honors in Idaho State University’s Bengal Classic women’s tournament in Pocatello.

Wasinger’s 36-hole total on Riverside Golf Course’s par-74 layout was seven strokes over par and helped the Bulldogs to a fourth-place finish in the team race with a score of 681. Weber State shot 648 to win.

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Split Keeps Sasquatch In Lead

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