Boscarino carries RiverHawks to victory

Phil Boscarino delivered a two-run single in the bottom of the eighth inning and the Spokane RiverHawks held on for a 3-2 victory over the Kitsap Bluejackets in West Coast Collegiate League baseball action on Monday at the Patterson Complex on the campus of Gonzaga University.

Brian Embery started the rally when he reached base on an error with one out. Bryan Horst followed with a double to set the table for Boscarino.

Kitsap (1-4) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the first inning, but Boscarino homered leading off the fourth inning to knot the score.

Jake Hiatt (1-0) picked up the win with 2 2/3 innings of relief. He allowed one unearned run on three hits, while striking out three.

Aaron Guinn started for Spokane (3-2) and allowed one run in 6 1/3 innings. He surrendered six hits, struck out three and issued no walks.

Women’s basketball

Cheryl Sorenson has been named an assistant coach at Eastern Washington University, head coach Wendy Schuller announced.

Sorenson most recently was the head coach at Bellevue Community College for the past three seasons where she brought the program from a 4-22 mark her first year to a 26-5 record last season.

“I am very pleased that she decided to join our staff,” said Schuller. “She is an enthusiastic young coach who has a bright future in the field and I am excited too have her on the Eagle staff.”

Sorenson is a 2003 graduate of the University of Washington. She played guard for the Huskies and was team captain her junior and senior seasons.