Ephrata cruises past East Valley

YAKIMA, Wash. — The Ephrata Tigers boys baseball team kicked off Central Washington Athletic Conference (CWAC) competition Saturday with a pair of dominating victories over the East Valley Red Devils in Yakima.

The Tigers dominated the Red Devils in game one for a 23-11 victory. Ephrata managed to dismantle East Valley thanks in part to a solid performance at the plate from senior Brett Gray.

Gray went 3-for-5 during the Tigers’ game-one victory, grabbing 4 RBIs in the process.

Ephrata managed to capitalize on six East Valley errors as the Tigers improved to 1-0 overall and 1-0 in CWAC play.

The Tigers managed to score a pair of runs in the top of the first inning before the Red Devils rallied for a pair in the bottom of the first for a 2-2 tie after one inning.

Ephrata scored six runs in the top of the second and six more in the top of the fourth to take a 14-5 lead.

After going scoreless in both the fifth and sixth innings, Ephrata exploded onto the scoreboard for nine runs in the top of the seventh to take a 23-6 lead.

East Valley rallied for five in the bottom of the inning, but Ephrata held on.

Ephrata remained perfect in CWAC play with a 14-4 mercy-rule victory over the Red Devils in the second game of the doubleheader.

Ephrata continued to pour it on against East Valley in the second game, taking a commanding 14-4 lead into the bottom of the fifth inning.

The Tigers kept the Red Devils off of the scoreboard in the bottom of the fifth to record the 10-run mercy-rule victory.

Seniors Brett Gray and Eric Tinnell each hit home runs for the Tigers while driving in a pair of RBIs for Ephrata.

Boys Baseball

Prosser 9-15, Quincy 8-13

QUINCY — The Quincy boys baseball team battled over the course of two games with Prosser Saturday, but in the end the Mustangs proved to be too much for the Jackrabbits.

Quincy and Prosser played to a 3-3 tie after the first inning and a 4-4 tie after the second in game one. The Mustangs and Jackrabbits continued to exchange runs throughout the first six innings, playing to an 8-8 tie.

However, the Mustangs pushed a run across the plate in the top of the seventh and the Jackrabbits couldn’t respond as Prosser held on for a 9-8 victory in their Central Washington Athletic Conference opener. 

The Jacks jumped out to a 10-3 lead after just three innings in the second game of the doubleheader, but the Mustangs rallied for a 15-13 victory to sweep the series.

Quincy fell to 0-2 overall and 0-2 in CWAC play.

Boys Soccer

Quincy 4, Eastmont 1

EAST WENATCHEE, Wash. — Although the Eastmont Wildcats scored the first goal of Thursday night’s boys soccer match with visiting Quincy, the Jacks scored the next four goals to claim the 4-1 victory.

After a goal from Oscar Maxinez gave the Wildcats a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute, Quincy’s Raoul Serrano fielded a pass from Jesus Diaz in the 44th minute to help the Jacks pull even with Eastmont heading into the half.

Quincy’s Juan Romero gave the Jacks their first lead of the game in the 60th minute when he found the back of the net for a 2-1 advantage. Just seven minutes after Romero’s goal gave the Jacks a 2-1 lead, Serrano found the back of the net for the second time Thursday to put the Jacks ahead 3-1. Romero assisted on the Jacks’ final goal when he found Manuel Hernandez open for a 4-1 Quincy victory.

Othello 2, Selah 0

SELAH, Wash. — The Othello Huskies boys soccer team improved to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in Central Washington Athletic Conference competition with a 2-0 victory over the Selah Vikings.

The Huskies jumped on the Vikings when Othello found the back of the net twice during the first 20 minutes of play Saturday afternoon.

Othello’s first goal came when Ivan Lopez scored just three minutes into the contest after fielding a pass from B.G. Guzman for a 1-0 Othello lead. The Huskies capped the scoring in the 19th minute when Ramiro Alvares fielded a pass from Guzman for a 2-0 advantage.

Othello controlled the second half, keeping the Vikings off of the scoreboard and Erik Suarez of Othello recorded his first shut-out victory of the season for the Huskies.

Royal 4, Naches Valley 0

ROYAL — Royal sophomore Shaq Ledezma scored a pair of first-half goals and assisted on another to help the Royal Knights boys soccer team improve to 2-0 this season.

The Knights’ first goal came when Ledezma scored in the ninth minute to give Royal an early 1-0 lead.

With Royal leading 1-0, Ledezma found Elias Corona in the 13th minute to put the Knights ahead 2-0.

Ledezma’s second goal of the contest came when the sophomore fielded a pass from Luis Esquivel just three minutes after Corona’s goal to put the Knights on top 3-0.

Esquivel assisted on both of Ledezma’s goals and the Knights took a 3-0 lead into the half.

Royal’s only goal of the second half came when Naches Valley knocked the ball into the back of their own net.