Walleyes win 3 of 4

MOSES LAKE - A busy weekend for the Moses Lake Walleyes netted the team three wins out of four games.

Friday, the Walleyes took two games from the Kennewick Phantoms, 12-2 and 16-2. The next day, Moses Lake hosted the Pasco Sun Devils and rallied to take the nightcap, 12-2, after dropping Game 1, 7-1.

Moses Lake reached double digit wins, improving to 10-24 on the season.

Game 1 against the Phantoms saw the Moses Lake bats catch fire in the third inning. After already leading 5-2, the Walleyes were able to put together a six-run third inning that put the game out of reach.

Daniel Ochoa started the two-out rally with an RBI single after Moses Lake loaded the bases. Easton Castro followed with a two-run bloop single.

Moses Lake continued the rally after a Kennewick wild pitch and an Anthony Longmire RBI double scored two more. Jason Cole capped the inning with a single that scored the sixth run.

Moses Lake tacked on one more run in the fourth and Micah Sanchez retired the side in the fifth to give Moses Lake the 12-2 victory.

Castro led the way with a game-high three RBIs.

Longmire and Jared Haddican added two RBIs each.

Sanchez pitched a complete game and recorded four strikeouts.

Kennewick's offense didn't remain dormant in Game 2.

After both teams scored two runs each in the first inning, Kennewick hung six runs on the board in the second inning.

However, the Walleyes were able to answer with six runs of their own in the second and third innings combined to tie the game at 8-8.

Moses Lake was able to pull away over the final three frames, scoring eight more runs and holding on for a 16-12 win.

This time, Longmire was the offensive star with four hits and three RBIs.

The Walleyes' hot bats cooled off in their first meeting with Pasco Saturday at Moses Lake High School.

The team scratched out five hits, but could only score one run and fell 7-1.

Longmire had the lone RBI for the Walleyes.

Cade Tunstall pitched a complete game and struck out seven in the loss.

Moses Lake's potent offense reemerged in Game 2 behind Castro's monster day at the plate.

Castro ended the day with two hits and five RBIs.

The Walleyes led 3-0 after one running and added nine more runs by the fifth inning to walk away with their second 12-2 win of the weekend.

Sanchez and Cameron Duke added three hits and three RBIs, respectively.

Moses Lake is on the road Monday against the Yakima Valley Peppers before returning to Larson Field Tuesday to host the Peppers.