14U River Dogs fall in regionals

FERNDALE — After a strong start in pool play at the 14U Babe Ruth Pacific Northwest Regional, the 14U Columbia Basin River Dogs fell to the Stilly Venom in Saturday’s semifinal round of the tournament. The game was a rematch of this month’s North Washington State Tournament championship game, where the River Dogs won 4-1 on July 9 in Moses Lake. “Playing earlier in the morning compared to playing later in the day was really the only change,” Fulbright said. “The boys seemed upbeat and ready; we just didn’t come out on top in that one.” Stilly jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning of Saturday’s semifinal matchup, a lead that carried on until the sixth inning according to Fulbright. From there, the Venom maintained the lead into an eventual 4-1 win over the River Dogs.