SPOKANE — The Pullman Patriots lost by one run apiece in their two Saturday games in Spokane Wood Bat tournament play.
The Okotok Dawgs topped the Patriots 15-14, then the Calgary Blues edged them 5-4.
Against Okotok, Pullman found itself in a 13-0 hole after a single innings, but rallied with big third and fourth innings to make things very tight before the shortened game’s conclusion. Braden Randall provided three hits for the Patriot effort.
The Patriots twice took the lead against Calgary, but could not quite hold onto it in a back-and-forth contest. Brayden Randall and Kris Schroeder had two hits apiece for Pullman.
Complete boxes were not available.
Okotok Dawgs 15, Pullman Patriots 14
Calgary Blues 5, Pullman Patriots 4
Generals Baseball of Moscow dropped both of its games Saturday in Palouse Summer Series play at Harris Field, falling 15-5 by mercy rule to the Sawtooth Catch of Nampa, Idaho, before extending the Northwest Blaze of Belfair, Wash., to an eighth inning only to lose 4-3.
Makhi Durrett led the Generals at bat with four total hits including a triple on the day, while Connor Isakson pitched five innings with 11 strikeouts against the Blaze. The Generals outhit the Blaze 7-4, but committed three fielding errors to their rivals’ one.
Sawtooth Catch 15, Generals Baseball 5
D. Fitt, A. Hurley (2), T. Izzo (3) and K. Clark; J. Bernal, C. Werner (3), E. Mixson (5) and T. Kubena.
Generals hits — M. Durrett 3, C. Isakson, T. Bennett, J. Breese, L. Anderson.
Sawtooth hits — D. Woods 2 (2 2B), A. Messerschmitt 2 (2B), T. Kubena (2B), K. Mullins, R. Foster, B. Schaefer, Bernal, C. Werner, A. Hazen.
Northwest Blaze 4, Generals Baseball 3
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C. Isakson, O. Spencer (6), K. Clark (7) and T. Izzo; NA, Albin (2) and McCormick.
Generals hits — M. Durrett (3B), L. Anderson, Izzo, J. Green, L. West, A. Hurley, D. Holden.
Blaze hits — Shokey 2, Eveland 2, Kudrna, Holland, M. Gooding, Walsh, McGanney.
