SPOKANE — Wilder Junior remains unbeaten at the AA state tournament after beating Gonzaga Prep 9-4 in its second-round game late Sunday.
Wilder Junior (25-6-2) played its third-round game late Monday against the Yakima Valley Peppers with the final result after press deadline. The juniors will play again today at either 10 a.m. or 1 p.m.
Meanwhile, the Wilder Seniors (31-8-1) lost 8-2 to Yakima Pepsi Pak in its second-round game in the AAA state tournament in Selah. Wilder Senior is still alive in the double-elimination tournament. They played Lakeside after press deadline Monday. Wilder Senior must win that game to remain alive. If they do win, they play again at 7 p.m. today.
Back to the juniors’ victory, Wilder got four runs in the fourth and four more in the fifth to take command of the game. Abe Brenkman had a big game, going 2-for-4 with a double, two runs scored and three RBIs.
Ian Smithson was 2-for-2 with a run, an RBI and a walk, while Carston Seibel was 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Bryce Deleon had a hit with an RBI, while Owen Leitz had a hit and two runs scored.
Seibel pitched most of the game. He went five shutout innings, allowed three hits and struck out six.
Wilder Jr. 9, Gonzaga Prep 4
GP 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 — 4 11 2
WSr. 0 0 0 4 4 1 x — 9 11 0
Pitching
WSr. — Seibel 5 IP, 3 H, 6 K; Leitz IP, 4 H, 2 ER; DeBray IP, 4 H, 2 ER, K.
Hitting
WSr. — Brenkman 2-4, 2B, 2 R, 3 RBI; Smithson 2-2, 2 R, RBI, BB, SB; Seibel 2-4, RBI, SB; Deleon 1-4, RBI; Leitz 1-2, 2 R, SB.
Seniors game
SELAH — The seniors hung tough with Pepsi Pak until the fifth inning when the Yakima team scored five runs over two innings to pull away.
Colton Romero was 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored. Lincoln Bear was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, while Alex Angevine hit a double.
On the mound, Kody Williams started, allowing 10 hits and six earned runs in five innings.
Yakima Pepsi Pak 8, Wilder Sr. 2
YPP 1 0 0 2 3 2 0 — 8 12 0
WSr. 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 — 2 7 1
Pitching
WSr. — Williams 5 IP, 10 H, 6 ER, 2 K; Olson IP, H, ER, K; White IP, K.
Hitting
WSr. — Romero 2-3, 2B, R; Bear 2-3, 2 RBI; Angevine 1-3, 2B.
