Spokane Takes Sunday Sweep at Bellevue
Spokane paired shutdown pitching in the opener with an offensive explosion in the nightcap to sweep Sunday’s doubleheader at Bellevue.
Game One: Spokane 4, Bellevue 3
The Sasquatch leaned on timely hitting and a strong outing from the pitching staff to secure a tight 4–3 victory in the opener.
Spokane broke through in the third inning when Hunter Derr delivered a two-run single, scoring Trent Woodhouse and Brady Wulf to make it 2–0. The lead grew in the fifth as Castle Keaton drove in a run on a groundout before Hunter Derr struck again with his third RBI of the game to push the advantage to 4–0.
Bellevue made things interesting late, scoring once in the sixth and capitalizing on defensive miscues in the eighth to trim the deficit to one. But Spokane's arms held firm.
Starter Nathan Fitzpatrick tossed three hitless innings to open the game, striking out five. Braiden Boyd followed with four strong innings, allowing just one run while fanning six. Harrison Trunkey-Evans handled the final two innings to close it out. The trio combined for 14 strikeouts and allowed only four hits.
Game Two: Spokane 13, Bellevue 1
Spokane jumped out early with two runs in the first and two more in the second, taking advantage of wild pitches and defensive errors to build momentum. After Bellevue cut it to 4–1 in the second, the Sasquatch answered decisively.
A four-run fifth inning broke the game open. Anthony Knott and Parker Anderson each drove in runs before Ty Shepard delivered a two-RBI single to extend the lead to 8–1. Spokane poured it on again in the seventh, highlighted by Andrew Fox's RBI double and a two-run single from Castle Keaton.
The offense piled up 15 hits in the seven-inning win. Trent Woodhouse went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and four stolen bases, while Max Workman crossed the plate four times. Ty Shepard drove in three, and Castle Keaton added two RBI.
On the mound, Dylan Greenough-Groom allowed just one run over three innings before Andrew Fox, Brady Wulf, and Harper Dissmore combined for four scoreless frames to seal the dominant victory.
Standout Performers
H. Derr recorded three RBI in Game One
T. Woodhouse collected five hits Sunday with four stolen bases in Game Two
T. Shepard drove in three runs in Game Two
C. Keaton totaled three RBI on the day
Spokane pitching combined for 22 strikeouts across the doubleheader