
DANNY ROMINGER/Stat Hound contributor
Ellensburg sweeps Selah in key CWAC baseball doubleheader
Bulldogs take two from Vikings in matchup of perennial conference, state contenders
STAT HOUND
Apr 5, 2026
ELLENSBURG – Carter Peone pitched six innings of two-hit ball, striking out nine in the opener, and Ty Breinholt hit an RBI double and drove in three in the second game as Ellensburg swept Selah in a key CWAC doubleheader Saturday.
The Bulldogs won the opener 4-0 and the second game 6-3.
Elsewhere in the CWAC, Othello, East Valley and Ephrata posted dominating sweeps.
In SCAC baseball, Zillah split with Cashmere, leaving the Leopards, Bulldogs and Naches Valley tied atop the standings.
Zillah took the opener 8-1 with Caleb Rutherford tossing a one-hitter and striking out nine, with Nathan Kibbe knocking in a pair of runs, and Kysin Bass collecting three hits.
Rylan Hatmaker tripled, doubled and drove in five, and the Bulldogs bounced back in the second game, 14-4.
In softball action, Selah and East Valley swept, while Othello and Prosser split.
Presley Weatherley drove in eight runs in the Red Devils sweep, and Payton Brown and Kyra Rudick each hit a pair of home runs for the Vikings.
Cashmere and Zillah split a key SCAC fastpitch doubleheader.
