Final 2008 Season Record

33 Wins- 27 Losses

Dodgers hold off Beetles

After rallying within a run in the eighth inning, the Yakima Pepsi Beetles finally gave way to the Spokane Dodgers, falling 12-9 in their season opener Friday night at Parker Field.

The Dodgers (6-1), who had already played six games, plated two runs in the top of the ninth to pull away.

Robbie Alter was 4-for-4 with an RBI for the Beetles, who play a doubleheader today at Bellevue Community College starting at 3 p.m.

Spokane Dodgers 101 042 112 -- 12 17 0

Yakima Beetles 004 200 030 -- 9 13 1

Shull, Argill (7) and Mack; Wall, Lopez (5), Boynton (6) and Kline.

Highlights: Robbie Alter (Y) 4-4, RBI; Jose Meza (Y) 2-3; Ryan Van Beek (Y) 2-5, RBI.

Fatburger edges Beetles

SAMMAMISH -- Two bottom-of-the-final-inning hits capped a two-run Fatburger rally for a 4-3 victory against the Yakima Pepsi Beetles in a non-league contest Sunday.

Mychael Lopez knocked in one run as Yakima starter Michael Calderon allowed no earned runs and three hits through six innings. Teammate Tyler Berman batted 2-for-3 for the Beetles (1-3 overall).

Yakima 000 010 11 -- 3 9 3

Fatburger 000 010 12 -- 4 4 2

Calderon, Cameron (7) and Palachuk, Kline (5); Clay, Murphy (7), Shafer (8) and Russo.

Highlights: Tyler Berman (Y) 2-4, Gibby Briones (Y) 1-3; Mychael Lopez (Y) 1-3, RBI; Michael Calderon (Y) 0 ER, 3 H.

FRIDAY'S LATE RESULTS

At Bellevue CC

Game 1

Yakima 001 300 0 -- 4 3 3

Bellevue 013 100 x -- 5 7 4

Schultz, Cameron (5) and Palachuk; Swannack, Babcock (4), Aaker (7) and Wiggins.

Highlights: Junior Chavez (Y) 1-2, 2R; Tyler Berman (Y) 2-3, R.

Game 2

Yakima 221 020 001 -- 8 11 2

Bellevue 102 021 100 -- 7 12 3

Summers, Briones (6), Komstadius (7) and Klein; Pearson, Babcock (3), Aaker (7) and Wiggins.

Highlights: Kevin Komstadius (Y) 3-5, 2 RBI, 3b; Seth Klein (Y) 3-4, 3 RBI.

YAKIMA 18, ANDERSON HAY 2:

At Parker Field, Tyler Berman and Ryan Van Beek had three hits each and Scott Wall allowed one run over five innings as the Beetles improved to 2-3.

Berman scored four runs and Van Beek scored three and drove in three more for Yakima, which will meet Anderson in another nine-inning game at
5 p.m. Friday at Central Washington University.

Anderson Hay 100 010 000 -- 2 5 2

Yakima 404 322 12x -- 18 20 1

Storey, Sterkel (5), Gibson (8) and Morris; Wall, Cameron (5), Boynton (7) and Kline, Palachuk (5).

Highights: Tyler Berman (Y) 3-5, 4 runs; Kevin Komstadius (Y) 2-3, 3 runs; Ryan Van Beek (Y) 3-6, 3 runs, 3 RBI; Scott Wall 5 IP, 1 run, 6K.

Anderson Hay rallies past Beetles

ELLENSBURG -- Scoring the tying and winning runs on wild pitches, Anderson Hay rallied to edge the Yakima Pepsi Beetles 6-5 in a nine-inning game at Central Washington University.

The Beetles (2-4), who defeated the Senior Babe Ruth team 18-2 on Wednesday at Parker Field, opened a 5-3 lead with two runs in the top of the eighth. Yakima stranded 10 base runners.

Dan Stanavich pitched a complete game for Anderson Hay.

The Beetles open Central Washington League play Sunday at Walla Walla.

Yakima 000 201 020 -- 5 9 6

Anderson Hay 010 002 003 -- 6 8 6

Schultz, Doornink (7), Briones (9) and Palachuk, Kline (6), Palachuk (9); Dan Stanavich and Morris.

Beetles open league strong

WALLA WALLA -- The Yakima Pepsi Beetles opened up Central Washington League play with 6-3 and 13-6 victories in a Sunday doubleheader against Walla Walla.

Junior Chavez went 2-for-3 with two runs scored for the Beetles (2-0 in league, 4-4 overall) in the first game before they pounded out 15 hits in the nightcap. Trent Sikes had a home run and three RBI in that contest, and Tyler Berman and Kevin Komstadius had three hits each.

Game 1

Yakima 010 130 1 -- 6 9 0

Walla Walla 000 030 0 -- 3 3 0

Wall, Calderon (5) and Palachuk; Murphy, Pisca (7) and Jordan.

Highlights: Junior Chavez (Y) 2-3, 2 R;

Game 2

Yakima 530 111 2 -- 13 15 4

Walla Walla 330 000 0 -- 6 7 1

Summers, Boyton (3) and Kline; Lemke, Pisca (2), Lambert (6) and Bicklehaupt.

Highlights: Tyler Berman (Y) 3-5, 3 R, 2 2B; Kevin Komstadius (Y) 3-5, 2 R, 2 RBI; Seth Kline (Y) 2-4, 3 R, 2 2b; Trent Sikes (Y) 1-3, 3 RBI, HR.

Beetles split with Kennewick

YAKIMA -- Rebounding from a quick opening loss, the Yakima Pepsi Beetles defeated the Kennewick Bandits 9-7 to earn a split in their Central Washington Senior Legion doubleheader Tuesday night at Parker Field.

Down 6-4 in the nightcap, the Beetles surged ahead with a four-run fifth inning and starter Michael Calderon finished off his complete game for the win.

Kevin Komstadius was 2-for-4 with two RBI, including a solo home run in the first inning, and Tyler Berman was 3-for-3.

The Beetles (3-1, 5-5), who have won three of their last four, travel to Kennewick today to complete the four-game league series.

Game 1

Kennewick 20(10) 01 -- 13 16 1

Yakima 100 00 -- 1 4 0

Ellendt and Driver; Schultz, Doornink (3) and Kline.

Game 2

Kennewick 011 310 1 -- 7 9 0

Yakima 112 041 x -- 9 7 4

Call, Fox (5) and Sani, Driver (6); Calderon and Kline.

Highlights: Kevin Komstadius (Y) 2-4, HR, 2 runs, 2 RBI; Tyler Berman (Y) 3-3, run.

Bandits sweep Beetles

KENNEWICK -- Tony Bryant's three-hitter in the opener sparked the Kennewick Bandits to a 15-1, 12-8 sweep over the Yakima Pepsi Beetles in a CWL doubleheader Wednesday at Southridge High School.

The Bandits improved to 3-1 in league while the Beetles moved to 3-3 in league and 5-7 overall.

Yakima outhit Kennewick 13-9 in the nightcap as Trent Sikes went 3-for-4 and Stephen Palachuk swatted a two-run home run in the second inning.

The Beetles return to action Friday in the Mike Hagert Memorial Tournament at Carlon Park and will open with a noon game against a team from Las Vegas.

Game 1

Yakima 001 00 -- 1 3 2

Kennewick 00(10) 5x -- 15 12 0

Briones, Cameron (3) and Kline; Bryant and Driver.

Game 2

Yakima 031 200 2 -- 8 13 4

Kennewick 230 304 x -- 12 9 2

Cameron, Wall (3), Meza (5) and Kline; Nelson, Westermeyer (5), Pentacost (7) and Jones, Driver (7).

Highlights: Trent Sikes (Y) 3-4, 2 runs, Gibby Briones (Y) 2-4, run; Stephen Palachuk (Y) 1-3, 2-run HR.

Beetles Split Pair in Hagert

SELAH -- In the afternoon games, the Yakima Pepsi Beetles split a pair, falling to the Las Vegas Spartans 12-9 and then rolling to a 20-5 victory over the Vancouver A's. Yakima's Seth Kline was 4-for-4 against Vancouver with two doubles, a triple and five runs. Stephan Palachuk produced four RBI and Kevin Komstadius clubbed a two-run homer as the Beetles moved to 6-8. Mycal Lopez was 3 for 4 with a double and triple for Yakima in the tournament opener against Las Vegas which can claim the National Division's top seed with a win over Vancouver today in the 11:30 game. Should Las Vegas prevail, Yakima would be the National's No. 2 team and would play today at 2 p.m.

Las Vegas 12- Yakima 9

Yakima 000 0261 -- 9 11 2

Las Vegas 1710 03x -- 12 12 0

King, Serrano (6) Doyle (7) and Smith; Summers, Schultz (3) and Kline

Yakima 20- Vancouver A's 5

Yakima 04(10) 31 2-- 20 20 3

Vancouver 001 400 -- 5 8 0

Lind, Fisher(6), Watson(6) and George: Doornik, Boynton (5) and Palachuk

Pak beat Beetles, reach championship
SELAH -- Down four runs after four innings, the Yakima Valley Pepsi Pak rallied for a 9-7 victory over the Yakima Pepsi Beetles to earn a spot in today's championship game in the Mike Hagert Memorial Tournament at Carlon Park.

The Pak (12-2) will play the winner of today's Centralia-Las Vegas game in the 5 p.m. title game. The Beetles (7-9) will play the Centralia-Las Vegas loser at 2:30 p.m. for third and fourth place.

Kevin Allan clubbed a two-run home run in the fifth inning to start the comeback, and Yakima Valley pushed ahead for good with four runs in the sixth. Chris Demond finished 2-for-3 with a double, triple and two RBI.

Kevin Komstadius hit two homers and drove in three runs for the Beetles, who earlier Saturday defeated Portland Alpenrose to reach the evening semifinal.

Yakima Valley 9, Yakima 7

Yakima 210 400 0 -- 7 8 1

Yakima Valley 030 024 x -- 9 11 2

Cameron, Boynton (4), Komstadius (6) and Summers; Eaton, Biehl (6) and Plugoff.

Highlights: Chris Demond (YV) 2-3, 2b, 3b, 2 RBI; Kevin Allan (YV) 2-run HR in 5th, 3 RBI; Gibby Briones (Y) 2-4, RBI; Kevin Komstadius (Y) 2 HR, 3 RBI.

Cameron Clutches Up!

YAKIMA 4, CENTRALIA 3: Pitcher Jordan Cameron came off the bench with two outs, runners on second and third and the Yakima Pepsi Beetles trailing Centralia 3-2 in the bottom of the ninth.

He came through in his only at-bat of the game, lacing a two-RBI shot to left field to secure third place for the Beetles against Centralia. The game went extra innings despite Yakima starter Scott Wall fanning 10 batters in seven innings of work, and Centralia appeared in line for the win after plating one against reliever Gibby Briones in the top of the ninth.

Kevin Komstadius led the team with three hits, his last starting the ninth-inning rally. Trenton Sikes walked to provide the other baserunner, and a double steal set up Cameron's game-winning knock.

"He's clutched up for us before," said Yakima coach Mike Bailey of Cameron. "He just went out there and clutched up for us again."

Centralia 000 001 101 -- 3 9 1

Yakima 000 200 002 -- 4 9 3

Wall, Briones (8) and Summers; Housden, Everson (7), Ray (9) and Anderson, Knutz (7).

Highlights: Kevin Komstadius (Y) 3-4, R; Carmelo Jr. Chavez (Y) 2-3; Robbie Alter (Y) RBI, 2 R; Scott Wall (Y) 10 K; Jordan Cameron (EV) 1-1, 2 RBI.

Beetles blast Las Vegas

Tyler Schultz pitched a three-hitter, and Tyler Berman had four hits as the Yakima Pepsi Beetles routed Las Vegas 10-0 in a non-league Senior Legion game Monday night at Parker Field.

Schultz struck out seven in the five-inning contest that saw the Beetles score five times in each of the final two frames.

Berman was 4-for-4 and drove in three runs for Yakima (9-8), and Junior Chavez hit a solo homer.

The Beetles continue non-league play today when they host the Columbia Gorge Hustlers for a nine-inning game at 5:30 p.m.

Las Vegas 000 00 -- 0 3 2

Yakima 000 55 -- 10 10 1

Lovegren, Serrano (4), Carraway (5) and Mejia; Schultz and Summers, Sikes (5).

Highlights: Tyler Berman 4-4, 3 RBI; Junior Chavez 2-3, HR, RBI; Tyler Schultz 3H, 7K.

Beetles Hustled

THE DALLES, ORE. 14, YAKIMA 13: At Parker Field, the Beetles nearly caught the Hustlers after falling behind 11-2 in the third inning.
Kevin Komstadius hit a three-run home run and Ryan Van Beek had a three-run double to aid Yakima's comeback bid.
The Beetles (9-10) travel to The Dalles, Ore., today for a doubleheader against the same team.

The Dalles, Ore. 344 110 100 -- 14 18 0
Yakima 024 105 010 -- 13 11 1
McNab, Carralt (5), Reed (7) and Maddox; Lopez, Boynton (3), Cameron (8) and Sikes.
Highlights: Junior Chavez (Y) 2-4, 2 runs; Kevin Komstadius (Y) 1-4, 3-run HR; Ryan Van Beek (Y) 1-3, 2b, 3 RBI.

Beetles drop two to the Columbia Gorge Hustlers

The Beetles dropped a doubleheader at The Dalles, Ore., 6-5 and 12-3. (No other information was reported)

Beetles fall on first day of Rose City Invitational

PORTLAND -- Play Ball of Denver scored five runs in the first two innings en route to a 10-3 victory over the Yakima Pepsi Beetles on the first day of the Rose City Invitational baseball tournament.
The Beetles, who had eight hitters with one hit each, got back within 5-2 after five innings before Play Ball pulled away.
Yakima (9-13) will play the Seattle Bombers today at 11:30 a.m. The eight-team tournament at Clackamas Community College runs through Sunday.
On Wednesday, the Beetles dropped a doubleheader at The Dalles, Ore., 6-5 and 12-3.

Play Ball 230 022 1 -- 10 12 0
Yakima 001 110 0 -- 3 8 0
Johnson, Zewe (7) and Wallenzin; Boynton, Cameron (6) and Kline.
Highlights: Gibby Briones

Wall pitches Beetles to tournament victory

PORTLAND -- Scott Wall's two-hit complete game carried the Yakima Pepsi Beetles to a 9-1 victory over the Seattle Bombers on Friday in the Rose City Invitational baseball tournament.
Wall struck out five in the seven-inning game at Clackamas Community College. The Beetles, 1-1 in the tournament and 10-13 overall, play the Washington Wave today at 11:30 a.m.
Yakima 000 206 1 -- 9 14 2
Seattle 001 000 0 -- 1 2 2
Wall and Kline; Baugh, Potoshnick (6) and Morse.
Highlights: Scott Wall (Y) 5 K; Trent Sikes (Y) 3-3, 2 R; Jose Meza (Y) 2-3, 2 R; Tyler Berman (Y) 2-3, R; Ryan Van Beek (Y) 1-4, 3b, 3 RBI.
(Y) 1-4, 2b, RBI.

Beetles fall in tournament

PORTLAND -- Two walks and two hit batsmen forced in the winning run as the Yakima Pepsi Beetles fell to the Washington Wave 12-11 in the Rose City Invitational baseball tournament Saturday.

The Beetles, who committed seven errors, rallied from a 10-4 deficit through three innings to tie it before the Wave began its hitless rally with two out in the bottom of the seventh.

Seth Kline was 4-for-4 with a three-run homer, totaled four RBI and scored three runs and Tyler Berman was 2-for-2 with three runs scored.

Yakima (10-14) continues tournament play at 9 a.m. today.

Yakima 004 124 0 -- 11 11 7

Washington 442 100 1 -- 12 6 1

Schultz and Kline; Twining, Wilson (4), Lass (5), Vaughn (6) and Yeo.

Highlights: Seth Kline (Y) 4-4, 4 RBI, 3 runs; Tyler Berman (Y) 2-2, 3 runs.

Beetles fall again at tourney

PORTLAND -- The Seattle Bombers plated four runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Yakima Pepsi Beetles 6-2 and close their play at the Rose City Invitational on Sunday.

Ryan Van Beek, Tyler Berman and Kevin Komstadius all had two hits for the Beetles (1-3 at the tourney, 10-15 overall). Komstadius also had nine strikeouts on the mound in a complete-game effort.

Seattle 000 101 4 -- 6 6 1

Yakima 101 000 0 -- 2 8 1

Parmley, Hastings (7) and Andring; Komstadius and Kline.

Highlights: Ryan Van Beek (Y) 2-4, 2 2b; Tyler Berman (Y) 2-3, RBI; Kevin Komstadius (Y) 2-3, 9 K.

Beetles Split with Walla Walla

Win 7-6, Lose 6-8

No other details reported.

 

Beetles fall in seventh

YAKIMA -- Rallying with a pair of two-run homers in the seventh inning, Chaffey Construction of Seattle edged the Yakima Pepsi Beetles 13-12 in a non-league slugfest Wednesday afternoon at Parker Field.

Tyler Berman and Gibby Briones combined to go 5-for-7 with seven RBI for the Beetles (11-17), who broke out for seven runs in the fourth inning to take a 10-8 lead.

Chaffey (25-4) has won 16 of its last 17 games.

Yakima's Kevin Komstadius walked five times and scored three runs.

The Beetles are 4-4 in Central Washington League play and resume that schedule today at Hanford (1-11) with a 5 p.m. doubleheader.

Chaffey 314 010 4 -- 13 17 2

Yakima 210 702 0 -- 12 9 2

Poole, Grey (4), Talowitz (4) and Ross; Cameron, Boynton (3) and Palachuk.

Yakima highlights: Tyler Berman 3-4, 4 RBI; Gibby Briones 2-3, 2b, 3b, 3 RBI; Kevin Komstadius 0-0, 5 BB, 3 runs; Stephan Palachuk 2-4, 2 RBI.

 

Beetles lose pair of heartbreakers

RICHLAND -- The one-run curse continues for the Yakima Pepsi Beetles.

Despite scoring 20 runs on 23 hits, the Beetles dropped a Central Washington League doubleheader to the Hanford Flames, falling 12-11 and 10-9 on Thursday.

Yakima, which moved to 4-6 in league and 12-18 for the season, has lost six games by one run in the last 11 days.

Tyler Berman got Yakima off to a fast start with a grand slam in the first inning of the opener. He was 4-for-5 with six RBI in that game and 6-for-9 for the day with eight RBI.

Trent Sikes had three hits for the Beetles in the opener, and teammate Stephan Palchuk collected the same in the nightcap.

Game 1

Yakima 402 022 1 -- 11 12 1

Hanford 542 010 x -- 12 14 1

Wall, Alter (6) and Palachuk; Cruzen and Band.

Highlights: Tyler Berman 4-5, GS, 6 RBI; Trent Sikes 3-4; Jose Meza 2-4, RBI; Ryan Van Beek 2-5.

Game 2

Yakima 003 013 02 -- 9 11 1

Hanford 400 012 03 -- 10 10 0

Schultz, Briones (8) and Kline; Saueressig, Chalk (6) and Beebe.

Highlights: Berman 2-4, 2 RBI; Stephan Palchuk 3-5, Gibby Briones 2-3, 2b, RBI, 2 SB.

Komstadius hits, pitches Beetles past Bombers

YAKIMA -- Kevin Komstadius did a little bit of everything as the Yakima Pepsi Beetles swept a Saturday non-league doubleheader with the Seattle Bombers at Parker Field.

Komstadius gave himself plenty of run support with a three-run homer in the opener, a 9-4 Yakima victory. He went all seven innings, striking out five, and also got two RBI from teammate Ryan Van Beek.

The Beetles (13-19 overall) held off Seattle in the second game for a 10-8 win -- the Bombers plated three runs in the top of the seventh. Stephen Boynton went the distance on the mound, striking out six. Komstadius drove in two runs, and Van Beek and Tyler Berman added three runs apiece.

Game 1

Seattle 010 102 0 -- 4 6 3

Yakima 030 015 x -- 9 12 0

Baugh and Andring; Komstadius and Kline.

Highlights: Ryan Van Beek (Y) 2-4, 2 RBI; Kevin Komstadius (Y) 2-4, 3-R HR, CG, 5 K; Tyler Berman (Y) 2-4, RBI.

Game 2

Seattle 203 000 3 -- 8 10 3

Yakima 600 310 x -- 10 11 1

Kruick, Totoshnik (5) and Murray; Boynton and Palachuk.

Highlights: Van Beek 3-4; Berman 3-3, 2 R; Komstadius 2-4, 2 RBI; Stephen Boynton (Y) 6 K.

Kline propels Yakima sweep

YAKIMA -- Seth Kline hit a game-winning, two-run double in the second game as the Yakima Pepsi Beetles secured a Central Washington League doubleheader sweep of Hanford on Monday at Parker Field.

Kline, who finished 4-for-5 in the nightcap, knocked his double to take the second game 13-12. Ryan Van Beek and Kevin Komstadius both went
4-for-4 in that contest.

A strong overall day started for Kline when he knocked a two-run homer in the first game, a 15-2 Yakima win, on his way to five RBI. Komstadius went 3-for-3 with three RBI for Yakima (6-6 in league, 15-19 overall) in that contest.

Game 1

Hanford 000 20 -- 2 3 2

Yakima 434 4x -- 15 16 1

Friedel, Buchanan (3) and Banks; Doornink and Palachuk.

Highlights: Gibby Briones (Y) 2-3, RBI; Ryan Van Beek (Y) 2-4, 2 RBI; Tyler Berman (Y) 2-3, 2 RBI, 3 runs; Kevin Komstadius (Y) 3-3, 3 RBI; Seth Kline (Y) 3-4, 5 RBI, 2-run HR; Trent Sikes (Y) 2-3, RBI.

Game 2

Hanford 011 222 4 -- 12 15 5

Yakima 420 004 3 -- 13 13 1

Burk, Crusen (6), Cauressig (7) and Debee, Banks (5); Briones and Kline.

Highlights: Ryan Van Beek (Y) 4-4, 3 runs, 2b; Kevin Komstadius (Y) 4-4, RBI, 2b; Seth Kline (Y) 4-5, 2 RBI, 2b.