The White Rock Tritons split their first day at the Spokane Legion Invitational under sunny sky’s at Whitworth College.
In the first game versus Meridian Legion from Boise, Idaho the offense jumped out early with a 2 run double off the bat of Thomas Stone in the first inning. LHP, Blake Stewart pitched a strong game allowing only 2 runs in a brief threat by Meridian.
Tritons went on the register a 5-2 win. Burke Siefrit and Stone led the offense with 2 rbi each.
In the second game of the day the Tritons struggled in a number of attempts to put away the Pullman Patriots early in a 1-1 tie. With the bases loaded and no one out, the Triton offense failed to score and take control of the game in the 4th. The frustrations spilled over to the next innings as the sloppy defense gave up 7 runs to seal their fate.
RHP Milan Mantle pitched 4 strong innings only to yield a 2 earned runs. Paul Schellenberg came on in relief retiring 6 in a row.
The 24 team tournament continues pool play Friday and Saturday. Championship round completes Sunday at Gonzaga’s Pattereson Baseball Complex.










