Esparza slam leads Barnett's past Pioneer

Skyler Esparza hit a grand slam Saturday as Barnett’s Auto Parts defeated Pioneer Packaging 11-9 in Portland Junior League’s Rookie baseball action.
Lucas Strait chipped in with two singles and a triple, scoring three times as well. Landon Garringer, and Sylas Wenk both tallied three singles, with Wenk driving in three runs.

Four power All Circuit
Four players each had three hits Monday as All Circuit Electrical defeated Williams Auto Parts 8-4 in Rookie baseball action of Portland Junior League.
Nick Laux, Matthew Fisher, Wyatt Wendel and Keegan Cavanaugh had three hits apiece for All Circuit. Laux and Fisher both had two RBIs, and Wendel scored two times. Ethan Gillum chipped in with two hits, including a triple.
Joe Geesaman led Williams with four hits and an RBI, and Iziah McAbee added three hits. Ryan Timmerman, Grayson Swoveland and Max Klopfenstein each had two hits.

Strait hits homer
Lucas Strait hit a home run and was a triple shy of the cycle Monday, but Barnett’s and Ponderosa Steakhouse finished in a tie, 5-5.
Caban Hartzell added three singles and scored twice for Barnett’s, with Landon Garringer adding a pair of singles. Benson Barnett added two RBIs.
AJ Myers had a double and three singles for Ponderosa. Griffen Bryum chipped in with four singles and two runs.

Optimist beats PG-14
Portland Optimist picked up a 5-1 victory Monday against PG-14 in PJL’s Willie Mays division.
Dyllan Garringer had two hits to lead Optimist. Tarron Bentz and Hank Imel had a single apiece.
Adam Nixon led PG-14 with two singles, and Tyler Manor added one hit.

Barnett’s blanks Williams
Benson Barnett had three singles and drove in five runs Tuesday as Barnett’s shut out Williams 16-0 in Rookie baseball action.
Landon Garringer tallied four hits — two singles, a double and a triple — and scored three times for Barnett’s. Lucas Strait added four singles and scored four times. Skyler Esparza and Cavan Hartzell each added a double and two singles.