Story also appears at Yakima (WA) Herald-Republic
MOSES LAKE — JRW & Associates overcame losses in two of its three Saturday round-robin games in the K-Club Invitational before coming back to finish second Sunday to the Boise River Dogs in the tournament at Moses Lake’s Paul Lauzier Complex.
Pitcher Sam Aldridge, shortstop Shane Jones and first baseman Mike Koentopp were all named to the tournament all-star team for JRW & Associates, which won its first two single-elimination games before falling 6-3 to Boise.
Saturday’s Round-Robin Games
Cleon’s Auto, Tacoma 221 000 1 — 7 8 0
JRW & Associates 000 000 0 — 0 6 3
R. Banner and J. Banner; Koentopp and L. McCauley.
JRW highlights: Mike Koentopp 2-4; Tony Cox 2-3;Boise River Dogs 100 00 — 1 2 2
JRW & Associates 203 33 — 11 14 1
Alder, Stanton (4) and Sharp; Aldridge and L. McCauley.
JRW highlights: Shane Jones 2-2, RBI; Koentopp 3-4, 2b, HR, 3 RBI; Sean McCauley 2-3, RBI; Evan Fischer 1-2, 3b, 3 RBI; Sam Aldridge 5 IP, 5 K, 0 BB.K-Club (Moses Lake) 311 22 — 9 10 0
JRW & Associates 000 00 —0 3 2
Wright and Jacke; Koentopp, Aldridge (3) and L. McCauley.
JRW highlights: Koentopp 2-2, 2b.
Sunday’s Single-Elimination Games
JRW & Associates 101 540 0 — 7 8 1
Press Box (Missoula) 000 040 0 — 4 6 2
Aldridge, S. McCauley (5), Aldridge (6) and L. McCauley; Hendrix and Davis.
JRW highlights: Jones 2-4, HR, 2 RBI; Koentopp 1-3, 3b, 2 RBI; Aaron Fischer 2-4, 2 RBI.Cleon’s Auto 000 002 0 — 2 5 0
JRW & Associates 000 304 x — 7 8 1
R. Banner and J. Banner; Aldridge and L. McCauley.
JRW highlights: Sam Aldridge 7 IP, 5 K, 0 BB; Tim Fischer 1-3, 3b, 3 RBI; Tom Magers 2-3, 2 RBI; S. McCauley 1-1, 3b, 2 RBI.Championship Game
Boise River Dogs 200 030 1 — 6 11 1
JRW & Associates 003 000 0 — 3 8 2
Alder and Sharp; Aldridge and L. McCauley.
JRW highlights: Jones 2-4, RBI; Koentopp 1-4, 3b, RBI; Jason Grow 1-3, RBI.