Newport nine open strong

RITZVILLE — The Newport Grizzlies baseball team won both games of a doubleheader with Lind-Ritzville-Sprague Saturday, March 21, taking the first game 16-12 and the second 15-0.

The game was 10-10 after four innings, with Newport tying the game with a six run fourth inning after LRS took a 6-3 first inning lead. The teams played a scoreless fifth inning, Newport got a run in the sixth and extended the lead with a 6 run seventh inning. LRS scored two in the bottom of the inning but couldn’t close the gap.