Service pitcher Bryan Beard struck out five batters Saturday, when the Cougars (6-1) defeated Dimond (5-2) at South Anchorage Ball Fields. Stephen Fernthiel scored two runs and one RBI for the Cougars, who earned the first seed in next week's Cook Inlet Conference tournament.
Dimond 200 000 000 -- 2 4 2
Service 101 200 000 -- 4 7 1
Dimond -- C. Lauwers and Da. Lauwers. Service -- Beard and Nealley. W -- Beard. L -- C. Lauwers. 3B -- Dimond: Clevenger. Service: Fernthiel.
Chugiak 15, West 1
Chugiak outfielder Casey Volk drove in three runs in the fifth inning to help the Mustangs dominate West on Saturday at Kosinski Fields.
Garrett Balen, Tim McCollum and Tyler Belk each drove in two runs for Chugiak (6-1).
Chugiak 222 18 -- 15 11 0
West 100 00 -- 1 4 4
Chugiak -- Brownlee, Fritz (4) Balen (5) and Balen, Morgan (5). West -- Wisthoff, Mendenhall (1), Johnson (5) and Arurang, Manzer (4). W -- Brownlee. L -- Mendenhall. 2B -- Chugiak: Foster. West: Wisthoff, Mahon.
Eagle River 5, Bartlett 1
Senior Cody Helton drove in two runs, including the go-ahead run, in the fourth inning to propel Eagle River (4-3) past Bartlett (0-7) on Saturday at Kosinski Fields.
Eagle River 010 211 0 -- 5 12 1
Bartlett 100 000 0 -- 1 4 5
Eagle River -- Ortiz, Gorgeleuschen (6) and Boice and Weller (4). Bartlett -- Zezil, Cloud (5) and Name not reported, Zezil (5). W -- Ortiz. L -- Zezil. 2B -- Eagle River: Boice and Reeves.
South 10, East 3
Kevin George and Hayden Karnos each tripled and drove in two runs Saturday to propel South (3-4) past East (3-4) at South Anchorage Ball Fields.
Teammate Paul Besouzek pitched six innings, giving up only three hits.
South 411 030 1 -- 10 12 5
East 200 001 0 -- 3 4 4
South -- Karnos, Besouzek (1), Frazier (7) and Holmes. East -- Cassady, MacFarland (5) and Tuck. W -- Besouzek. L -- Cassady. 2B -- South: Frazier, Ryan. East: Pohl. 3B -- South: Karnos, George.