Legion A Cougars rollout 4-6 start

The season is underway for the Whitman County Cougars, a class A American Legion baseball team which start the summer at 4-6 overall and 2-1 in league.

Coached by Colton High School coach Pat Doumit, the boys lost 19-6 to East Valley Tuesday in Colfax.

Nick Robison went 2-for-3 with a triple to lead Cougars’ batters and Jackson Meyer had two hits and three RBIs.

Last weekend, June 10, the team got two wins in Spokane at the North Central Kickoff Classic American Legion tournament. Whitman County beat Gonzaga Prep 5-4 and North Central 5-3.

Jarod Grady pitched the first game followed by Elliott Lee in the second.

Grady threw six innings for nine strikeouts. Lee, against North Central, had four strikeouts and allowed four hits. At the plate for Whitman County, Kian Ankerson and Grady batted in runs in the fifth inning for a tie score. Brendan Doumit then hit a two-run single in the sixth.

The team is scheduled to play next at Colfax June 14 against Othello. No start time has been announced.