Patriots bounce back with 2 league shutouts

After an 0-4 run in the Palouse Summer series last week, the Pullman Patriots bounced back with two league shutouts over the Spokane Bandits Tuesday night at Quann Field in Pullman.

The league wins bumped the Pats' league record to 6-2 in the Spokane Legion AAA race.

Nate Akesson of Colfax pitched a 6-0 shutout in the first game. He allowed the Bandits just four hits.

The Pats scored three runs in the first inning and that was all they needed.

In the second game Carson Coulter, Kelan Becker and Reese Chadwick combined on a one-hitter.

The Pats hammered Bandits pitchers for nine hits to bank th...