Local athletes play in Columbia Basin series senior all-star baseball game
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Noah Hernandez from Moses Lake steps up to bat in a game during the 2026 season.
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Othello’s RJ Garza makes a catch in the outfield in a home matchup this season.
Quade Gonzalez from Othello steps up to the plate in a home game during the 2026 district tournament.
Aiden Garza from Othello slings a pitch in an early spring game for the 2026 season.
MOSES LAKE — The Sports Council and All-State Baseball announced in a press release that they are hosting the sixth annual Columbia Basin Series Senior All-Star Baseball Game presented by Central Industrial Sales. This annual showcase brings together standout seniors and celebrates the accomplishments of student-athletes from throughout the region.
The game will be between some of the top graduating baseball players from across the Yakima Valley and Tri-Cities regions. The Yakima Valley team will consist of Moses Lake’s Noah Hernandez and Othello’s RJay Garza, Quade Gonzalez IV and Aiden Garza while being coached by Othello’s Head Coach Sonny Garza.
Yakima’s team will feature a variety of players from East Valley, West Valley, Zillah, Cle Elum-Roslyn, Prosser, Naches Valley, Eisenhower, Kittitas, Connell and AC Davis.
Team Yakima will be facing the Team Tri-Cities roster which consists of players from Kennewick, Kamiakin, Hanford, Richland, Chiawana and River View. The Tri-Cities team will be coached by Grant Richardson.
This game serves as a Feeder Game to All-State Baseball happening at the end of the month in Yakima, with top seniors from around the state taking the diamond one last time in their high school jerseys.
The game will take place Wednesday at Richland High School with the first pitch at 5:30 p.m.
Team Yakima Roster
Tristan Bogart (Cle Elum-Roslyn)
Joey Bivins (East Valley)
Caleb Rutherford (Zillah)
Brandon Stone (East Valley)
Branden Clarke (Prosser)
Glen Franklin (Cle Elum-Roslyn)
Noah Hernandez (Moses Lake)
Colby Graham (West Valley)
RJay Garza (Othello)
Braden Albrecht (East Valley)
Nathan Kibbe (Zillah)
Dane Bacchus (Naches Valley)
Victor Garcia (Eisenhower)
Alex Morales (West Valley)
Terrance Huber (Kittitas)
Hunter Vanhollebeke (Connell)
Skyler Lingle (East Valley)
Quade Gonzalez IV (Othello)
Quinton Allen-Greggs (A.C. Davis)
Aiden Garza (Othello)
Tucker Thomasson (Connell)
Head Coach: Sonny Garza (Othello)
Team Tri-Cities Roster
Trayce Teagle (Kennewick)
Dre Dimond (River View)
Chase Taylor (Kennewick)
Crew Miller (Kamiakin)
Ty Repko (Hanford)
Braylon Edwards (Richland)
Hayden Galloway (Richland)
Brady Matson (Kennewick)
Deegan Quesenberry (Richland)
Jaren Lee (Richland)
Tayen Cissne (Chiawana)
Karson Rawlings (River View)
Dylan Mamiya (Kennewick)
Zach Vega (Kamiakin)
Dominic Driver (Kennewick)
Cashis Castillo (Chiawana)
Wyatt Curtis (River View)
Michael Revello (Richland)
Easton Bush (Hanford)
Head Coach: Grant Richardson
Othello’s RJ Garza makes a catch in the outfield in a home matchup this season.
Quade Gonzalez from Othello steps up to the plate in a home game during the 2026 district tournament.
Aiden Garza from Othello slings a pitch in an early spring game for the 2026 season.ARTICLES BY HERALD SPORTS STAFF
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