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ROYAL CENTER — Triton's Varsity used big innings in the middle and late stages of the game to earn a 12-5 road win over Pioneer on Monday night. Triton scored three runs in the second inning, added four more in the fourth, then pulled away for good with single runs in the fifth and sixth before tacking on three insurance runs in the seventh. Pioneer scored twice in the third and added three runs in the fifth, but the Panthers were held scoreless over the final two innings. Triton finished with nine hits and took advantage of six Pioneer errors in the win. Drew Bingamon led the Triton offense, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored, while Trey Tarlton scored three times and stole two bases. Max Johnson drove in three runs, and Maddox Dennie, Blake Ousley, Owen Holbrook and Levi McFarland each added an RBI. Braxton Kaufman earned the win, striking out eight over five innings, and Bingamon closed the door with two hitless innings and four strikeouts in relief. Pioneer got hits from Jayson Layman, Lane Weldy and Gabe Scott, with Weldy driving in two runs and Layman adding another RBI in the loss. TRITON 12, PIONEER 5 Monday, April 20, 2026 — at Pioneer Triton 030 410 3 — 12 9 3 Pioneer 002 030 0 — 5 3 6 TRITON: Drew Bingamon 2-3, 2 R; Levi McFarland 1-5, R, RBI; Braxton Kaufman 1-4, 2 R; Max Johnson 1-3, R, 3 RBI; Maddox Dennie 1-5, R, RBI; Blake Ousley 1-3, R, RBI; Brayden Gunnels 0-3; Owen Holbrook 1-3, R, RBI; Trey Tarlton 1-2, 3 R. PIONEER: Jayson Layman 1-4, R, RBI; Jason Gluth 0-2, R; Lane Weldy 1-4, 2 RBI; Hunter Stover 0-3; Jaxson Merrick 0-2; Braxton Maciejewski 0-3; Carter Carmicheal 0-2; Nate Welker 0-1; J.J. Solano 0-2, R; Liam Kistler 0-0, R; Gabe Scott 1-2, R. PITCHING IP H R ER BB SO Braxton Kaufman (W) 5.0 3 5 5 4 8 Drew Bingamon 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 Jayson Layman (L) 4.0 4 7 5 2 5 Gabe Scott 3.0 5 5 3 1 3 Records: Triton 5-1 (4–1 HNAC), Pioneer 1-4 (1-2 HNAC). Next: Triton at Oregon-Davis (April 23, 5:00 pm) Article writing assisted by AI. Media outlets and fans are encouraged to share our posts on Facebook; however, you may not reproduce the articles or accompanying images on your own website.