The Auburn Mountainview fastpitch squad grabbed the No. 5 seed out of the South Puget Sound League/Seamount/Bremerton 3A tourney on Saturday with a 16-11 win over Lakes.
Kentridge’s Joe Wainhouse delivered the knockout punch in a 9-8 slugfest with South Puget Sound League North 4A rival Auburn Riverside last Saturday, powering the Chargers (14-8) into the first round of the state 4A playoffs.
The sophomore first baseman belted a two-run, walk-off home run in the West Central District III/Southwest District IV playoffs at Puyallup’s Heritage Park.
Class Included showed why she is a champion Sunday at Emerald Downs.
Buddy Dave is fast becoming one of the most exciting horses at Emerald Downs.
Perhaps it's the fresh Northwest air or the dirt-racing surface, but there's no denying Go With Gusto thrives at Emerald Downs.
Auburn Riverside senior pitcher Michael Rucker held Gig Harbor to just two hits on Wednesday, leading the Ravens to a 6-0 win in the second round of the West Central District III/Southwest District IV playoffs and guaranteeing his team a spot in the state 4A baseball tourney.
Two innings into Auburn Riverside's first game of the West Central District III/Southwest District IV tournament against Evergreen of Vancouver on Tuesday, victory looked to be in the bag.
With Gonzaga University-bound senior ace Michael Rucker in firm control on the hill, and the Raven bats exploding for eight runs through two frames, the Ravens seemed to be on a cakewalk.
But baseball is no bake sale.
Although Auburn Riverside held on to win the game 8-5, keeping its hopes of a berth in the Washington State 4A tourney alive, the final innings were perhaps a bit spicier than the Ravens had expected.
"The one positive thing is that we've got some more kids with some experience in some pressure situations," Auburn Riverside coach Jon Aarstad said. "That's the thing with baseball, nobody is going to give up. I think we got a little lax and took a seven-run lead for granted. Hopefully we learned a lesson and won't do that again."