Auburn Mountainview to play for state 3A title against West Seattle | Baseball

Auburn Mountainview notched a 6-3 come-from-behind win against Kennewick on Friday in the State 3A baseball semifinals in Pasco. The win earns the Lions (25-3) a berth in the state 3A title game against West Seattle (21-5), Saturday at 4 p.m. at GESA Stadium in Pasco.

Auburn Mountainview notched a 6-3 come-from-behind win against Kennewick on Friday in the state 3A baseball semifinals in Pasco.

The win earns the Lions (25-3) a berth in the state title game against West Seattle (21-5) on Saturday at 4 p.m. at GESA Stadium in Pasco.

Down 3-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Lions capitalized on a Kennewick (21-4) throwing error, scoring two runs on a Mason Cerrillo bunt and tying the game at 3-3. Another Kennewick error in the frame allowed another run to score on a Matt Anderson grounder to third base.

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Junior Joey Cassano closed out scoring for the Lions in the inning with a two-run triple, putting the final score at 6-3.

Nick Brooks earned the win on the mound.