Hancock Saves Shadle Park Two Times

Prep baseball

Hancock put his signature on Shadle Park’s regional-qualifying baseball wins Saturday at Seafirst Stadium.

Aaron Hancock earned saves in both games as the Highlanders (14-6) eliminated Gonzaga Prep and Ferris during District 8-AAA playoffs.

Shadle plays for regional seeding at 3:45 p.m. Tuesday at Seafirst against Greater Spokane League champion University. The GSL No. 1 opens regionals against the Big Nine Conference No. 2; GSL No. 2 draws Big Nine No. 1.

Shadle began the day with a 7-5 win over Prep (10-8). Joe Baune had a two-run double, and Chris Wilson and Joe Walters added RBI singles during Shadle’s six-run third inning. Hancock relieved winning pitcher Tim Amann in the seventh.

Matt Comfort and Bob Strahl had RBI singles during Prep’s three-run first.

Against Ferris, a 4-2 Shadle win, Hancock relieved Rob Debeaumont with the bases loaded and nobody out in the fifth. The Saxons (12-6), trailing 4-0, managed just one run.

Joe Dunsmoor’s two-run double and Christiaan Ross’ sacrifice fly highlighted the Highlanders’ three-run second.

Northeast A

At Riverside, Brent Kubik led District 7-A second-seeded Chewelah over Colfax and Lakeside to capture the top seed to regionals.

Kubik (7-3) had four RBIs, including a threerun homer - his fourth - as the Cougars (16-5) defeated Colfax 11-8. Kubik entered in relief with two outs in the sixth, after Bob Stoner had a three-run homer to give Colfax (16-7) an 8-7 lead. Colfax advances as the third regional seed.

Kubik then had four strikeouts over 6 innings, and added an RBI double, as the Cougars beat NEA champ Lakeside 3-0. Chewelah’s Dan Macrae had two hits and an RBI. The Eagles (17-4) move on as the No. 2 seed.