Prep, U-Hi Step Up Into Playoffs
GSL baseball
The Greater Spokane League regular season ended Tuesday in a fit-to-be-tied mode.
University and Gonzaga Prep won their games to qualify for the District 8-AAA playoffs, and both tied Shadle Park for fourth place with 8-8 records.
Central Valley’s win and Ferris’ loss knotted the two at 10-6, second place. CV and Ferris will break the tie at 3:45 p.m. today at Rogers.
The U-Hi/G-Prep/Shadle deadlock will be broken by coin flips at G-Prep this morning. The winner will be No. 4 and open district Friday at 3:45 p.m. at Seafirst Stadium against the No. 5. The loser will be No. 6 and open district at 1 p.m. against No. 3, Ferris or CV.
The Ferris/CV winner has a district bye until Saturday. GSL champ Mead (13-3) awaits the survivor in a Tuesday game for regional seeding.
Gonzaga Prep 9, LC 5
At Hart Field, Sean O’Connor and Kevin O’Connell were both 3 for 4 to lead the visiting Bullpups over the Tigers (5-11) at Pete Weitz field.
G-Prep closed out the league slate with four consecutive wins.
G-Prep 412 000 2 - 9 10 1
LC 000 032 0 - 5 8 5
Blakesley, Frankovich (6), Yarbrough (6) and O’Connor; Monroe, Broderson (4), Haskins (7) and Kestell. W-Blakesley (2-0). L-Monroe (0-1).
HITS: Gonzaga Prep-Greif 2, Kocharhook, O’Connell 3, Yarbrough, O’Connor 3. Lewis and Clark-Canton, Haskins, Flatt, Broderson 2, Howard, Larson, Adams.
University 11, Shadle Park 8
Aaron Fryer had four RBIs to lead the Titans over the Highlanders.
University 031 300 4 - 11 14 1
SP 114 000 2 - 8 7 1
Ruscio, Conant (3), Valkenaar (7), and Haiar; Lafferty, Hughes (5), Cerenzia (7) and Womach. W-Ruscio (4-3). L-Lafferty (2-3).
HITS: University-Fryer 2, Bartlett 2, Haiar 2, Davis 3, Sale, Florence, Powell 3. Shadle Park-Lafferty, Hayden, Penick, Stewart 2, Bishop 2. 2B- Lafferty, Pennick, Stewart, Fryar 2, Davis.
Central Valley 6, Rogers 0
All-league returner Erick Eigenhuis pitched for the first time since April 15, and Ben Miller went 2 for 3 with an RBI as the visiting Bears beat the Pirates.
Eigenhuis has nursed a sore shoulder. Dan Wilson went 3 for 3 for Rogers, which opened the day with a chance at the playoffs.
C.Valley 002 200 2 - 6 10 1
Rogers 000 000 0 - 0 6 4
Eigenhuis, Jochim (4), Sevigne (7) and Folkins; Bray, Carlson (4) and Liberty. W-Eigenhuis. L-Bray (0-1).
HITS: Central Valley-Adamson, Nelson, Miller 2, Jochim, Boots 2, Paventy, Wilson 2. Rogers-West 2, Bayne, Wilson 3. 2B-Nelson.
Mead 14, Ferris 12
Rob Elmer went 4 for 4 with four RBIs, including a go-ahead, two-run double in the seventh, as the Panthers defeated the host Saxons.
Joel Soter’s three-run homer in the fourth put Ferris ahead 11-9, but the Saxons lost another scoring chance when Munhall was called out on third for an illegal slide.
Mead 431 111 3 14 14 2
Ferris 015 500 1 12 17 8
Reeves, Elmer (4) and Hess; Moll, Gewalt (2), Hare (5), Fountain (7) and Munhall. W-Elmer (7-0). L-Hare (0-3).
HITS: Mead-Strate 2, Hess 3, Reeves, Muzatko, Elmer 4, Hougham, Chimienti, Kostelecky. Ferris-Drake, McVey, Schuchart, Munhall 4, Hodl, Molett 4, Soter 2, Lampert 2, Socha. 2B-Elmer 2, Munhall 2, Molett. 3B-Kostelecky. HR-Soter (1).
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