Joslyn pitches Wildcats to first GSL baseball title

Mt. Spokane topped West Valley 10-2 Friday behind the five-hit pitching of Cameron Joslyn, and the Wildcats won the Greater Spokane League baseball title for the first time.

“It was always in our minds,” said second-year Mt. Spokane coach Alex Schuerman of the league title. “We talked a lot about having the team that could do it. The true test was after Shadle thumped us a couple times, we took care of our part of the deal and we got some help.”

The Wildcats were swept last week by the Highlanders, but won three consecutive games to win the title.

Friday’s home win was built on a mixture of Joslyn’s pitching (he struck out nine and walked none) and the hitting of Keith Tappe, Joslyn and Paul Smith.

Tappe had three hits, including a three-run home run as part of a five-run third that broke open the game. Joslyn and Smith each added two more hits.

Mt. Spokane also earned the top seed in the District 8 4A playoffs next week.

The Wildcats (15-4 overall, 14-4 GSL) earned a bye into the second round, as did Shadle Park, which captured the No. 2 seed with its win over East Valley. The Highlanders (14-5, 13-5) tied with Ferris, but earn the second seed because of their 11-5 win over the Saxons in April.

The Saxons (14-6, 13-5) will be the No. 3 seed and play Central Valley (11-9, 9-9), the sixth seed, at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Avista Stadium. The Bears defeated Ferris 4-3 on Wednesday. The district nightcap will pit University (11-8, 11-7), the No. 4 seed and winner of nine of its last 10, against fifth-seeded Gonzaga Prep (9-9, 9-10) at 7. Both are loser-out games, with the winners advancing to play Mt. Spokane and Shadle on Friday.

The GSL’s 3A teams advance to regional play with the Mid-Valley League starting Tuesday, with GSL No. 1 West Valley (11-7, 11-7) hosting MVL No. 2 Ellensburg, winners of six straight, and GSL No. 2 North Central (11-9, 11-7) traveling to the MVL No. 1 West Valley (Yakima), the fifth-ranked team in the state. Only East Valley (11-9, 10-8), the GSL’s No. 3 seed, has to play a loser-out game, hosting the MVL No. 4 Sunnyside (11-9).

In other GSL final-day action, Shadle pounded out a 9-7 win over visiting East Valley behind the two homers and four RBIs of catcher Josh Powell. Ryan Holcomb (3-0) earned the win in relief. … Ferris used a nine-run fourth to put away North Central 13-2 in five innings. Chris Bozo hit a three-run homer in the third, and Jeremy Templeton‘s two-run double keyed the Ferris outburst in the fourth … Rogers (7-12, 6-12) rallied with four runs in the top of the seventh and four more in the eighth to end its season with an 11-7 win at Prep. Eric Kelly pitched all eight innings and was 2 for 3 for the Pirates. … Peter Birdwell struck out 11 and limited U-Hi to three hits as host Mead snapped the Titans’ nine-game winning streak with a 5-2 decision. Ryan Gilbreth paced the Panthers (7-11, 7-11) with three hits, including a two-run homer in the first. … Lewis and Clark finished 7-13, 7-11 by sweeping a doubleheader at Clarkston (3-16, 3-15), winning the opener 4-2 in nine innings and taking the second game 6-2. No details were reported.

•Kyle Hinrichs hit three homers and Justin Cooper added six hits, as Pullman clinched the Great Northern League title with a sweep over Medical Lake (10-10, 8-10). The Greyhounds (18-2, 16-2 GNL) won the opener 10-4, led by two homers from Hinrichs and one from Cooper, who hit 3 for 4 with three RBIs. In the nightcap, which Pullman won 10-0 in six innings, Cooper was 3 for 3 and combined with Marty Guettinger on a two-hitter … The Greyhounds won the title over Chewelah (15-5, 14-4), who split a doubleheader at Deer Park. A.J. Proszek pitched a three-hitter and homered in the opener, as the Cougars won 9-0. Allen Stone had four hits for Chewelah in the second game, but the Stags (2-18, 2-16) prevailed 3-2. Matt Curtis scored two runs for Deer Park … Jake Weilep hit a walk-off double in the eighth, giving Colville a 5-4 win over visiting Lakeside to open a doubleheader. Travis Fox surrendered two hits in 4 2/3 scoreless innings of relief for the Indians (10-9, 9-9). Matt Dinsmore‘s three-run homer in the fourth gave the Eagles (12-7, 11-7) a 6-3 win.

Softball

Stephanie Trudeau pitched her second no-hitter of the season, giving Shadle Park (18-1, 17-1 GSL) the 4A title and a 10-0 home victory over West Valley (5-14, 5-13) in five innings. Trudeau struck out 11, improving her record to 8-0. Stephanie McVay helped the cause with a grand slam in the third … University (16-2, 16-2) came within a win of clinching second place, defeating 3A GSL champion North Central (9-9, 9-9) 10-1 at home. Riki Schiermeister was 2 for 4 with two RBIs for the Titans … NC clinched the top 3A spot with Lewis and Clark’s 3-0 home victory over East Valley (8-11, 7-11) at Hart Field. Kristen Walker pitched a two-hitter, striking out six, and added an RBI single in the sixth for the Tigers (3-15, 3-15) … Kim Watson struck out eight as Mead (16-3, 15-3) posted a 7-1 win over visiting Clarkston (6-13, 5-13). Watson, Megan Thigpen and Ashley Hovis each tripled for the Panthers … Jen Kennedy finished 4 for 4, leading Mt. Spokane (15-4, 15-3) to a 7-2 win over visiting Cheney (4-15, 4-14).

•Caitlin Smith struck out 13 and walked none as Medical Lake defeated visiting Deer Park 9-1 in the first game of a GNL doubleheader. The Cardinals (9-7, 7-3) completed the sweep over the Stags (2-16, 0-10) with a 6-5 victory in eight innings in the nightcap. Alex Landry led ML with three hits.

Tennis

Clarkston’s Nick Rooney and East Valley’s Katy Lund earned singles titles in the District 8 3A championship at East Valley. Rooney defeated Richard Muszynski of Clarkston 6-1, 6-1 in the boys championship, while Lund defeated Mel Dossey of West Valley 7-5, 6-3. EV’s Miranda Brother also earned a girls regional berth.