West Seattle advances to age 10-11 tournament final
By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR
West Seattle clubbed Renton, 11-1, Friday in the winner's bracket final of the District 7 age 10-11 Little League baseball tournament to earn a berth in Monday's 6 p.m. championship.
The Westsiders must be defeated twice to miss out on the title in the action at the PacWest complex between Burien and SeaTac off Des Moines Way. The if-necessary game would be played at the same time and place Tuesday.
Renton fell into a 1 p.m. Sunday loser's bracket final game with Seattle Central to determine who would provide the competition.
Renton rallied for one run in the top of the first inning to take the early lead, but it was all West Seattle from there.
West Seattle tied it with one in the bottom of the second as Will Godwin singled, stole second and scored on a base hit by Max Zerbato and took the lead to stay as Aiden Waller launched a home run over the fence in right to lead off the third.
Nick Hazelgrove added a two-run pinch-hit triple later in the inning, then scored on a Godwin double before Milo Sorensen tripled in Godwin for a 6-1 lead.