Ballard, West Seattle fall in baseball; Soccer and Fastpitch updates

Ballard, West Seattle fall in baseball; Soccer and Fastpitch updates

Thomas Helean from Ballard easily avoids stepping on the first base line as he heads out to right field. Ballard bowed out in a Metro League playoff in White Center Friday.

Photo by Kurt Howard

Sun, 05/06/2018

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

Ballard and West Seattle both bowed out in baseball by taking Metro League playoff losses Friday.

Wesr Seattle took a 9-4 beating at the hands of Bishop Blanchet before Ballard was edged by Lakeside by a 4-3 score.

Highline, however, won in South Puget Sound League 2A-Olympic playoff action to reach this coming Saturday's championship.

The Pirates pounded White River, 7-1, at Franklin Pierce on Saturday to earn a 12:30 p.m. meeting with Fife at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds in Bremerton.

Seattle Christian saw its season end with a 2-1 playoff loss to Chimacum on Saturday.

 

Boys soccer

Ballard won a preliminary Metro League playoff over Ingraham by a 2-1 score Friday.

The Beavers advance to play Garfield at 7 p.m. Monday at the Southwest Athletic Complex.

West Seattle battles O'Dea there in another playoff at 5 p.m.

Highline will play a West Central District playoff at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Franklin Pierce.

 

Fastpitch softball

Tyee tore apart Cleveland by a 17-5 score in a Friday non-league game.

Lakeside base runner Jake Korman and Ballard's shortstop Mason Hoover are caught airborne during a pitch.
Lakeside base runner Jake Korman and Ballard's shortstop Mason Hoover are caught airborne during a pitch. Photo by Kurt Howard
Thomas Helean of Ballard gets caught in a pickle as Lakeside's Charlie Wright tags him out.
Thomas Helean of Ballard gets caught in a pickle as Lakeside's Charlie Wright tags him out. Photo by Kurt Howard
Jake Korman of Lakeside falls backwards as Ballard's Peter Furia safely gets back to second base.
Jake Korman of Lakeside falls backwards as Ballard's Peter Furia safely gets back to second base. Photo by Kurt Howard
Jay Dunbar of Ballard delivers his pitch home.
Jay Dunbar of Ballard delivers his pitch home. Photo by Kurt Howard
Ethan Doshi of Ballard fields the ball to get the out at first.
Ethan Doshi of Ballard fields the ball to get the out at first. Photo by Kurt Howard
Pitcher Jay Dunbar of Ballard under hands the ball to first baseman Lukas Seeley for an easy out.
Pitcher Jay Dunbar of Ballard under hands the ball to first baseman Lukas Seeley for an easy out. Photo by Kurt Howard
Base runner Keanu Romero of Ballard is call out at first as the umpire claimed Lakeside's Angus Dillon touched the base first.
Base runner Keanu Romero of Ballard is call out at first as the umpire claimed Lakeside's Angus Dillon touched the base first. Photo by Kurt Howard
After the game both teams show their respect and sportsmanship.
After the game both teams show their respect and sportsmanship. Photo by Kurt Howard
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