The Ballard High School baseball team showed how much it has improved in the second half of the season April 30, losing by one point to a Bothell team that had beaten it by nine a month before.

The Beavers fell into an early 3-0 hole but were able to fight back to tie the game. They again fell into a hole, this time 6-3, only to fight back again. But, the final charge fell just short, as Ballard lost 7-6.

Ballard made the most of its offensive opportunities against Bothell and took advantage of three Bothell errors, scoring six runs on four hits.

Freshman Rory Graf-Brennen went two-for-four with two RBIs. Senior Colin Johnson added the other two RBIs on one-for-three hitting.

The loss puts the Beavers at 5-9 in KingCo and 5-11 overall.

Ballard has one more scheduled game remaining – 7 p.m. on May 4 at Woodinville – but also has a rained-out April 28 game against Roosevelt to make up.