By Tim Clinton
SPORTS EDITOR

West Seattle finished fourth in the Sea-King District 2 girls fastpitch softball tournament with a 6-3 loss to Eastside Catholic in the third place game Friday.

The Wildcats will still advance to next weekend's Class 3A state tournament despite the loss to the Crusaders at the Southwest Athletic Complex.

The state tournament will run Friday and Saturday at the Regional Athletic Complex in Lacey, which is located on the left hand side of Highway 510 off of I-5.

State pairings will be determined in an upcoming draw. It will be a 16-team tournament.

After winning their first Metro League title last week the Wildcats opened the Sea-King tournament with a 4-0 victory over Bainbridge on Tuesday before falling into the third place game with a 6-1 defeat at the hands of Lake Washington in a Thursday semifinal.

Bainbridge beat Ballard in the fifth place game Friday, 4-3, after Ballard had taken second to West Seattle ahead of Bainbridge and Eastside Catholic last week.