The Ballard baseball team lost their second playoff game last night, ending their successful season.

The Beavers faced Woodinville at Inglemoor last night and Ballard started off strong, scoring two
unanswered runs in the first inning. Woodinville didn't score until the bottom of the third inning.

In the fifth inning, Woodinville really gained the lead by scoring four runs. Even a pitcher replacement couldn't help the Beavers because in the following inning, Woodinville scored another four runs.

In the seventh inning, Ballard tried to make a comeback but four runs wasn't enough for the Beavers to win the game.

Ballard lost 11 to 6, ending their first playoff appearance in five years.

Softball:

Garfield was little competition for the Ballard softball team last night as Ballard defeated the Bulldogs 15 to 3 by the fifth inning.

Ballard got ahead three to one in the first inning and expanded their lead to nine against one going into the third. Garfield scored two runs in the third inning which Ballard answered with six additional runs in the fourth and fifth inning.

Ballard hit two homeruns. One by Jamie Thelen and one by Brittney Blokker.

Blokker was two for three with one homerun. one double and two RBI. Thelen was two for four with one homerun, one triple and four RBI. Bernie Cardon was three for four with two triples and one RBI.
Eiko Sullivan was three for four with two doubles and two RBI.

Andrea Jewett picthed the full five innings and struck out nine batters.