- Redmond Remains Perfect in 4A- The Mustangs and Wildcats continued their domination of KingCo play, each posting 3-0 weeks last week. Redmond won their showdown with Bothell on Monday, 11-9 before dispatching of Crown division foes Roosevelt (16-0) and Woodinville (7-1). They are now 9-0 and three full games ahead of Newport for the Crest Division lead.
- Mount Si Lone Other KingCo Unbeaten- The Wildcats put together their second straight 3-0 week to improve to 6-0 on the KingCo season. They cruised on Monday and Wednesday, winning their two games by a combined 23-3. Friday brought their first close game of the KingCo season and they prevailed there as well, topping Lake Washington 2-1. Junior Reece Karalus allowed just a run and struck out 12 over 6 innings of work. The game was tied 1-1 into the bottom of the seventh when Nate Sinner became an instant hero. He singled to left field with one out, plating Trevor Lane with the winning run and keeping Mount Si undefeated. The Wildcats will look to complete the sweep of the first round of league play when they take on Interlake Monday.
- Wolverines Keep Pace with 3-0 Week- Bellevue remained just a game behind Mount Si in the KingCo 3A/2A standings, posting a perfect week with wins over Sammamish, Juanita and Mercer Island. The Wolverines only loss was an 8-5 defeat to Mount Si, but pitching and defense have helped them win every other league contest. They will take on Lake Washington Monday in a battle for second place in the conference.
- Mound Domination on Wednesday- On Wednesday, eight of the nine winning teams allowed three runs or less, including 5 shutouts. Scoreless performances were tossed by Adam Kline (Redmond), Matt Lunde (Skyline), Brian McAfee (Bothell), Marty Luckenbach (Woodinville) and Bob Cruikshank (Lake Washington).
- Proudfoot Smacks 5 Home Runs on Week - Mount Si senior shortstop Tim Proudfoot had a week for the ages, homering in each of the Wildcats' games on the week. He homered an amazing three times against Liberty, and hit one each against Sammamish and Lake Washington, leading his team to an undefeated start.
- The Brian McAfee Show - Bothell senior Brian McAfee's incredible season continued last week, with him single-handedly beating Issaquah on Wednesday. In the Cougars 1-0 win over Issaquah, McAfee was 2-for-3 with his solo home run providing the only run of the game. On the mound, he had another dominant pitching performance, going the distance allowing just a hit and a walk while striking out 10.
- Freshman Gets Totems their First Conference Win - Sammamish picked up its first league win of the season on Friday behind the arm of freshman Joe Giachetti. He went the distance, scattering 7 hits and allowing 3 runs (1 earned) in Sammamish's 4-3 win over Liberty.
- Rebels Prevail in 11-inning Game - Juanita and Interlake played one of the season's best games Friday, with Juanita scoring a single run in the top of the 11th for a 2-1 win.
Here's a quick rundown of Wednesday & Friday scores, with notable performances:
Wednesday 4A Results
Redmond 16, Roosevelt 0
- Peter Hendron (Redmond) - 4-for-5, HR, 6 RBI
- Adam Kline (Redmond) - 5 inning, 2-hit shutout
Ballard 4, Newport 3
- Nelson Cooper (Ballard) - 2-for-2, 2 doubles, RBI
Skyline 7, Garfield 0
- Matt Lunde (Skyline) - 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 9 Ks
- Nate Litka (Skyline) - 2-for-4, double, triple, 2 RBI
Bothell 1, Issaquah 0
- Brian McAfee (Bothell) - 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 10 Ks; 2-for-3, solo HR
- Andrew Kemmerer (Issaquah) - 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 Ks
Woodinville 4, Eastlake 0
- Marty Luckenbach (W'Ville) - 7 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 4 Ks
Wednesday 3A Results
Mount Si 12, Sammamish 3
- Max Brown (MtSi) - 4-for-4, triple, 3 RBI
- Tim Proudfoot (MtSi) - 2-for-4, triple, HR
LW 10, Interlake 0
- Bob Cruikshank (LW) - 6 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 5 Ks; 2-for-4, 2 doubles, 4 RBI
- Zach Johnson (LW) - 2-for-3, 2 doubles
Mercer Island 15, Liberty 9
- Evan Thompson (MI) - 3-for-5, HR, 4 RBI
- George Jiranek (MI) - HR, 4 RBI
Bellevue 5, Juanita 1
- Drew Quinlan (Bellevue) - Allowed 1 run in the complete game victory
Friday 4A Results
Issaquah 6, Roosevelt 4
- Mitchell Morimoto (Issy) - 2-for-3, double, 3 RBI
- Reid Martinez (Roosevelt) - 2-for-3, triple, 2 runs
Skyline 6, Ballard 1
- Travis Snider (Skyline) - 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 Ks
- Clayton Huber (Skyline) - 3-for-3, RBI
Inglemoor 9, Eastlake 7
- Connor Savage (Inglemoor) - 4-for-4, double, RBI
- Obi Taylor (Inglemoor) - double, 2 RBI; Recorded final 8 outs of the game for the save, 5 via strikeout
Newport 8, Bothell 0
- Cole Wiper (Newport) - 7 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 5 BB, 9 Ks - Nate Anderson & Aaron Sandefur (Newport) - each with a HR, 2 RBI
Redmond 7, Woodinville 1
- Zach Abbruzza & Michael Conforto (Redmond) - each with a HR, 2 RBI
Friday 3A Scores
Mount Si 2, Lake Washington 1
- Reece Karalus (MtSi) - 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 12 Ks
- Nate Sinner (MtSi) - walk-off single in bottom of the seventh
- Tim Proudfoot (MtSi) - solo HR (5th of the week)
- Spencer Jackson (LW) - 6.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER
- Bob Cruikshank (LW) - 2-for-3, solo HR
Bellevue 8, Mercer Island 7
- Jeff Van Orman (Bellevue) - 2-for-3, RBI
- Jack Carlson (Bellevue) - 3 HBP(!), 3 runs scored
- Jordan Richartz (MI) - 3-for-3, run
- Max Dammeier (MI) - 2-for-3, 2 doubles
Sammamish 4, Liberty 3
- Joe Giachetti (Samm) - CG, 7 H, 3 R (1 ER)
Juanita 2, Interlake 1
- 11 inning game
- Mitch Gebe (Juanita) - 3-for-5
- J.J. Caldwell (Juanita) - 2-for-4, RBI
- Austin Strothers (Interlake) - 8 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 5 Ks
