SEDRO-WOOLLEY — Despite a complete game, eight-strikeout performance from starting pitcher Shelby Jeffries, the Sultan softball team fell 2-1 to Lake Washington in the 2A bi-district tournament on Saturday.
Trailing 2-0 heading into the sixth inning, Turks senior Lexi O’Brien put Sultan on the board with an RBI single. The Turks then head a chance to tie the game at two but had a runner thrown out at home to end the inning.
Despite Saturday’s loss — Sultan’s first-ever appearance in the district championship game — the Turks advance to the 2A state tournament for the first time in school history (fastpitch era).
“Their is a nice buzz around Sultan right now,” Sultan assistant coach Pete Riehle said. “The kids at the school and the people in the community have rallied to support the team.”
At Janicki Fields
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Shelby Jeffries and Bethany Kirkpatrick. Tori Blevens and Dakota Pettit. WP—Blevens. LP—Jeffries (11-5). 2B—Blevens (LW). HR—Julia Turner (LW). Records—Sultan 17-5 overall. Lake Washington not reported.
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