PREP BASEBALL ROUNDUP

Published 11:22 pm Friday, April 17, 2009

MILL CREEK — When you keep the ball down, good things are bound to happen.

Jackson sophomore left-handed pitcher Nick Kiel did that and helped lead Jackson to a 2-0 Western Conference South Division win over visiting Mountlake Terrace.

Kiel, who faced just two more than the minimum for batters faced, struck out six, walked one and was aided by two double plays by the Jackson defense.

“He kept the ball down and did a fantastic job,” Jackson head coach Kirk Nicholson said.

Kennedy Kincade led off the second inning with a triple and Kyle Olson followed with a sacrifice fly to center to give the Timberwolves a 1-0 lead. In the fourth, Jackson loaded the bases with no outs, but Terrace pitcher Ryan Sells escaped by giving up an unearned run following an error by the shortstop.

“Their (Terrace) pitcher did a great job also,” Nicholson said. “He threw his ball really well against us.”

Terrace was unable to move a runner into scoring position until Matt Shafer doubled in the fourth inning. The Hawks never advanced a runner to third base.

At Jackson H.S.

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R. Sells, Woeck (6) and Clingan. Kiel and Olson. WP—Kiel (4-0). LP—R. Sells. 2B—Shafer (MT), Rochon (J). 3B—Kinkade (J). HR—. Records—Mountlake Terrace 6-5 league, 8-5 overall. Jackson 8-3, 10-3.

Lynnwood 12, Glacier Peak 6: At Lynnwood, Karl Rodriguez batted 4-for-4, hit a home run and scored four times, Jason Lotzer batted 2-for-2 with a double and Lynnwood took the Wesco South contest.

At Lynnwood H.S.

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Gillbertson, Forkey (4), Keistner (5) and Tuba. Ansdell, Mann (5) and Smith. WP—Ansdell (2-0). LP—Gillbertson. 2B—Lotzer (L). 3B—Desimone (L). HR—Rodriguez (L). Records—Glacier Peak 3-8 league, 3-10 overall. Lynnwood 8-3, 9-4.

Shorewood 11, Mariner 9: At Shoreline, Trevor Mitsui hit a double and had four RBI, Daniel Hammer hit a home run and scored three times and Shorewood took the Wesco South victory. Jaren Saga hit two home runs in the sixth inning, including a grand slam to lead Mariner.

At Shorewood H.S.

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Coffman, Malysheff (5), Thompson (6) and Saga. Clerget, Ossinger (5), Torrence (6) and Hiedeger. WP—Torrence (2-1). LP—Malysheff. 2B—Mitsui (S). HR—Saga (M) 2, Hammer (S). Records—Mariner 2-9 league, 2-9 overall. Shorewood 8-3, 10-3.

Monroe 7, Oak Harbor 4: At Oak Harbor, Trevor Judson batted 2-for-3 with a RBI for Monroe in the Wesco North game. Yale Rosen led the Wildcats with two doubles and two RBI.

At Oak Harbor H.S.

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Parker, Tupperd (5) and Judson. Richter, Weaver (4) and Farnum. WP—Parker. LP—Richter. S—Tupperd. 2B—Rosen (OH) 2, Farnum (OH). Records—Monroe 7-4 league, 7-7 overall. Oak Harbor 2-7, 4-8.

Archbishop Murphy 8, Sultan 1: At Sultan, Jake Hines hit a two-run homer and a solo shot and drove in four runs overall to lead Archbishop Murphy to the Cascade Conference win. Steve Leverett scored for Sultan.

At Sultan H.S.

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C. Robinett and Peterson, Howard (5). Miller, Olsen (6) and Rutx, Miller (6). WP—C. Robinett. LP—Miller (0-4). 2B—Howard (AM). HR—Hines (AM). Records—Archbishop Murphy 12-0 league, 13-0 overall. Sultan 0-15, 0-16.

South Whidbey 13, Coupeville (5 inn.): At Langley, Robert Kirby batted 2-for-3 with a double and three runs scored and Colton Wilson added two hits and two runs as South Whidbey defeated Coupeville in the Cascade Conference contest.

At South Whidbey H.S.

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Wilcox, Smith (3) and Griffin. Hodson and Woodbury. WP—Hodson. LP—Wilcox. 2B—Kirby (SW), Tenuta (SW), Rawls (SW). Records—Coupeville 6-6 league, 6-8 overall. South Whidbey 5-7, 6-7.

Friday Harbor 8, Granite Falls 0: At Friday Harbor, left-hander Richie Ochoa allowed one-hit, striking out 17 in Friday Harbor’s non-conference win.

At Friday Harbor H.S.

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Knudson, Patterson (4), Major (5) and Byron. Ochou and Jangard. WP—Ochou. LP—Knudson. 2B—Nash (FH). HR—Nash (FH). Records—Granite Falls 4-9 overall. Friday Harbor not reported.