Prep baseball: Granite Falls 15, Cedarcrest 0 (5)

Published 8:50 pm Monday, April 29, 2013

GRANITE FALLS — Granite Falls racked up 10 runs in the second inning to run away with its final Cascade Conference game of the season and lock up a district berth.

Tigers starter Xavier Denke pitched five innings of shut-out baseball and was 2-for-2 with two RBI at the plate to lead the Tigers. Riley Larsen and James Barnard each added two hits, including a triple apiece.

With the win, Granite Falls beat out Lakewood for the third and final 2A district berth. To make districts the Cougars needed to win their finale — they lost to Coupeville 4-2 — and have the Tigers lose. This is Granite Falls’ first trip to the district tournament since 2007. Cedarcrest finishes in second place.

At Granite Falls H.S.

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Andrew Willman, Sam Ballweg (2), Zach Miller (3) and Blaine Wagner. Xavier Denke and James Barnard. WP—Denke. LP—Willman. 2B—Daniel Head (GF). 3B—Riley Larsen (GF), James Barnard (GF). Records—Cedarcrest 13-5 league, 13-7 overall. Granite Falls 7-1, 7-13.