ANACORTES – Granite Falls survived.
After losing their first-round game Saturday and falling into loser-out consolation play, the defending state champion Tigers defeated Lakewood 4-3 on Tuesday in a 2A District 1 playoff game to advance to a winner-to-state game at 11 a.m. Saturday at Daniels Field in Anacortes.
Jon Pennington had a key one-out double in the bottom of the fifth inning and Scott Kalma singled him home to give Granite Falls the winning run.
Kalma was 3-for-3 with an RBI and Pennington was 2-for-3 with an RBI.
“A very good team effort all the way through,” Tigers coach Doug Engstrom said.
Josh Knudson threw a complete game with seven strikeouts and one walk.
“Knudson threw a very good game,” Engstrom said.
Jordan Stauffer was 2-for-4 with two RBI and Josh Spears was 2-for-4 for the Cougars.
Ryan Martin pitched a complete game with three strikeouts for Lakewood.
At Daniels Field
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Martin and Etchey. Knudson and Kalma. WP-Knudson (7-0). LP-Martin. 2B-Pennington (GF). Records-Lakewood 13-10 overall. Granite Falls 18-4.
Cedarcrest 4, South Whidbey 3: At Anacortes, Travis Cook pitched a five hitter with 13 strikeouts to lead Cedarcrest to a 2A District 1 playoff win. Teammate Jansen Woelz was 2-for-3. Cedarcrest plays Archbishop Murphy at 11 am Saturday at Volunteer Field in a winner-to-state, loser-out game.
At Volunteer Field
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Travis Cook and Bunce. Shoudy and Parra. WP-Cook (5-4). LP-Shoudy. 2B-Parra (SW). Records-Cedarcrest 11-11 overall. South Whidbey 12-10.
Marysville-Pilchuck 4, Mountlake Terrace 2: At Mountlake Terrace, Kyle Mallory was 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI to help lead Marysville-Pilchuck to the 4A District 1 playoff win. Teammate Ricky Holm was 2-for-4 with an RBI. The Tomahawks play Stanwood at 4 p.m. today at Everett Stadium.
At Mountlake Terrace H.S.
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Sells, Barsic (5) and Clingan. Holm, and Botham. WP-Holm (2-5). LP-Sells. 2B-Mallory (M-P). Records-Mountlake Terrace 7-9 in league, 10-13 overall. M-P 10-6, 14-8.
Meadowdale 7, Sedro-Woolley 2: At Mount Vernon, Meadowdale advanced to the winner-to-state 3A District 1 championship game at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sherman Anderson Field in Mt. Vernon. Chase Anselment got the Mavericks on the scoreboard early with an RBI single in the first inning. Bryan Hogue doubled in a run in the second and scored on a Matt Gorman single. In the fourth, Hogue had a two-run, bases-loaded single and a third run scored while Hogue was caught in rundown between first and second bases. In the fifth, Sedro-Woolley had the bases loaded with no outs and a run in, but Meadowdale pitcher Jake Haight got out of the jam with a double play grounder and a strikeout.
At Sherman Anderson Field
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Armstrong, Kramer (4), Gibble (5) and Holland. Haight, Anselment (6) and O’Neill. WP-Haight (3-1). LP-Armstrong. 2B-Hogue (M). Records-Sedro-Woolley not reported. Meadowdale 11-11 overall.
Shorecrest 6, Ferndale 3: At Mount Vernon, Shorecrest’s Anthony Jochim hit a two-run home run, his third of the season, in the third inning to break open the 3A District 1 playoff game. The Scots advance to meet Meadowdale at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sherman Anderson Field in the winner-to-state championship game. Shorecrest pitcher Riley Reynolds struck out seven batters in six innings.
At Sherman Anderson Field
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Reynolds, Rankin (7) and Rankin, Desrosier (7). Hennings, Stepro (7) and Stromerson. WP-Reynolds (4-4). LP-Hennings. S-Rankin (2). 2B-Hannah (F), Morrison (S). HR-Jochim (S). Records-Shorecrest 13-9. Ferndale 16-6.
Everett 10, Squalicum 0 (5 innings): At Mount Vernon, Jake Frauenholtz pitched a one hitter over five innings and batted 3-for-3 with four RBI to help lead Everett to the 3A District 1 tournament win. Teammate Brice Herrick was 2-for-3 with three RBI. Everett plays another loser-out game at 4 p.m. today at Sherman Anderson Field in Mount Vernon.
At Skagit Valley C.C.
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Turk and Murry. Frauenholtz, and Herrick. WP-Frauenholtz (2-2). LP-Turk. Records-Squalicum 2-20 overall. Everett 9-13.
Darrington 10, Rainier Christian 6: At Darrington, Sky Schillhammer gave up two earned runs and struck out eight batters to help lead Darrington to the 2B Tri-district playoff win. Teammate Mark Jones was 3-for-4 with five RBI. The Loggers play for the Tri-District championship at 2 p.m. Saturday at Stanwood High School.
At Darrington H.S.
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Lovlen, Austin (6) and Yornell. Schillhammer and O’Dell. WP-Schillhammer (5-3). LP-Lovlen. 2B-Vincent (D), Jones (D) 2, Lenker (D), Austin (RC), Cullen (RC), Houston (RC). Records-Rainier Christian not reported. Darrington 13-6 overall.
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