Down to wire for SPSL baseball playoff spots

The race for the South Puget Sound League North Division baseball title became a bit clearer last week.

  • BY Wire Service
  • Monday, June 2, 2008 1:56pm
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The race for the South Puget Sound League North Division baseball title became a bit clearer last week.

It’s the race for the division’s No. 4 seed that remains very much up in the air.

Kentlake (9-1 in league, 13-2 overall) and Tahoma (9-1, 12-3) firmly cemented themselves as the top two teams last week, as both posted a pair of victories.

The Falcons picked up a 5-4 win against Decatur on Wednesday, then sealed at least one of the four playoff berths with a 7-4 victory against Kentwood on Friday. Kentlake’s Marcus Evans collected three hits and three RBIs against the Conquerors, and Miles Nagel added two hits, including a home run.

Tahoma remained step for step with the Falcons, knocking off Kentridge on consecutive days, winning 14-3 on Thursday and 9-8 on Friday. Tahoma’s Cory Ferguson helped the Bears put the game away with a third-inning grand slam.

And while Tahoma and Kentlake already have clinched postsesaon positions, Kentridge (4-6, 5-9) and Kentwood (3-7, 5-10) entered this week on the outside looking in. Jefferson (7-3, 11-5) had a one-game cushion over fourth-place Federal Way (6-4, 6-8) when the week began.

Kentridge ultimately holds its destiny in its hands. The Chargers played host to Decatur (1-8, 2-10) on Tuesday (results unavailable) and are at Federal Way today before a showdown with Kentwood at Kent Memorial Park on Friday. The Chargers finish the season on April 28 at Kentlake, making this week’s slate of games that much more critical.

Though Federal Way had a two-game cushion over Kentridge to begin this week, the Eagles still had to play the league’s top three teams: Tahoma (Tuesday), Kentlake (Friday) and Jefferson next Monday. Add it up, and Wednesday’s Federal Way-Kentridge showdown could have plenty of playoff implications.

At three games off the pace entering the week, Kentwood finds itself in a slightly more precarious position than the Chargers with Jefferson on Tuesday, Decatur today before Friday’s game against Kentridge.

Kentwood wraps up its regular-season schedule on Monday against Kent-Meridian (0-9, 1-11) at Kent Memorial Park.


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