Known more for its offense this season, Doug Christie showed on Monday that the Kentlake High baseball team still has plenty of talent on the mound, too.<\/p>\n
Christie, a righthander, delivered his finest pitching performance of the season, working six near-perfect innings in a 8-0 South Puget Sound League North Division win over Auburn Riverside on Monday.<\/p>\n
Christie allowed just three hits, walked one and struck out 12.<\/p>\n
“It was really key,” said Kentlake coach Jason Evans. “He needed that. He has been struggling a little bit this year, not quite as dominating as he was last year. I think he really needed that.”<\/p>\n
The win helped the Falcons (10-6 in league) cement the SPSL North’s No. 3 seed into today’s league tournament at Kent Memorial Park.<\/p>\n
It was Kentlake’s fourth-straight win to end the regular season.<\/p>\n
Christie also provided plenty of offense, collecting two hits and two runs batted in. Brandon Cinkovich and Bobby Joe Tannehill also had two hits and two RBIs apiece.<\/p>\n
After hitting a bump in the road midway through the season, the Falcons appear back to the form that helped them earn last year’s league title.<\/p>\n
“I think right now, we’re where we need to be,” Evans said. “We’re at an 0-0 record and ready to make a 6-0 run.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Kentridge eliminated<\/b><\/p>\n
Kentridge entered Monday afternoon’s game against Federal Way with a chance to force a tie-breaker for the fourth-and-final playoff berth from the SPSL North.<\/p>\n
All the Chargers had to do was win.<\/p>\n
Instead, Federal Way pulled an upset, scoring four times in the bottom of the fifth inning to turn back the Chargers, 6-5. The loss dropped Kentridge to 8-8 in league play, one game behind Thomas Jefferson (9-7).<\/p>\n
Cory Hamada led Kentridge with three hits and a run scored.<\/p>\n
\u2022 ALSO:<\/b> Kentwood (14-2) finished the regular season on a winning note Monday, knocking off Auburn 6-2. Kent Hagen picked up the win on the mound for the Conquerors. … Kent-Meridian lost to Tahoma on Monday, 19-0, finishing the regular season 0-15.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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