{"id":62678,"date":"2023-05-11T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/sports\/kentridge-baseball-makes-statement-vs-bethel-in-postseason\/"},"modified":"2023-05-12T10:47:17","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T17:47:17","slug":"kentridge-baseball-makes-statement-vs-bethel-in-postseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/sports\/kentridge-baseball-makes-statement-vs-bethel-in-postseason\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentridge baseball makes statement vs. Bethel in postseason"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t
The Kentridge High School Chargers kept their baseball season alive in convincing fashion with a 10-3 win over the Bethel Bison on May 9 in the District 4A tournament.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
“These guys have had so much energy all year and we knew we had to fight today. They put up that three spot on us, then we had a five spot in the sixth. I couldn’t be more excited,” said coach Sheldon Stober.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
Kentridge, however, lost to Federal Way, 3-1, in a loser-out game in the next round of the playoffs on May 10.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
Prior to losing to Federal Way, Kentridge had won five games in a row and scored double digits in its last three. A team that at one point lost eight of nine games this season found itself two wins away from advancing to the state tournament.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
“We have such a young squad Kaden (Barnes) was the only senior out in the field. We have a bunch of freshman and sophomores and a couple juniors, the camaraderie these guys have is fantastic, “ Stober said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
The Chargers are an extremely young team with only three seniors on the roster. But two of them made an immediate impact on this game. Barnes started on the mound for the Chargers and gave them a brilliant outing.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t
“He was fantastic. He’s been a bulldog on the mound all year. He’s been our guy all year. I wouldn’t even let him take batting practice yesterday, because I told him ‘You gotta throw strikes and win us a ball game.’ He just freaking dominated,” Stober said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t