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sports · Sunday, October 18

Mt. Spokane heads five-team GSL trip to state slowpitch

The teams will compete in Yakima during the Friday-Saturday state tournament.

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Five Greater Spokane League teams enter Washington’s state slowpitch tournament, led by unbeaten Mt. Spokane. The Wildcats are 18-0 and hold the top 3A/2A seed after winning that classification last year. They also won the 3A fastpitch championship.

Friday’s opening games at Kiwanis Fields in Yakima begin with Ridgeline and Deer Park at 9 a.m. No. 2 Ridgeline, 15-6, meets No. 7 Ballard, 12-4. Third-seeded Deer Park, 13-7, draws No. 6 Columbia River, also 13-7. At 11 a.m., Mt. Spokane faces No. 8 Inglemoor, 8-12, while fifth-seeded Shadle Park, 11-7, meets No. 4 R.A. Long, 18-1. Ferris, 11-7, secured a District 6 berth in 4A and enters as the seventh seed. Its first game comes at 1 p.m. against No. 2 Juanita, 18-1.

Both brackets move to quarterfinal play at 5 p.m. Friday. On Saturday, the 3A/2A third-place matchup begins at 1 p.m., followed by both title games at 3 p.m. The 4A third-place contest closes the schedule at 3:30 p.m.

What to know
  • Ridgeline and Deer Park play at 9 a.m. Friday.
  • Mt. Spokane and Shadle Park start at 11 a.m. Friday.
  • Ferris opens at 1 p.m. Friday.
  • Quarterfinals begin at 5 p.m. Friday.
  • Both championship games start at 3 p.m. Saturday.

Source: The Spokesman-Review ↗

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