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Reardan falls short of state tournament bid
Reardan senior pitcher Caden Day puts away a pop fly in the top of the second inning against Colfax Saturday, May 14. Reardan fell to the state-bound Bulldogs 4-3.
SPOKANE – A three-run lead through two innings gave the Reardan baseball team sights on a state playoff bid, but four runs scored in the following six innings by the Colfax Bulldogs dashed those hopes. Colfax topped Reardan 4-3 in eight innings in a District 7 NE2B third-place game at Whitworth University to claim the league's final state 2B tournament bid Saturday, May 14.
Reardan quickly plated two runs in the bottom of the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Caden Day that scored Abe Nelson and a fielder's choice grounder by Tate Nelson that scored Tyler Clouse.
Day, who pitched six innings and surrendered three runs on eight hits while striking out seven batters, mowed through the Colfax bats in the first inning 1-2-3 before giving up a run in the top of the second.
Reardan then scored again in the bottom frame when Clouse came up with a two-out single to score Abe Nelson, who went 5-for-5 from the plate Saturday.
The teams played scoreless baseball for two innings before Mason Gilchrist tied the game on a two-RBI single in the top of the fifth. Reardan left two runners on base in both the home fifth and sixth innings.
Abe Nelson took over on the mound in the top of the seventh and held Colfax scoreless, but Reardan couldn't score a walkoff and the game headed to extras.
Colfax got one run in the top of the eighth inning to lead 4-3 and give Reardan one last chance.
Dylan Finch secured a one-out single as Abe Nelson came to bat, but was called out on a controversial call while attempting to steal second base. Nelson singled, but Reardan didn't get another baserunner as the Bulldogs celebrated their 2B state berth.
Reardan was held scoreless in six straight innings, securing 11 hits but leaving 11 men on base. Colfax got 13 hits and left nine men on base.
J.D. Peterson pitched three innings for Colfax and gave up three runs on four hits. J.P. Peterson took over for the final five innings and pitched scoreless baseball while striking out five batters.
Gilchrist managed four hits and two RBI's for the Bulldogs, who play No. 4 Napavine at Adna High School in the first round of the state playoffs Saturday, May 21.
Drew Lawson is the editor of the Davenport Times. He is a graduate of Eastern Washington University.
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