Odessa falls in district playoffs

SPANGLE — The Odessa baseball team came up one game short of advancing to the state playoffs, falling to eventual No. 6 state seed Sunnyside Christian 14-4 in a loser-out District 7/9 1B playoff game at Liberty High School Saturday, May 13.

Odessa came into the matchup underdogs against a strong Knights lineup, but the Tigers struck first with a run in the top of the second inning after both teams stranded a runner at third base in the first inning.

Senior pitcher Collin Martin came out strong, tossing three straight scoreless innings to start the ballgame.

But the Knights’ bats woke up in the...