April 9, 2010
Kangs Overcome Slow Start in 10-7 Victory
Jamie Wallace picked up the
win, working 4 1/3 shutout innings in relief.
Lake Washington overcame a five-run first by Eastlake,
pulling into a second place tie in the Crown Division with a 10-7 over the Wolves
on Friday night. Senior Jamie Wallace
relieved Kang starter Wesley Russell in the first inning and put up 4 1/3
scoreless frames, making the LW comeback possible. The offense took care of the rest, pounding
out 11 hits on the evening.
Following a first inning full of walks, errors and a couple
Eastlake hits, the Kangs found themselves down 5-0. They responded immediately with three runs in
the bottom half of the frame, with Nori Shimizu, Bob Cruikshank and Theo
Alexander all driving in runs. The game
remained 5-3 until the fourth, when LW took a lead they would not
relinquish. Following a bloop single by
Spencer Jackson and a Zach Johnson walk, senior second baseman John Shimabukuro
doubled to right-center field, driving home Jackson to cut the lead to 1 at
5-4. Nori Shimizu’s sacrifice fly tied
the game at 5, and a two-out clutch single by Cruikshank pushed the Kangs ahead
at 6-5.
Lake Washington would extend the lead in the fifth on a
Trevor Dunlap pinch-hit RBI single.
Shimabukuro followed with a squeeze bunt and Cruikshank picked up his
third hit and RBI with another 2-out single.
One more run came across in the sixth to give LW a 10-5 lead. Eastlake would threaten in the seventh,
scoring twice and bringing the tying run to the plate. Cruikshank, the fourth Kangs pitcher of the
night, was able to slam the door, striking out Alex Boyce to end the game.
Cruikshank led the way offensively, going 3-for-4 with a
double and 3 RBI. The Kangs continued
their torrid pace on the basepaths, stealing 8 bases in 9 attempts to add to
their KingCo 4A leading total. They have
now stolen 31 bases in 34 attempts in seven league games. Nori Shimizu and John Shimabukuro each drove
in two runs for LW, who starts another three game week on Monday at Garfield.
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