Basin diamond roundup, April 7-13
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The Mavs’ Caitlin Decubber, left, runs toward first base while Tyler Suarez (3) steps up to bat for the Othello Huskies against the Quincy Jacks. Moses Lake softball and Othello baseball have earned strong positioning in their respective league standings.
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MOSES LAKE — Over the last week, we have crossed the halfway mark of the spring sports season for Basin baseball and softball. While many schools were enjoying a relaxing spring break, many others still stepped out on the diamond as they work toward the postseason. See below how your favorite teams fared and their current record.
Baseball
April 7
Ephrata (3-11) at East Valley
Final: 4-11
Othello (10-2) at Quincy (4-10)
Final: 19-1
April 9
Warden (3-10) vs Lake Roosevelt
Final: 9-2
April 11
Almira/Coulee-Hartline (5-3) at Royal (6-6-2)
Final: 9-3, 10-7
Ephrata vs Prosser
Final: 4-8, 8-10
Othello vs East Valley
Final: 5-0, 5-1
Quincy vs Toppenish
Final: 11-1, 10-0
Softball
April 9
Ephrata (3-8) vs Grandview
Final: 11-1, 15-5
Warden (5-5) vs Lake Roosevelt
Final: 11-1
April 10
Warden at Adna
Final: 4-10
Warden at Pe Ell
Final: 0-11
April 11
Quincy (1-7) at East Valley
Final: 6-16, 0-15
April 13
Wahluke (0-12) at Zillah
Final: 0-18, 5-21
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Huskies baseball season concludes at home
OTHELLO — The Othello Huskies (22-4) concluded their season after suffering an 8-7 loss to the Selah Vikings in the quarterfinals of the 2A state baseball tournament Saturday.
Knights season concludes at tournament
RICHLAND — The Royal Knights’ (20-9) season concluded Friday after suffering back-to-back losses to Montesano and College Place in the 1A state softball tournament. Despite the result, Head Coach Lisa Lawrence was proud of her team’s fight to the very end. “The girls just never gave up, but we didn’t string it together to make it go our way,” she said. “But this team all season has just kept the energy up all the way through, and even in the last inning getting hits and base runners (they) just never gave up.”
Knights defeated in state quarterfinals
RICHLAND — The Royal Knights (20-8) fell to the Montesano Bulldogs 20-4 in the quarterfinals of the 1A state softball tournament Friday afternoon.