Basin diamond roundup, April 14-21
MIKE MAYNARD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 months AGO
MOSES LAKE — The spring season for Basin baseball and softball only has a few weeks left. In the last week they all took one step closer to the postseason, see below how your favorite team fared and their current record.
Baseball
Almira/Coulee-Hartline (5-5)
April 17 at Kittitas, 4-5
April 18 vs Asotin, 0-14
Ephrata (3-14)
April 14 vs East Valley, 1-9
April 18 vs Othello, 1-4, 1-17
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (2-12)
April 14 at Asotin, 1-13
April 18 vs Connell, 0-18, 1-7
Moses Lake (6-5)
April 14 vs Wenatchee, 2-3
April 17 at Wenatchee, 1-7, 6-8
Othello (12-3)
April 14 vs Quincy, 2-3
April 18 at Ephrata, 4-1, 17-1
Quincy (6-11)
April 14 at Othello, 3-2
April 18 at Prosser, 5-4, 1-9
Royal (7-7)
April 14 at College Place, 1-11, 11-2
Wahluke (2-12)
April 14 at Zillah, 0-16, 0-9
April 18 vs Naches Valley, 2-8, 8-7
Softball
Almira/Coulee-Hartline (7-3)
April 16 at Sunnyside, 15-13, 4-14
April 18 vs Inchelium, 19-4, 13-4
Ephrata (6-9)
April 14 at Toppenish, 28-8, 24-3
April 18 vs Prosser, 8-3, 9-18
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (5-10)
April 14 at Asotin, 3-1
April 18 vs Connell, 0-4, 4-13
Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School (3-8)
April 14 Waterville-Mansfield, 18-8, 2-17
April 17 at Wilbur-Creston-Keller, 4-15, 4-19
Moses Lake (8-1)
April 17 vs Wenatchee, 11-5, 10-3
Othello (6-5)
April 15 at Grandview, 13-5, 8-5
April 18 vs East Valley, 0-10, 1-17
Quincy (1-9)
April 16 vs Toppenish, 3-13, 7-14
Royal (10-3)
April 14 at College Place, 13-2, 0-10
April 18 vs Seattle Christian, 0-4
April 18 vs Klahowya, 8-4
Wahluke (0-14)
April 18 vs Naches Valley, 3-26, 5-22
Warden (8-6)
April 14 vs DeSales, 12-13, 14-2
April 17 vs Tri-Cities Prep, 10-0, 13-3
The Othello Huskies Cain Gonzalez (2) takes a swing while at bat during a doubleheader against Ephrata Saturday.ARTICLES BY MIKE MAYNARD
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