Basin diamond roundup, April 28 – May 5
MIKE MAYNARD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 day, 14 hours AGO
MOSES LAKE — The regular season for baseball and softball has now concluded, with many teams gearing up for district tournament play. See below how your favorite teams fared last week and their final record.
Baseball
Almira/Coulee-Hartline (14-4)
April 30 at Lake Roosevelt
Final: 12-0, 16-3
May 2 vs Odessa
Final: 27-0, 36-0
Ephrata (4-17)
April 28 vs Quincy
Final: 10-0
May 2 at Ellensburg
Final: 0-10, 2-12
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (2-17)
April 30 vs Liberty
Final: 3-9
May 2 vs Asotin
Final: 2-16, 0-11
Moses Lake (9-8)
April 28 vs West Valley
Final: 3-11
May 1 at West Valley
Final: 2-5, 7-9
Othello (18-3)
April 28 vs Selah
Final: 4-2
May 2 at Toppenish
Final: 11-0, 17-1
Quincy (7-16)
April 28 at Ephrata
Final: 0-10
May 2 at Grandview
Final: 0-10, 4-8
Royal (12-8)
April 28 vs Connell
Final: 3-1, 6-5
May 1 at Naches Valley
Final: 2-1, 6-16
Wahluke (2-16)
April 28 vs Cashmere
Final: 0-13, 1-12
Warden (3-14)
May 1 at Columbia (Burbank)
Final: 2-10, 4-14
Softball
Almira/Coulee-Hartline (12-6)
April 28 vs Republic
Final: 7-4, 10-3
April 30 at Lake Roosevelt
Final: 2-7, 4-7
May 4 at Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School
Final: 25-7, 17-0
Ephrata (10-11)
May 2 at Ellensburg
Final: 1-18, 7-8
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (6-14)
April 30 vs Liberty
Final: 1-12
May 2 Asotin
Final: 7-6, 2-14
Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School (4-13)
May 1 at Republic
Final: 0-20, 8-24
May 4 vs ACH
Final: 7-25, 0-17
Moses Lake (13-2)
April 29 vs Selah
Final: 9-3
May 1 vs West Valley
Final: 0-4, 10-4
Othello (8-11)
April 29 vs Ellensburg
Final: 0-10, 4-14
May 1 vs Toppenish
Final: 6-0, 13-3
Quincy (2-16)
April 28 vs Selah
Final: 1-14, 2-18
April 30 at Grandview
Final: 6-10, 17-15
Royal (15-6)
April 28 vs Connell
Final: 5-4, 10-1
May 1 at Naches Valley
Final: 13-1, 11-1
Warden (12-8)
May 1 at Columbia (Burbank)
Final: 17-0, 12-0
Stepping up to bat for the Ephrata Tigers is Cooper Vasquez (2) against the Quincy Jacks.ARTICLES BY MIKE MAYNARD
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