RIDGEFIELD — A second-half surge that pushed Hockinson into the Class 2A District 4 playoffs got here to an finish by the hands of Aberdeen on Saturday.
After the Hawks struck first with a Noah Tadema sacrifice fly to attain Tyler Fehrer within the first inning, their bats went quiet in a 4-1 loss to the Bobcats, who reached the 2A state playoffs for the primary time since 2012.
Aberdeen’s Mason Hill went the space on the mound, scattering 5 hits throughout seven innings with two strikeouts and no walks.
The Bobcats took their first lead on a Sam Schreiber sac fly within the fifth that scored Gabe Matthews. Matthews then added a two-out RBI base hit within the sixth and Hill added an RBI base hit within the seventh to observe a Schreiber triple for a three-run cushion.
Together with Fehrer and Tadema, Hockinson’s Ethan Wall, Julian Gonzalez and Skylar Liddie every had one hit.
The Hawks completed the season 8-12, turning round an 0-10 begin by successful six of their ultimate 9 2A Better St. Helens League video games to make the postseason because the league’s fifth seed.
They defeated Centralia in a district pigtail sport and upset league champion Columbia River to succeed in the district semifinals, earlier than shedding two straight to finish their season.
Aberdeen’s postseason path additionally started within the pigtail spherical with a walk-off win over Washougal. After falling to R.A. Lengthy within the district quarterfinals, the Bobcats defeated Mark Morris and Hockinson to succeed in state.
