Whether or not Clark School baseball reaches the postseason will probably depend upon this weekend.
The Penguins play a pair of doubleheaders towards Pierce School in a conflict of groups battling for the final of 4 postseason berths within the Northwest Athletic Convention’s West Area.
Fourth-place Pierce is 8-8 in regional play with Clark only one sport behind. The groups play a 1 p.m. doubleheader at Kindsfather Discipline on Saturday earlier than clashing once more Sunday with two video games in Tacoma.
With simply two weeks left within the common season, each groups shall be in search of the within monitor on the West Area’s No. 4 seed.
Seeds No. 2 via 4 advance to the Tremendous Regionals on Might 16-18 whereas 4 regional champions achieve automated berths to the NWAC Championships Might 22-26 at Story Discipline in Longview.
Residence was sort however the highway was tough this previous weekend for the Penguins.
Clark (14-18, 7-9) swept a doubleheader towards Centralia on Saturday at Kindsfather Discipline, taking the primary sport 13-3 earlier than successful the nightcap 8-5.
However Clark noticed its fortunes reversed on Sunday in Centralia, falling 5-4 and 7-1.
Tyler Ramelli threw a seven-inning full sport within the opener Saturday, permitting six hits to enhance to 3-1. Kobin Mullens and Kaiden Hernandez every had 4 RBI and Evan McGuire hit his first residence run on the season.
McGuire was the successful pitcher within the Saturday nightcap. The sophomore from Union Excessive Faculty struck out seven, permitting six hits and one stroll over seven innings.
Softball
Document: 11-23, 7-13, fifth NWAC South.
Final week: The Penguins bumped into the juggernaut that’s undefeated Decrease Columbia, dropping 15-1 and 24-1 in a doubleheader on Friday.
Promise Bond went a mixed 2 for five, together with Clark’s solely hit within the first sport. The freshman from Hudson’s Bay Excessive Faculty has a team-leading batting common of .394 and has a base hit in 9 of the previous 10 video games.
This week: Clark hosts Centralia (11-22) for a 3 p.m. doubleheader Friday. Previous to the primary sport, a ceremony shall be held to formally dedicate Raines Discipline. The occasion will honor the contributions of longtime Clark athletics donor Wilma Raines and honor the reminiscence of her husband Jim Raines and daughter Jami Shogren. The Penguins then head to Aberdeen for a Saturday doubleheader towards Grays Harbor (14-24).
Monitor and Discipline
Final week: The Penguins had the week off from competitors.
This week: Clark athletes will compete within the Oregon State College Excessive Efficiency meet Friday and Saturday in Corvallis. It’s the final meet earlier than the NWAC Southern Regionals on Might 10 in Eugene.
