A bit of superstition is part of Medical Lake baseball success

Medical Lake’s baseball team has conducted its massive turnaround in the traditional ways.

In crafting a 19-3 overall record that has earned the Cardinals one of 16 berths in the state 1A tournament that will trim things down to a single winner over the next two weeks, the Cardinals have done all the things good baseball teams do.

“We’re known a little bit for our pitching, we just have good fundamentals,” head coach Kerry Kelly said. But there’s something else that Kelly is certain has played a role in his team’s night and day rise from their 1-18 overall record in 2012.

“Every good baseball...