Steady play gets Cardinals into baseball postseason

There’s no big late-season surge, just a steady pace that is fueling Medical Lake’s run to the playoffs.

The Cardinals played just one game last week, taking a 4-3 win at Deer Park in closing out their Northeast A League season. Medical Lake has won three straight and six of their last seven and finished 11-3 (16-3 overall), in second-place in the NEA. That earned them a bye and a guaranteed game Saturday at Freeman in district play with games either at noon or 2 p.m.

“I’m just happy with our steady pace,” Cardinals’ head coach Kerry Kelly said. “I just hope we’re able to play to the best of o...