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By PAUL DELANEY
Staff Reporter 

Strange ending to Medical Lake's American Legion season

 

Last updated 7/21/2016 at 10:35am

Paul Delaney

Medical Lake's Sam Gallohon applies the tag to a Ferris runner who was caught in a rundown last Monday with teammates catcher Sam Griffey (left) and pitcher Phillip Murray. The out was too little, too late, however, as Medical Lake lost the game 13-1 and despite suffering its first tournament loss, the team was eliminated from the tournament that sent two teams to state.

A surprising season for the Medical Lake American Legion A-League team came to a very strange ending.

After qualifying for the league playoffs in a season that was viewed simply as a time when young players were going to be learning the game and gaining experience, the team emerged from pool play 3-0.

Thinking they might have earned a little easier path to the state playoffs following wins of 7-6 over University, 5-4 against host Lewis and Clark and a 9-4 clubbing of Mt. Spokane, a team that amassed 18 wins on the season, surprise, surprise, there was nothing of the kind for Medical Lake.

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