By PAUL DELANEY
Staff Reporter
Medical Lake started off things
the right way last Friday in Great
Northern League Baseball play,
but it was the finish that killed
the Cardinals.
A two-out single in the bottom
of the sixth inning from Ryan Owens
keyed a four run inning that
broke a 2-2 tie and propelled the Cards to a 6-2 win over Pullman in
the first game of a doubleheader.
Ryan Wagner tossed a complete
game, striking out 10 and walking
one for the Cardinals to go 4-1 on
the season.
Medical Lake’s big inning
started with a Ryan Byrnes’ single.
Josh Harbolt walked and was
sent home on a single by Wagner.
Owens’ base hit chased home both
Harbolt and Wagner and Miller’s
double scored Owens.
Miller collected two hits in the
opener, including that double,
Harbolt also had a pair of hits.
Mike Tripp also hit safely.
The Cardinals picked up
where they left off in game two
as Owens swatted a two-run
home run to center field in the
bottom of the first for a fleeting
2-0 Medical Lake lead. But that
was it. Pullman scored five in their
half of the second, the key blow
Kyle Davison’s three-run homer
to deep left-center. The Hounds
would score in each of the next
four innings, including six in the
sixth that ended it due to the 10-
run rule.
Pullman roughed up ML starting
pitcher Adam Paulson (1-1)
who went three innings and gave
up seven runs. Four Cardinals’
errors helped Pullman’s run production.
Owens and Byrnes each
had a pair of hits in the second
game. Harbolt connected for a
double while Wagner, Miller,
Collins and Dustin Labit each
had singles.
Paul Delaney can be reached at
pdelaney@cheneyfreepress.com.
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