By Matthew O. Stephens
Cheney Free Press 

Cardinals drop heart breaker to Colville

 

Last updated 5/19/2022 at 11:01am

Bob Kirkpatrick

Luke Dickey rockets a fastball during the 5-4 loss to Colville.

SPOKANE - The Medical Lake Cardinals faced off against the Colville Crimson Hawks to see who would go on to regionals and fell short losing 5-4.

Medical Lake build a four-run lead by the end of the third inning, but Colville switched pitchers to slow down the Cardinal offense according to Cardinal coach Austin Sharp.

"We did exactly what we wanted to do early on," Sharp said. "We were in control of the plate against their first pitcher, but then they brought in another guy. He had one of those real weird and funky deliveries that can really mess with your timing."

Some of the teams' best offensive players had a tough time getting going as well for Medical Lake, as Andrew Roberts went 0-4 at the plate and Joe Griffey was 0-3. Sharp said these situations left runners stranded on base on a couple occasions which could have really helped them in the end.

The Cardinal pitching was solid according to Sharp. Luke Dickey ended the game throwing 80 pitches in 4 innings. He allowed four hits and only one earned run.


"Luke pitched great and did very well through those four innings," Sharp said. "We just couldn't get any offense going to re-take the game."

Medical Lake had to rely on the defense from that point, and they held strong until a series of errors in the fifth inning allowed three Colville runs giving the Crimson Hawks a 5-4.

Despite the loss knocking the Cardinals out of the postseason, Sharp said this was still one of the best seasons in the team's history.

"We finished third in district and 10th in state," Sharp said. "And with 18 wins this year, that is the most wins in a season since 2013, so I would say we had a very good year."


 

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