Medical Lake baseball begins NEA play

It’s now all business for Medical Lake baseball following the conclusion of their 2023 pre-season with a 3-3 record.

The Cardinals used a doubleheader sweep of 2A Rogers of the Greater Spokane League as a final tune-up prior to the start of league play this week.

Medical Lake defeated Rogers 12-4 and 14-3 on March 21 at Holliday Field where head coach Austin Sharp got one final shot to tinker on a few things.

In the definition of playing “small ball” — the art of placing runners in key spots on base — Griffin Marshall had four RBIs but just one of only three hits for the Cardinals in the opene...