Lake Washington loses to top state contender Redmond | Prep baseball

Published 2:18 pm Wednesday, March 30, 2011

In a non-league battle, Lake Washington lost to Redmond, a top team in the 4A classification this year. The Mustangs won 10-7.

The teams were tied at the end of the first, but Lake Washington earned the upper hand after a run in the third and two in the third, while holding Redmond to just one run in the first. But the Mustangs picked up the pace in the fourth, scoring twice and then exploded in the fifth, earning seven runs to Lake Washington’s three.

Theo Alexander was 1-3 against Redmond with two runs and 3 RBI and 1 home run. Bob Cruikshank was 1-3 with a run and a home run, while Zach Johnson was 2-4 with one run and a triple.

The team will most of this week playing in the Chris Moon Memorial Classic in Tucson, Ariz.