Lake Washington 9U team wins second tournament of the season

The Lake Washington Select Baseball Club baseball team brought home its second championship of the season by winning the 9U division in the Legends Mid-Summer Madness tournament, hosted July 10-12 in Monroe, Wash.

July 13, 2015 12:58 pm
The Lake Washington Select Baseball Club baseball team brought home its second championship of the season by winning the 9U division in the Legends Mid-Summer Madness tournament
The Lake Washington Select Baseball Club baseball team brought home its second championship of the season by winning the 9U division in the Legends Mid-Summer Madness tournament

The Lake Washington Select Baseball Club baseball team brought home its second championship of the season by winning the 9U division in the Legends Mid-Summer Madness tournament, hosted July 10-12 in Monroe, Wash.

During the championship game, Lake Washington (LW) used solid pitching and timely hitting to defeat the Spartan White team of Sammamish. Down by one run, LW rallied for three runs during the fifth inning to take the lead. Stellar defense shut down the Spartans and the players celebrated a 7-5 victory. The game capped an undefeated weekend where LW defeated teams from Bothell, Edmonds, Monroe and Woodinville to finish the weekend 5-0.

The LW Select Baseball Club has run their tournament record to 14-4 this season. They look to extend that record as the play in the upcoming Seattle Elite tournament hosted this weekend as Kirkland’s Everest Field.

The LW Select Baseball Club 9U team includes Ben Cooney, Jake Ferullo, Brett Jajewski, Carter Green, Carter Calkin, Cash Erdman, Cooper Neilson, Carsen Mann, Kai Weeks, Logan Norris, Matteo Droz, Zach Hudson, Nico Toungate, Ramsey Yoshida and Nate Hudson.