Lake Washington baseball earns two wins to start season

By Matt Phelps • March 19, 2010 1:18 pm
Lake Washington junior Nori Shimizu looks in for the sign from the catcher during the Kangs game against Liberty Monday.
Lake Washington junior Nori Shimizu looks in for the sign from the catcher during the Kangs game against Liberty Monday.

The defending 4A KingCo champion Lake Washington baseball team began the season 2-0 with wins against Liberty and Sammamish.

The team took on the Totems Wednesday and came away with a big 11-1 victory. Lake Washington took a 3-0 lead into the fifth but the umpires instituted the mercy rule to stop the onslaught during the bottom of the fifth, as the Kangs scored eight runs. Six Lake Washington players finished the game with RBI, including junior Alex Donnelly, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored.

Lake Washington sophomore Zach Johnson picked up his first victory of the season.

The Kangs started the season with a big comeback against the Patriots, during a 6-5 victory. Lake Washington fell behind 2-1 during the third but their offense exploded during the top of the sixth inning, scoring five runs. A shaky bullpen and defense gave up three runs during the bottom of the sixth. Overall, Lake Washington committed three errors during the game and gave up just one earned run.

The Kangs were led by senior catcher Colin Trembay, who finished the game 2-for-4 with three BRI.

Lake Washington travels to Wenatchee and Southridge High Schools this weekend for games east of the mountains.