Davis' no-no gives Federal Way SPSL title

By CASEY OLSON

Sports editor

It is something every pitcher dreams about –– a no-hitter on the big stage.

Federal Way senior Brett Davis got to live the dream when he threw a no-no to beat the Kentridge Chargers, 2-1, Saturday night at Kent Memorial Park. The win gave the Eagles their third consecutive 18-team South Puget Sound League championship.

“It was amazing,” Davis said. “It was a lot of fun. I hit my spots and we played real well defensively. The defense did a great job for me.”

Davis’ no-hitter wasn’t the usual variety. The senior struck out only one hitter, walked three and allowed an unearned run. Also, Davis didn’t get the normal treatment after retiring the final hitter in the seventh inning. No pig-piling or Gatorade showers. Just a few handshakes, like it was just business as usual for the Eagles. An attitude that comes with winning the last four SPSL South championships and being the best baseball program in the area in recent years.

“We were just relieved to get the win,” said Davis, who improved to 7-0 with just over a 1.00 earned-run average. “Kentridge is a great team, and although it was a no-hitter, it was just another win. We just need to get to state.”

Federal Way’s run starts on Saturday when they will take on the Gig Harbor Tides, the Narrows League No. 6 seed, in the West Central District playoffs at 11 a.m. at Kent Memorial Park.

“We watched them play and they are a good defensive club,” said Federal Way coach Eric Fiedler. “They didn’t show that they were real aggressive, but nothing is easy from here on out.”

The loser of the Federal Way-Gig Harbor game will be eliminated, and the winner will advance to the Class 4A state tournament, which is a place the Eagles have made quite a home the past three seasons. Federal Way won the 4A title two years ago and finished second last season.

“Our goal is to win state,” Davis said.

Against Kentridge, the game wasn’t secure until Davis got the Chargers 1-2-3 in the seventh inning. With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning, Eagle second baseman Greg Washington skied a popup between home and the pitcher’s mound. Kentridge catcher Kevin Broadbent had the ball pop out of his glove, allowing the winning run to score.

“We are just two very evenly matched teams,” said Fiedler. “We are similar in a lot of ways. We both have good team speed and neither of the teams really hit the ball that well. They just made one more mistake than us.”

Federal Way junior right fielder Thomas Watts tallied the Eagles’ first run of the game with a solo home run in the fourth inning. Watts’ solo blast was only one of six hits for the Eagles. Senior centerfielder Andre Piper-Jordan was the only player with more than one hit.

“It was a very quick game,” said Feidler.

Kentridge’s only run came in the sixth inning on a walk, two fielding errors by the Eagles and a Danny Hass sacrifice fly.

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