Steel Lake and Federal Way National come up short in tournaments
Published 3:45 pm Thursday, July 2, 2015
Auburn Little League ended strong as they claimed the 10/11 tournament with two wins over the Steel Lake Little League all-stars in the championship.
Steel Lake’s 10/11 all-star baseball team secured a spot in the championship with a 3-1 win over Federal Way National on June 24. They outscored their opponents 27-3 in the games leading up to the championship, including a 5-0 win over Auburn.
After losing to Steel Lake, the Auburn all-stars played the Bonney Lake-Sumner Little League all-stars, Kent Little League all-stars and Federal Way National just to earn a spot in the championship. They defeated Federal Way National 8-4 in the final game before the championship.
Steel Lake had the benefit of knowing they could still win the championship with a loss in the first game on Saturday. The game ended after four innings due to the 10-run rule.
The second game of the series was a much closer contest as the teams went into extra innings. Auburn eventually won the championship and earned a spot in the state tournament with a 5-4 win.
Things did not get much better for Steel Lake and Federal Way National in the majors all-star tournament. Auburn once again got the better of Steel Lake in the first round.
Federal Way defeated South Hill Little League’s all-star team in the first round, but fell to the Fife-Milton-Edgewood/SoundView all-stars in the second round.
Steel Lake bounced back with a win over South Hill in the loser’s bracket and were matched up with Federal Way National. Federal Way National pulled out the win and kept their hopes of the state tournament alive.
Federal Way National defeated Bonney Lake-Sumner’s majors all-star team on Tuesday, giving them the opportunity to make the championship. They were eliminated by the FME/SoundView all-stars on Wednesday. FME/SoundView will play Auburn in the championship with a chance to earn a spot in the state tournament.
