High-school baseball: Wildcats end regular season with extra-innings win

The West Seattle High School Wildcats‘ division-winning season ended with an 8-7 extra-innings win following a late rally by Bishop Blanchet. Thanks once again to Greg Slader for photos and the recap:

Sam Hellinger (5 innings, 7k, 2 ER) pitched the Wildcats into a 6-2 lead through five innings over the Spartans, only to see it evaporate and to trail 6-7 in the sixth inning. The boys rallied to tie the game, and then freshman Jamie Maples #19 (photo above; 4.1 innings, 3K, no runs) pitched to extend the game into extra innings. Spencer Elder #3 (photo below) was rather disruptive on the base paths, as he was on base every time he was up to bat (2-2, double, RBI, 3 walks, 2 runs).

After Spencer walked to load the bases in the tenth inning, West Seattle finally won as Sam walked with the bases loaded. The Wildcats are Metro Sound division #1 as the playoffs begin next Monday @ Hiawatha vs. the Mountain Division #4 team.

3 Replies to "High-school baseball: Wildcats end regular season with extra-innings win"

  • work downtown April 30, 2013 (7:49 am)

    Way to go Wildcats! Very proud of you guys.

  • Neighbor April 30, 2013 (8:17 am)

    Way to go!

  • HMC Rich April 30, 2013 (11:31 pm)

    If you are interested, this game was shot for Highlights for Xfinity On Demand and should show up in a few days. Also, if you are interested you can watch a full game of the Wildcats playing Eastside Catholic from April 22. If you are a Comcast Subscriber you can watch this at this link. http://highschoolsports.xfinity.com/

    There are also some other Metro games that myself and my crew have shot highlights for. Check it out.

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