High-school baseball: West Seattle shuts out Rainier Beach. P.S. – Boosters still selling M’s tickets!

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The West Seattle High School baseball team won its first conference game of the season on Friday in a big shutout, 12-0 over Rainier Beach. Thanks to Caryn Johnson for the photo and report:

Jamie Maples #6 pitched the entire game. He struck out 12 and only gave up 1 hit. The West Seattle defense was able to keep Rainier Beach off the bases for the most part, only allowing one runner to reach as far as 2nd base. Lots of offense for the game by West Seattle. In the 2nd inning, they sent 11 batters to the plate.

Next game is Monday against O’Dea, at Hiawatha at 3:30.

Also coming up, the team’s game vs. Sedro Woolley at Safeco Field, one week from today, 12:30 pm on March 28th, admission free! To qualify for the High School Baseball Classic at Safeco again NEXT year, as well as to raise money for the Wildcats’ team, boosters are selling tickets for a Mariners game THIS season – 7:10 pm Monday, June 22nd, vs. Kansas City. You can buy one or more $12 tickets by e-mailing wshsmarinerstickets@gmail.com. (You’ll get a reply with info on what to do from there.)

Community Member March 21, 2015 (3:10 pm)

So the way that teams get into the High School Baseball Classic at Safeco Field is by selling Mariners tickets?
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For some reason that totally surprises me. I would have thought that getting to play in the Classic would have been based on last year’s league standing or something.

WSB March 21, 2015 (4:00 pm)

Not sure about all the criteria – I haven’t yet found a basic overview page regarding the High School Classic. But the ticket-selling fundraiser is a key component. Keep in mind that there’s not always an overlap between teams that need to fundraise and teams with powerhouse programs. Last year’s WSHS team, however, went to the regional round of the state tournament. Due to graduation, of course, some of the players from that team have moved on. – TR

Baseball Mom March 21, 2015 (6:45 pm)

Member the games at Safeco have nothing to do with standings. This is an event that is just for fun and for the teams to experience playing at Safeco. There are teams from all over that play in this program. We feel very fortunate to have this incredible experience and thank the Mariners for providing it!

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