Kentwood earns regional state 4A playoff berth | Baseball

Published 11:56 am Sunday, May 17, 2015

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Mike Ciancio went 2 for 3 with a double, RBI and a run scored as Kentwood downed Timberline 8-2 in the 4A West Central District playoffs at Kent Memorial Park on Saturday, clinching a spot into next weekend’s regional state tournament.

The Conquerors, the district’s No. 3 seed, play Union in an elimination game at 1 p.m. next Saturday at Heidelberg Park in Tacoma.

Earlier Saturday, South Kitsap downed Kentwood 3-1, in a district semifinal, dropping the Conks into the third-fourth seed game.

Against Timberline, starter Chris Hastings and reliever Chaz Lopez combined on a four-hitter. Austin Holm, Ben Wadowski, Kramer Sims and Cory Wabinga each had two hits. Holm doubled and drove in two runs. Wabinga also drove in two runs.