Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
A 7-2 seeding game loss to Republic nonetheless sends Colton to the state quarterfinals Saturday for a showdown against Liberty Christian.
The two teams will meet in Walla Walla in Washington's 1B final-eight round for the third time in three years.
Colton swept their league foe in the regular season.
Playing at University High in Spokane last weekend, the Wildcats trailed 7-0 to Republic before scoring two runs, off of a wild pitch and an RBI-groundout from Matt Wolf.
Luke Vining led Colton hitters, going 2-for-3.
“We lined out four or five times,” said coach Pat Doumit. “I really like how we swung it.”
On the mound, Carter Dahmen threw the first four innings to allow four hits, seven walks with seven strikeouts.
Cameron Bean came in in relief and threw three perfect innings.
For Saturday, Doumit has not yet decided who will get to pitch at Borleske Stadium.
“Don't know yet,” said the coach.
The winner will advance to the state semifinals vs. the winner of Riverside Christian and Republic.
The four other state quarterfinal teams include Shoreline Christian, Evergreen Christian, Naselle and Quilcene.
Garth Meyer is a former Whitman County Gazette reporter.
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