The local prep baseball season wrapped up for local 1A and 2B class teams as Montesano, Elma and Ocosta were all in action on Tuesday.

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King’s Way Christian 3, Montesano 0

King’s Way Christian used a three-run first inning to hand Montesano a 3-0 loss in the semifinals of the 1A District 4 Tournament on Tuesday in Montesano.

Montesano starter Trace Ridgway and King’s Way Christian pitcher Bryce Dodge put plenty of zeros up on the scoreboard, with the only runs in the game coming in the top half of the first on two doubles, a single and a walk.

And that was it as far as offense was concerned as Ridgway and Dodge dominated through the remainder of the game.

After allowing three runs on three hits and a walk in the first inning, Ridgway settled in and allowed just three hits in holding the Knights scoreless over the final three innings of the game.

The Bulldogs senior right-hander struck out eight and didn’t walk a batter after the first inning.

“That first inning was rough, they hit a few balls pretty hard,” Montesano head coach Mike Osgood said. “But that was probably the best Trace has thrown in his time here as a Bulldog. Any other day, he’d probably be on the winning side of it.”

As good as Ridgway was, Dodge was better. The Knights left-hander attacked the strike zone and kept Monte hitters off-balance, allowing no runs on just two hits with 10 strikeouts and two walks in tossing a complete-game shutout.

“(Dodge) was tough,” Osgood said. “He’s probably the best pitcher we faced all year from the left side. We’ve got to give him a lot of credit.”

Montesano’s Isaiah Pierce was the only Bulldog to get a base hit against Dodge, going 2-for-2 with a double as Montesano managed just five baserunners in the game.

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RYAN SPARKS | THE DAILY WORLD Montesano pitcher Trace Ridgway struck out eight and allowed six hits in seven innings against King’s Way Christian on Tuesday in Montesano.

La Center 3, Elma 1

Elma errors led to three unearned runs as the Eagles dropped a 1A District 4 semifinal game 3-1 to La Center on Tuesday in Elma.

Elma (7-6 overall) fell behind after La Center scored an unearned run in each of the first three innings off Eagles starter Cobey Moore, as Elma’s defense committed an error in each inning.

Blake Corr singled in the seventh for Elma to drive in Justin Elliott for the Eagles’ lone run of the game.

Elma out hit La Center 6-3, led by Caleb Knutson (2-2) and Elliott (1-2, 2B, R).

Irving Alvarez picked up the win for La Center, allowing a run on six hits with a walk and nine strikeouts.

Moore allowed three runs (none earned) on three hits with five strikeouts and six walks in five innings pitched.

Elliott pitched a scoreless inning of relief for Elma, striking out one without allowing a hit.

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Montesano 6, Elma 5

For the fourth time this season, Montesano and Elma engaged in a nail-biting thriller of a baseball game.

And for the fourth time this season, the Bulldogs emerged the victor.

Montesano (13-3 overall) rallied for two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to win the 1A District 4 third/fourth-place game 6-5 on Tuesday in Elma.

Tied at 1-all in the top of the third, Elma took a 2-1 lead on Brody Rustemeyer’s RBI double that scored JT Tiffany.

Monte tied the game a half-inning later when Cayleb Reininger singled home Bode Poler.

Elma would take a 5-2 lead in the top of the fourth, scoring three runs on two Montesano errors.

Dayton Holmstrom brought Monte closer at 5-4 on a two-run single in the fourth.

Down a run with three outs remaining, Montesano scored two runs on back-to-back bases loaded walks by Jackson Busz and Holmstrom to win the game and claim third place in the district.

“Just an all around great team performance, playing down to the final out again,” Montesano head coach Mike Osgood said. “I’m proud of the 11 seniors to end their careers with a win.”

Rustemeyer (3-4, 2B, R, 2RBI) and Brady Johnston (2-3) led Elma while Isaiah Pierce (2-4) and Isaac Pierce (2-4) led Montesano, which had eight different players with a base hit.

Isaiah Pierce picked up the win, throwing a scoreless inning of relief for the Bulldogs.

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Adna 5, Ocosta 2

Ocosta’s season ended with a 5-2 loss to Adna in the quarterfinal round of the 2B District 4 Tournament on Tuesday in Westport.

Ocosta starting pitcher Colby Scheuber kept the Pirates at bay for much of the game. The Wildcats ace allowed a single run in the first, third and sixth innings before Adna scored two unearned insurance runs in the seventh .

Scheuber allowed three earned runs on nine hits with an eye-catching 15 strikeouts in throwing all seven innings for Ocosta.

Adna starter Tristan Percival put the clamps on Ocosta’s offense, allowing two runs on two hits with seven strikeouts and four walks in 6 2-3 innings pitched.

Ocosta (8-5 overall) scored a run in the in the bottom of the third on an error and a run in the sixth on a Scheuber home run to center field.

Andrew Martin (1-4) had the only other base hit in the game for the Wildcats.

“I thought we played well most of the game. That was a very good Adna team we were up against,” Ocosta head coach Mike Allton said. “We battled to the very end and just didn’t have a victory to show for it.”

Allton commended his five seniors for leading the way this season.

“These five seniors put in a lot of work together and they are a solid bunch,” he said, adding Scheuber “set the bar pretty high for the program” with his play this season, including a 69.2% strike percentage on the mound.

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