SILVERDALE — The North Kitsap Vikings are headed to the regional baseball tournament to play the Sedro-Woolley Bear Cubs May 18.
The Cubs are the No. 2 seed into Regionals from the Northwest Conference.
The Vikes took the No. 4 seed to Regionals from the West Central District tournament.
The Cubs and Vikes play at 10 a.m. at Yelm High School. It is a loser-out situation from here on.
The winner of the Cubs/Vikes game plays the winner of the Tumwater/Fife game at 4 p.m. the same day. The winner of the second round of Regionals moves on to the State tournament May 24-25 at County Stadium in Yakima.
The Cubs defeated Cedarcrest and Lynden in the Northwest Conference district tournament. They lost 9-1 to Archbishop Murphy May 11 for the No. 2 seed. The Cubs finished third in the Northwest Conference with nine wins, three losses. They went 14-9 overall.
The Vikes are one of two teams to make it to Regionals from the Olympic League — the Olympic Trojans play W.F. West May 18. The Vikes earned a first-round bye at Districts, and proceeded to defeated the Klahowya Eagles 7-1. The team from Kitsap’s north end then lost to Fife 1-0 and Lindbergh 15-1.
North Kitsap against Fife (Districts)
Final: Fife 1, NK 0
*Stats not available
North Kitsap against Lindbergh (Districts)
Final: Lind 15, NK 1
Lind 221 280 — 15NK 010 00X — 1
Battery — NK: K.Milyard (L), S.Parris, M.Fisher, M.Teising and C.Green and J.DeMile. Lind: E.Martinez (W), T.Scarvie and T.Gould.
Hitting — NK: K.Gracey 1-2, RBI; B.Bratlien 1-2, R. Lind: C.Callen 2-3, 3R, RBI; D.Holt 2-4, R, 3RBI; M.Stuart 3-4, 3R, 3RBI; C.Yamaguchi 1-3, R, 2RBI; Z.Johnson 2-3, R, RBI; R.Hoover 2-4, 2R, RBI.