Kentwood wins three out of four at SPSL tournament including a 10-8 win over Tahoma | Faspitch slide shows

A trio of Kent schools fastpitch teams along with Tahoma took the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh seeds into the West Central-Southwest District tournament with Kentwood finishing highest with a 3-1 showing at the South Puget Sound League fastpitch tournament Thursday and Friday.

By Kris Hill • May 13, 2012 12:09 pm

A trio of Kent schools fastpitch teams along with Tahoma took the fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh seeds into the West Central-Southwest District tournament with Kentwood finishing highest with a 3-1 showing at the South Puget Sound League fastpitch tournament Thursday and Friday.

Kentwood had a rough start, losing in what seemed like a home run derby to Rogers, but the Conks bounced back with three straight wins including victories over SPSL North division foes Kentridge and Tahoma on the second day of the tournament.

The Conquerors earned the fourth seed to the district tournament and will face the Bears in the first round on Friday.

Kentlake struggled after winning the North, losing in the semifinal to Thomas Jefferson which went on to beat Emerald Ridge for the league crown, then lost in the third-fifth game to Rogers.

With the bottom of the eight inning loss to Kentwood, Kentridge is the seventh seed in the tournament, while Tahoma’s 2-2 record gave it the sixth spot.

The district tournament, where teams hope to earn spots in the 4A state fastpitch tournament May 25-26 in Spokane, is set for Friday and Saturday at Sprinker Recreation Center in Spanaway.