Tri-Cities Prep gets another shot at 2B baseball title

Tri-Cities Prep will play for the 2B state baseball title for the second time in as many years after beating Kalama 11-6 in Friday's semifinals ta Wheeler Field.

"We are exited and looking forward to tomorrow," said Prep coach Jason Jarrett, whose team lost the title game to Colfax last year.

The Jaguars (24-2) will play Brewster, which beat Adna 7-1, in the championship game at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Brewster (22-4) beat Prep for the district title, and Jarrett said his team would like another crack at the Bears.

Max Nelson threw a complete game for Prep against Kalama, scattering nine hits while striking out two and walking two.

"He did a good job of locating the corners," Jarrett said.

Logan Mercado had a big day at the plate with two triples, a double and two RBIs. David Grewe added a double and three RBIs, while Scott Jacobs drove in two runs.

"We also scored on a handful of errors," Jarrett said.

The Jaguars led 10-0 before the Chinooks got on the board in the fifth inning.

"We shifted our lineup and brought in a couple of young guys," Jarrett said. "We won't do that tomorrow. We need to keep it full throttle the whole way."

This story was originally published May 26, 2018 at 1:31 AM with the headline "Tri-Cities Prep gets another shot at 2B baseball title."