Game 1: 6/26/2010

1. Game score = Kent/Chinook 8, Steel Lake/Soundview 1 2. Who's next = vs Federal Way American/South Hill @ Brannan Park, Auburn, Sunday June 27th @ 3:00pm 3. Winning pitcher = Matthew de Wald 4. Players with multiple hits = Garrett Robertson (Chinook) went 3-4 (1B, 2B, 3B), 1 run scored, 2 RBIs Mike Mazzitelli went 2-3 (1B, 2B) (or 3-3 if you want to count the dropped fly ball by their right fielder?) 5. If there was a big inning = 5th & 6th inning capitalizing on some SL/S errors, 7 runs scored 6. Other notable plays: DJ Vallala, 1 run scored, 2 RBIs, Sam Burtis stole Home, Ricky Davis assume sacrifice bunt Highlights: a) Matthew de Wald pitching and the solid fielding defense held Steel Lake/Soundview to no hits through 5 innings. b) Kent/Chinook scored first with one run in the 2nd inning after two doubles in a row by Sam Burtis (run) and Mike Mazzitelli (RBI) c) Mike Mazzitelli started the 5th inning off with a single followed by a super sacrifice bunt by Ricky Davis placing Mike in scoring position. The 5th inning continued with Garrett Robertson (Chinook) and DJ Vallala getting RBIs and eventually scoring themselves. d) The 6th inning resulted in 4 more runs which began with Sam Burtis steeling home while bases were loaded. e) Garrett Robertson (Chinook) came in as relief pitcher in the sixth inning finishing the game strong for Kent/Chinook.

Game 2: 6/27/2010

1. Game score = Kent/Chinook 12, Federal Way American 2 2. Who's next = vs winner of Steel Lake/Soundview and Federal Way American elimination game @ Brannan Park, Auburn, Wednesday, June 30th @ 5:00pm 3. Winning pitcher = Dalton Cryderman 4. Players with multiple hits = David Prince (Chinook) went 2-4 (2B & 3B (or HR with errors?)), 2 runs scored, 5 RBIs. DJ Vallala went 2-3 (1B, 3B), 1 run scored, 1 RBI. 5. If there was a big inning = 3rd inning scoring 6 runs and the 5th scoring 4 runs ending the game early. 6. Other notable plays: David Price, Sam Burtis, Mike Mazzitelli, Ricky Davis each scored two runs. Highlights: This game was characterized by patience at the plate with a couple of key hits. Federal Way American walked 14 of the 30 Kent/Chinook batters. Eight of those walks resulted in the batter eventually scoring. Again, good pitching backed up by a solid fielder defense limited Federal Way to just three hits

Game 4: 6/30/2010

Kent/Chinook 1 Soundview/Steel Lake 16 There wasn't much to celebrate about this one. Soundview/Steel Lake ace pitcher did a fabulous job keeping the Kent/Chinook bats quiet. Nothing seemed to work. One of the few bright spots was David Prince (Chinook) going 2 for 3 at the plate, Garrett Robertson (Chinook) scoring the only run after hitting a double and then being batted in by DJ Vallala. The good news was that even with this beating, the Kent/Chinook team didn't let this get them down; knowing that they would get a fresh start in the second game.

Game 5: 6/30/2010

Kent/Chinook 8 Soundview/Steel Lake 1 The Kent/Chinook team came alive in this final game for the District 10 Championship! Kent/Chinook took advantage of being up first as the visiting team and really got the hits going as they have been famous for all season. Starting off immediately in the first inning, Kent/Chinook scored 5 runs with the first six batters. Another single run was added in the 2nd, 5th and 6th innings repeating the score they first beat Soundview/Steel Lake last Saturday in the District opener. David Prince (Chinook) scored 1 run and 1 RBI. Garrett Robertson (Chinook) went 2 for 4 with 2 singles, 1 run and 1 RBI. Matt Nutting went 2 for 4 with a double, a single, 2 runs and 1 RBI. DJ Vallala went 2 for 3 with 2 singles and 1 RBI. Dalton Cryderman went 2 for 4 with 2 singles, scoring 1 run and 1 RBI. Jared Mackie went 2 for 4 with 2 singles and 2 runs scored. Sam Burtis went 2 for 4 with 1 triple, 1 double and 2 RBI's. Mike Mazzitelli went 2 for 4 with 2 singles. Jared Mackie was the winning pitcher; pitching 4 and 1/3 innings, holding Soundview/Steel Lake to just 3 hits as he was backed up by Kent/Chinook's powerful defense. Sam Burtis completed the save with no hits allowed and striking out 3 of the 8 batters he faced. With the win, Kent/Chinook Seniors are the District 10 Champions and will go on to the Washington State Tournament which begins on July 17th at Hartman Field in Redmond. Kent/Chinook's first opponent will be the District 6 Champion. The game begins at 3:00pm. We hope to see many supporters out at the game.

Game 2: 7/17/2010

Kent/Chinook Seniors team played a nervous opening game of the State Tournament playing a team from Lewis River. Down 1 run in the first inning, the game quickly became a pitchers dual until the top of the 5th when Lewis River added two more. Kent/Chinook finally came alive and quickly grabbed 3 runs in the bottom of the 5th to tie it up. Sam Burtis started it off in the 5th with a shot to the gap between right and center field. Mike Mazzitelli and Ricky Davis both drew walks loading the bases. Those three players were then knocked in by David Prince and Garrett Robertson. The score remained tied until the bottom of the 7th when first, Dalton Cryderman drew a walk, then was moved around to 2nd with a hit by Mike Mazzitelli. David Prince then drew a walk, loading the bases. Garrett Robertson then hit the game winning shot into right field scoring Dalton Cryderman to end the game. Jared Mackie did a fabulous job starting the game pitching, going 4 & 1/3 innings with 6 strike outs. Dalton Cryderman got the save striking out 3 of the 11 batters he faced. Garrett Robertson went 3 for 4 with 3 RBI's. Mike Mazzitelli went 2 for 2, scoring one of the 4 runs.

Game 5: 7/18/2010

Kent/Chinook moved on to play a team from Fort Vancouver on Sunday. Fort Vancouver jumped out in the lead with a single run in the first inning. Kent/Chinook answered in the second with two runs of their own and never lost their lead in the game. DJ Vallala hit a single to start off the second inning. Jared Mackie drew a walk. Matthew de Wald moved both runners around to 3rd & 2nd. Sam Burtis hit a sacrifice fly to score Dalton Cryderman (special runner for DJ). Mike Mazzitelli then drove a hit into left field scoring Jared Mackie. In the 4th, Matthew de Wald started off with a single up the middle followed by a big double by Sam Burtis, scoring Dalton Cryderman (special runner for Matthew de Wald). Ricky Davis hit a big double, scoring Sam Burtis. In the 5th, the game blew open for Kent/Chinook when Matthew Nutting drew a walk followed by a 2 run homer driven over the left field fence by DJ Vallala. Dalton Cryderman would then hit a single, steeling 2nd base and then get knocked in by Sam Burtis. Fort Vancouver got another run in the top of the 6th but it wasn't enough to get close. Sam Burtis ended the game striking the last batter "looking," getting the save. Matthew de Wald was the game's starter, keeping the Fort Vancouver batters dizzy with his fast balls and getting the win. Garrett Robertson went 2 for 3 at the plate. DJ Vallala went 2 for 4, one being the big home run. Mike Mazzitelli went 2 for 3, with 2 doubles. Kent/Chinook now faces the only other unbeaten team in the winners bracket, from Redmond, on Wednesday, July 21st at 5:00pm at Hartman field #1 in Redmond.

Game 11: 7/21/2010

The gloves came off this evening as the Kent/Chinook Magic racked up 20 hits against the seniors team from Redmond, ending the game early with a score of 14 to 2. During the six innings of play, the Kent/Chinook Magic hit 13 singles, 5 doubles and 2 triples. The hit-fest began early as Jared Mackie, Matt Nutting, DJ Vallala and Sam Burtis all hit doubles in the first inning at bat. The team scored 3 runs in the first inning, another 4 in the third inning, 1 run in the fourth and 6 runs in the top of the sixth inning. At the plate, Jared Mackie went 3 for 4 with 2 runs and 3 RBIs. Matt Nutting went 2 for 4 with 1 run and 1 RBI. DJ Vallala went 3 for 4 with 2 runs and 1 RBI. Sam Burtis went 2 for 4 with 2 runs. Dalton Cryderman went 3 for 4 with 2 runs and 2 RBIs. Ricky Davis went 3 for 4 with 1 run and 1 RBI. David Prince went 3 for 3 had 2 runs; charging in for one on a passed ball. Mike Mazzitelli had 1 run with 2 RBIs. Garrett Robertson batted in 2 runs. Matthew de Wald batted in 1 run. Sean Pennington made 1 run. David Prince pitched the entire 6 innings, getting the win, allowing only 4 hits. He threw 4 strike-outs. Defensively, the Kent/Chinook Magic didn't allow a single hit after the first batter of the third inning. The entire Redmond batting order was put out, in order, during the last three innings of the game. The Kent/Chinook Magic play for the State Championship against the winner of the losers bracket on Saturday, July 24th at 10:00 AM at Hartman Park in Redmond.

Game 14: 7/24/2010

The Kent/Chinook Little League Senior Division won the State Tournament last Saturday against the host team Redmond and get to move on to the regional's at Ontario California. Here's the link to the bracket if you would like to see how we are doing starting on Wednesday, August 4th against the Host team. http://www.littleleague.org/series/2010divisions/slbb/qualify/uswest.htm

Dalton Crydermann was the winning Pitcher who came in the 4th inning down 4 to 3 to finish the game.

Jared Mackie went 3-4, 3 runs scored and a home-run, Garrett Robertson 2-4, 2 runs scored, Matt Nutting 2-4, 1 run scored 4 RBI’s, DJ Vallala 2-5, Dalton Cryderman 2-2, 2 runs scored

Big innings were the 1st and the 6th inning. Starting the game off Jared and Garrett both walked with Matt and DJ both hitting singles to score Jared and Garrett going through 8 batters. In the 4th inning Jared Mackie hit his home-run for the only score, then scoring two more in the 5th inning. Top of the 6th inning Jared starts it off again with a single, Garrett gets on with an error by the right fielder allowing Jared to get to 3rd base. Matt Nutting comes up with another single scoring Jared, DJ then hits a double scoring Garrett but gets picked off at second. The next batter Sam Burtis fly’s out to center-field, then Dalton comes up with his second single, David Prince then hits single, Mike Mazzetelli then comes up with a clutch single scored Dalton which ends the scoring with 4 runs in the 6th inning making the final score 9-4. Clutch pitching by Harley Wood in the 1st inning through the 4th inning's and Dalton Cryderman finishing it off. Redmond ended up with only 3 hits, and 5 strike outs.

Game 7: 8/4/2010, Washington vs Host

Game 9: 8/5/2010, Nevada vs Washington

Game 11: 8/6/2010, Oregon vs Washington

Game 13: 8/11/2010, Washington vs S California