High School Baseball: Kelso dominates Mt. Tahoma in spring break special

PHOTO GALLERY: Hilanders swipe 11 bags, Larwick shines on the hump in 11-1 win at home

Kelso’s Blake Larwick (9) delivers a pitch with the spin clearly visible out of his hand during a non-league game against Mount Tahoma on Friday, April 10, at Rister Stadium. Larwick and the hometown Hilanders went on to win 11-1 in six innings. / Photo by Skyler Smith for Blast Zone Media

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3A Prep Baseball / Report

RISTER STADIUM — In a non-league battle of teams trending in opposite directions, the Kelso baseball team came out the other side looking primed for a return to 3A Greater St. Helens League play once spring break concludes. The Hilanders put together one of its cleaner all-around efforts of the season Friday, beating Mount Tahoma 11-1 in just six innings of action.

Kelso pressured the Thunderbirds right away and never relented, swiping 11 bases on the way to the mercy rule victory.

“I thought we ran the bases pretty well today and took advantage of some of their errors defensively and capitalized on them,” Kelso head coach Tyler Parsons said. “We stole quite a few bags, put ourselves in scoring position, and came up in big moments.”

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