Cardinals' season ends in district baseball play

Fall to Freeman pitching, another late Deer Park rally

Cory Wagner’s shoulders and arm were, in the end, just not large enough, or strong enough, to continue carrying his team.

The junior pitched his Medical Lake Cardinals into last week’s 1A district baseball playoffs with a 10-strikeout, three-hit, 3-1 win May 12 over Lakeside. But after that things stalled as the Cardinals lost a May 13 contest at Freeman, 5-0 and 8-4 Saturday to Deer Park to finish their season 9-14.

“That was just a great game, well played,” Cardinals’ head coach Kerry Kelly said. “(It was) definitely a game that shows what we’re capable of.”

However, regular season champion...

 

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