Medical Lake softball prospers early with solid hitting, pitching

Additional work in the summer appears to be paying dividends for the Medical Lake girls’ softball team.

Heading into spring break they were 0-1 in Northeast A League play, 4-2 overall and hitting the ball well having scored 10 or more runs in four of their first five contests.

Medical Lake comes off a 6-13 season and sixth-place 5-9 Northeast A League finish for Tim Blakely, who starts his fourth year as head coach and 10th with the program.

“Turnout is down a bit from years past but the quality is better,” Blakely said. “The girls are playing summer ball, a lot of ASA (American Softball Assoc...