ML baseball season ends with loss to Colville

One thing is certain in an up and down season for Medical Lake baseball in 2017.

The Cardinals outpaced early expectations of a last place finish in the Northeast A League by finishing with an 8-7 record following a 7-1 loss to Colville, May 9, in the opening round of district playoffs.

The team ended the season much the opposite as the No. 4 seed in the playoffs, and maybe a few plays from a much higher finish.

In the present, however, came the loss in which Colville pitcher Brayden Flugle tossed a 10-strikeout, three-hitter in the loser-out game played at ML’s Holliday Field. Dylan Vercoe ha...