State Tournament Top Eight

State 1B Tournament Top Eight

#1 Lake Quinault (13-4)
#2 Almira-Coulee/Hartline (14-6)
#3 Curlew (14-7)
#4 Touchet (12-9)
#5 Wilbur-Creston (10-9)
#6 Tri-Cities Prep (9-11)
#7 Northport (8-12)
#8 Wishkah Valley (6-11)

Click here for the link to the State 1B Bracket... http://www.wiaa.com/brackets/BaseSoc8.aspx?s=Baseball&c=1B&y=2009

On to State

The Tri-Cities Prep Jaguar Baseball squad will face the defending 1B State champion Lake Quinault Elks (13-4) in regional play Saturday at Eisenhower High School in Yakima. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m.

The Jags who defeated Colton 4-0 to earn their first ever State playoff birth Saturday will be the #2 seed from the Southeast 1B district. Lake Quinault is the #1 seed from the Pacific Coast district after defeating Taholah and Wishkah Valley respectively. See Lake Quinault district article ...http://www.thedailyworld.com/articles/2009/05/17/sports/doc4a0faa0010c48380343488.txt

Lake Quinault defeated Colton in last seasons State Championship game. Here is the bracket from the 2008 playoffs ... http://www.wiaa.com/brackets/basesoc8.aspx?s=Baseball&c=1B&y=2008

Prep Baseball Earns First Ever State Berth

On to State

The Jaguar Baseball team defeated the Colton Wildcats 4-0 Saturday at Gesa Stadium to earn their the first State tournament birth in the programs history.

Junior pitcher Will Hoppes threw a complete game one hitter and had 12 strikeouts in the shutout victory.

The Jaguars played Touchet for the District title (seeding) game and fell to the Indians 10-4 in the 4:00 p.m. game. Touchet will represent the District as the number one seed while the Jaguars will be the number two seed for regionals next week in Yakima.

The Jags will take on the number one seed from the west side of the State in the 1:00 p.m. game at Eisenhower High School, Saturday May 23rd in the State quarterfinal match-up.

All-Southeast League Team Announced

Will Hoppes and Chase Castona Receive League Honors

FIRST-TEAM

Pitchers
Nick Klicker, Sr., DeSales
Brett Lambert, Sr. Dayton

Catchers
Matt Wujek, Jr., DeSales
Garrett Bickelhaupt, Sr., Dayton

Infielders
Will Hoppes, Jr., Tri-Cities Prep
Pat Richard, Jr., DeSales
Victor Mata, So., DeSales
Ryan Mason, Sr., Waitsburg-Prescott
Tuff Goble, Jr., Touchet

Outfielders
Matt Tucker, Sr., Waitsburg-Prescott
Tommy Gregg, So., DeSales
Richie Westphal, Sr., DeSales

SECOND-TEAM

Kyle Lindgren, So., DeSales
Ryan Lindgren, Sr., DeSales
Marshall Byerley, Jr., Touchet
Saul Martinez, Sr., Touchet
Chase Castona, So., Tri-Cities Prep
Markus Fletcher, Waitsburg-Prescott
Colton Bickelhaupt, Fr., Dayton
Matt Morrison, Sr., Liberty Christian
Gregg Dunn, Sr., Liberty Christian

TCP Baseball Team Leaders

TCP Baseball Team Leaders - through 20 games - May 16

Batting Average:
.483 - Will Hoppes (22-46)
.409 - Chase Castona (23-54)
.349 - Troy Redmann (17-51)

Doubles
8 - Chase Castona
8 - Will Hoppes

Triples
3 - Will Hoppes
3 - Chase Castona

Homeruns
2 - Will Hoppes
1 - Troy Redmann

RBI's
23 - Will Hoppes
13 - Chase Castona
11 - Jay Orth
10 - Troy Redmann

Stolen Bases
6 - Will Hoppes
5 - Chase Castona

Pitching ERA
2.24 - Will Hoppes
3.39 - Jay Orth
5.41 - Chase Castona
5.92 - Ver Steeg

Innings Pitched
50.0 - Wil Hoppes
36.2 - Chase Castona
27.2 - Jarrod Ver Steeg

Stikeouts
60 - Will Hoppes
21 - Chase Castona

Wins
5 - Will Hoppes
2 - Jarrod Ver Steeg
1 - Chase Castona

Saves
1 - Chase Castona

2009 Baseball Staff

Head Coach: Dan Whitsett (dwhitsett@tcprep.org)
Assistant Coach: Jason Jarrett
Assistant Coach: Paul Williams
Athletic Director: Ray Whitlow
Principal: Arlene Jones

2009 TCP Baseball Roster

1. #1 Taylor Whitsett, 2B, B-R/T-R, Sr.
2. #5 Will Hoppes, SS/CA/P, B-L/T-R, Jr.
3. #13 Jayson Orth, 3B/P, B-R/T-R, Jr.
4. #11 Evan Kruske, 1B, B-R/T-R, Jr.
5. #7 Dan Foust, OF/3B, B-R/T-R, Jr.
6. #8 Chase Castona, SS/P, B-R/T-R, Soph.
7. #4 Troy Redmann, CF/CA/P, B-R/T-R, Soph.
8. #16 Jarrod Ver Steeg, OF/1B/P, B-R/T-R, Soph.
9. #14 Brendan Lee, OF, B-R/T-R, Soph.
10. #3 Jacob Schmidt, OF, B-R/T-R, Fr.
11. #6 Brian Richards, INF/OF, B-R/T-R, Fr.