Redmond Majors softball polishes off fine season

The Redmond Majors All-Star softball team won the Washington Dist. 9 Championship earlier this month, defeating Bellevue/Mercer Island in the final, 11-1. The team recently placed third at the state tournament. - Courtesy Photo
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The Redmond Majors All-Star softball team won the Washington Dist. 9 Championship earlier this month, defeating Bellevue/Mercer Island in the final, 11-1. The team recently placed third at the state tournament.

By TIM WATANABE
Redmond Reporter Sports Reporter
July 26, 2010 · 2:28 PM

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The Redmond Majors Softball All-Stars won the District 9 Championship earlier this month and followed it up with a third-place finish at the Washington State Majors Little League tournament at Valley Ridge Park in Sea-Tac last week.

The defending state champions, Redmond dominated the field at the district tournament, outscoring their opponents 36-4, including an 11-0 shutout of Bellevue/Mercer Island in the championship game.

At state, the team got off to a red-hot start, beating Aberdeen 27-3 and Sedro-Wooley 19-7 before barely surviving a third-round battle with Mill Creek, 8-7, in nine innings.

An 11-1 win over East Jefferson in the quarterfinals saw Redmond just two games away from a second-consecutive state title, but LaCenter dashed the team's hopes with a 6-5 victory in the semis.

"We had a great run winning the District 9 Championship, then taking third at state," said team manager Jeff Johnson. "It was fun, and the kids were amazing."

For the postseason, Daiana Kaplan led the team, batting a torrid .625 (15-for-24), followed by Destiny Curtin at .467 (14-for-30, 2 home runs, 12 RBI) and Julia Pechatschek at .444 (12-for-27, 16 runs scored).

Sarah Johnson started all eight postseason games and finished with a 6-1 overall record.

Contact Redmond Reporter Sports Reporter Tim Watanabe at twatanabe@redmond-reporter.com or (425) 867-0353, ext. 5054.

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