Baseball: Seattle Prep, O'Dea win division titles

May 4, 2002

By Seattle Times staff

The Metro League's division titles for baseball went down to yesterday's final games of the regular season, and O'Dea and Seattle Prep walked off with the championships.

O'Dea took the Sound Division crown by beating Chief Sealth 6-3, giving the Irish a 13-5 division record and 14-5 mark overall. They finished one game ahead of Bainbridge and Bishop Blanchet, who tied for second and also made the Metro playoffs.

Seattle Prep got a one-hit shutout from sophomore right-hander Craig Lockett to edge Ingraham 1-0 and claim the Mountain Division title. The Panthers ended 12-5 in the division (14-5 overall) — a game ahead of Ballard. Lakeside could tie the Beavers for second if it wins the resumption of a protested game on Monday against Rainier Beach.

The six-team Metro tournament starts next Thursday at the Southwest Athletic Complex at Chief Sealth High School. The top three finishers qualify for the state regionals.

At O'Dea 6, Chief Sealth 3 — Josh Campbell went 3 for 4 and Tom Lagreid added two hits, including a double, and drove in two runs for the Irish (13-5, 14-5). Jesse Sixkiller had a double and scored twice for O'Dea.

Seattle Prep 1, at Ingraham 0 — Sophomore Craig Lockett gave up a single to Chris McBride, the fourth batter up, in the first inning and then slammed the door on the Rams. Prep got its only run in the sixth when Steve Carlson, last year's Metro MVP, led off with a walk, stole second, moved to third on a dropped fly ball in the outfield and scored on Brian Woodward's sacrifice fly.

Lakeside 5, at West Seattle 1 — Senior right-hander Kyle Lobisser pitched 6-1/3 innings of no-hit ball and helped keep alive Lakeside's playoff hopes and end West Seattle's season.

Mount Rainier 7, at Tyee 6 (8 innings) — The eighth-ranked Rams (12-2, 18-2) clinched the Seamount League's King Division crown in the eighth when Kyle Eley, who had reached base on an error and stole second and third, scored on Hunter Hughes' sacrifice fly. It was the 14th consecutive win for Mount Rainier, which has won its first back-to-back baseball titles since a three-peat in 1969-70-71.