Kangs End Islander Baseball Season in 6-2 Playoff Loss

's baseball season ended Saturday in a 6-2 playoff loss to Kirkland rivals  Kangaroos at Bannerwood Park in Bellevue.

The Islanders fought their way into the game with the Kangs after an 11-1 win over Sammamish earlier in the day, but several costly errors gave the Kangs opportunities to score four runs in the bottom of the second inning. 

Mercer Island’s David Oppenheim went 3-for-4 at the plate with a homer. For the Kangs, slugger Chris Moore went three for four at-bats, including a double, and drove in two runs. Zach Johnson pitched six innings for the win, giving up six hits, two runs and striking out three. He also had two RBIs in four at-bats. Duke Fanning closed it with a scoreless seventh, striking out one.

With the loss, Mercer Island finished third in the tournament and 7-7 in KingCo 3A games. The team had a winning season overall with a 13-10 record. 

Lake Washington (8-5, 10-7 overall) will face the Metro League’s Bishop Blanchet High Tuesday at 7:15 p.m., again at Bannerwood, with the winner moving on to the state playoffs.