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Mercer Island Falls, 5-0, to Eastlake in District 9 Championship Game
The Sammamish-based Little League Baseball All-Star team will head to Vancouver, WA next weekend to play in the state tournament, starting July 13.
Mercer Island's Little League's 11/12 All-Stars fell to Sammamish's Eastlake. 5-0, Monday night in the District 9 championship game at Issaquah's Dodd Field.
Eastlake also defeated Mercer Island earlier in the tournament, 6-4, on a walk-off home run by Nate Fitzgibbons on Saturday, July 8.
The Islanders battled back through the second-chance bracket by defeating Issaquah, 12-0, on Sunday, July 7. MI pitcher Carson Sandwith lead the shutout on defense while Cole Miller, Teague Conder and Andrew Jenkins all hit home runs.
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Eastlake will face District 10-champ Federal Way at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 13 at Luke Jensen Sports Park in Vancouver, WA in the first round of the 11/12 Little League All-Star state tournament.
Here's the roster of the Mercer Island Little League All-Star Team:
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Manager: Keenan Conder
Coaches: David Sandwith & Zach Zakahi
Roster: Graham Cartwright, Teague Conder, Liam Dammeier, Robert Dreyer, Greg Fuchs, Taylor Goins, Andrew Jenkins, Cole Miller, Matthew Nguyen, Max Samson, Carson Sandwith, Grant Stading, Quinn Zakahi
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