University baseball searches for league title, hopes to build on last year's state appearance
Apr. 20—With two weeks left in the regular season, the Greater Spokane League 4A/3A baseball race is heating up, with four teams within two games of first place. Complicating matters is three of the four teams are 3A teams.
While all stand to qualify for the postseason, the difference between second and third place is hosting a first-round game or a three-hour bus ride to the Tri-Cities. So, each of the seven games remaining on the schedule is critical for the contenders. There's a big one on Tuesday, when Ridgeline (9-2 GSL), tied for second with 4A Gonzaga Prep, hosts the division-leading University Titans (10-1), one game ahead in the standings.
Also on Tuesday, G-Prep is at Lewis and Clark (4-7) and fourth-place Mt. Spokane (8-3) hosts Cheney (0-11). University's last league title was 2022, but this year's edition of the Titans is in a solid position to claim another crown.
Tuesday's matchup against the Falcons is the last of their seven remaining games against a team with a winning record. U-Hi took two from Mt. Spokane last week before falling to Ridgeline 6-1 on Friday.
"We know we've got a target on our backs, and these guys are embracing that," U-Hi coach Kevin May said. "They're not running from any competition. They're respecting everybody, but they're expecting to show up every day and win a ball game.
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