Only two weeks until Centralia College Baseball officially begins
The Centralia Blazers' baseball team will take the field in Yakima Valley for their first game action of the season, in the non-league Bill Faller Tournament this weekend. The first game, Friday at 1 p.m., will be against the Yakima Yaks. The team will play two more games Saturday - Everett Community College at 10 a.
The Blazers saw their hopes of postseason play come to an end May 16 in Tacoma. Centralia needed to win its final two games of the season to qualify for a playoff game between the number two and three teams in the west for the final playoff spot. However with 3-1 and 4-1 losses, the Blazers season came to an end.
Centralia hosted its final games of the season May 8 when Grays Harbor came to town. The Blazers won both games on sophomore night before losing the final game of the series May 9 in Grays Harbor.
May 2 the Blazers hosted a doubleheader against Pierce and split the series.
After winning two of the first three games with Lower Columbia the Red Devils were looking for a little revenge.
The Blazers walked away with one victory and two losses after a three game series with Tacoma during the weekend.
Centralia split an April 25 doubleheader with the Titans and lost a single game April 26 to bring their league record to 7-7.
Centralia traveled to Grays Harbor and Green River during the weekend to play doubleheaders against both squads. The Blazers swept Grays Harbor and split the series with Green River putting their league record to 6-5.
Tyson Schmitt stands at a towering 6'7" and delivers a fast ball that has been clocked in the mid 90s. Schmitt is a walk-on to the Centralia College baseball team this season and will be headed to the University of Washington next year.
Centralia took two of three games against number one ranked Lower Columbia last weekend.
The Red Devils came to Centralia for a doubleheader April 10 boasting an impressive 18-1 record sitting solely atop the Western Division standings.
The Blazers were able to get two games in over the weekend despite the rain splitting a pair of games against Green River April 4.
With new head coach Rick Skinner the Blazers baseball team looks to be turning things around.
Centralia split doubleheaders with Southwest Oregon March 24 and March 25 to finish preseason play with a 7-5 record. With the seven wins early in the season, the Blazers have tied their win total of the 2009 and 2008 seasons combined.
Centralia College has hired new coach Rick Skinner to lead the men's baseball program.
"He has connections to the area, he knows baseball, he knows how to coach and he is a good fit for the college," said Bob Peters, athletic director. "He is a great addition to our sports programs."
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