It was a game that seemed destined to wind up in overtime and eventually a penalty-kick shootout.
Junior Joey Cassano's walk-off home run in the bottom of the eighth inning powered second-ranked Auburn Mountainview to an 8-9 win over Peninsula on Saturday, earning the Lions the West Central District III/Southwest District 4 title and a No. 1 seed into the state 3A tournament.
Auburn Riverside came up on the short end of a 10-8 slugfest against Heritage in the second round of the West Central District III/Southwest District 4 4A tournament Wednesday at Russell Road Fields in Kent.
Auburn Riverside kept its postseason baseball dreams alive Tuesday with a 1-0 win over Bellarmine Prep in the first round of the West Central District III/Southwest District 4 tournament.
Playing the afternoon game at Russell Road Fields in Kent, the Ravens battled the Lions through seven innings, neither team able to capitalize and push a runner across the plate.
With two outs in the bottom of the seventh, however, Auburn Riverside senior Justin Jacobs powered a Harry Stenberg change-up over the right fielder’s head, scoring pinch runner Brian Darby.