16U Sixers close out summer season

Local baseball team ends summer play with 17-10 record

SPOKANE – The 16U Central Washington Sixers wrapped up the summer with an appearance at the Gonzaga Midsummer Classic, going 2-2 on the weekend to finish the season with a 27-10 overall record. “The boys were confident; we knew the tournament we were coming into that we were going to face some tougher teams,” Head Coach Jaret Fulbright said. Central Washington opened the tournament on Thursday, taking on KBC 15U where the Sixers took an early 4-2 lead in the bottom of the second inning. KBC scored three runs in the top of the fifth to tie the game at five, later sealing the win with a three-run top of the seventh inning to win 8-6.