Crimson Bears finish sixth at state baseball tournament

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No graduating seniors were in the starting defensive lineup for the Juneau-Douglas High School: Yadaa.at Kalé Crimson Bears against the Dimond Lynx in Saturday’s 10-7 loss in the fourth/sixth-place game of the ASAA/First National Bank Alaska DI Baseball State Championships at Anchorage’s Mulchay Stadium.

“That is a big positive for where we are at, we are very young,” JDHS coach Luke Adams said. “And today everybody got to feel the pressure of that game at the state tournament. Everybody had reps and an opportunity to contribute and we fell a little short on the scoreboard, but our effort was pretty outstanding and we didn’t quit and I’m really proud of this group. Proud of what they have accomplished, how they have come together this year and are already ready to start looking forward to c level contact listnext season.”

That bodes well for the Crimson Bears as junior catcher Nate Fick threw out an attempted steal to sophomore third baseman Hunter Carte, then threw another attempted steal out to junior second baseman Madden Mendoza, and junior first baseman brother Riley Fick fielded a hard ground ball at first base for the opening inning’s third out.

“That reaffirms that our kids, our players, are ready to play defense and that’s one of our things we’ll take away from this season,” Adams said. “Not only can we play defense, but we are only going to try to improve and we feel like that’s a great foundation of any sport, but especially in this game of baseball. Relying on your defense is imperative and to be able to do that under pressure is a great sign. I’m proud of how they competed.”