Cascade baseball team ends eight game losing streak with win at Warden

The Cascade Kodiak baseball team is 0-3 in the Caribou Trail League, but that is larely because they’ve only played the top two teams in the league, Okanogan and Cashmere. They have some important games coming up, against Chelan (3-3) and Omak (0-5).
“We are only three games into the league season. We are better than our record,” said Cascade Head Coach Mike Kelly. “Omak is a game we should win. We have a double header against Chelan which will be gigantic. Those are two games we have to get. I think we will.”
The Kodiaks host Omak today. They host Chelan in a double header on Saturday. Next Tuesday, they play Okanogan at home.
On April 10, Cascade lost 20-4 to Cashmere. The Kodiaks jumped out to 3-0 early, but could not hold on.
“It was exactly how I anticipated it through the first four innings, a baseball game. It was a great baseball game. We jumped out to a 3-0 lead and unfortunately gave it back to them in the top of second. We battled back and forth until inevitably what we feared would happen,” Kelly said.
Kelly only could but tip his cap to a very good Cashmere team.
“We gave it up and lost big. For the vast majority, it was a baseball game. That is a very good Cashmere team. The way they are made up and how poised and confident they are...that’s what we aspire to be,” Kelly said.
Tyler Miller started the game, because Conrad Hasse was not available to start. Kelly was pleased with Miller’s performance.
“Conrad was on a family vacation the week before so hadn’t thrown a bullpen competitively in over a week. I didn’t think it was right to throw him into the fire. Tyler had been doing well competing in the strike zone,” Kelly said. “He kept us in the ball game through four innings. It was a 7-4 baseball game at that point. We were toe-to-toe with what might be the best team in the 1A division. That’s the best Cashmere team I’ve seen in years. “
Cascade ended their eight game losing streak with 5-4 win at Warden on April 12. The Kodiaks at 4-7 overall.
Ian Dunn can be reached at 548-5286 or editor@leavenworthecho.com.