The Selah vs. Ellensburg baseball series is regularly one of the most anticipated in the entire central Washington region.
This is largely because whenever these two teams face off, nearly everything is on the line.
Their annual doubleheader has actually decided the CWAC crown each of the last four seasons...
For the fifth straight year, Selah and Ellensburg matched up in the CWAC Championship.
Behind the electric start of junior Payton Andreas, Selah picked up a clean 3-0 victory to clinch the district title.
Andreas turned in one of the finest starts of his career...
Selah vs Othello was the matchup that no one expected.
Othello shocked many this past Wednesday with their 7-1 victory over East Valley in the district quarterfinals.
On a frigid Saturday evening, Selah had their work cut out for them in a double-header against a solid 7-2 Prosser squad.
Selah ended up scored runs in every inning of both games. Soundly defeating Prosser by scores 17-3, and 10-0.
The scoring party started early in game one
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It was complete domination by Selah's pitching on the afternoon.
With co-aces Reid Rasmussen and Payton Andreas making back-to-back starts, it was expected Selah would get at least one quality outing.
They ended up getting near flawless performances by both...
After winning a state championship in 2016, Selah's 2017 campaign ended in shockingly abrupt fashion.
A first round playoffs exit to Ellensburg left a sour taste in a program that's used to making deep playoff runs.
"I thought we were the two best teams in the state," said Selah Head Coach Mike Archer, "Ellensburg played a great game and got us; that was a tough end to the season...