Baseball: District tournaments at a glance

Class 4A
West Central District
Who: Narrows League, SPSL, Greater St. Helens League
Spots available to regionals: 6
The skinny: South Kitsap, the Narrows League 4A champion and 2013/14 state runner-up, faces Tahoma on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Heidelberg Park in Tacoma. The Wolves (13-7) can clinch a regional tournament berth with a victory, then play for seeding (1-4). Lose, and the Wolves would need to win their next two games to qualify for regionals.

Class 3A
West Central/Southwest Bi-District
Who: Narrows League, SPSL, Greater St. Helens League
Spots available to regionals: 5
The skinny: Central Kitsap, the Narrows League 3A champion, faces Peninsula at 1 p.m. at Heidelberg Park in Tacoma. The Cougars (13-4) can clinch a regional tournament berth with victories in their first two games. If CK loses its opener, it would need to win its next three games to qualify for regionals.

Metro League Tournament
Who: Metro Coast, Mountain and Sound divisions
Spots available to regionals: 4
The skinny: Bainbridge, the Metro Mountain Division champion, received two byes Thursday and Friday. The Spartans (17-2) open play Saturday at noon at Steve Cox Memorial Stadium in White Center against a yet-to-be-determined opponent. Bainbridge can clinch a regional tournament berth with wins in its first two games. The fifth-place Metro team can make regionals by winning a crossover game against a KingCo opponent May 16.

Class 2A
West Central District
Who: Olympic League, SPSL, Seamount
Spots available to regionals: 6
The skinny: North Kitsap (15-3), Olympic (11-7), Port Angeles (9-8) and North Mason (9-10) represent the top four teams from the Olympic League. Each team plays twice Saturday. North Kitsap opens with Franklin Pierce at 1 p.m. at the Fairgrounds. Olympic opens with Washington at 10 a.m. at Liberty High School. Sequim opens with White River at 10 a.m. at Russell Road Park. North Mason opens with Fife at noon at Franklin Pierce High School. This is a double-elimination tournament. Any team that goes 2-0 on Saturday clinches a regional berth. Teams that go 1-1 face loser-out games Wednesday.

Class 1A
West Central District
Who: Olympic League, Nisqually League
Spots available to regionals: 2
The skinny: Klahowya, the Olympic League 1A champion, receives a first-round bye and opens play Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Charles Wright Academy against the winner of Saturday’s game between Chimacum and Vashon Island. Klahowya (17-0) can clinch a regional tournament berth by winning one of its first two games.

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