Rainier rumbles by Southwest | Westside Seattle

Team introductions has Southwest players giving high fives.

Kurt Howard

By Tim Clinton

SPORTS EDITOR

Southwest of White Center was not without its highlights Friday, even in a 13-0 Minor (age 8-10) Little League baseball all-star loss to the Rainier District team.

Southwest played stellar defense at times when the ball was hit into play, including an unassisted double play.

Lukas Soerens snagged a line drive off the bat of Rainier's CJ Davis and stepped on second base to double off runner William Hendry.

But Southwest was shut out offensively in spite of back-to-back singles by Sitoray Roberson and Ethan Ellis in the bottom of the third inning.

Rainier ran Southwest ragged on the basepaths for most of its runs in the District 7 opener for both teams played at the PacWest complex in SeaTac.

Southwest returns at 9 a.m. Saturday to play Seattle Central in a losers bracket game. Seattle Central took a 10-4 loss to Renton in its opener Friday.

Southwest players are Ethan Ellis, Jack Derning, Cole Utter, Joseph Benavides, Tae Delaney, Lukas Soerens, Ezra Cox, German Benavides, Sitoray Roberson, Juan Carlos Zarate, Jonathan Harris, Jayden Thomas and Pedro Bustos Toledo.

Southwest starting pitcher Joseph Benavides sends his pitch to the plate.

Miles Hagopian of the Rainier's slides safely home as Southwest catcher Cole Utter waits for the ball.

Southwest's 3rd base coach points to the bag as Sa'toray Roberson heads back to 3rd.

Joseph Benavidos and Lukas Soerens of Southwest reach for the ball as Rainier's Nick Harris will be tagged out sliding into 2nd base.