Ballard baseball is heading to the playoffs. With 17 seniors on the roster, they hope to go all the way and make their first ever state tournament berth at the 4A level.

The Beavers finished the regular season with an 11-4 conference record --best ever since joining 4A in 2003 -- and 15-5 overall record, to earn the No. 2 seed in the upcoming KingCo 4A playoffs. Notable wins include Blanchet, West Seattle, 2-game sweep of both Roosevelt and Garfield, and a win at Safeco Field over then undefeated and #1 ranked Kentwood.

In the first round of the KingCo 4A playoff bracket, Ballard will face Bothell, at 1pm, this Saturday, hosted at Woodinville HS.

With 17 seniors on the roster, Ballard hopes to make their first ever state tournament berth at the 4A level.

"It's been a long time coming for this program. This group broke onto the scene last year, and now we plan to reach new heights. Making state has been our goal since day one," said head coach Doug Montgomery. "We're finally getting everyone healthy, we've learned from our mistakes this year, and now it's time to put it all together. We're playing to win, and we're playing for Ballard Pride."

We caught Ballard's home game against Issaquah on April 26, which Ballard won 6-3. See below for some photos that Zachariah Bryan took from that game.

Zachariah Bryan can be reached at zachb@robinsonnews.com

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