Federal Way’s Todd Beamer softball closing in on postseason again

A year after finishing 12-5 and earning their second trip to the state playoffs, the Todd Beamer softball team is looking like a solid pick to make it three years straight.

April 16, 2015 7:34 pm
Madison Rogers pitched two innings for Todd Beamer against Kent-Meridian and struck out three of the batters she faced. She also homered in the fifth inning.
Madison Rogers pitched two innings for Todd Beamer against Kent-Meridian and struck out three of the batters she faced. She also homered in the fifth inning.

A year after finishing 12-5 and earning their second trip to the state playoffs, the Todd Beamer softball team is looking like a solid pick to make it three years straight.

The Titans cruised to a 12-0 win over Kent-Meridian on Tuesday bringing their record to 8-2 overall and 7-1 in league play.

The game was well in hand for Beamer quickly as they jumped out to a 9-0 lead in the first inning.

Starting junior pitcher Kenzie Palmer struck out five of the six batters she faced. Senior Madison Rogers added another three strikeouts in relief.

The game ended after the fifth inning due to the mercy rule.

As the Titans close in on the halfway mark of their season, they look like a team ready to go further than the teams from the last two years.

Their two losses have come to Tahoma and Woodinville this season. Those teams also have one thing in common: They’re both undefeated.

The two losses came by scores of 4-3 and 4-2, making it hard to believe that the Titans aren’t capable of winning against the top competition in the state.

Beyond those two games, the Titans’ wins have all come by at least three runs, besides a 10-9 win over a feisty Federal Way team on April 7 and Wednesday’s 3-1 win over Decatur. In that time, they have shut out four opponents.

Rogers has a 7-2 record on the season as a pitcher as of April 14. She also currently has an ERA hovering near 2.5 and over 50 strikeouts on the season. Rogers also is currently batting over .400 and leads the team in RBIs.

Jourdin Hering, daughter of Beamer head coach Brian Hering, is second on the team in RBIs and has a batting average near .600.

Collectively, the team is batting well over .300.

The team will face each South Puget Sound League North school once more to close the season. They completed the second of their two games against Kentlake for the year on Thursday, after the Mirror’s publishing deadline.

While every game is important, the April 28 rematch against Tahoma might determine the division and give another glimpse of just how far these girls can go. The Titans will take the field again on April 21 at home against Kentridge, whom they beat 7-4 on March 30.