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Photos: Mercer Island baseball beats Kennewick 8-4 in WIAA Class 3A state championship

Here is an inside look at the game through the lens of photographer John Keller

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports

Photos: Mercer Island baseball beats Kennewick 8-4 in WIAA Class 3A state championship
Photos: Mercer Island baseball beats Kennewick 8-4 in WIAA Class 3A state championship /

PASCO, Wash. — Mercer Island built a seven-run lead early and withstood a late Kennewick push to win the Class 3A state championship on Saturday at Gesa Stadium. 

The Islanders entered the tournament the 12-seed and took down four of the top five seeds to hoist its second championship in program history — both under head coach Dominic Woody.

Here are photos from the game. All photos are by John Keller (@johnkellerphotography):

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All photos are by John Keller (@johnkellerphotography)

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Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports
ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

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