Spokane sweeps Gatorade awards; Mount Spokane's Cunningham signs with Pirates; Casto landing in Pullman.
By Nathan Joyce
MaxPreps.com
Snohomish won the Class 4A state baseball title, and now the Panthers are enjoying the spoils of victory.
Brian Wolfe, a 6-foot-3, 185-pound outfielder and first baseman, has committed to Washington.
Wolfe will play outfield for the Huskies and he said he will sign a letter of intent in November.
“I’ve grown up being a Husky my entire life,” Wolfe told the Seattle Times.
Wolfe had offers from several Pac-10 schools.
Diamond Sports: Spokane Sweeps Gatorade Awards
Sam Skillingstad, who pitches for Shadle Park of Spokane, was named Gatorade softball player of the year. Skillingstad, who will continue her career at Oregon, was a four-time Greater Spokane League player of the year.
She was 28-1 with a 0.39 ERA. Her only loss came in the Class 4A state title game. She led the Highlanders to the state title has a junior.
Another Spokane pitcher, Rusty Shellhorn of Central Valley, won the baseball award.
Shellhorn, a Washington State signee, was 7-3 with a 0.78 ERA and 125 strikeouts in 59 innings. Shellhorn tied a state record with 21 strike outs in a May 9 game.
Shellhorn was drafted in the 39th round by the Chicago White Sox, but he was expected to play for the Cougars.
Baseball: Mount Spokane Player Turning Pro
Jarek Cunningham thought he’d play baseball at Arizona State.
Instead he’s headed off to rookie ball for the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Mount Spokane shortstop was taken in the 18th round, and when the Pirates met his money demands, he packed his bags for Brandenton, Fla.
Cunningham missed most of the season rehabbing a knee injury.
“It was a huge surprise,” Cunningham told the Spokesman-Review. “I kind of thought I’d go to school. The (Pittsburgh Pirates) guy even said it’s unusual to happen like it did. Just being able to get up and keep moving up the ladder and play in the majors, it’s going to be hard work but I’m really looking forward to it. It’s a little scary, but super exciting.”
Basketball: Casto Landing in Pullman
DeAngelo Casto, the Associated Press state player of the year from Ferris in Spokane, is set to begin summer classes at Washington State.
Casto’s academic status was in question because of questionable grades and test scores. As with any athlete, he won’t be cleared until his high school transcripts are approved by the NCAA.
Basketball: All-State Games Set for Saturday
The Washington All-State Girls Basketball games are Saturday at West ValleyHigh School in Spokane.
Things tip off with the Class B game, the East vs. the West at 1:30 p.m. The Class 1A game, East vs. West, follows at 3:30 p.m. and the Class 3A/2A, again East vs. West, wraps things up at 5:30 p.m.
