Sunday, May 22, 2022 - 12:49pm By The Leader Staff
Lemoore plays Garces Memorial Tuesday in Lemoore in the Division 4 semifinals. Shown here is Jack Ferguson diving into first base in an earlier game.
Lemoore plays Garces Memorial Tuesday in Lemoore in the Division 4 semifinals. Shown here is Jack Ferguson diving into first base in an earlier game.
Photo by Gary Feinstein/Feinsteinfotos

After dropping a 5-4 thriller to Hanford in the West Yosemite League finale, Lemoore’s varsity baseball team surprisingly remains on the verge of a CIF Division 4 championship. The Tigers’ (ranked No. 14) remaining hurdles include Tuesday’s home game against No. 15 Garces Memorial. This showdown could place the Tigers in the Division 4 title game against the winner of No. 1 Liberty or No. 5 Madera South.

School officials attempted to schedule Tuesday’s contest at 6:30 p.m. at the LHS varsity field, but as of Sunday, the game has been scheduled for a 4:30 p.m. start.

After a 12-18 season, including a 6-9 West Yosemite League mark, Lemoore began its streak in the regular season, winning four of their last five games. Included in the streak was the season closer at Hanford. Lemoore dropped that game in a thrilling eight-inning 5-4 loss.

The Tigers defeated Dos Palos in a thrilling away game 13-12 in the first round before the No. 14 ranked team crushed No. 6 Washington Union 7-3 in the second round, setting up their semifinal game against No. 15 Garces.