Meridian 3, South Whidbey 2
Overlake 6, Blaine 4
Archbishop Murphy 5, Lynden 4
Meridian 4, Overlake 3
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Meridian 3, South Whidbey 2
The Trojans defeated the Falcons in walk-off fashion at Joe Martin Field, but South Whidbey was in control for most of the game, taking a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the seventh. Senior shortstop Daniel Short led off the inning with a hard ground ball, and reached on an error. Senior centerfielder Bryce Johnson then stroked a line drive single to center field. Freshman third baseman Jaeger Fyfe followed that up with a bunt to move the runners, but it ended up as an infield single. A line drive single to right field by junior Hunter Jones tied the game at two, and the Trojans had runners on the corners with nobody out. Sophomore Jacob Amundson then hit a hard ground ball to the short stop, which Fyfe scored on immediately.
W: Aase (8-2)
MER: Johnson 3-3, R; Fyfe 2-3, R, SB; Jones 1-3, 2 RBI.
Overlake 6, Blaine 4
The Borderites got behind early, and clawed their way back multiple times, but left too many runners in scoring position as their season ultimately ended with the loss. Senior Jaxon Kortlever scored his second run of the game in the fifth inning when sophomore Hunter Vezzetti hit a sacrifice fly to left field. Junior Axel Puls then reached base for the third time in the game, and stole his third base of the game which set up a deep triple to center field by senior Aiden Holley. The Borderites had runners on third base and second base with just one out in the following inning, but it they couldn’t capitalize as the next two batters struck out.
L: A. Vezzetti (5-3)
BLA: Kortlever 1-3, 2 R, 2 SB, HBP; Puls 2-3, 2B, RBI, R, BB, 3 SB; Ai. Holley 1-3, 3B, RBI, BB; Castellano 1-3, SB, HBP; Ai. Vezzetti 1-4; Zuch 1-2, RBI, 2 SB, HBP.
Archbishop Murphy 5, Lynden 4
The Lions had their five-game winning streak snapped in the District Championship Game in eight innings against the Wildcats. Lynden got on top early when Duke Ohligschlager’s line drive double scored Coston Parcher in the first inning. The Lions held the 1-0 lead up until the top of the fifth when Archbishop Murphy tied it up. Case Zweegman scored in the bottom of the sixth on a base hit from Isaac Vander Veen to take a 2-1 lead. The Wildcats scored three in the top of the seventh, but the resiliency of the Lynden baseball team led to two more runs in the bottom of the seventh, this time on an error after Ohligschlager put down a bunt. The mishap in the field allowed Parcher and Ryan Kleindel to score and send the game into extra innings. The Wildcats scored again, and the Lions had a good chance once again after Parcher nailed his second triple of the game, but was left stranded at third base. Lynden will continue its season on Saturday in the regional round of the state tournament on Saturday at Davis High School in Yakima as the Lions will face Enumclaw at 10:00 AM.
L: Hermanutz (0-1)
LYN: Parcher 3-5, 2 3B, 2 R; Zweegman 2-4, R; Vander Veen 1-3, RBI, BB; Baar 1-3, BB; Ohligschlager 1-4, 2B, RBI, BB; Kleindel 1-5, R.
Meridian 4, Overlake 3
Moments after picking up his eighth win of the season in relief, freshman pitcher Jonah Aase took to the mound to start against the Growls. He scattered seven hits in four and 2/3 innings of work to pick up his second win of the day, and his Whatcom County leading ninth win of the season. Jaeger Fyfe finished the game out on the mound to pick up his first varsity save while allowing one hit, one run and striking out two. Fyfe also led offensively with two base hits. The Trojans earned a trip to the state tournament and will start out in the regional round of 16 to face Chelan at 10:00 AM on Saturday at Wenatchee Recreational Park.
W: Aase (9-2)
S: Fyfe (1)
MER: Fyfe 2-3; Aase 1-3, RBI, R; Forbes 1-4, 2 RBI; Johnson 1-3, 2B, R; Brooks 1-3, 2b, R; Berschauer 1-2, R, BB.
STANDINGS
TEAM W L PCT RS RA RPG RAPG LYN 19 5 .792 196 62 8.2 2.6 FERN 12 8 .600 160 87 8.0 4.4 MER 14 10 .583 120 111 5.0 4.6 LC 9 12 .429 101 166 4.8 7.9 BLA 9 14 .391 108 134 4.7 5.8 SQU 8 13 .381 96 126 4.6 6.0 SEH 5 13 .278 59 136 3.3 7.6 MB 5 13 .278 76 114 4.2 6.3 BELL 5 14 .263 71 111 3.7 5.8 NV 3 18 .143 53 212 2.5 10.1
