Sehome 4, Mount Baker 3
Lynden 4, Squalicum 2
Ferndale 13, Meridian 5
Blaine 3, Lakewood 1
Mount Vernon 7, Lynden Christian 3
Oak Harbor 13, Nooksack Valley 0
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Sehome 4, Mount Baker 3
Jacob Gillig’s walk-off single to right-center field won the game in the bottom of the ninth for the Mariners. The hit scored Aiden Harwick-Koolen who led off the inning with a walk, Jacob Moore’s sacrifice bunt moved him to second, and the bases were then loaded when the next two batters were hit by a pitch, setting up Gillig’s heroics. Gillig also had a strong performance on the mound, striking out 11 batters in seven innings of work. Ben Sefrit picked up his first varsity victory in relief, working two innings without allowing a baserunner. Mountaineer sophomore Braven Nason matched Gillig pitch for pitch, going six and two-thirds innings, and striking out nine. He also mashed a double and a triple to help his own cause.
W: Sefrit (1-0)
L: Anderson (0-1)
SEH: Ortega 2-4, 3B, RBI, HBP; Neff 2-4, RBI, SB, HBP; Gillig 2-3, RBI, 2 SB, 2 BB; Mack 1-3.
MB: Nason 2-4, 3B, 2B, RBI, R; West 2-4; Maloley 1-4, 2B, R; Hanstead 1-3, R.
Lynden 4, Squalicum 2
Sophomore pitcher Lane Simonsen went the distance for the Lions, and picked up his second win of the season (3-0 in his career). He struck out 14 while allowing four hits and walking three. In a great matchup, Storm junior Elijah Knowlton allowed just three hits over five innings, but a three-run fifth inning by Lynden gave the Lions a 4-0 advantage. A two-run homerun by senior Connor Brueske in the top of the sixth brought Squalicum within two, but that would be all of the Storm scoring. Lynden senior Duke Ohligschlager also hit a homerun in the contest.
W: Simonsen (2-0)
L: Knowlton (2-1)
LYN: Kleindel 1-2, R, HBP, 2 SB; Ohligschlager 1-1, HR, RBI, R; Vander Veen 1-2, HBP, SB.
SQU: Brueske 2-3, HR, 2 RBI, R; Hebert 1-3; Andersen 1-3.
Ferndale 13, Meridian 5
Golden Eagle junior catcher Landen Hatchett blasted two homeruns, and junior outfielder Jordan Mason added his first varsity homerun as the Ferndale offense poured it on once again. Dylan Strom allowed just one hit and struck out seven in five innings of work to pick up his first win of the season. Trojan junior second baseman Hunter Jones led Meridian offensively with a pair of hits.
W: Strom (1-1)
L: Johnson (0-2)
FER: Hatchett 3-3, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, HBP; Jo. Mason 2-3, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB; James 2-4, RBI, R; Pelton 1-5, 2 RBI; Ja. Mason 1-4, R; Strom 1-3, R, BB; McCormick 1-1; .
MER: Jones 2-3, RBI, R, BB; Aase 1-3, RBI, HBP, SB; D. Short 1-3, RBI, R; Fyfe 1-3, R; .
Blaine 3, Lakewood 1
The Borderites scored all three of their runs in the bottom of the second inning, and that was all pitcher Aiden Vezzetti would need to secure his second victory in as many outings. The senior righty struck out nine and allowed just five hits over six innings of work. Senior left fielder Anden Holley had a pair of hits, including an RBI double.
W: A. Vezzetti (2-0)
S: Ai. Holley (1)
BLA: An. Holley 2-2, 2B, RBI, R; Swinburson 1-3; H. Vezzetti 1-3, R; Kortlever 1-3, R.
Mount Vernon 7, Lynden Christian 3
The Bulldogs jumped to a 5-1 lead after two innings, and the Lyncs weren’t able to recover. Jonah Terpstra worked efficiently, throwing 83 pitches in the complete game effort, while striking out three. Junior Isaac Paxton and sophomore Brody Bouwman each had doubles for Lynden Christian.
L: Terpstra (0-2)
LC: Paxton 2-4, 2B, RBI; Terpstra 1-4, R; Dykstra 1-4; Bouwman 1-3, 2B, R, BB; Engels 1-3, BB; Zylstra 1-4; Postma 1-3.
Oak Harbor 13, Nooksack Valley 0
The Pioneers struggled against the Wildcats who scored in each inning. Sophomore Kasey Newton and junior Bennett DeLange each had a base hit for Nooksack Valley, with Newton raising his average to .364 on the season.
L: Newton (0-2)
NV: Newton 1-2; DeLange 1-2.
STANDINGS
TEAM W L PCT RS RA FERN 4 1 .800 44 23 LYN 5 2 .714 61 22 MER 4 2 .667 41 29 BLA 2 2 .500 21 22 SQU 3 4 .429 32 38 MB 2 4 .333 23 35 BELL 1 5 .167 23 38 SEH 1 5 .167 12 43 NV 1 5 .167 10 75 LC 1 5 .167 16 55
