Sehome 5, Lakewood 3
Lynden 14, Bellingham 4
Blaine 2, Sedro-Woolley 1
Lynden Christian 10, Nooksack Valley 5
Oak Harbor 10, Ferndale 8
Burlington-Edison 9, Mount Baker 4
Anacortes 11, Squalicum 5
Mount Vernon 11, Meridian 1
*Read below to find out more about each game!
Sehome 5, Lakewood 3
Mariner ace Jacob Gillig went the distance, striking out 12 and allowing just one walk to pick up his second victory of the season. It was also the senior’s double that broke a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the fifth, scoring Hudson Neff and Campbell Robbins to take the lead. His dominant pitching throughout never allowed the Cougars back into the game. Neff, a freshman, scored twice for Sehome, and he also stole three bases.
W: Gillig (2-4)
SEH: H. Neff 2-3, RBI, 2 R, 3 SB, HBP; Robbins 1-3, R, SB; Gillig 1-3, 2 RBI; McGrath 1-3; Sefrit 1-3, R; Malloy 1-2, SB; Tweit 1-3, 2B, R.
Lynden 14, Bellingham 4
Monster innings are becoming a habit for the Lions, and in this instance it happened in the first inning of the game. Lynden scored 11 runs in the first and never looked back against the Bayhawks. It was a total team effort with eight different players scoring runs, and seven different players getting base hits for the Lions. Kobe Baar and River Langstraat each knocked in three runs for Lynden. Freshman Alden Scott led Bellingham with two hits, and senior Ethan Brimble scored two runs.
W: Stapleton (2-0)
L: Rasmussen (1-2)
LYN: Langstraat 2-3, 2 2B, 3 RBI, R; Stapleton 1-2, RBI, 2 R, BB, SB; Hermanutz 1-1; Nolte 1-3, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB; VanDiest 1-2, RBI, 3 R, BB; Moore 1-1, RBI; Baar 1-2, 3 RBI, HBP.
BEL: Scott 2-3, R; Brimble 1-2, 2B, RBI, 2 R, BB; Je. Harward 1-3; Toof 1-3, RBI; Rasmussen 1-1, BB.
Blaine 2, Sedro-Woolley 1
The Borderites were down 1-0 for the majority of the game, including in the bottom of the seventh when Axel Puls led off the inning. The senior short stop got hit by a pitch, and promptly stole second base. Junior center fielder Hunter Vezzetti followed that up with a triple to center field which scored Puls to make it a tie game with still nobody out in the bottom of the seventh. The big bat of Alejandro Moser-Hernandez was taken away as the 6-foot-3 junior first baseman was intentionally walked. He then stole second base, and Deon Bowman was also hit by a pitch. The bases were loaded, and the Borderites just needed one more run. Two batters later, Owen Wenger singled up the middle to win the game for Blaine. Diego Guttierez pitched his second complete game victory in as many varsity appearances.
W: Gutierrez (2-0)
BLA: Puls 1-2, 3B, R, HBP, SB; Vezzetti 1-2, 3B, RBI, R, BB; Wenger 1-2, RBI, HBP.
Lynden Christian 10, Nooksack Valley 5
The Lyncs jumped out to a 4-0 lead after two and a half innings, the Pioneers then closed it to 4-3, but two more big innings in a row for Lynden Christian was too much for Nooksack Valley to handle. LC was powered by 12 hits, three by Jonah Terpstra, and two from Lane Dykstra, Austin Engels and Treyson Johnson. Isaac Paxton picked up his first victory of the season, and the 11th of his career, and junior Brody Bouwman pitched four innings in relief to pick up the hard-earned save. Drew DeWispelaere and Eduardo Cerda each had a pair of hits to lead the Pioneers’ offensive attack.
W: Paxton (1-3)
L: Brown (1-2)
S: Bouwman (2)
LC: Terpstra 3-4, RBI, 2 R, HBP, 2 SB; Dykstra 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB; Engels 2-4, 2 RBI, R, BB; Johnson 2-4, RBI; Paxton 1-4, RBI; Maberry 1-1, R, SB; Brink 1-3, R.
NV: DeWispelaere 2-4, RBI; Cerda 2-3, BB, 2 SB; Newton 1-3, BB; Martin 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, R, HBP; H. Lind 1-3, R, HBP.
Oak Harbor 10, Ferndale 8
A six-run top of the sixth by the Wildcats, which included a grand slam, broke the game wide open. The Golden Eagles were able to score four runs in the final two innings, but it just wasn’t enough. Dylan Strom pitched well enough to win, as he struck out 12 batters, and allowed just five hits, but six of the seven runs against him were unearned. Strom also belted his Whatcom County leading 4th home run of the season, which was also the 7th of his career. Jake Mason and Camden Raymond also had two hits apiece.
L: Strom (2-2)
FER: Strom 3-4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R; Ja. Mason 2-4, 2B, 2 R; Raymond 2-4, RBI, R; Bungard 1-4, 2 RBI.
Burlington-Edison 9, Mount Baker 4
The Mountaineers scored a pair of runs in the top of the third inning to take an early 2-1 lead, but the Tigers roared back for eight runs in the next two innings. Daniel Washburn led Baker with two hits, and Brady West had a double, a sacrifice fly, a run scored, a run batted in and was hit by a pitch. Kade Melland pitched well in relief for Mount Baker, allowing just one hit over one and one third of an inning.
L: E. Washburn (1-2)
MB: D. Washburn 2-3, RBI, BB, SB; Hanstead 1-3, SB; West 1-1, 2B, RBI, R, HBP; Nason 1-3, R; Rabang 1-3, R.
Anacortes 11, Squalicum 5
The Storm held a 2-0 advantage going into the bottom of the fifth, but the Seahawk offense exploded for 11 runs in two innings. Ben Hebert led Squalicum with two hits, and a run batted in. Third baseman Colby Lewis picked up the other RBI, and Elijah Knowlton hit a double.
L: Hebert (0-4)
SQU: Hebert 2-2, RBI, HBP; Sumner 1-4; Knowlton 1-3, 2B; Hollingsworth 1-2, R, HBP, SB; Kreta 1-3.
Mount Vernon 11, Meridian 1
The Bulldogs scored multiple runs in each of the first three innings as the Trojans were overmatched on the road. Sophomore shortstop Jaeger Fyfe led with two hits, while Jonah Aase had an RBI double that scored Ian Forbes.
L: Short (2-3)
MER: Fyfe 2-3; Forbes 1-3, R; Aase 1-3, 2B, RBI.
