Nooksack Valley 10, Mount Baker 7
Blaine 9, Burlington-Edison 2
Lynden Christian 2, Sehome 1
Squalicum 11, Bellingham 3
Meridian 3, Sedro-Woolley 1
Anacortes 4, Ferndale 3
Mount Vernon 4, Lynden 1
*Read below to find out more about each game!
Nooksack Valley 10, Mount Baker 7
The Pioneers jumped out to an early 6-1 lead after junior center fielder Eduardo Cerda crushed a three-run homerun over the left field fence in the fourth inning, and eventually held on for the victory. Freshman fireballer Evan Brown picked up his first varsity victory on the mound. The Mountaineers threatened late when a 3-run triple by Brady West in the sixth closed the gap to 9-4, and Baker scored three more in the bottom of the seventh but left the bases loaded as Nooksack Valley secured the victory.
W: Brown (1-1)
L: D. Washburn (0-2)
NV: Cerda 2-4, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, HBP, SB; Perez 2-3, RBI, HBP; H. Lind 2-3, 2B, RBI, R; Tresselt 2-3, RBI, R; Miner 1-4, 2 R; M. Blake 1-5, RBI, R; Newton 1-1, RBI; I. Lind 1-3, RBI, R, BB; Bauman 1-4, RBI.
MB: Rosse 3-4, 2 R; West 2-4, 3B, 5 RBI, BB; E. Washburn 1-2, RBI, R, BB, 2 HBP; D. Washburn 1-3, RBI, R, HBP, SB.
Blaine 9, Burlington-Edison 2
The Borderites bested the Tigers for the second time this season, this time in a conference matchup. Burlington-Edison scored both of its runs in the first inning, and held a 2-0 advantage until the top of the fourth. Blaine would go on to score runs in each inning from there on out to close the game. Junior Kieran Markusen won his fourth game in as many starts, and he struck out eight batters in six innings of work. Junior first baseman Alejandro Moser-Hernandez went 2-for-2 with a run batted in on a sacrifice fly while also scoring a run and drawing a walk to lead the Borderite offense.
W: Markusen (4-0)
BLA: Moser-Hernandez 2-2, RBI, R, BB; Puls 1-3, RBI, 2 R, BB; Bowman 1-2, RBI, R, BB, HBP; Audette 1-3, RBI, HBP.
Lynden Christian 2, Sehome 1
After one inning, the score was 2-1. By the end of the game, it had remained the same as a wonderful pitching duel took place at Sehome High School between Lane Dykstra and Jacob Gillig. The Lyncs scored when Treyson Johnson singled home Dykstra, which was followed up by Austin Engels scoring on a fielder’s choice. The Mariners got their run when Ryder McGrath’s sacrifice fly scored Carson Neff. Both pitchers were on their game after that, and LC junior Bryce Bouwman pitched the seventh to pick up his first save of the season.
W: Dykstra (2-1)
L: Gillig (1-3)
S: Bouwman (1)
LC: Terpstra 2-4; Bouwman 2-4, 3B; Engels 1-4, R; Johnson 1-3, RBI; Paxton 1-3, RBI; Seigman 1-3.
SEH: H. Neff 2-3, SB; C. Neff 1-3, R.
Squalicum 11, Bellingham 3
After three Bayhawk runs pushed across home plate in the first inning, Storm senior Elijah Knowlton settled down and dominated the rest of the way as he struck out 14 batters in six innings of work. Right fielder Jamison Brock sparked the Squalicum offense with a double, a triple and three runs batted in. He was aided by senior shortstop Chase Andersen who went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored. Dylan Johnson also scored three runs for the Storm. Bellingham freshman Alden Scott reached base three times, and also struck out seven batters in four innings on the mound.
W: Knowlton (3-1)
L: Scott (2-2)
SQU: Andersen 3-5, RBI, R; Brock 2-2, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, R, BB, HBP; Sumner 1-4, RBI, R, SB; Lewis 1-4, 2B, RBI, R; Kreta 1-2, 2B, RBI, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 SB; Johnson 1-2, 3 R, 2 BB, SB.
BEL: Brimble 1-3, R, BB; Scott 1-2, R, 2 BB; Je. Harward 1-3, BB; Rasmussen 1-3, BB.
Meridian 3, Sedro-Woolley 1
In June of 1938, Cincinnati Reds left-handed pitcher Johnny Vander Meer did the impossible. He threw a no-hitter in back-to-back games, a feat that hasn’t been duplicated in the Major Leagues before or since. Sophomore Jonah Aase replicated that feat on Monday when he threw his second consecutive no-hitter, this time striking out 13 batters. The Trojan offense was led by the two RBI’s of Jaeger Fyfe and the two base hits by Blake Johnson.
W: Aase (4-0)
MER: Johnson 2-2, RBI; Forbes 1-2, R; Fyfe 1-3, 2 RBI, SB; Berschauer 1-2, 2B, R.
Anacortes 4, Ferndale 3
The Golden Eagles suffered their first loss of the season when the Seahawks broke a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the seventh with an RBI single. It was just the second loss of Jake Mason’s career, although he did strike out seven batters and allow just two hits. The 6-foot-3 240-pound senior also slugged two doubles to extend his Whatcom County lead to seven on the season. Junior first baseman Camden Raymond also had two hits, including a double and two runs batted in.
L: Ja. Mason (2-1)
FER: Ja. Mason 2-3, 2 2B, RBI, HBP, SB; Raymond 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI, HBP; Jo. Mason 1-4, 2B, R; Ootsey 1-3, R.
Mount Vernon 4, Lynden 1
The Bulldogs broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning, and went on to defeat the Lions. Leaving runners on base did Lynden in, as the Lions were only able to score one run on nine hits. Seniors Campbell Nolte and Lane Heeringa collected a single and a double each. Heeringa also had a run batted in, and junior Lane Simonsen scored the Lion run.
L: VanDiest (1-1)
LYN: Nolte 2-3, 2B; Heeringa 2-3, 2B, RBI; Stapleton 1-4; VanDiest 1-3; Baar 1-1, 2B, BB; Carroll 1-2; Migchelbrink 1-3.
