Lynden 4, Lynden Christian 2
Blaine 5, Ferndale 0
Nooksack Valley 11, Sehome 10
Meridian 13, Squalicum 0
Lakewood 12, Mount Baker 4
Mount Vernon 11, Bellingham 2
*Read below to find out more about each game!
Lynden 4, Lynden Christian 2
The Lions survived a scare from the Lyncs in the seventh inning to pull out the victory over their crosstown rivals. Lynden Christian had the bases loaded with two outs when Sam Kok ripped a line drive that was snared by Lane Simonsen at first base to end the game. Kael Stapleton gave up just three hits over six innings of work to pick up his second win of the season. LC sophomore Eli Maberry went 3-for-4 at the plate and also went the distance on the mound for the Lyncs.
W: Stapleton (2-0)
L: Maberry (1-1)
S: Carroll (2)
LYN: Stapleton 1-2, 2 RBI; Langstraat 1-3; Thomas 1-1, BB; Adams 1-3, R.
LC: Maberry 3-4; Brink 1-2, R.
Blaine 5, Ferndale 0
It was a wonderful pitching duel between two senior aces, until the bottom of the fifth inning when Golden Eagle errors were beginning to mount up and the Borderites took advantage by pushing across all five of their runs. Blaine senior Kieran Markusen gave up three hits and struck out 11 batters to grab his third win of the season. He also sits at 30 strikeouts on the year without walking a single batter. Catcher Evan Yates drove in two runs on with his team’s lone hit of the game. Ferndale senior Camden Raymond struck out six and allowed just the one hit, but suffered the loss, despite not allowing an earned run.
W: Markusen (3-0)
L: Raymond (0-1)
BLA: Yates 1-3, 2 RBI, R.
FER: Bungard 1-3, SB; Raymond 1-3; Dobbins 1-2, SB.
Nooksack Valley 11, Sehome 10
In a game of twists and turns, the Pioneers held an 8-2 lead after four innings, but the Mariners rattled off eight runs of their own in the following two innings before Nooksack Valley scored three runs in the seventh inning to win the game. Down by one, with two outs in the top of the seventh and the bases loaded, sophomore Evan Brown hit a double to left field which scored Kasey Newton and Colby Martin, which ultimately turned into the game-winning hit. Newton led his team with three hits, including his county-leading third triple of the season, and he also picked up the win in relief as he struck out three batters in just under two innings. Sehome got three hits apiece from sophomores Hudson Neff and Gunnar Tweit.
W: Newton (2-0)
L: Tweit (0-1)
NV: Newton 3-5, 3B, RBI, R; Tresselt 2-5, 2B, RBI, R, SB; Brown 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, BB; Perez 2-4, RBI, BB; Cerda 1-5, RBI, R; Martin 1-2, R, 2 BB; Stauffer 1-3, 2 R; Cr. Bauman 1-3, RBI.
SEH: Neff 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB, SB; Tweit 3-5, 2 RBI, 2 R; Glennon 2-3, 3 RBI, BB; McGrath 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI, R.
Meridian 13, Squalicum 0
Perfection. It doesn’t come along very often, but last night included perhaps the greatest pitching performance in Whatcom County history. Junior Jonah Aase pitched a perfect game, and struck out 17 of the 18 batters he faced. Squalicum’s Josh Kreta was the only player to put the ball in play, a pop-out to Lincoln Hoefer at first base. The game was scoreless after four innings, but the Trojans blasted out eight runs in the fifth inning. Meridian left fielder Tyson Timmer led his team with three runs batted in while freshman shortstop Pierce Brzozowski led with three hits.
W: Aase (1-0)
L: Hebert (0-2)
MER: Brzozowski 3-3, RBI, 2 R, BB; Amundson 2-4, 2 RBI, BB; Wang 2-3, RBI, 2 R, BB, SB; Alexander 1-4, 2 RBI, 2 R; Timmer 1-2, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 R; Hoefer 1-3, 2 R.
Lakewood 12, Mount Baker 4
The Mountaineers pushed across three runs in the top of the fifth inning, but the Cougars were too powerful as they scored in every inning before claiming the victory at home. Mount Baker showed great patience by walking 11 times, but was only able to obtain one hit, a triple by senior first baseman Tyson Rightmire.
L: Sternhagen (0-1)
MB: Rightmire 1-3, 3B, R; Hesyck 2 RBI.
Mount Vernon 11, Bellingham 2
The Bulldogs held a slight 2-0 lead after four innings, but poured it on in the final three innings to take the road win. Senior Owen Rasmussen struck out four batters and allowed just three hits in five innings of work, but suffered the tough-luck loss. Senior right fielder Hunter Bryant-Pearson singled in two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning for Bellingham.
L: Rasmussen (1-1)
BEL: Toof 1-3, BB; Je. Harward 1-4, R; Jo. Harward 1-2, BB, 2 SB; Bryant-Pearson 1-3, 2 RBI; Helfield 1-2, BB.
