2A State Tournament

First Round – Lynden 5, W.F. West 4

Quarterfinals – Port Angeles 4, Lynden 1

Consolation Round – Lynden 12, Rochester 5

*Read below to find out more about each game!

Lynden 5, W.F. West 4

It was a game of “can you top this?” as the Lions would score a run, and the Bearcats would score a run. The Lions would score two runs, and the Bearcats would score two runs. After seven innings of play, neither team was able to top the other one. Lynden scored in the top of the eighth inning, and W.F. West failed to do so in the bottom of the inning, partially due to the defensive play of senior Childrey DeJong who caught a fly ball and doubled a runner off. Senior Trinity Andrew finished the job by striking out the final batter. Andrew finished with 15 strikeouts, while Campbell DeJong and Sierra Alexander each had a pair of hits. Senior catcher Kasi Thomas also drove in two runs with a double.

W: Andrew (17-3)

LYN: Ca. DeJong 2-4, 2 R, SB; Alexander 2-3, RBI, R; Thomas 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI; Ch. DeJong 1-4, R; Andrew 1-4; Powell 1-3, RBI, SB; Tull 1-2.

Port Angeles 4, Lynden 1

The Roughriders scored three runs in the bottom of the third inning, and that proved to be the difference in the game as the Lions fell to the consolation round after picking up the upset win over W.F. West. Lynden’s lone run came on a solo homerun by senior Sierra Alexander in the top of the fourth inning, and the Lions also got hits from Campbell DeJong, Trinity Andrew and Kaiah Tull. Andrew struck out five batters before giving way to freshman Callie Ramerman who struck out seven batters in 3+ innings of relief.

L: Andrew (17-4)

LYN: Ca. DeJong 1-3; Andrew 1-3, 2B; Alexander 1-3, HR, RBI, R; Tull 1-3.

Lynden 12, Rochester 5

The Lions stayed alive in the 2A state tournament by racking up 18 hits, and scoring 12 runs as Lynden put away the Warriors. Sophomore Campbell DeJong once again did her Rickey Henderson impersonation by leading the game off with a homerun, and that proved to be the fuse that set the Lion bats on fire. DeJong, along with Trinity Andrew and Sierra Alexander each collected three hits. Alexander and Callie Ramerman each drove in a pair of runs, as did senior Hannah Saur who came off the bench to drive in two runs with a shot up the middle. Andrew picked up her 18th win of the season, and the Lions will continue their season at 10:00 am against Othello in another loser-out contest.

W: Andrew (18-4)

LYN: Ca. DeJong 3-5, 2B, HR, RBI, 3 R, SB; Andrew 3-5, 3B, RBI; Alexander 3-5, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB; Anderson 2-5, RBI, 3 R, SB; Thomas 2-5, R; Ch. DeJong 2-5, RBI, R; Ramerman 1-3, 2 RBI; Saur 1-1, 2 RBI; Tull 1-4.