Nooksack Valley 8, Meridian 7
Ferndale 6, Lakewood 5
Lynden 7, Squalicum 0
Lynden Christian 14, Mount Baker 4
Oak Harbor 5, Bellingham 3
Sedro-Woolley 2, Blaine 0
Mount Vernon 6, Sehome 1
Nooksack Valley 8, Meridian 7
The Pioneers batted around in the bottom of the first inning, and put up five runs, and they held a three-run lead through the first four innings. The Trojans then made it interesting in the fifth when Trey Alexander doubled to the wall. Alexander and Kasyon Culp then came around to score on an error to make it a one-run game. Pierce Brzozowski promptly singled and eventually scored on a fielder’s choice, and it was a new ball game. Nooksack Valley junior Trevek McMillen led off the bottom of the sixth with a sharp double down the left field line, and eventually scored on a sacrifice bunt from senior Crew Bauman. Down by one in the top of the seventh, Brzozowski led off the inning with a walk, took second base on a wild pitch and then advanced to third on an error. Nate Payne was then hit by a pitch, and balk allowed Brzozowski to score which tied the game at 6-6 with nobody out in the top of the inning. An infield hit by Gabe Galbraith allowed Payne to score and Meridian took a 7-6 lead. A sacrifice and two strikeouts later, the Pioneers were able to get out of the inning and went into the bottom of the seventh down by one. Payne was still on the mound for Meridian, and had been dialed in after a tough first inning, but he was also nearing 100 pitches. He was able to get the first two batters out, but then walked Landen Stauffer and Lucas Woodrich on eight straight pitches. Still with two outs, he just needed one more out to win the game. A wild pitch allowed Stauffer and Woodrich to each advance 90 feet. McMillen then hit a two-hopper up the middle which was fielded cleanly, but the throw to first base was mishandled, and both runners came around to win the game for the Pioneers.
W: Blake (1-2)
L: Payne (0-3)
NV: McMillen 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI, R; Randolph 1-4, R; Woodrich 1-3, RBI, 2 R, BB; Bauman 1-2, 2 RBI, SB.
MER: L. Brzozowski 2-4, RBI, 2 R, SB; T. Alexander 1-2, 2B, 2 R, 2 BB, SB; L. Brzozowski 1-2, RBI, R, BB; Galbraith 1-3, 2 RBI; Rowley 1-4..
Ferndale 6, Lakewood 5
The Golden Eagles picked up their third straight win, but it wouldn’t come easy as they needed two runs in the bottom of the sixth to get it done. Senior Nolan Boleak scored on a wild pitch to tie the game at 5-5, and Tracen Pazaski’s sacrifice fly scored Braylon O’Breen to give Ferndale the late lead. Senior Fenton Vasak, who in his last start went over 100 strikeouts in his varsity career, struck out 13 batters in six innings as he picked up his first win of the season. Fredy Caetano then closed the door in the seventh to get his first save of the season. O’Breen continued to swing a hot bat as he tripled, singled and scored twice to lead the offense.
W: Vasak (1-2)
S: Caetano (1)
FER: O’Breen 2-3, 3B, 2 R, BB, 2 SB; Brown 1-3, R, SB; Arndt 1-2, BB.
Lynden 7, Squalicum 0
The Lions put up a four-spot at home in the second inning, thanks to three errors in the field, and Lynden never looked back after that. The Lions pounded out nine hits, including three doubles, two of which came off the bat of senior third baseman Matthew Carroll. Carroll and Conner LeBel each scored two runs, and that was more than enough as senior pitcher Gavin Guttormson struck out 12 batters and didn’t allow a hit in his five and 2/3 innings of work. Cameron Schmitt pitched the complete game for the Storm, and also got the lone Squalicum base hit.
W: Guttormson (3-2)
L: Schmitt (0-2)
LYN: Carroll 2-4, 2 2B, 2 R; Adams 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI; Bense 1-3, R; LeBel 1-3, 2 R, BB, 2 SB; VanDalen 1-2, R; Navarrete 1-3; Honcoop 1-3, RBI, R, 2 SB.
SQU: Schmitt 1-2, BB.
Lynden Christian 14, Mount Baker 4
For the first time in school history, the Lyncs won 10 games to begin the season, and in their 10th win they won by 10 runs over the Mountaineers. Mount Baker scored first Kamden Moa led off the game with a single, stole second base, advanced to third on a groundout and stole home. Lynden Christian then went on a tear by scoring the next 11 runs of the game over the following three innings. Jaxon Huleatt drove in five runs, and Eli Maberry drove in four runs. The two senior outfielders also both tripled. Iggy Frost and Logan David each scored three runs, and junior pitcher Kaden Veldman picked up his first varsity win on the mound. The Mountaineers were led offensively by Moa who scored twice and sophomore Tyson Barksdale who hit his second triple of the year and drove in three runs.
W: Veldman (1-0)
L: Brown (0-1)
LC: Lagreid 2-4, R, SB; Davis 2-2, 3 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB, SB; Huleatt 2-2, 3B, 5 RBI, 2 SB; Maberry 1-4, 3B, 4 RBI, R; Engels 1-3, RBI, BB, SB; Stamps 1-1, R, 3 BB.
MB: Moa 1-1, 2 R, 3 SB; Barksdale 1-3, 3B, 3 RBI.
Oak Harbor 5, Bellingham 3
The Bayhawks found themselves down 2-1 after the first inning, but a 2-out double in the bottom of the second by Tobias Lamb drove in Ben Leonard and Jasper Love to give the lead back to Bellingham. The Wildcats, however, struck for two more runs in the third inning, and another in the fifth to take the home win. Senior leadoff hitter Joe Harward reached base four times, with two talks, a single and a triple. Sophomore Beckett Fisher struck out five batters in five innings of relief, bust suffered his second loss of the season.
L: Fisher (2-2)
BEL: Harward 2-2, 3B, R, 2 BB, SB; Lamb 1-4, 2 RBI; Nelson 1-4, 2B, RBI; Fisher 1-3.
Sedro-Woolley 2, Blaine 0
The Borderites reached base 10 times, but never came around to score as they were blanked at home by the Cubs. Ashton Vezzetti struck out three batters and allowed just one hit, but took his first loss of the season, and Hugo Vekved pitched three scoreless innings in relief. Blaine also got a pair of hits from Elijah Wenger and Isaac Bouma.
L: Vezzetti (0-1)
BLA: Wenger 2-3; Bouma 2-3; Streeter 1-3; Rule 1-3; Kerwin 1-3; Vezzetti 1-1; Brown 1-1.
Mount Vernon 6, Sehome 1
Mariner sophomore Jad Geiger walked in the seventh inning, advanced to second base on a wild pitch and then scored on a base hit from senior Gunnar Tweit, but that would the only run for Sehome against the defending 3A state champion Bulldogs. Tweit finished with a pair of hits, and senior Hudson Neff took his first loss of the season despite allowing just five hits and one walk over five innings, while striking out six.
L: Neff (2-1)
SEH: Tweit 2-3, RBI.
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