2A State Tournament:
Lynden 12, Cedarcrest 2
Lynden 10, Kingston 6
1A State Tournament:
Seton Catholic 5, Lynden Christian 0
Seattle Christian 10, Lynden Christian 6
Lynden 12, Cedarcrest 2
The Lions used a 6-run third inning to help propel them past the Red Wolves in the first round of the 2A state tournament. The inning was capped by a bases-loaded triple by senior Campbell DeJong, and she also had two doubles and two stolen bases in the game. Sophomore catcher Charlotte Somma belted two doubles, and junior pitcher Callie Ramerman struck out 14 batters and allowed just three hits. Lynden also got a pair of hits from Ramerman, Sarah McVie, Piper Arneson and Xyla Bode.
W: Ramerman (19-4)
LYN: C. DeJong 3-4, 2 2B, 3B, 4 RBI, 2 R, 2 SB; S. McVie 2-3, RBI, 3 R, BB, SB; Ramerman 2-4, 2 RBI; C. Somma 2-3, 2 2B, RBI; Arneson 2-3, RBI, R; Bode 2-3, 2 R; L. Somma 1-3, R, SB; K. McVie 1-3, SB.
Lynden 10, Kingston 6
It was a back-and-forth battle in the quarterfinal round of the 2A state tournament as the Buccaneers came out and scored a pair of run in the top of third, but it was quickly answered in the bottom of the first by the Lions when Charlotte Somma doubled to the wall in left-center field, which scored the speedy Jami Huerta from first base. That was followed up by a 2-run homerun off the bat of Lydia Somma to dead center field, which gave Lynden an early 3-2 lead. Kingston tied it up at 3-3 in the top of the second and remained tied until the bottom of the third when a line shot double by Kyleigh McVie scored Jazz Terpstra and the Lions were up 4-3. The Buccaneers took the lead right back in the following inning on a deep two-run homerun, but a bases loaded walk by Callie Ramerman brought home Kasey DeJong and an error in the infield allowed Sarah McVie to score during the next at bat. The Lions held the 6-5 lead until the top of the sixth when Kingston singled in another run to tie it up, but Lynden enjoyed a huge bottom of the sixth as Ramerman doubled in two runs, and Charlotte Somma followed it up with a homerun to left field to give Lynden the four-run lead late with an inning left in the game. Ramerman closed out her second complete game in the circle on the day, and the Lions will move on to the semifinals for the first time since 2014. They will take on top-ranked Mark Morris at 10:00 AM.
W: Ramerman (20-4)
LYN: C. Somma 3-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, R; S. McVie 2-4, 2 R, SB; Ramerman 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI, BB; K. McVie 2-3, 2B, RBI, BB; K. DeJong 2-2, R, BB; L. Somma 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, R.
Seton Catholic 5, Lynden Christian 0
The Cougars rattled off four runs in the bottom of the second inning, and it was more than enough as they sent the Lyncs into the consolation bracket. Roxanne Lenning went the distance in the circle and struck out five batters, but the Lynden Christian offense was denied by the Seton Catholic pitcher who struck out 13 batters. LC base hits came off the bats of Taya Vader Kooi, Taylor Craig, Hannah Terpstra and Kensley VanSoest.
L: Lenning (16-10)
LC: Vander Kooi 1-3; Craig 1-3, SB; Terpstra 1-3; VanSoest 1-3.
Seattle Christian 10, Lynden Christian 6
The Lyncs found themselves down 7-1 going into the bottom of the sixth, and they rallied for five runs, but the Warriors added three more in the top of the seventh, and Lynden Christian were unable to come up the necessary amount of runs to keep their season alive. Roxanne Lenning went 3-for-4 with three runs batted in, and she also struck out 10 batters in her complete game effort. Brooke VanLoo also had three hits, while Taya Vander Kooi singled, tripled, drove in two runs and scored two runs. The Lyncs finished their season with a 16-12 record.
L: Lenning (16-11)
LC: Lenning 3-4, 3 RBI; B. VanLoo 3-4, RBI, R; Vander Kooi 2-3, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB; Brink 2-4, R, SB; Tolsma 1-3, R, BB; Craig 1-4; Terpstra 1-4, 2B, R.
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