Meridian 8, Squalicum 7
When senior outfielder Josh Neeter of the Trojans led off the bottom of the eighth he was hoping for a better outcome than the previous three strikeouts. A perfectly placed bunt allowed him to reach base. He than stole second base, just getting under the tag, which prompted Squalicum to intentionally walk Art Madrigal. Brayden Zender’s follow-up sacrifice bunt worked to perfection, allowing the winning run in Neeter to reach third base, but the throw ricocheted off of the third baseman’s glove, and an alert Neeter bolted for home as he slid in for the win. The beginning of the game had a lot of scoring, with both teams scoring in each of the first innings, but small-ball by both teams produced a great baseball game from both Meridian and the Storm. The Trojans got two hits from junior Ryan Johnson, sophomore Ethan Brooks and freshman Bryce Johnson. Squalicum senior shortstop Josh Boysen picked up two hits for his team. Meridian (7-8) will travel to Blaine (9-4) to take on the Borderites on Wednesday, and the Storm (5-11) will play host to Nooksack Valley (3-12) on Wednesday.
W: Brooks
L: Rice (1-1)
SQU: Boysen 2-5, 2B, R; Sage 1-3, 2 R, SB, HBP, BB; Carlson 3 BB, SB; Nickelson 1-3, RBI; Lloyd SB, R; Pennock 1-3, RBI, R, BB; Patterson 1-2, BB.
MER: Madrigal 1-4, R, BB, SB; Zender 1-4; Brooks 2-4, RBI, R; R. Johnson 2-3, 2B, 2 R, RBI, BB; Hemenway 1-3, 2B, R, BB; B. Johnson 2-4, 2 RBI; Kuljis 1-3, 2 RBI.
Blaine 15, Lynden Christian 3
The Borderites scored early and often in a 15-3 route over the Lyncs. It was the base on balls bugaboo for LC pitchers (9), but the Blaine hitters also pounded out 10 hits in the five inning game. Senior leadoff hitter Colby Knutzen led his team with three hits and four runs batted in. He also hit a double, stole a base and pitched four innings while striking out six batters. Seniors Hayden Dohner and Hudson Reid each collected a pair of hits, while Reid and junior Griffin King each scored three runs. Dohner and fellow senior Ryan Turnberg each knocked in three runs. Lynden Christian sophomore Preston Mark had two hits. Blaine (9-4) will host Mount Baker (5-10) today, and the Lyncs (5-10) will host Bellingham (1-13) today.
W: Knutzen (2-1)
L: Terpstra (0-4)
BLA: Knutzen 3-4, 4 RBI, R, BB, 2B, SB; Wallen 1-4, 2 R, 2 RBI; K. Turnberg 1-1, 3 BB, 2 R, SB; King 3 R, 2 BB, RBI, 2 SB; Dohner 2-4, 3 RBI, 2 R; Reid 2-2, 3 R, 2 HBP; R. Turnberg 1-1, 3 RBI, BB.
LC: Moorlag 1-2, R, BB; Whittern 1-2, R, BB, SB; Dykstra 1-3, Sipma 1-2, RBI, R, BB; Terpstra 1-2, BB; Mark 2-3.
Sehome 7, Mount Baker 3
Mariner pitcher Ethan Brown and Mountaineer pitcher Michael Kentner each had a big day at the plate against each other. Brown went 2-for-3 with a double, and Kentner had four hits in four tries, but it was ultimately the nine errors committed by Baker that was the difference of the game. Sehome shortstop Trevor Seaholm and first baseman Jacob Kaepernick each also had a pair of hits, and Seaholm knocked in a pair of runs. The Mariners (10-6) will host Lynden Christian (5-10) on Wednesday, and Mount Baker (5-10) will travel to Blaine (9-4) today to take on the Borderites.
W: Brown (1-0)
L: M. Kentner (2-2)
S: Seaholm (2)
SEH: Seaholm 2-3, 2 RBI, BB, SB; Kaepernick 2-4, 2B, R; DeLisle 1-4, R; Brown 2-3, 2B, RBI, R;
MB: Jefferson 1-4, R, 2 SB; Bass 1-4, RBI, R; M. Kentner 4-4, RBI; Beason 1-4; Backstrom 1-3, R, SB.
Nooksack Valley 10, Bellingham 0
A huge fifth inning for the Pioneers expedited their conference game against the Red Raiders. Seven runs were scored, and Nooksack Valley got its first win since March 14th. Outfielder Trey Eshuis and pinch runner Jacob Tresselt each scored two runs for the Pioneers, while senior Evan Neitling and Jacob Roosma each knocked in a pair of runs. Roosma also pitched the complete game shut out, and he struck out seven batters. Bellingham freshman Connor Anderson got two hits, while seniors Nick Posey and Nathan Pursley also got hits to keep their batting average above .300. Nooksack Valley (3-12) will host Lynden (9-4) today, and the Red Raiders (1-13) will travel to Lynden Christian (5-10) today to take on the Lyncs.
W: Roosma (1-2)
L: Davis (0-5)
NV: Neitling 1-2, 2 RBI, R, HBP; Zylstra 1-3, R; DeWeber 1-1, RBI, R, BB, HBP, SB; Eshuis 1-1, 2 R, RBI, BB; Averill 1-3, RBI, R; Weidkamp 1-2, RBI, R, BB; Roosma 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI, HBP.
BELL: Anderson 2-3; Posey 1-2; Pursley 1-2, SB; DePalma 1-2; Davis 1-2.
Burlington-Edison 6, Lynden 2
In a battle of traditional Northwest Conference powers it was the Tigers that topped the Lions. One of the best rivalries of northwest Washington in all sports, it was Lynden senior Preston King who intercepted a pass to seal the victory against Burlington-Edison last fall, but the Tigers were able to get to the right-hander hurler back on Monday. Timely hitting and a few errors caused a big fifth inning for Burlington-Edison. The Lions were able to get base hits from Ben Libolt, James Marsh, Devin Holmstrom and Connor White. Lynden (9-4) will travel to Nooksack Valley (3-12) today to take on the Pioneers.
L: King (4-2)
LYN: Libolt 1-4, R; Marsh 1-3, R, BB; Holmstrom 1-3, RBI; White 1-2, BB.
Sedro Woolley 11, Ferndale 4
The Cub offense was too much too overcome against the Golden Eagles on Monday. Sedro-Woolley remained atop the Northwest Conference with its big win. Senior shortstop Bryan Ebe, who has signed a letter of intent to play baseball at Lower Columbia College next season, went 2-for-3 at the plate for Ferndale. He also had a run batted in, a stolen base and he was hit by a pitch twice. That now makes a county-high 10 on the season. Sophomores Carson Peters and Kobe Sandstrom each scored two runs for Ferndale. The Golden Eagles (9-6) will try to bounce back on Wednesday when they host Burlington-Edison (10-3).
L: Hatchett (3-1)
FERN: Peters 1-3, 2 R, BB, HBP; Ebe 2-3, RBI, SB, 2 HBP; Sandstrom 1-2, 2 R, BB, 2 HBP; Roddel 1-3, BB, HBP; Hatchett RBI, BB, 2 HBP; Whipkey 1-4, RBI.
