The Meridian baseball team earned a 6-3 nonleague victory Thursday, April 7, at Cascade High School in Leavenworth.
Devyn Holmes (1-1) pitched a complete game with five strikeouts and only one walk and giving up only one run.
At the plate, Dakota Jones was 2 for 3, Quinn Swanson was 1 for 2, Simon Burkett was 2 for 3 and Tyler Linderman was 1 for 4.
Trojans coach Steve Slesk said he was happy with the win despite a couple hiccups.
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“We had a couple miscues in the fourth that cost us a bit,” Slesk said in a phone interview, “The kids did a good job of hitting in clutch situations so I was really happy about that.”
Other results
Blaine 12, Cascade (Leavenworth) 3: The Borderites racked up 16 hits and scored in every inning but the fourth during a lopsided nonleague road win. Jalen Kortlever was 4 for 5 with a double, an RBI and three runs scored, Jon Starer had three hits and Josh Fakkema was 2 for 4 with a pair of doubles and RBI. Anthony Ball (2-1) earned the win, giving up two runs in five innings.
Scoreboard
NWC STANDINGS
All | NWC | |
School (Class) | W-L | W-L |
Burlington-Edison (2A) | 10-1 | 5-0 |
Ferndale (2A) | 8-2 | 4-0 |
Anacortes (2A) | 10-3 | 4-1 |
Lynden (2A) | 8-2 | 4-1 |
Blaine (2A) | 6-5 | 3-2 |
Sehome (2A) | 8-4 | 2-2 |
Squalicum (2A) | 8-4 | 2-3 |
Bellingham (2A) | 5-8 | 2-3 |
Nooksack Valley (1A) | 5-4 | 2-3 |
Meridian (1A) | 3-7 | 1-3 |
Sedro-Woolley (2A) | 3-8 | 1-3 |
Lynden Christian (1A) | 4-7 | 0-4 |
Mount Baker (1A) | 2-10 | 0-5 |
Blaine 12, Cascade (Leavenworth) 3
Blaine | 111 | 203 | 3 | — | 12 | 16 | 3 |
Cascade | 100 | 011 | 0 | — | 3 | 8 | 9 |
WP: Anothony Ball (2-1). LP: Vandal. Highlights: Blaine: Jon Starcer 3-5, 2R; Jalen Kortlever 4-5, 3 R, 2B, RBI; Chase Abshere 1-5, RBI; Josh Fakkema 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 2B; Brenden Riddle 2-5, 2 R, 2B, RBI; Anthony Ball 1-3, RBI; Armando Moser-Hernandez 1-2, 2B, R; Colby Knutzen 1-3, R; Jon Gunderson 1-2.
Meridian 6, Cascade 3
Meridian | 002 | 011 | 1 | — | 6 | 9 | 2 |
Cascade | 000 | 201 | 0 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 |
WP: Devyn Holmes (1-1). LP: n/a. Highlights: Meridian: Dakota Jones 2-4; Quinn Swanson 1-2; Simon Burkett 2-3; Tyler Linderman 1-4.
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