AMERICAN LEGION: Wilder Senior pounds out 39 hits in sweep; Wilder Jr. splits

AMERICAN LEGION: Wilder Senior pounds out 39 hits in sweep; Wilder Jr. splits

BELLEVUE — Wilder remained in the hunt for the NW Area 1 AAA League title with a doubleheader sweep against Lakeside Babe Ruth 14-3 and 11-5.

Wilder bashed 39 hits in the Friday’s twinbill. Gavin Guerrero went 8 for 10 on the day.

“There was a lot of barrel on the ball,” said coach Karl Myers.

Believe it or not, Wilder actually got off to a slow start in the opening game, trailing 3-0 after four innings. They exploded after the fourth, scoring five runs in the fifth and nine runs in the sixth to blow the game wide open.

Wilder tallied 20 hits in the first game and every single batter on the team had at least one hit. Timmy Adams went 4 for 4 with two runs and an RBI, while Guerrero was 4 for 5 with two runs and an RBI.

Brody Merritt hit 3 for 4 with a double, a run scored and three RBIs. Joel Wood went 2 for 4 with a double, two runs scored and two RBIs and Lucas Jarnigan went 2 for 4 with a double, two runs score and two RBIs.

Wyatt Hall had a hit, three runs scored and an RBI.

Bo Bradow started the game on the mound, going five innings, giving up three hits and no earned runs, while striking out four and walking two. Jadon Seibel pitched the sixth inning, giving up no hits, no runs and no walks while striking out one.

In the second game, Guerrero again went 4 for 5 with two runs scored, an RBI and two stolen bases.

Bradow went 3 for 3 with two doubles, two runs scored and two RBIs.

Jarnigan went 2 for 4 with three RBIs, while Wyatt Hall went 2 for 4 with two runs and an RBI. Whitman had two hits, including a double, and an RBI.

Adams got the win on the mound, going five innings and giving up no earned runs on six hits. He struck out four.

Wilder (9-1, 5-1) plays Lakeside Recovery (10-2) in Issaquah today with these games possibly deciding the NW Area 1 AAA League championship. The two teams split a pair at Civic Field earlier this season.

Wilder then has up to six home games at Volunteer and Civic Field this week against a traveling team from Australia (July 2-3) and the Firecracker Tournament (July 4-7).

Wilder 14, Lakeside BR 3

Wilder 0 0 0 0 5 9 x — 14 20 3

LBR 0 0 3 0 0 0 x — 3 3 2

WP: Bradow

Pitching

Wilder — Guerrero 4-5, 2R, RBI; Adams 4-4, 2R, RBI; Merritt 3-4, 2B, R, 3RBI; Jarnigan 2-4, 2B, 2R, 2RBI; Wood 2-4, 2B, 2R, 2RBI, BB; Hall 1-3, 3R, RBI; Bradow 1-5, R, RBI; Whitman 1-4, R, RBI.

Hitting

Wilder — Bradow 5IP, 3H, 0ER, 4K, 2BB; Seibel 1IP, 0H, 0ER, BB.

Wilder 11, Lakeside BR 5

Wilder 2 2 0 2 1 2 2 — 11 19 1

LBR 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 — 5 8 3

WP: Adams

Pitching

Wilder — Adams 5IP, 6H, 0ER, 4H, 0BB; Ness 1IP, 2H, 2ER, K, 3BB; Scofield 1IP, 0H, 0ER.

Hitting

Wilder — Guerrero 4-5, 2R, 2SB, RBI; Bradow 3-3, 2 2B, 2R, 2RBI; Whitman 2-5, 2B, RBI; Hall 2-4, 2R, RBI; Wood 2-4, R, RBI, BB, SB; Woods 1-3, R, RBI, BB; Jarnigan 2-4, 3RBI.

Wilder Jr. Wilder Jr. 10, Lakeside Recovery 5 Lakeside Recovery 8, Wilder Jr. 3

BELLEVUE — Wilder Jr. split a pair with Lakeside Recovery, winning an early morning game 10-5 and dropping an afternoon game 8-3.

In Game 1, Wilder Jr. got up 4-0 after the first half-inning, but Lakeside chipped away, scoring one run each in the first four innings to make the game 5-4.

It remained 5-4 until the sixth inning when Wilder Jr. erupted for four more runs to take a commanding 9-4 lead.

Adam Watkins went 2 for 4 at the plate with a run scored and an RBI. Silas Thomas hit a triple, scored a run, drove in two and walked.

Trey Baysinger and Kamron Meadows each had a double, a run scored, an RBI and a walk, with Meadows adding a stolen base. Kaleb Ripley had a hit, a run scored and two RBIs. Logan Olson had a hit, a walk, a stolen base and two runs scored.

On the mound, Beckett Jarnigan earned the win, going two innings, and giving up two earned runs with a strikeout and a walk. Seth Woods went two innings, giving up four hits and an earned run while walking one. Connor Bear pitched the final three innings to collect the save, giving up no earned runs while walking none and striking out four.

In Game 2, the game was knotted up at 2-2 until the bottom of the fourth inning when Lakeside scored four runs to blow it open at 6-2. They tacked on two insurance runs in the sixth to make it 8-2.

Thomas had a great game for Wilder Jr., hitting a home run and a double as he nearly pulled off a cycle for the doubleheader. He scored two runs and had a walk and an RBI.

Michael Grubb went 2 for 4 with a stolen base. Baysinger went 1 for 1 with two walks, while Ty Bradow and Ripley also had hits. Joey Hildebrandt had an RBI.

On the mound, Adam Watkins took the loss. Olson started the game, pitching two scoreless innings, while giving up one hit and one walk. He struck out two.

Wilder Jr. (10-6, 6-4) is next set to host Stanwood and Stanwood A at Volunteer Field at 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Saturday.

Wilder Jr. 10, Lakeside Recovery 5

WJr. 4 1 0 0 0 4 1 — 10 8 2

Lake. 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 — 5 10 3

WP: B. Jarnigan

Pitching

Wilder Jr. — B. Jarnigan 2IP, 5H, 2ER, K, BB; S. Woods 2IP, 4H, ER, BB; Bear 3IP, H, 0ER, 4H.

Hitting

Wilder Jr. — Watkins 2-4, R, RBI; Thomas 1-3, 3B, R, 2RBI; Meadows 1-4, 2B, R, RBI; Baysinger 1-3, 2B, R, RBI; Ripley 1-2, R, 2RBI; Olson 1-3, 2R, BB.

Lakeside Recovery 8, Wilder Jr. 3

WJr. 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 — 3 7 2

Lake. 0 0 2 0 4 2 x — 8 10 0

LP: Watkins

Pitching

Wilder Jr. — Olson 2IP, H, 0ER, 2K, BB; Cyr 1IP, 3H, ER, K, BB; Watkins 1.1IP, 2H, 3ER, K; Meadws 0.2IP, H, 0ER, 2K, BB; Seibel 1IP, 3H, 2ER, 2BB.

Hitting

Wilder Jr. — Thomas 2-3, HR, 2B; 2R, RBI, BB; Grubb 2-4, R, SB; Bradow 1-2; Ripley 1-3, SB.

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