Baseball Recap: Newport - Bellevue snaps eight-game streak of wins at home

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2024, 9:43pm

Baseball Recap: Newport - Bellevue Knights vs. Bothell Cougars

Newport - Bellevue fell victim to Bothell and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 6-0 walloping at the hands of the Bothell Cougars. It was the first time this season that Newport - Bellevue let down their fans at home.

Newport - Bellevue saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jace Rainey, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.

On Bothell's side, they got a great performance from Brady Hallen as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Blake Skinner, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.

Newport - Bellevue's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 11-3. As for Bothell, their win bumped their record up to 9-6.

Newport - Bellevue will head out on the road to face off against Issaquah at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Newport - Bellevue: 2.9, Issaquah: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Bothell, they will be playing at home against Inglemoor at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.

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