Baseball Recap: Bellingham Drops Highest Score of Season Against Mt. Baker

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bellingham). Everything went their way against the Mt. Baker Mountaineers on Thursday as they made off with a 14-1 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

Kai Nelson

Runs

04/03/25 @ Mt. Baker	2
04/01/25 vs Nooksack Valley	2
03/29/25 vs Marysville-Pilchuck	2

Kai Nelson was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Bellingham is undefeated when Nelson posts two or more runs, but 0-5 otherwise.

In other batting news, Joe Harward was a standout: he scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Bellingham's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 3-1 (and 0-4 when he doesn't). Eric Helfield also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Bellingham always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .558. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.

The victory was the third in a row for Bellingham, bringing their record up to 3-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Mt. Baker, their defeat was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6.

Looking ahead, Bellingham will square off against Marysville Getchell at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Bellingham is facing Marysville Getchell at the right time seeing as Marysville Getchell is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Mt. Baker, they will face off against Lynden at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Lions' pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so the Mountaineers' hitters will have their work cut out for them.