Baseball Recap: Oak Harbor Victorious

It was close, but on Saturday the Oak Harbor Wildcats sidestepped the Chief Sealth Seahawks for a 2-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.

Isaiah Walton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits. He has become a key player for Oak Harbor: the team is 4-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 4-9 otherwise.

On the hitting side, Oak Harbor saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tristin Hamblin, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.

Oak Harbor's win bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Chief Sealth, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 11-9 record.

Looking ahead, Oak Harbor will square off against Nooksack Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Chief Sealth, they will be playing at home against Seattle Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.