Baseball Recap: Enumclaw Comes Up Short

Hornets

Previous 5 Games

05/24/25 @ Kennewick	4-5
05/24/25 @ Stanwood	2-1
05/17/25 vs Decatur	7-6
05/14/25 vs Bellarmine Prep	11-9
05/13/25 vs North Thurston	0-4

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Enumclaw can now relate to. They fell just short of the Kennewick Lions by a score of 5-4 on Saturday. The Hornets' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Enumclaw got a good showing from Paxton Patterson, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Patterson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Cole Chiechi was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run. Another player making a difference was Eli Murphy, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Enumclaw's loss dropped their record down to 19-6. As for Kennewick, the victory was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 20-4.

Enumclaw does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kennewick, they have already played their next contest, a 12-5 win against Gig Harbor on the 30th.