The Cedarcrest Red Wolves will square off against the Sammamish RedHawks at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cedarcrest's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Foster as they made off with a 22-0 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Red Wolves considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Jake Polacek was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched. Those 14 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Braden Bottemiller
| 04/16/25 @ Foster | 5 |
| 04/11/25 @ Highline | 3 |
| 04/09/25 vs Renton | 3 |
| 04/05/25 @ Lindbergh | 3 |
| 03/22/25 vs Sultan | 3 |
In other batting news, Cedarcrest got a massive performance out of Braden Bottemiller, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with five runs, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Those five runs gave Bottemiller a new career-high. Sebastian Fryc also deserves some recognition as he scored his first runs of the season.
Cedarcrest kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Sammamish made easy work of Foster on Friday and carried off a 21-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the RedHawks.
Like Cedarcrest, Sammamish also got a great game from a two-way player: Kolin Jaster. On the mound, he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Jaster was even better at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, three stolen bases, and three runs.
In other pitching news, Josh Perez looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances.
Back at the plate, Lincoln Castillo was a standout: he went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Reid Baum, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one double.
Cedarcrest is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Sammamish, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2.
Cedarcrest beat Sammamish 5-0 in their previous matchup back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Wolves since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
