Baseball Recap: Issaquah Find Success

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Skyline, Issaquah was happy to have turned things around on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Eastlake Wolves 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Eagles have posted against the Wolves since March 28, 2022.

Tyler Miller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on seven hits. He also tossed a walk, which is notable because Issaquah is 4-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 3-4 otherwise.

Seika Saito

Runs (Career)

04/09/25 @ Eastlake	2
04/02/25 @ Woodinville	1
03/31/25 vs Redmond	1
03/27/25 vs Newport - Bellevue	1
03/17/25 vs Liberty	1

At the plate, Issaquah saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Seika Saito, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Those two runs gave Saito a new career-high. Another was Hudson Carvalho, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.

Issaquah was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Issaquah has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Eastlake, their loss dropped their record down to 9-4.

Coincidentally, Issaquah and Eastlake will both be playing Lake Washington the next time they take the field. The Wolves will head out to face the Kangaroos at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, while the Eagles will head out to face them at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.