The Bellevue Wolverines will square off against the Cedarcrest Red Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Bellevue took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They came out on top against Highline by a score of 12-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Wolverines considering their two-run performance the match before.
Dylan Leaird made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double.
Andrew Van Appledorn
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In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Andrew Van Appledorn, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jackson Rankin, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one double.
Bellevue was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Highline only posted a batting average of .182.
Meanwhile, Cedarcrest got the win against Renton on Monday by a conclusive 14-2. The Red Wolves might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by seven runs or more this season.
Like Bellevue, Cedarcrest also got a great game from a two-way player: Quinn Larson. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Larson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.
In other batting news, Cedarcrest got a massive performance out of Luke Thompson, who went 4-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Sebastian Fryc was another key player, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three RBI, two doubles, and one stolen base.
Cedarcrest has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.5 runs over those games. As for Bellevue, their win bumped their record up to 11-9.
