Baseball Recap: Newport - Bellevue Knights vs. Woodinville Falcons
There's no place like home for Newport - Bellevue, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Woodinville Falcons out 6-5. For Newport - Bellevue, this counts as revenge for the 8-1 loss Woodinville walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Stephen Herr looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Newport - Bellevue let Dante Santulli and Jace Rainey loose on the outfield. Santulli went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI, while Rainey went 1-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Yuma Noda, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
On Woodinville's side, Alex Wenzel was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam Courtney, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Woodinville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.
Newport - Bellevue pushed their record up to 8-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Woodinville, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Newport - Bellevue will head out on the road to face off against Mount Si at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Newport - Bellevue: 3.4, Mount Si: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Woodinville, they will be playing at home against Redmond at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Woodinville is facing Redmond at the right time seeing as Redmond is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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