MARYSVILLE — Before his team’s biggest game of the season, Marysville-Pilchuck baseball coach Josh Rosenbach decided to use his not-so-secret weapon, junior pitcher Nick Haughian.
And when the Tommies held a supermodel-thin 2-1 lead heading into final inning, Rosenbach stuck with the arm that’s been on target all season.
Haughian struck out 12 in a three-hitter and Marysville-Pilchuck scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to hold off Lake Stevens 2-1 Tuesday in a Western Conference North Division game. With the victory, M-P (13-3 in league, 16-4 overall) clinched the Wesco North title, its first since 1985, according to Rosenbach.
Haughian (6-0) had a high pitch count after six innings, "so I was a little hesitant to send him out in the seventh inning," Rosenbach said. "He said he was fine, so I sent him out there. He came through for us when we needed him to."
Haughian retired the Vikings in order to end the game.
"When he gets the ball he’s ready to go," Rosenbach said of Haughian. "He’s been the top guy for us all year. Especially with so much on the line."
In the bottom of the sixth, Josh Short hit a one-out single and stole second base. Joe Newland singled and Donny Treat followed with another single to tie the score at 1-1. After a strikeout, Jared Neyens singled to right-center field with two outs to drive in pinch-runner Ehren Mull.
Treat made a running catch at the left-field wall to record the final out.
Short was 2-for-2 with a double for M-P.
Lake Stevens (11-5, 15-5) scored its run in the top of the sixth. Matt Fields walked with one out and stole second base. An error put runners at first and third and Brandon Crain hit a sacrifice fly to center field.
Matt Stevens struck out 12 for the Vikings, who won a tiebreaker drawing with Stanwood for second in the league.
Stevens and Crain. Haughian and Day. WP—Haughian (6-0). LP—Stevens. 2B—Varnum (LS), Short (M-P). 3B—Petry (M-P). Records—Lake Stevens 11-5 league, 15-5 overall. M-Pilchuck 13-3, 16-4. |
Snohomish 6, Mount Vernon 0: Snohomish freshman Nick Hammons pitched his first varsity start, shutting out Mount Vernon on two hits, five strikeouts and two walks in the Wesco North game. Snohomish’s offense was led by Jefff Rodland (2-for-4 with a triple), Kevin Rodland (2-for-4, double, one RBI) and Jake Hammons (1-for-2, two RBI). The Panthers will host Monroe at 4 p.m. today in a fifth-place tiebreaker.
Garcia, Briceno (4) and Steiner. N. Hammons and Guion. WP—N. Hammons (1-0). LP—Garcia. 2B—K. Rodland (S), Sateren (S), Lemke (S). 3B—J. Rodland (S). Records—Mount Vernon 6-10 league, 8-12 overall. Snohomish 8-8, 10-10. |
Stanwood 9, Monroe 4: Mike Bliss hit a home run, had a double and drove in two runs for Stanwood in the Wesco North game. Neil Manthe had a triple for Monroe.
Recor and Ranko. Wickstrom, Emnott and Northrup. WP—Wickstrom. LP—Recor. 2B—Bliss (S), Hefley (S). 3B—Manthe (M). HR—Northrup (S), Bliss (S). Records—Monroe 8-8 in league, 10-9 overall. Stanwood 11-5, 15-5. |
Cascade 8, Arlington 5: Cascade relief pitcher Jeremey Stevens was 2-for-5 with a double, two runs scored and one RBI. Teammate Clayton Shaw was also 2-for-5. Arlington’s John Barlond was 2-for-2 with two runs scored.
McGava, Stevens (7) and Chiarelli. Bishop, Schain (4), Lycke (6) and Bayleff. WP—McGava. LP—Bishop (1-5). 2B—Stevens (C), Benson (C). Records—Cascade 9-7 league, 10-10 overall. Arlington 2-14, 2-16. |
Lynnwood 6, Meadowdale 3: Adam Villalobos batted 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI and was the winning pitcher in relief as Lynnwood won the Wesco South game. The two teams tied for the second 3A Northwest District playoff berth and will play a tiebreaker game at 3:30 p.m. today at Lynnwood H.S.
Sloan, Villalobos (5) and Gruel. Bowling, Gardner (7) and Bach, Hagens (7). WP—Villalobos. LP—Bowling. 2B—Sheaffer (L), Villalobos (L). Records—Lynnwood 6-12 league, 6-14 overall. Meadowdale 6-12, 6-14. |
Kamiak 15, Edmonds-Woodway 9: Todd Matthews and Geoff Brown both batted 3-for-4 to help Kamiak win the Wesco South game.
Payne, Rogers (2), Brown (5), Matthews (7) and Reed. Hardy, Tucker (4), Gegax (5), Torgerson (6), Crosbie (7) and Bennett. WP—Rogers. LP—Hardy. 2B—Matthews (K), Ouellette (K), Atkinson (K), Lester (E-W) 2, Beattiger (E-W), Cooper (E-W). Records—Kamiak 14-4 league, 15-5 overall. Edmonds-Woodway 15-3, 17-3. |
Jackson 8, Shorecrest 2: Kawika Pai was 3-for-4 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored for Jackson in the Wesco South game.
Loranger, Nipert (4), Collins (6) and Frisk. Woods, Petosa (5) and Mohrweiss. WP—Woods. LP—Loranger. 2B—Pai (J) 2, Frisk (J), Bowen (J). Records—Shorecrest 7-11 in league, 9-11 overall. Jackson 13-5, 15-5. |
Shorewood 9, Everett 2: Shorewood’s Tyler Tonkin hit a three-run home run in the second inning to put the Thunderbirds ahead from the get-go in the Wesco South game. The Thunderbirds clinched the division’s fourth and final district playoff berth. Teammate Grant Boudon was 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored and pitcher Tony Hamilton was 2-for-2 with two RBI. Hamilton threw seven innings, struck out six and walked two.
T. Levin, J. Levin (5) and Gaffney. Hamilton and Tonkin. WP—Hamilton (3-2). LP—T. Levin. HR—Tonkin (S). Records—Everett 8-10 league, 8-12 overall. Shorewood 10-8, 12-8. |
Mariner 3, Mountlake Terrace 1: Mariner’s Bryant Dailey pitched a complete game, striking out eight for the Wesco South victory.
Hennum, Muller (5) and Cook. Dailey and DeGamo. WP—Dailey. LP—Hennum. 2B—Heist (Mariner). Records—Mountlake Terrace 7-11 in league, 8-12 overall. Mariner 4-14, 4-14. |
Lakewood 6, Sultan 3: Jake Rife was 2-for-4 with a double and scored two runs for Lakewood in the North Cascades game. Tamer Mohammed had a two-run single for Sultan.
Thomas, Martin (4) and Wammack. David, Grandberg (3), Cofer (5), Walter (6) and Daminidis. WP—Thomas. LP—David. 2B—Rife (L). Records—Lakewood 13-3 in league, 15-4 overall. Sultan 8-8, 8-12. |
Concrete 3-3, Coupeville 1-2: Joey Peninger was 2-for-3, leading Concrete to victory in game one of the Northwest 1A doubleheader. Nick Aldridge pitched a complete game, striking out seven batters for Concrete in its game two victory. Casey Jensen led Coupeville with four doubles and a home run in the two games.
K. Wilson, D. Wilson (4) and Eyler. Bagby, C. Mitchell (7) and Larson. WP—K. Wilson. LP—Bagby. 2B—Jensen (Coupeville) 2.
Aldridge and Hoover. C. Mitchell and Larson, Duke (3). WP—Aldridge. LP—C. Mitchell. 2B—Jensen (Coupeville) 2, Hoover (Concrete), Rojas (Coupeville). HR—Jensen (Coupeville). Records—Concrete 10-3 in league, 13-5 overall. Coupeville 3-8, 5-11. |
Shoreline Christian 1-5, Quilcene 0-7: John Deelstra drove in the game-winning run and David Fertello struck out nine batters as Shoreline Christian won the first game of the non-league doubleheader.
Oney and Marquart. Fertello and Deelstra. WP—Feretello (5-2). LP—Oney.
French, Knox (4) and Starnes. Smead, Dodd (3), Wahlman (6) and Deelstra, Dodd (6). WP—Knox. LP—Smead (2-4). 2B—Knox (Q). Records—Quilcene 3-2 league, 11-6 overall. Shoreline Christian 2-2, 7-8. |
Darrington 8, Snohomish County Christian 5: Darrington’s Matt Koch hit a triple in the third inning and finished the game 2-for-3 with one RBI. Koch also recorded the win, striking out seven batters in seven innings. Just two of Snohomish County Christian’s five runs were earned. Teammate Dane Wales was 3-for-3 with two RBI in the Northwest B game. Snohomish County Christian’s Jordan Doucet was 1-for-3 with a triple.
Doucet, Schettler (4) and Adams. Koch and Dolph. WP—Koch (5-3). LP—Schettler. 3B—Koch (D), McMillen (D), Doucet (SCC). Records—Snohomish County Christian 0-6 league, 3-10 overall. Darrington 4-1, 7-7. |
Boys soccer
Shorecrest 0, Shorewood 0: Reed Renfro (Shorewood) and Rylan Hawkins (Shorecrest) recorded shutouts for their respective teams in the Wesco South contest.
Goalkeepers—Shorecrest: Hawkins. Shorewood: Renfro. Records—Shorecrest 4-2-2 in league and 9-3-3 overall. Shorewood 5-1-2, 9-3-3. |
Mariner 5, Lynnwood 2: Nick DeSimone scored two goals and had an assist to lead Mariner to the Wesco South victory.
Goals—Mariner: DeSimone 2, Marquez, Adusei, Lietes. Lynnwood: Aina, Oliveira. Goalkeepers—Mariner: Larsen and Bravo. Lynnwood: Ray. Records—Lynnwood 0-7-1 in league and 2-11-2 overall. Mariner 6-1-1, 10-4-1. |
Jackson 2, Mountlake Terrace 1: Nate Riley scored both Jackson goals, including the game-winner with two minutes to play in the second overtime. With the victory Jackson took sole possession of third place among 4A teams in the Wesco South. Just three 4A teams advance to the 4A Northwest District tournament.
Goals—Mountlake Terrace: Avila. Jackson: Riley 2. Goalkeepers—Mountlake Terrace: Tappel. Jackson: Nijem. Records—Mountlake Terrace 3-4-1 league, 7-5-3 overall. Jackson 4-3-1, 7-6-2. |
Meadowdale 1, Kamiak 0: Meadowdale’s Eric Marty recorded the Maverick’s third shutout in three games and Lamar Anderson scored on a cross by Nick Hawkins five minutes into the first half.
Goals—Meadowdale: Anderson. Goalkeepers—Kamiak: Cash. Meadowdale: Marty. Records—Kamiak 3-4-1 league, 7-7-1 overall. Meadowdale 7-1, 13-1-1. |
Everett 1, Edmonds-Woodway 0: Garrett McFall scored during a 46th-minute scramble following a throw-in to give Everett the Wesco South victory. Everett goalkeeper Steven Nazario earned the shutout.
Goals—Everett: McFall. Goalkeepers—Everett: Steven Nazario. Edmonds-Woodway: Mummey, Hanratty. Records—Everett 1-5-2 league, 2-11-2 overall. Edmonds-Woodway 1-6-1, 4-9-2. |
Lake Stevens 9, Arlington 0: Wes Vanhooser and Ryan Kinney scored two goals apiece in Lake Stevens’ Wesco North victory. Vanhooser also had an assist.
Goals—Lake Stevens: Vanhooser 2, Guenther, Ferrucci, Kinney 2, Leonard, Artim, Hendrickson. Goalkeepers—Lake Stevens: Hawkins, Hardwick. Arlington: Not reported. Records—Lake Stevens 9-4-2 in league and overall. Arlington 0-15, 0-15. |
Oak Harbor 1, Monroe 0: Oak Harbor’s Bryan Fakkema led the upset of Monroe in the Wesco North game. Fakkema, an attacker, exerted pressure upon the Monroe goalkeeper in the 15th minute and, eventually, Oak Harbor’s winning goal came by way of a an own goal. Goalkeeper Bryan Wandell recorded the shutout.
Goals—Oak Harbor: own goal. Goalkeepers—Monroe: not reported. Oak Harbor: Wandell. Records—Monroe 6-7-2 in league and overall. Oak Harbor 3-12-1, 3-12-1. |
Mount Vernon 2, Stanwood 1: Stanwood led 1-0 before Mount Vernon’s Rudolfo Martinez tied the score in the 38th minute. Humberto Sanchez scored his second consecutive game-winner for the Bulldogs in the 52nd minute of the Wesco North game.
Goals—Mount Vernon: Martinez, Sanchez. Stanwood: Phillips. Goalkeepers—Mount Vernon: Jaimes. Stanwood: Knutson. Records—Mount Vernon 9-3-3 league and overall. Stanwood 3-10-2, 3-10-2. |
Sultan 3, Lakewood 0: Sultan continued its dominant, undefeated hold on the North Cascades Conference with the help of Brayton Knapp, who scored on an assist from Andy Morrell seven minutes into the first half. Goalkeeper Vern Nelson recorded the shutout.
Goals—Sultan: Knapp, Brooks, Gonzales. Goalkeepers—Lakewood: Clifton. Sultan: Nelson. Records—Sultan 15-0 league and overall. Lakewood 11-4, 11-4. |
Granite Falls 5, Mount Baker 4: Granite Falls’ Kyle Nelson scored one goal and provided three assists, including an assist to Zac Londerville who scored the game-winner with less than 30 seconds remaining. Granite Falls is in second place in the North Cascades Conference behind Sultan.
Goals—Granite Falls: Nelson, Denoma, D. Johnson 2, Londerville. Mount Baker: Hart 4. Goalkeepers—Granite Falls: Turner. Mount Baker: S. Johnson. Records—Granite Falls 12-3 in league and overall. Mount Baker 3-10, 3-10. |
South Whidbey 4, Nooksack Valley 0: Kevin Dunigan scored two goals and Joshua Helpenstell had a goal and an assist for South Whidbey in its North Cascades win.
Goals—South Whidbey: Helpenstell, Dunigan 2, Adams. Goalkeepers—South Whidbey: Thomson and McGlenn. Nooksack Valley: Gelwicks. Records—Nooksack Valley 0-13 league and overall. South Whidbey 6-9, 6-9. |
Boys golf
Monroe 403, South Whidbey 454: Logan Erickson shot a five-over par 77 to earn medalist honors in Monroe’s non-conference victory. Reed Dettrich’s 85 led South Whidbey.
Monroe—Logan Erickson 77 (medalist), Piland 78, Slager 80, Nelson 82, Epstein 86. South Whidbey—Dettrich 85, Aernie 86, Strong 88, Templeton 94, White 101. |
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