By Oliver Lazenby Ben Wallen pitched six innings and shut out Lakewood (4–8) in a 10–0 Blaine win at home on April 9.
After the win, Blaine’s record is 8–3 overall and 5–1 in conference games, making the Borderites tied for second place in the Northwest Conference with Lynden and Anacortes.
Pitching has emerged as a strength for the Borderites; Wallen is now 4–0 for the season with 26 strikeouts and a 0.25 earned run average, which may be the lowest in the county after the April 9 game.
“He’s having quite the year,” said head coach Tanner Olson. Fellow Blaine pitchers Colby Knutzen and Tyler Haggith are also in the top 10 in the county for earned run average, according to Whatcompreps.com.
Blaine’s offense started early when Knutzen, batting first, got on base on a balk. Nick Gunderson hit a double and Chase Abshere followed him with a 2 RBI double.
By the end of the second inning, Blaine led 5–0. Wallen held Lakewood to 5 hits as runs continued to trickle in for the Borderites.
Next, Blaine takes on Mount Baker (5–8) at home at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 11.
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