BELLEVUE — Wilder Sr. has been pretty dominant all season long, but ran into a buzzsaw in a Lakeside Recovery AAA team, losing a doubleheader Saturday at Bannerwood Park in Bellevue 13-8 and 14-1.
In the 14-1 game, Lakeside pitcher Preston Crockett, who pitches at 4A Issaquah High School, pitched a one-hitter over five innings.
Wyatt Hall had Wilder Sr.’s lone hit. Jacob Felton scored a run and stole two bases. He got on base with a walk and by being hit by a pitch.
John Vaara took the loss for Wilder Sr. Kole Acker only gave up one earned run in 2â…“ innings to finish the game.
The second game was much more competitive as Wilder Sr.’s bats came alive with 10 hits. The difference came down to a five-run fifth inning by Lakeside that opened up a 12-7 lead.
Luke Olson went 3-for-4 with a double, scoring a run and driving in two. Hall went 2-for-3 with a run scored, two RBIs and a walk, while Adam Watkins was 2-for-3 with a run scored, an RBI and a walk.
Felton had a hit, an RBI, a walk and three runs scored.
Landon Seibel took the loss in this game. He struck out for batters in 4â…“ innings. Trey Baysinger struck out two batters in the sixth.
Lakeside Recovery is the top team in the AAA Area 1 American Legion league. They have beaten their league opponents by a cumulative score of 52-10, with eight of those runs in Wilder Sr.’s second game Saturday.
The sweep puts Wilder Sr. at 2-2 in league, while Lakeside Recovery is in first place at 4-0.
Wilder Sr. played Sunday at Bellingham Post No. 7 in Bellingham. They play a doubleheader against Post No. 7 today, again in Bellingham.
Wilder Jr. went on a road trip this weekend, playing a doubleheader at Stanwood and another doubleheader at Blaine/Lynden on Sunday.
Wilder Sr. and Wilder Jr. both have a slew of home games during the Fourth of July holiday. Wilder Sr. will host the Dick Brown Memorial Tournament from July 1-4 at Civic Field, while Wilder Jr. will play Riverdogs and Kitsap at Volunteer Field on July 2, 3 and 4.
Lakeside 14, Wilder Sr. 1
WSr. 1 0 0 0 0 — 1 1 5
Lake. 2 7 5 0 x — 14 12 1
WP: Crockett. LP: Vaara.
Pitching
Wilder Sr. — Vaara 1.2 IP, 8 H, 5 ER, 4 BB; Acker 2.1 IP, 4 H, ER, 2 BB K.
Hitting
Wilder Sr. — Hall 1-2; Felton 0-0 R, BB, 2 SB, HBP.
Lakeside — Hess 4-4, 3 R, 2 RBI; Moore 2-3, 2B, 2 R, 2 RBI; Hamada 2-3, 2 R, RBI; Santulli 1-1 2B, R, 2 RBI, 2 BB.
Lakeside 13, Wilder Sr. 8
WSr. 0 4 0 3 0 1 0 — 8 10 2
Lake. 1 3 3 0 5 1 x — 13 14 2
WP: Hess. LP: Seibel.
Pitching
Wilder Sr. — Seibel 4.1 IP, 8 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 4 K; Woods 0.2 IP, 2 ER.
Lakeside — Arsenian 4 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 5 K; Hess 3 IP, 3 H, ER, BB, 3 K.
Hitting
Wilder Sr. — Olson 3-4, 2B, R, 2 RBI; Hall 2-3, R, 2 RBI, BB, SB; Watkins 2-3, R, RBI, BB, SB; Felton 1-3, 3 R, RBI, BB; Bear 1-3, R, BB; Bradow 1-4, R.
Lakeside — Rundle 3-4, R, RBI; Hess 2-4, R, 2 RBI; Didrickson 2-3, 3 RBI; Stenzel 2-4, 2 R.
