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 2⅓ 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 4⅓ 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.
