In a challenging weekend against two of the annual contenders for region bragging rights, Bellevue College baseball came out on the winning end, going 3-1 over the weekend against Everett Community College on Sat. Mar. 29 and Edmonds College on Sun. Mar. 30.
On Saturday, the Bulldogs traveled to Everett to face the second-ranked Everett Trojans. Bellevue, behind the pitching of Terry Hayes Jr., won in convincing fashion 9-2 in the opener before falling in a close battle, 2-0 in game two. Noah Fields got things going in a four-run fourth for the Bulldogs with a leadoff single. Braeden Reese and Ollie Hogan followed up with singles before he big blow by freshman Bobby Trigg who doubled to the wall in left center field to drive in two runs. Elliot Oster followed up on the next at bat to drive in Trigg in the explosive five hit inning. Hayes scattered only three hits, all singles in five innings of work before giving way to JT Rican who earned the save giving up only one hit in four innings of work.
In game two, Bellevue’s bats were silenced by Everett ace Blake Sandvik as Trigg was the lone Bulldog to get multiple hits. Tristan Aasland was the hard luck loser, giving up only four hits in six innings of work. A rough start out of the gate allowed Everett to scratch across one run which was all that was needed to seal Everett’s salvage of a split on the day.
On Sun. Mar. 30, the ‘dogs swept region rival Edmonds 6-4 and 8-3. Bellevue had a comfortable 4-0 lead through six innings before things got interesting in the seventh and eighth as the Tritons struck back with four runs. Bellevue answered with runs in the sixth, seventh, and eighth innings to seal the win. Reese and Hogan both singled in the seventh for the fifth and winning run before Fields’ double in the eighth gave BC an insurance run in the eighth. TJ Armstrong had two hits for the ‘dogs.
In the nightcap and weekend finale, Bellevue jumped out 3-0 and held an 8-2 lead into the ninth in a win controlled by the Bulldogs from the beginning. The big blow came in the four run fourth as Caden Kennelly doubled along with singles from Fields and Jackson May. Two early walks by Edmonds pitchers along with a wild pitch led to the BC momentum. Kennelly and Fields each had three RBI’s on two hits for the Bulldogs.
Bellevue is now 4-2 in league play and in second place (15-11 overall).
Last Updated April 1, 2025
