Shorewood completes baseball sweep over Shorecrest with Saturday victories in Blue Day/Pink Night series

Shorewood varsity baseball team
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

The Shorewood varsity and junior varsity baseball teams both completed three-game sweeps over Shorecrest with Saturday victories as part of the all-day Blue Day/Pink Night series of baseball and softball games.

The Shorewood varsity defeated Shorecrest 11-0 Saturday at Shorewood’s home Meridian Park Fields in a game shortened to five innings by the mercy rule after the Thunderbirds had beaten the Scots 4-0 Tuesday at Meridian Park and 8-0 Wednesday at Shorecrest.

Shorewood improved to 5-0 in Western Conference 3A play (8-0 overall). Shorecrest is 1-4 in the Wesco 3A (2-6 overall).

Shorewood winning pitcher Riley O'Brien raised his record to 2-0 in throwing his second consecutive five-inning no-hitter after holding Everett hitless in a 17-0 win Monday, March 25. O'Brien struck out four Shorecrest batters Saturday and walked four. Steffen Torgersen had a triple and two RBI. Teammate Avery Foltz also had two RBI. 

Shorecrest pitcher, Tyson Maine, throws a fast ball.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Tyson Maine was the losing pitcher for Shorecrest Saturday.

The Thunderbird JVs topped Shorecrest 20-2 Saturday at Meridian Park after they had defeated the Shorecrest Junior varsity 17-6 Tuesday at Shorecrest and 12-2 Wednesday at Meridian Park. The Shorewood JVs have a 5-0 Wesco 3A record (7-0 overall). The Shorecrest JVs are 0-5 and 1-7. 

Shorecrest’s Nicklas Cowan makes the force out
at second on Shorewood’s Nick Edney in the JV game
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

The Shorecrest varsity next plays Tuesday at 4 p.m. at home against Meadowdale, with junior varsity teams from the two schools playing at the same time at Meadowdale. The Shorewood varsity plays Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Glacier Peak, with junior varsity teams from the two schools playing at the same time at Meridian Park. Each of the Tuesday games opens a three-game series that continues Wednesday and Friday.

More game photos by Wayne Pridemore 

Shorewood varsity 11, Shorecrest 0 (5)

At Meridian Park Fields, Saturday, March 30

Shorecrest    000 00x x--  0  0 3

Shorewood   103 7xx x--11  7 0 

Tyson Maine, Brady Dixon (4) and Jake Oliver. Riley O'Brien and Jake Bockelie.

Wesco 3A Varsity Baseball Standings

Wesco 3A South	Conf.		Overall
Team	W	L	W	L
Shorewood	5	0	8	0
Meadowdale	3	0	4	1
Glacier Peak	4	1	6	2
Mountlake Terrace	2	3	4	4
Shorecrest	1	4	2	6

Wesco 3A North	Conf.		Overall
Team	W	L	W	L
Marysville-Pilchuck	4	1	5	1
Stanwood	2	3	2	6
Marysville-Getchell	1	4	2	4
Oak Harbor	1	4	2	6
Everett	0	3	1	5