Bellevue College won three of four this weekend to finish regular season play, winning at home on Sat. May 10 by scores of 10-6 and 8-4 before splitting on the road on Sun. May 11 5-4, and 5-3.
In the Saturday opener, Bellevue’s big inning was the fourth, as the Bulldogs plated five runs highlighted by a Jackson May double and a two-run home run by Brandon McKinley. In a game that featured 23 hits, Bellevue got hot again in the seventh with three runs on consecutive RBI hits by Caden Kennelly, Ollie Hogan, and Drew De La Cruz. May, Hogan, De La Cruz, and Noah Fields all had two hits.
In game two, Elliott Oster went three-for-four with two runs and two RBI’s as Ethan Thomas came in and recorded his fourth save of the season with one and a third innings of scoreless no-hit relief.
On Mother’s Day, Bellevue saw a 5-2 lead in the ninth inning erased as two singles leaked through holes after Bellevue’s defense was shifted to create a late rally by the Cardinals. After a walk and a wild pitch, back-to-back singles by Skagit Valley’s Anthony Myers and Domenic DeCarlo led to Skagit’s walkoff 5-4 win. Fields tripled while TJ Armstrong homered for BC. Armstrong’s homer in the eighth was a two-run shot into the wind to give BC what appeared to be a secure win, putting them up 5-2 heading into the ninth. Terry Hayes Jr. pitched stellar in his second no-decision in a row, striking out 11 and walking only one in seven innings of work. Hayes captured the conference ERA title, finishing at 0.80, just shy of the 0.56 ERA of BC’s Ryan Lynch in 2023. It is the second time in three years a Bellevue pitcher has won the NWAC ERA title.
In the series finale, Fields hit two home runs and a double in a perfect three-for-three game with three RBI’s in a rain-shortened 5-3 win that was called a game in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Bellevue finished in second place in the North Region at 21-9 (32-18 overall) and will host the NWAC Super Regionals this Fri. May 16. Their opening game will be at 4 p.m. vs. the winner of Centralia vs. Walla Walla.
Last Updated May 12, 2025
