Bellevue College baseball won three of four this weekend and nearly made a heroic comeback to sweep the series in game four against Pierce College. On Sat. Mar. 7 the Bulldogs won both at home by scores of 9-8 and 6-5 before winning in mammoth fashion 20-8 in the opener on Sun. Mar. 8 at Pierce. The ‘dogs finally lost in the series finale, 5-4 in the bottom of the seventh after tying it up in the top half.
Bellevue won the opener in comeback fashion by scoring three runs in the bottom of the ninth as pinch hitter Orlando Young clubbed a 2-run homer. Billy Kooy, who had three hits on the day promptly doubled before Caden Kennelly delivered another game winner this season with a double to left center. Ethan Sugimoto homered and had three hits.
In the Saturday nightcap, Sugimoto had another three hits as the ‘dogs fended off a late Pierce rally who scored four in the top of the seventh with Bellevue leading 6-1.
In the offensive explosion in game three, Bobby Trigg hit a home run while Elliot Oster popped two out en route to a 6 RBI game. Oster also doubled while Johnny Hall and Thoma Holden added three hits. Bellevue plated runs in every inning except the seventh.
In the finale, Bellevue scored four in the top of the seventh on a singles by Sugimoto, Zack Hudson, and pinch hitter Trigg and a double by Oster, who would eventually score the tying run on a passed ball. Kennelly was the sole multiple hit player for Bellevue going 2-for-3. The Raiders would come back to win it on two walks and a hit batter for Pierce’s lone win over the weekend.
Bellevue’s offense had 51 hits and five home runs over the weekend as the team has won five of their last eight heading into the final weekend of pre-season play in Yakima this Sat. Mar. 14.
Last Updated March 8, 2026
