Elation quickly turned to deflation for the Issaquah baseball team during Saturday’s annual High School Baseball Classic at Safeco Field.
After rallying to tie Kentwood in the bottom of the seventh inning, the Eagles surrendered five runs in the top of the eighth, falling 7-2 to the Conquerors.
Trailing 2-1, Trenton Nagasawa led the bottom of the seventh off with a single. He eventually came around to score with two outs on a throwing error.
Kentwood wasted no time in grabbing the lead back, however. The Conquerors used an error, a walk and three singles off reliever Ray Sherman to put five runs on the board and nab the victory.
Issaquah scored its other run in the bottom of the fifth when Matt Gonn drove in Nagasawa on a double.
Gonn finished the game 2-for-2, Nagasawa was 2-for-2 with two runs scored and Andrew Kemmerer was 2-for-4.
The Eagles, who fell to 2-6 overall, are scheduled to face rival Skyline at 3:45 p.m., today. The game is a makeup for Friday’s cancellation.
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Issaquah sinks Puyallup on the road
Issaquah’s Matt O’Neill tallied four goals Saturday to lead the Eagles to a 15–5 Division I high school lacrosse defeat of Puyallup at Sparks Stadium.
Issaquah jumped out to a 6–0 lead in the first and took a 9–1 advantage into the intermission.
Kevin Powers and Cole Lindor combined for 11 ground balls to set the table for the Eagles’ offense. Lindor played most of the first half within a stick-length of Puyallup’s leading scorer Robert Abbott, keeping the Viking’s offense in check. Abbott was held to two goals and an assist on the night.
Issaquah (7-1-0) next travels to New Jersey for the first matchup of a three-game spring break road trip. They start Wednesday, April 6 against Rutgers Prep. The Eagles take on Lawrenceville on Thursday and Peddie on Friday.
Eastside Catholic drops OT heartbreaker
With just over 2 minutes remaining in Saturday’s sudden death overtime, Tahoma’s Desmond Decker scored to give the Bears a 16–15 overtime win over Eastside Catholic.
The Crusaders’ Colin MacIlviennie sent the game into the extra period, scoring a goal with 13 seconds remaining in regulation.
Tahoma opened strong, outscoring the Crusaders 5–1 in the first quarter before Eastside Catholic netted six in the second to narrow the halftime margin to 9–7 .
Eastside’s Kyle Decker and Michael Rambaldini each netted four goals and Collin Shreiver had 12 saves in goal.
The Crusaders (4-2-0) travel to Oregon this week for a three-game spring road trip, starting April 7 against Grant. They take on Beaverton, Friday and Central Catholic on Saturday.
