Pair of walk-off wins gets Lakeside back on track

After losing four-straight games, the Lakeside Recovery Senior Legion baseball club, made up of Newport, Issaquah and Skyline players, split a pair of doubleheaders against the Pilots baseball club last weekend, including a pair of walk-off wins.

Lakeside, which had lost four games in a row, started off the weekend by trouncing the Skagit Sox 14-0 on June 26 at Skagit Valley Community College before returning to take on the Pilots. They couldn't keep their momentum however, falling to the Pilots -5 and 9-4 on Saturday in the doubleheader at Newport High School.

The next day's venue change proved to be great for Lakeside, as they won the day's first game 5-4, as Newport's Kevon Zadeh singled in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh. Lakeside was led in the game offensively by Issaquah's Spencer Rogers, who went 3 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs and Colin Hering, who went 2 for 2. Newport sophomore Jared Fisher picked up the win for Lakeside.

Game two saw Lakeside fall behind 7-5 in the top of the final inning, only to score three runs in the bottom of the seventh for another walk-off win.

Rogers again led Lakeside, this time chipping in two doubles, an RBI and scoring two runs. Skyline's Ryan Somers went 2 for 4 with two RBIs and his Spartan teammate Sean Penberthy hit a home run.

Lakeside (15-7) plays its next game Thursday, July 2 against the Medford Mustangs as part of the Curt Daniels Memorial Tournament from July 2-7.

Contact Bellevue Reporter Sports Writer Joel Willits at jwillits@bellevuereporter.com or 425-453-5045.

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