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Friday Harbor High School Baseball 2000 season playoffs

Loggers eliminate Wolverines

posted 05/20/01
Darrington scored seven runs in the sixth inning to defeat Friday Harbor 8-4 in a Class A State Tournament Quarterfinal in Anacortes Saturday, May 19.

"That was the hardest inning of my six years of high school baseball," said Friday Harbor coach Rich Warin.

"This season came to too much of an abrupt end. It's hard to believe it's over," Warin added.

The Loggers, who the Wolverines defeated twice in Northwest A League play, advance to the semi-finals in Yakima and the Wolverines finish their season 15-4.

Friday Harbor went up 2-0 in the first inning. Jacob Ross singled and stole second. John Cornell rapped a base hit, scoring Ross. Tyler Williams hit into a fielder's choice and Fletcher Vynne singled, driving in Cornell.

With two outs in the third innning, Friday Harbor's Adam Posenjak reached base on balls, stole second and advanced to third after Ross rapped a single. Cornell cracked a triple, driving in Posenjak and Ross.

The Wolverines led 4-1 in the top of the sixth and were six outs away from their third consecutive trip to the Class A State semi-finals. The Loggers hit six singles in the inning, including several shallow bloops into outfield before Williams struck out the final two batters.

Warin thanked the Friday Harbor fans who made the trip to mainland to cheer on the Wolverines in postseason play. "We had the most support of any team," he noted.

Friday Harbor out-slugs Bellevue Christian

posted 05/14/01
Senior Tyler Williams drove in three runs, including the tying and go-ahead ones in the Friday Harbor baseball team’s 10-6 extra-inning victory over Bellevue Christian, Saturday May 12 in Everett Memorial Stadium. Williams also earned the win, giving up no unearned runs and shutting down the hot-hitting Vikings in the last three innings.

"I’m amazed, truly amazed," said Friday Harbor senior John Cornell. "We were down twice and kept coming back. This team never gives up."

"That was our best hitting of the year," Friday Harbor coach Rich Warin said of the Wolverines’ 14-hit performance. "It was our best outing of the year."

Friday Harbor also played stellar defense, not making an error against what Cornell called "the best hitters we’ve ever seen." Meanwhile, Bellevue Christian committed six miscues.

The Wolverines advance as a No. 1 seed in the Class A State Quarter-finals. They next play Northwest A League foe Darrington Saturday, May 19 in Anacortes. The Wolverines twice beat the Loggers in Northwest A League play, edging them for the conference crown. Darrington came from behind – the Loggers scored three runs in the seventh inning and worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the inning -- to beat Seattle Christian May 12.

Trailing Bellevue Christian by two runs in the sixth inning, Friday Harbor knotted the game at 6-6. Jacob Ross rapped a base hit, went to third on a double by John Cornell and scored on a passed ball. Williams singled home Cornell.

The Vikings and Wolverines each reached base only once in the next inning and a half. After Ross singled up the middle and Cornell reached base on a bunt, Williams put Friday Harbor up 8-2 on a triple over the centerfielder’s head. Fletcher Vynne cracked a base hit, driving home Williams and then scored on a single by Brett Bartmasser.

Bellevue Christian went down 1, 2, 3 in the bottom of the eighth.

"Everything was just going right for us except the first inning," Cornell concluded.

Four of Bellevue Christian’s first five batters smacked hits in the first inning, putting the Vikings up 3-0. Friday Harbor scored a run in third on Cornell’s sacrifice fly.

The Wolverines gained a 4-3 lead in the fifth on a two-out rally. Vynne reached base on balls and scored on an error after Charlie Herbert singled. Adam Posenjak was safe on an error and Herbert scored. Bartmasser cracked a double, sending Posenjak home.

Bellevue Christian’s regained the lead in the bottom of the inning.

Friday Harbor, Bellevue Christian
vie for postseason seeding

posted 05/08/01
Bellevue Christian and Friday Harbor will meet again in the Tri-Distirct Playoffs. The Northwest A League Champion Wolverines, who shaved Bellevue Christian 3-1 last year, will play the Chinook League's No. 1 squad about 2 p.m. Saturday, May 12 in Everett Memorial Stadium. Both teams advance to the Class A State Quarter-finals, but the winner receives a better seed.

Darrington, the Northwest No. 2, and Seattle Lutheran, Chinook No. 2, meet at 11 a.m. Saturday in a loser-out game. The Friday Harbor-Bellevue Christian contest follows 30 minutes after the final out of the early game.

Wolverine sluggers close regular season with win

posted 05/08/01
The Friday Harbor baseball team finished first in the Northwest A League with a 6-3 victory over Archbishop Murphy, Friday, May 4. The Wolverines, 10-2 in conference action and 14-3 overall, next play in the Tri-District Tournament Saturday, May 12.

Russ Reyes allowed only one earned run over five innings during steady rain. "Russ did a great job for how muddy it was, " Friday Harbor coach Rich Warin said.

Reyes also drove in half of the Wolverines' runs on two singles and a double. Jacob Ross cracked a double and had an RBI and Tyler Williams also had a two-bagger. Fletcher Vynne had two RBI and "a good defensive game " and Jason Garcia connected for two hits, Warin said.

Warin thanked Bruce Williams and Larry Hartford for their grounds work, which allowed the game to continue through the deluge. The coach also commended "Bob the Fan Man, " who cheered for the Wolverines at every regular season game, including a rescheduled contest on the mainland.

Wolverine sluggers secure conference crown

posted 05/04/01
Tyler Williams allowed only two hits while striking out nine batters as Friday Harbor shaved Concrete 2-1 in an extra-inning road game Wednesday, May 2. With the win, the Wolverines clinched their third consecutive Northwest A League title.

Russ Reyes scored the winning run after reaching base on a single. He advanced home on an error.

Friday Harbor (9-2) closes the regular season at home at 4:30 p.m. today against Archbishop Murphy (4-6). A Wolverine victory would dash second-place Darrington’s (6-3) hopes of finishing tied with Friday Harbor. The Wolverines gained the edge for the conference crown by beating the Loggers in both meetings this season.

The Wolverines, 13-3 overall, start postseason action next Saturday, May 12 in the Tri-District Tournament.

Wolverines widen lead over Loggers

posted 04/28/01
Senior Tyler Williams fanned 10 Darrington batters and Russ Reyes belted a homer as the Friday Harbor baseball team knocked back the Loggers 7-3 Friday, April 27.

"The intensity is back," said Friday Harbor coach Rich Warin, who noted this week’s practices were the best of the season for the Wolverines. "Everybody worked hard and it showed."

With the home win over the Loggers (5-3), the Wolverines (8-2) move closer toward clinching the Northwest A League title. A victory in their final two games – at Concrete Tuesday, May 1 or at home against Archbishop Murphy Friday, May 4—would guarantee the Wolverines at least a share of the conference crown.

Friday Harbor scored a run in the first inning and Darrington tied the game in the second. The Wolverines went up 4-1 in the second and increased their lead to 7-1 in the fifth. Darrington’s Jordan Padgett hit a two-run homer in the top of the seventh.

Elliot Thomsen was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI, and Jason Garcia also went 2-for-3 for Friday Harbor. Jacob Ross whacked two base hits, as did John Cornell.

The Wolverines boost their overall record to 12-3.

Northwest A League baseball race tightens

posted 04/24/01
La Conner upset conference-leading Friday Harbor 7-3 Friday, April 20.

Wolverine ace Tyler Williams recorded his first loss of the season, but drove in two runs. Fletcher Vynne drove in Friday Harbor’s other run off a line drive double that rocketed off the wall. John Cornell smacked two hits and stole two bases.

The Wolverines drop to 7-2 in the Northwest A League but still lead the second-place Loggers with three games remaining. Friday Harbor hosts Darrington (5-2) Friday, April 27, travels to Concrete (5-5) Tuesday, May 1 and finishes the season at home Friday, May 4 against Archbishop Murphy.

Wolverines escape Wolves

posted 04/19/01
"Patience," declared David Woldvedt after he held his bat and sent game-winning run home during Friday Harbor's 4-3 victory over Coupeville Wednesday, April 18.

Friday Harbor upped its Northwest A League record to 7-1 with the victory over the Wolves, the only team to beat the Wolverines in conference play. The win puts Friday Harbor two games up on second-place Darrington.

Coupeville's misfortune -- the Wolves' starter left in the sixth after crumpling to the mound with an injury to his throwing arm -- appeared to be Friday Harbor's gain. However, with the Wolverines leading 3-1 going into the seventh inning, the Wolves knotted the game on a two-run homer that cleared the center field fence. In the seventh inning, Brett Bartmasser reached on balls, Charlie Herbert reached on an errant fielder's choice, Andrew Westphalen was intentionally walked before Woldvedt stood firm.

Tyler Williams, who didn't give up a hit in the first three innings, drove in the first run of the game in the third. Fletcher Vynne notched the second run of the inning on a walk.

John Cornell added a run in the fourth on a bizarre play. With two outs, he dove head first into first base and was safe after the Coupeville first baseman dropped the ball. Cornell thought he was called out and started back toward the dugout. Meanwhile, Adam Posenjak, singled, stole second and advanced to third on walks of Westphalen and Jacob Ross, crossed the plate before the tag on Cornell.

Jason Garcia took the mound after Williams. Russ Reyes pitched out of a two-out, bases-loaded jam in the top of the sixth by throwing three strikes for the final out. Ross hurled the seventh for the Wolverines.

Limiting Williams to three frames allows him to start Friday when the Wolverines travel to third-place La Conner.

Wolverines sweep Vikings

posted 04/14/01
Friday Harbor’s baseball team stretched its league record to 6-1 with a 5-3 paring of Orcas Friday. The Wolverines (10-2) beat the Vikings in both Northwest A League meetings this season.

Friday Harbor's bats keep cracking

posted 04/12/01
Friday Harbor edged Archbishop Murphy 10-8 Wednesday, April 11 and finished the first half of the season 5-1 in the Northwest A League, a game ahead of Darrington. The Wolverines boosted their overall record to 9-2.

Friday Harbor baseball team clips Concrete 1-0

posted 04/07/01
Friday Harbor slipped past Concrete 1-0 Friday, April 6. John Cornell smacked a double in the bottom of the sixth inning, advanced to third on Tyler Williams' sacrifice fly and scored on a single by Fletcher Vynne.

The Wolverines, 4-1 and 8-2 overall, preserve their top standing in the Northwest A League. Concrete falls to 3-3.

Friday Harbor sluggers rebound,
retain league lead

posted 04/4/01
Down four runs in the top of the seventh inning, Friday Harbor capitalized on a quartet of Darrington errors to win the April 3 Northwest A League showdown 5-4.

Jacob Ross belted a triple for the Wolverines and Tyler Williams picked up the conference victory.

The Wolverines remain on top of the Northwest A League with a 3-1 record and are 7-2 overall. Darrington is 2-1 in league and 4-1 overall.

Brewster nips Friday Harbor

posted 04/3/01
Undefeated Brewster capitalized on four Friday Harbor errors to beat the Wolverines 5-4 in a non-league contest Monday, April 2.

The (6-0) Bears scored three runs in the first inning, added two more in the fifth and led 5-2 going into the bottom of the seventh. With two outs and the bases loaded, pinch hitter Jason Garcia drew the (5-2) Wolverines within a run by cracking a two-run double. The next Friday Harbor batter lined out to first, leaving stranding the tying and winning runs in scoring position.

Friday Harbor also left the bases loaded in the bottom of the fifth.

Brett Bartmasser rapped a double while going 3-for-3 for the Wolverines. Tyler Williams hit to singles and Jacob Ross and John Cornell each smacked a double.

Wolverines batter Braves

posted 03/29/01
Senior hurler Tyler Williams continued to frustrate Northwest A League foes as Friday Harbor defeated La Conner 8-2 Wednesday, March 28.

Williams threw five shutout innings as Friday Harbor improved to 3-1 in conference action and 6-1 overall.

Jacob Ross reached base safely in all appearances: He was walked and rapped two singles a double. The center fielder also made "a great catch" by running backwards at full speed, diving and snagging the ball, said Friday Harbor coach Rich Warin.

Wolverines tame Lions twice

posted 03/27/01

Friday Harbor notched two non-league wins Saturday, March 24 by beating Snohomish County Christian 7-2 and 12-0.

In the five-inning first game, Tyler Williams earned the win by allowing one hit and no runs over four innings, and also had a double and two RBI. Damon Woodward gave up two unearned runs in the final inning.

Jake Ross slammed a triple and drove in two runs for the Wolverines, and Fletcher Vynne hit cracked a double.

Catcher John Cornell helped preserve the second game shutout by picking off three Lion base runners.

Jordan Ross rapped two hits, including a double, and drove in three runs. Charlie Herbert smacked a triple and had three RBI. Williams added a bases-loaded double and finished with 4 RBI.

Vynne and Adam Posenjak each hit two singles for the Wolverines, who improve to 5-1.

Wolves shave Wolverines

posted 03/23/01
Coupeville nipped Friday Harbor 3-2 Thursday, March 22 in Northwest A League play. The Wolverines drop to 1-1 in conference and 3-1 overall.

Wolverines shut out Vikings

Friday Harbor's John Cornell and Tim Aylward each rapped a two-run double in a seven-run fourth inning and Fletcher cracked another two-RBI two-bagger in the sixth as the Wolverines blanked Orcas 10-0 Tuesday, March 20.

Tyler Williams fanned nine Viking batters in five innings and allowed only two hits in the Northwest A League opener. Russ Reyes preserved Friday Harbor's second straight 10-run-rule victory.

In three consecutive victories to start the season, the Wolverines’ offense scored 33 runs while their defense limited foes to seven. Williams has permitted only four hits in 12 innings and Friday Harbor's defense has been stingy.

"We're playing good, sound baseball for this time of year," Friday Harbor coach Rich Warin said.

Friday Harbor blanks Mt. Baker

posted 03/17/01
Tyler Williams hurled four shut-out innings and Jason Garcia added another as the Friday Harbor baseball team defeated visiting Mount Baker 8-0 Friday, March 16. The Class A Wolverines (2-0) -- with runners on second and third with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning -- were posed to earn a 10-run-ruling shutout against the 2A Mounties but the game was called due to darkness.

Wolverine sluggers crush Crusaders

posted 03/14/01
Freshman Elliot Thomsen slapped a two-run homer in his debut outing with the Friday Harbor High School baseball team as the Wolverines beat the Shoreline Christian Crusaders 15-7 Tuesday, March 13. Umps called the home opener in the middle of the fifth inning due to darkness.

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