Lindbergh baseball staying alive in state tournment, play Lyndon on Saturday

The Eagles head to Bellingham this weekend, to take on Lynden at 10 a.m. Saturday in a loser-out game.

The Lindbergh boys baseball team is moving on to the state tournament.

The Eagles kept their postseason alive this past weekend with a 14-1 win over North Kitsap in a game Saturday during the district tournament.

Lindbergh began the district tournament with a 4-3 win last week over Port Angeles, despite making four errors. Colin Metacalfe picked up the win for the Eagles, going all seven innings and striking out two.

The following day saw Lindbergh squaring off against the White River Hornets from the South Puget Sound League and coming away with a 1-0 victory. Enrique Martinez was the star for the Eagles, pitching a six-hit shutout and knocking in Lindbergh’s run with a double in the second inning.

On Saturday, the Sumner Spartans got the best of the Eagles, taking a 3-1 lead in the fourth and holding on for the victory. Metcalfe took the loss, despite six strong innings and four strikeouts, due to a pair of unearned runs due to two errors by the Eagle fielders.

The loss put Lindbergh into a must-win game against North Kitsap later the same day and the Eagles responded with a 14-1 thumping off 14 hits and five North Kitsap errors, cutting the game short due to the 10-run rule. Martinez again picked up the win for the Eagles, striking out four in three innings. Cameron Callen had a big day at the plate for Lindbergh, going 3-for-3 with three runs and an RBI. Matthew Stuart also knocked in three RBI and scored two runs, going 3-for-4 at the plate.

The win sends the Eagles to Bellingham this weekend, to take on Lynden at 10 a.m. Saturday in a loser-out game. The winner will take on the winner of the White River – Archbishop Murphy game later that afternoon for an opportunity to head to Yakima and play for the state championship.