BURLINGTON, WA – Senior Dalton Schwetz capped his streak of stellar seasons for the Burlington-Edison Tigers with a gutsy performance both pitching and fielding in leading the Tigers to a 2-0 win over Sehome in Northwest Conference action Monday afternoon.
Schwetz not only pitched a complete game shutout that included six strikeouts while scattering just three hits, but in a performance that typified his will to win, the three sport star also added six assists while making several excellent fielding plays, none better than for the final out of the game, season, and high school career.
Sehome pinch-hitter Justin Reilly, who represented the tying run, hit a well placed slow roller near the first base line that Schwetz, after falling in an effort to pick it up, turned into a spectacular play by flipping the ball nearly blindly to first baseman Austin Von Herbulis to seal the Tigers’ victory. As if his aforementioned contributions weren’t enough already, Schwetz also retired 10 straight Mariner hitters from the fourth through seventh innings and 11 of the last 12 batters he faced.
While the day belonged to Schwetz and his senior teammates, younger brother and sophomore Mason Schwetz appeared ready to step-in at shortstop with two solid plays in the field in which he unleashed strong throws for outs at first, and an excellent bunt to drive in Burlington-Edison’s first of two fourth inning runs.
Seniors Aaron Daut, Von Herbulis, Kieran McMahon, Nathan Reisnour, Ryan Wade, and Derek Wieringa all played their final games in blue and gold, with Reisnour leading off the Tigers’ first inning with a base hit and driving in the second Burlington-Edison run with a sacrifice fly to center field that plated McMahon with the final Tiger run.
Along with those seniors playing their final games, the future of Tigers’ baseball was also showcased, with sophomore center fielder Hunter Jacobsen and junior third baseman Drew Lomsdalen adding base hits, along with sophomore right fielder Nic Metcalf making three solid defensive plays while nearly hitting .400 for the season.
Though his team was eliminated from post season play for the first time in his head coaching tenure and the first time in 23 years overall, head coach John Thurmond was pleased with the way the Tigers played. “We really played well today and most of the season,” Thurmond said in a post-game interview exclusive to SkagitRadioSports.com. “We hate that we’re not playing after today, but we lost some really tough games to excellent teams. We really did have a good year,” Thurmond concluded.
A Burlington-Edison baseball tradition since hall of fame head coach, and current assistant Jim Clem took over the program in 1979, the Tigers finished another winning season with an 11-8 overall record and were 8-4 in Northwest Conference play, finishing just one win shy of a district tournament berth.
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Tigers Shut-Out Meridian 2-0, Lose to Bellingham 7-3
The Burlington-Edison tigers split a pair of games last week in Northwest Conference High School baseball, defeating Meridian 2-0 Monday, April 22, before losing to Bellingham 7-3 on Wednesday, April 24.
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