The Bellingham Bells completed a three-game sweep of the Bend Elks with a 4-3 walk-off win Thursday, June 12 at Joe Martin Field. The Bells (9-3) keep their grasp on first place in the North Division and will begin a six-game road trip tomorrow with a 6:35 p.m. game at Victoria.

On the first pitch he saw, Noah Cassie delivered the two-RBI base hit that gave the Bells their first walk-off win of the 2025 season.

Josh Flaugher made the start for the Bells and gave up the first run in the third inning. The Elks extended their lead with two runs in the fourth and Flaugher exited a 3 and 2/3 inning start with seven hits and one walk that allowed three runs (two earned).

Chihiro Sato entered in the fourth and finished the inning scoreless. Sato, retiring the next eight batters, kept the Bells in the game.

The offense began to chip away with a run in the fifth inning on an error that allowed Alex Fernandes to touch home. In the sixth, Cayden Wotipka hit into a fielder’s choice that scored Cassie, who had reached on a base hit earlier in the inning.

Sato, the reigning WCL Pitcher of the Week, continued his dominance on the mound and finished 5 and 1/3 no-hit innings where the only baserunner he allowed was on an error. Sato lowered his season ERA to 0.63 and earned his second win of the season.

In the bottom of the ninth, Matthew Elliot entered for the Elks. He walked two batters and hit one to load the bases with one out. After a Nate Kirkpatrick popout, Noah Cassie stepped up to the plate with the game resting on his at-bat.

On the first pitch, Cassie sent a fly ball over the centerfielder’s head to score two runs and walk off the Elks. Bellingham earned its first sweep of the season and improved to 9-3 in 2025.

Cassie finished the game 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs and a run scored. Andrew Lamb and Bobby Pierce Jr. had the two other hits in the game as Bellingham was outhit by the Elks, but the offense drew nine walks to aid in the win.

The Bells are on the road for the next seven days playing Victoria in a three-game series starting tomorrow, Thursday, June 13 at 6:35 p.m. They finish their road trip with a three-game series against Edmonton beginning Tuesday, June 17.

Watch @NoahCassie deliver the walk-off hit as the @bhambells sweep the Bend Elks at home. THIS IS WCL BASEBALL!!!@WCLBaseball @PNW_CBR pic.twitter.com/UQdAp9pMVJ

— Zen Hill (@Zen_hill2) June 13, 2025

This game recap is presented by Everstrong Physical Therapy and Performance.