It was a lovely night in the ballpark, with the sun shining and not a cloud in sight of the stadium for the Bellingham Bells. The temperature was quite warm for June in Bellingham, but that didn’t stop the Bells from having a memorable night. It was #2 Cole Yoshida who produced the Bells first home run of the season contributing to the win over the Cowlitz Black Bears 3-2. 

The energy in the bottom of the third inning was lit up by Yoshida’s solo homer. Dust and turf was getting kicked up as the Bells stole 3 bases on the Black Bears catcher, #43 Carlos Beltran. The speed on the base path helped contribute to tonight’s win. As for our catcher, #33 Coleman Schmidt, he didn’t let up any stolen bases. 

Not only did the Bells have strong plate appearances but they also had a tight defense. #12 Nathan Van Beek opened the night for the Bells only allowing the Black Bears two runs on the evening. Following Van Beek, the other pitchers, #8 Carter Parcher, #25 Caleb Cassie, and #35 Will Armbruster limited the Black Bears to the two runs. Another key aspect of this game was the contributions of #11 Nate Kirkpatrick early in the game. Kirkpatrick went 1-for-3 at the plate and also assisted in four of the six outs in the first two innings for the Bells.

Join us tomorrow evening for library night! Bring your Bellingham Public Library Card and get a free gerneral admission ticket. See you tomorrow, June 8th, 6:35 p.m. at Joe Martin Field as we head into our last home game for the week!