Both Borderites Softball and Baseball teams traveled to Orcas Island yesterday and came away with victories. Both write-ups from GameChanger are below!

Mesa Puls drove in six runs on four hits to lead Blaine Varsity Borderites past Orcas Island 28-4 on Thursday. Puls hit a home run to center field in the fifth scoring three, doubled in the second scoring two, and doubled in the fourth scoring one.

Blaine Varsity Borderites got on the board in the top of the first inning after Courtney Roff singled, scoring two runs, and Kate Koreski drew a walk, scoring one run.

Blaine Varsity Borderites scored 10 runs on six hits in the top of the second inning. Shaylie Daniels singled, scoring two runs, Brie Smith doubled, scoring one run, Koreski singled, scoring one run, Nevaeh Zaddack singled, scoring two runs, Puls doubled, scoring two runs, and Roff tripled, scoring two runs.

Blaine Varsity Borderites added to their early lead in the top of the third inning when Koreski doubled, scoring one run, and Jovi Colacurcio singled, scoring two runs.

Blaine Varsity Borderites scored seven runs on seven hits in the top of the fourth inning. Smith singled, scoring one run, Maddi Musto doubled, scoring two runs, an error scored one run, Colacurcio singled, scoring one run, Puls doubled, scoring one run, and Kendal Johnston doubled, scoring one run.

Blaine Varsity Borderites scored five runs on five hits in the top of the fifth inning. Dilyn Nowakowski singled, scoring two runs, and Puls homered to center field, scoring three runs.

Puls earned the win for Blaine Varsity Borderites. The pitcher allowed three hits and four runs (three earned) over five innings, striking out six and walking three. Lucy Rios took the loss for Orcas Island. The starting pitcher went five innings, allowing 28 runs (24 earned) on 23 hits, striking out five and walking eight.

Blaine Varsity Borderites piled up 23 hits in the game. Daniels led Blaine Varsity Borderites with five hits in six at bats. Smith, Musto, Roff, Colacurcio, and Koreski each collected multiple hits for Blaine Varsity Borderites. Colacurcio paced Blaine Varsity Borderites with two walks. Overall, the team had patience at the plate, piling up eight walks for the game. Zaddack stole two bases.

Ava Dahl, Rios, and Rhya Segault each collected one hit for Orcas Island. Dahl, Emi Rios, Rios, and Segault each drove in one run for Orcas Island. #7 stole two bases.

Blaine Varsity Borderites will travel to Ferndale for their next game on Friday.

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Blaine Varsity Borderites 2025 won big over Orcas island 18-0 on Thursday.

Blaine Varsity Borderites 2025 got on the board in the top of the first inning after Brady Dohner grounded into a fielder's choice, Ashton Vezzetti walked, Connor Brown grounded out, Orcas island committed an error, and Elijah Wenger singled down the left field line, each scoring one run.

A single by Evan Yates extended the Blaine Varsity Borderites 2025 lead to 6-0 in the top of the second inning.

Blaine Varsity Borderites 2025 added to their early lead in the top of the third inning after Aaron Garza doubled to center field, Josh Cochran hit a sacrifice fly, Orcas island committed an error, and Vezzetti singled down the right field line, each scoring one run.

Blaine Varsity Borderites 2025 scored eight runs on eight hits in the top of the fifth inning. Vezzetti singled, scoring one run, Brown doubled, scoring two runs, Wenger singled, scoring one run, Ian Rule was struck by a pitch, driving in a run, Dohner singled, scoring one run, Yates singled, scoring one run, and Hugo Vekved grounded out, scoring one run.

Vezzetti earned the win for Blaine Varsity Borderites 2025. The starter gave up one hit and zero runs over three innings, striking out six and walking one. #7 took the loss for Orcas island. The pitcher went two and one-third innings, allowing nine runs (seven earned) on three hits, striking out none and walking five. Landon Brown and Isaac Bouma each threw shutout innings for Blaine Varsity Borderites 2025 in relief.

Blaine Varsity Borderites 2025 accumulated 12 hits in the game. Brown and Vezzetti were tough to handle back-to-back in the lineup, as each drove in three runs for Blaine Varsity Borderites 2025. Yates went 3-for-4 at the plate to lead Blaine Varsity Borderites 2025 in hits. Dohner, Wenger, and Garza each collected multiple hits for Blaine Varsity Borderites 2025. Cochran led Blaine Varsity Borderites 2025 with two walks. Overall, the team had a strong eye at the plate, accumulating six walks for the game. Garza stole two bases. Blaine Varsity Borderites 2025 turned one double play in the game. Blaine Varsity Borderites 2025 didn't commit a single error in the field. Yates had the most chances in the field with seven.

#25 and #35 each collected one hit for Orcas island.

Blaine Varsity Borderites 2025 welcome Mount Vernon Christian Varsity Hurricanes on Saturday for their next game.

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