Shane Hoffmire’s two-run, two-out double completed a comeback for the North Whidbey Little League 9/10 all-star baseball team in its 11-9 win over Anacortes in the district tournament at Windjammer Park Tuesday, July 7.

The win coupled with a bye in the first round pushed North Whidbey into the semifinals of the winners’ bracket. North Whidbey will take on South Whidbey at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 9.  The winner of that game will advance to the championship series and will have to lose two straight games to not win the title and a state berth.

Both teams produced nice comebacks in Tuesday’s game. North Whidbey scooted to a 4-0 lead after the second inning, then Anacortes scored five runs to go ahead.

The score was knotted at 5 after four innings.

Anacortes plated four runs in the fifth, then North Whidbey answered with a six-spot. A pop fly dropped in the infield that allowed North Whidbey to even the game at 9, then Hoffmire stroked his double to drive in the winning runs.

Anacortes threatened in the sixth, but Jacob Figarelle gunned down a runner trying to steal third to help turn back Anacortes.

Taryn Hardy started on the mound for North Whidbey and “threw well,” according to coach Don Jenkins. Hardy also scored three runs.

“Anacortes is a good team,” Jenkins said, “and we may see them again later in the tourney.”