Aguirre leads Wildcats past Cascade | Baseball

Blending a strong pitching performance, good defense and clutch hitting, the Oak Harbor High School baseball team defeated visiting Cascade 2-0 Monday, March 28.

Blending a strong pitching performance, good defense and clutch hitting, the Oak Harbor High School baseball team defeated visiting Cascade 2-0 Monday, March 28.

Wildcat pitcher Avery Aguirre used good location and a nasty curve ball to fire a three-hit shutout, striking out five and walking none.

“It was a well-pitched game,” coach Tyson VanDam said. “He was throwing his changeup and breaking ball for strikes.”

VanDam was also “very pleased” with the effort of Oak Harbor’s errorless defense.

Besides starring on mount, Aguirre was involved in the Wildcats’ two runs.

In the fourth inning, Rob Herring led off with a single, was bunted to second by Aguirre, moved to third on Preston Rankin’s base hit and scored on Steven Richards’ groundout to shortstop.

In the sixth, Aguirre hit a one-out double and his courtesy runner Caleb Fitzgerald scored on Richards’ double.

Kevyn Johnson added two hits, including a single on a hit-and-run after a Trent Benson base hit.

Oak Harbor (2-1-1) finishes up the nonleague portion of its schedule when it hosts Ferndale (5-0) at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 31.

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Steven Richards drives in a run for Oak Harbor. Photo by John Fisken.