The Mariners are looking to continue their success against the Angels tonight.

They shutout Angels 11-0 yesterday coming off six shutout innings from Luis Castillo.

Cal Raleigh hit a pair of home runs from both sides of the plate last night, the second time he’s done that in the last three days.

Julio Rodriguez, Ty France, Jorge Polanco and J.P. Crawford all had multi-hit games as well in the dominant win.

The M’s are searching for their fourth straight win tonight in the second of this four-game series with Bryan Woo making his return to the mound.

Coverage begins at 5:30 and first pitch is at 6:38 on KPUG.

 

The Pac-12 conference announced today that their existing bowl game agreements will continue through the 2025 season.

That means Washington State and Oregon State will still be able to compete for the postseason.

The league has worked with the ACC, Big 12 and Big Ten conferences on agreements for eight different bowl games.

Missing from that list is the Rose Bowl, which is now part of the College Football Playoff.

 

A nearby star baseball player will get the chance to represent western Washington on the national stage.

Mount Vernon High School junior shortstop and pitcher Xavier Neyens will be one of the eight participants in the High School Home Run Derby tomorrow.

He was named this year’s Washington Baseball Player of the Year by Gatorade in June and is expected to be a top draft prospect once he becomes eligible.

Neyens already committed to play college baseball at Oregon State University, but he could end up entering the MLB Draft once he graduates high school next year.

You can watch tomorrow morning’s Home Run Derby on MLB.com.

It has an early 8:30 start time from Arlington, TX.

 

The Bellingham Bells beat the Northwest Star Nighthawks 8-7 yesterday.

The Nighthawks flew off to an early 4-0 lead in the first, but the Bells rallied back to get within striking distance.

Gavin Long hit a go-ahead 2-run home run in the sixth inning that secured the win.

The Bells have won six straight games, with their last three coming against non-WCL opponents.

They’re back in league play tonight, hosting the Nanaimo NightOwls for the first of a three-game series.

First pitch at 6:35 from Joe Martin Field.

 

The Vikings’ women’s basketball team has announced its recruiting class for the upcoming season.

WWU is adding a pair of guards and three forwards.

Among them are three transfers who are all coming from Division 1 programs.

That includes former Lynden Christian star Libby Stump, who won two state titles with the Lynx, earned tournament MVP once and took home Class 1A Player of the Year as a senior in 2022.

She joins fellow LC teammate Demi Dykstra and coach Carmen Dolfo’s daughter Aspen Garrison from Sehome as a trio of local players on this season’s roster.