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WALK-OFF GRAND SALAMI!
Whitman rallied from down 4-0 in the 8th to sweep Saturday’s doubleheader on a walk-off grand slam by @NatePetz. Their second walk-off win of the day.
Trailing 4-0 in the 8th, the Blues got on the board with a @HalenOtte5150 sac fly and an RBI single from Nick Teng. In the ninth, @LMalzewski brought home a run on a bases-loaded hit-by-pitch. Four pitches later, @NatePetz crushed the walk-off grand slam to complete the sweep.
@OBrown907 started and went 5.2 innings, allowing 3 runs (2 earned) with 4 strikeouts. @JackFinn51 picked up the win in relief, tossing 3.1 innings while allowing 1 run and punching out 6.
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Jonah Chang (@JonahChang9) hit a solo homer — his 4th of the season — to cap a three-run inning, then delivered the walk-off single in the 11th as @gowhitman won a wild 10-9 game in 11 innings.
Halen Otte (@HalenOtte5150) launched a 2-run homer (his 8th) in the 4th and came through with a game-tying 2-run single in the ninth to help @gowhitman win a wild 10-9 thriller in 11 innings.
Whitman took a wild 10-9 win over Willamette in 11 innings in the series opener.
Trailing 6-4 in the ninth, @HalenOtte5150 tied the game with a 2-run single (he also hit a 2-run homer in the 4th).
After Willamette scored three runs in the top of the 11th, a run-scoring error and an RBI double from @sam19416 set up @JonahChang9 — who also homered earlier — for the walk-off single.
@russellpete_ started and went 5.2 innings, allowing 3 earned runs while striking out 6.
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Down to their final strike and trailing by a run, Noah Braunel delivered his first collegiate home run at the perfect moment — launching a 3-run shot to walk it off for @gowhitman 21-19.
The walk-off blast capped an 8-run ninth for the Blues in the thrilling comeback victory.
Taking Care of Business📚🏔️
Our student-athletes got after it in the classroom this fall achieving a 3.644 Team GPA for the 2025 Fall Semester!💪
7 players earned a 4.0
8 players earned a 3.9+
Achieving Excellence - one of our core values - on and off the field!
Big time congratulations to Coach Hara as he joins the @Cardinals organization in the next step of his already outstanding coaching career!
Thank you, Coach Hara, for all you’ve done for our program!
Huge thank you to @lesschwab, @whitman_ccec, @TKCPAWallaWalla , and @bonappetitwhitman for helping to make sure our Blues are ready to tackle life’s biggest challenges.
At @gowhitman we strive to prepare our student athletes for real world experience. Last week, our guys went through Life Skills day, an event where different groups around our community volunteer to teach our athletes to tackle different “life skills.”
Each class attends a different session, this is what they did this year:
First-Years: 🛞@lesschwabtires Walla Walla, taught our first-years how to change a tire along with other basic car maintenance.
📅 Save the Date!
Whitman Baseball’s 2025 Alumni Game is set for Saturday, September 27th at Borleske Stadium!
🔗 Alumni — sign up now through this link: https://t.co/WfQtvfBQuJ
#ClimbWithTheBlues#WhitmanBaseball#AlumniGame
! 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝘼𝙡𝙚𝙧𝙩 !
Boom! Impact left-handed transfer arm has decided to join the climb and call Walla Walla home this fall! Originally from British Columbia, this guy is set to be a difference maker for us on and off the field. #ClimbWithTheBlues🏔️