Bellingham Bells make a late season push

Nathan Schumock

Sports Editor e Bells are winners of ve straight after sweeping Port Angeles and winning two out of three against Kamloops. Despite the recent success, the Bells have slowed down in the second half of the season after winning the West Coast League rst-half championship. eir overall season record is 3116 which puts them a few games back from the WCL rst place spot. eir next game will be Wednesday, Aug. 2.

BELLINGHAM — e Bellingham Bells have been hot in the past week as the end of the regular season rapidly approaches.

In the rst half of the year the Bells went 20-7 and clinched a post-season berth.

So far, in the second half of the year, the Bells have gone 11-9 and sit in fourth place behind Wenatchee, Victoria and Kelowna.

In the last 10 games the Bells have gone 8-2 after starting the second half of the season on a 2-9 skid. e Bells brought the bats out in their series against Port Angeles outscoring them 15-2 in three games. Ryan Beitel started the rst game for the Bells throwing ve shut out innings with seven strikeouts and only allowed two hits.

Marques Brown and James Trimble were the relievers and only allowed one hit combined. e Bells pitching stayed hot in the next two games only allowing seven hits combined and two runs.

Bellingham has six games remaining in the regular season. ey play a series against Wenatchee and Port Angeles.