Finally, the ball bounced Oak Harbor’s way.

After several near misses, the Wildcat baseball team won its first game of the season Friday, April 14, and the victory came in spectacular fashion against an unlikely foe.

Oak Harbor scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning — all with two outs — to upset Wesco South leader Edmonds-Woodway 4-3.

The loss was the first conference setback for the Warriors (8-1, 8-3).

Unfortunately for the Wildcats, the success was short lived as Oak Harbor lost 5-0 at Stanwood Monday.

Oak Harbor (1-11, 1-13) plays Marysville-Getchell (2-9, 2-11) at home at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, and then goes to Getchell on Wednesday.

Oak Harbor 4, Edmonds-Woodway 3

When Edmonds-Woodway scored two unearned runs in the top of the seventh to go up 3-0, it looked like the Wildcats were heading to their 13th straight defeat.

The outlook was particularly grim when the bottom of the seventh got off to a less than ideal start.

After a ground out, Thomas Anderson walked on a full count.

Taylor Rummel recorded the second out, but Rummel’s scrappy, 11-pitch at-bat set the tone for the remainder of the inning.

Cory Roberts followed with a full-count walk and Aiden McCarthy reached on an error.

Consecutive hits by Austin Boesch, Dylan Bailey and Trent Benson completed the improbable rally.

“The kids stormed the field like they won the World Series,” co-coach Tyson VanDam said.

Benson not only drove in the winning run, but he finished with two hits and pitched the first six innings, allowing only one run on three hits.

James Besaw and Thomas Anderson also rapped hits for the Wildcats.

Stanwood 5, Oak Harbor 0

Stanwood (4-8, 4-10) scored three runs in the first inning and two in the second on the way to the win.

Benson collected two singles and Anderson one for Oak Harbor’s only hits.

Ethan Pace pitched three innings of scoreless relief, giving up two hits and striking out one.

Shortstop Joseph Dixon looks in a pup-up. (Photo by John Fisken)