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Photos: Auburn rides walk-off single past Bishop Blanchet in WIAA Class 3A state baseball playoffs

Scenes from regional playoff double-header baseball day at Auburn High School on Saturday

Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports

Photos: Auburn rides walk-off single past Bishop Blanchet in WIAA Class 3A state baseball playoffs
Photos: Auburn rides walk-off single past Bishop Blanchet in WIAA Class 3A state baseball playoffs /

AUBURN, Wash. — Senior Ethan Smetheram hit a walk-off single that scored junior Brendan Stein, lifting Auburn to a 3A regional round baseball playoff win at Auburn High School. 

The 7-6 win came in the first day of the WIAA state baseball playoffs, which play loser-out double-headers at regional sites. 

Neither Bishop Blanchet (18-9) nor Auburn's baseball teams made it beyond Saturday's regional playoff round. With the win, the 3A NPSL champion Trojans (20-6) booked a date with Mercer Island in the regional quarterfinals, which it lost, 6-1 on Saturday afternoon.

Here are photos from the game. All photos were taken by Vince Miller (@vmillerphoto):

Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller
Auburn vs. Bishop Blanchet in the Class 3A regional baseball tournament in Auburn
Photo by Vince Miller

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Andy Buhler, SBLive Sports
ANDY BUHLER, SBLIVE SPORTS

Andy Buhler is a Regional Editor of Texas and the national breaking news desk. He brings more than five years of experience covering high school sports across the state of Washington and beyond, where he covered the likes of Paolo Banchero and Tari Eason served on state tournament seeding committees. He works on the SBLive/Sports Illustrated Power 25 national boys basketball rankings. He has covered everything from the Final Four, MLS in Atlanta to local velodrome before diving into the world of preps. His bylines can be found in The News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington), The Associated Press, The Columbian (Vancouver, Washington), The Oregonian and more. He holds a degree from Gonzaga and is based out of Portland, Oregon.

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