A bases-loaded hit-by-pitch in the 11th inning proved to be the difference as Washington Island beat West jacksonport 7-6 on Sunday.

It looked like the Ports were going to walk away with the game as they shocked the Islanders with six first-inning runs opened with four consecutive hits and capped off with a Derek Niedzwiecki grand slam. The Islanders chipped away at the deficit, taking its biggest bite with a three-run fifth inning. They forced extra innings with a Cam Munao run-scoring single and a Caleb Cornell pop out before Ben Johnson got hit by a pitch in the 11th inning to bring home in the winning run.

For the Islanders, Luke Geiger and Munao each had two hits while Alex Johnson had two RBI and Ray McDonald registered a double and a run batted in. Bennett Isaacson-Krueger delivered the win with five innings of shutout relief, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out five.

For the Ports, CJ Goetz, Niedzwiecki and Riley Cordier each had two hits while Woody Schartner and Goetz complemented Niedzwiecki's grand slam with RBI. Goetz took the loss, allowing the game-winning run in the 11th inning after allowing one hit and two walks over 1.1 innings.