Post Falls Juniors capture opener in state playoffs
<p>Post Falls' third baseman J.D. Sullivan chases down Justin Park from North Boise and makes the tag just shy of home plate Friday at Brett James Field in the first game of the Junior (age 13-14) Little League state baseball playoffs.</p>
<p>Post Falls' shortstop Braden Davenport makes the catch above a sliding Skyler Rowe from North Boise. Rowe successfully stole the base.</p>
Other three local teams all fall in first round of best-of-3 series
POST FALLS - Nate Gomer went 4 for 5 with three singles and a double as Post Falls defeated North Boise 18-12 in the opening game of a best-of-3 series in the state Junior (age 13-14) Little League playoffs Friday at Brett James Field.
Kurtis Wiltse went 3 for 4 and Aaron Smith had three singles and reached base five times for Post Falls, which can clinch a berth to the regional tournament in Laguna Niguel, Calif., with a win today at 10 a.m. in Post Falls.
If North Boise wins, the deciding game will be played immediately following.
Adrien Melenowski went 5 for 5 with four singles and a double for North Boise.
OTHER STATE PLAYOFF OPENERS
AGE 10-11
Northwest Ada 6, Post Falls 0: Jake Pfennigs of Post Falls had eight strikeouts in a loss to Northwest Ada at McDermitt Park in Meridian in the first round of their best-of-3 state playoff series.
The game was scoreless through five innings before four errors in the sixth inning cost Post Falls the game.
Game 2 is today.
AGE 9-10
West Valley 5, Hayden 1: Mikey Kelley had two singles for Hayden and Jake Kettell hit a double in a loss to West Valley in Game 1 of their best-of-3 state playoff series. Game 2 is today.
MAJORS (AGE 11-12)
North Boise 15, Coeur d'Alene 2: Further details were not reported from the first game of their best-of-3 state playoff series. Game 2 is today.