Lakeland sweeps at Moscow

MOSCOW - Sophomore Lauren Schwalbach hit a two-run single in the sixth inning of the first game to give the Lakeland Hawks the lead for good as they defeated the Moscow Bears 6-4 and 9-7 in the 4A Inland Empire League opener for both schools on Saturday at Ghormley Field.

Kristin Klopatek struck out 11 in the first game for Lakeland.

In the second game, Klopatek hit a three-run home run in the seventh inning as the Hawks scored six runs in the top of the seventh to rally for the doubleheader sweep.

"We really came out and battled today," Lakeland coach Colleen Bevacqua said. "We played well as a team and worked together and made things happen when we needed to. It was exciting to get two on the road against Moscow."

With two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Lakeland center fielder Bekah Kastning robbed Deven Chandler of a two-run home run, which would have tied the game.

"She caught the ball and tumbled over the fence, but kept the ball in her hands," Bevacqua said. "It was literally an ESPN kind of moment."

Lakeland (2-4) hosts Lake City on Tuesday.

FIRST GAME

Lakeland 000 204 0 - 6 7 2

Moscow 201 000 1 - 4 8 2

Kristin Klopatek and Alia Cox; Raelynn Gosse, Kaitlyn Krasselt (7) and Dezerae Maxey. W - Klopatek (1-1). L - Gosse.

HITS: LL - Kastning, Cox 2, Salzman, Jewel, Klopatek, Schabach. Mos - Westburg 3, Gosse 2, Maxey 2, Hicks 2. 2B - Maxey. 3B - Kastning. HR - Westburg.

SECOND GAME

Lakeland 010 011 6 - 9 16 2

Moscow 040 011 1 - 7 14 2

Kristin Klopatek and Alia Cox; Kaitlyn Krasselt and Amy Westburg. W - Klopatek (2-1). L - Krasselt.

HITS: LL - Kastning 2, Cox 3, T. Glenn 2, Westling, Jewel, Klopatek 4, Coder, Odgen, Schwalbach. Mos - Westburg 2, Maxey 3, Adams 2, Baker 3, Chandler, Redinger 3. 2B - Westburg, Baker, Maxey, Glenn. HR - Maxey, Klopatek (1).

Timberlake falls

twice in Montana

LIBBY, Mont. - Ashlei Jerome had four hits on the day, Halee Edelblute three for Timberlake, which fell in nonleague play to Frenchtown 6-1 and Libby 11-1.

Timberlake (2-3) begins Intermountain League play Tuesday at Bonners Ferry.

FRENCHTOWN 6, TIMBERLAKE 1

Timberlake 001 000 0 - 1 7 3

Frenchtown 000 240 x - 6 10 1

Nicole Cameron and Ashlei Jerome; Inderland and McGwire. W - Inderland. L - Cameron.

HITS: TL - Kuykendall, Jerome 3, Malloy, Edelblute, Cameron. FT - Jacobs 2, Leishman 3, Scheffer, Kees, McGwire, Inderland, Teeters. 2B - Leishman.

LIBBY 11, TIMBERLAKE 1

Timberlake 100 00 - 1 6 5

Libby 330 41 - 11 4 0

Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.

Nicole Cameron, Sydnie Malloy (2) and Destiny Moffit, Ashlei Jerome (2); Kelsey and Hageness. W - Kelsey. L - Cameron.

HITS: TL - Kuykendall, Jerome, Edelblute 2, Malloy, Henry. Lib - Cadence, Martin, Tangen, Hageness. 2B - Tangen.

Kellogg 3-7

Bonners Ferry 1-6

BONNERS FERRY - Tarah Ivie hit a 2-run single in the first inning of each game, and Haley Dulaney had an eighth-inning RBI, then scored on a wild pitch for the eventual winning run in the second game as the Wildcats swept the Badgers in Intermountain League play.

"I was really pleased with our pitching today," Kellogg coach Alan Williams said. "We have been giving a lot of walks recently, but we only had four all day - they did an outstanding job."

Samantha Lish and Raine Yergler each picked up a win, with Yergler striking out six and walking one.

The Wildcats (2-4, 2-0 IML) host Priest River on Tuesday.

FIRST GAME

Kellogg 300 000 0 - 3 8 2

Bonners Ferry 000 001 0 - 1 4 0

Samantha Lish and Taylor Samuelson; Porter, Taggart (4) and Wasmer. W - Lish (1-1). L - Porter.

HITS: Kel - Hojem, Samuelson, Barr, Ivie 2, Bublitz, Dulaney, Lish. BF - Farrens, Bertling 2, Taggert. 2B - Ivie.

SECOND GAME

Kellogg 201 200 02 - 7 9 4

Bonners Ferry 100 301 01 - 6 6 2

Raine Yergler and Taylor Samuelson; Porter, Taggert (5) and Riley. W - Yergler (1-2). L - Taggert.

HIT: Kel - Hojem 2, Samuelson, Barr, Ivie 2, Bublitz, Delaney, Yergler. BF - Taggert, Porter 2, Robertson, Carle 2. 2B - Barr.