Loggers romp to state A title; regionals next

ONTARIO, Ore. - Leif Krapas drove in four runs as the Coeur d'Alene Loggers routed the Lewis-Clark Cubs 18-4 to win the Idaho state class A American Legion baseball tournament Sunday at Treasure Valley Community College.

Krapas delivered a two-run triple to highlight a 9-run fourth inning for the Loggers (37-21) to put the game away.

Jesse O'Hagan drove in three runs, Shane Siron two for Coeur d'Alene, which won the Area A title as the No. 3 seed.

"Ever since the kids beat Moscow (for the first time in six meetings, in a loser-out game at the Area A tournament), they've just gained a ton of confidence," Loggers coach Tom Barlow said. "We just had timely hitting and great pitching and at this level, that's all you need."

The Loggers and Cubs both advance to the Northwest Regional tournament in Roseburg, Ore., later this week.

Coeur d'Alene 450 90 - 18 12 1

Lewis-Clark 100 30 - 4 8 2

Jake Gonzalez and Shane Siron; Wakefield and Charlo.

HITS: Cd'A - Robbins, Osmanski, S. Sutton, Krapas 3, Siron 2, O'Hagan 2, Kedia 2. LC - Ralstin, Brooks 2, Hassel, Martin, Hasenoehrl, Chadrick. 2B - S. Sutton, Siron, Brooks, Chadrick. 3B - Krapas.

State AA Legion: The defending champion Boise Gems beat the Pocatello Runnin' Rebels twice in the championship round, 14-4 in seven innings and 12-4 in the if-necessary title game, to win the state title at Skip Walker Field in Twin Falls.

The Gems advance to the Northwest Regional tournament Aug. 4-8 in Billings, Mont.

Tenino 8

Cd'A Lumberjacks 2

LACEY, Wash. - The Lumberjacks under-16 squad was eliminated after falling to the Marmots and going two and out at the Washington state A tournament at North Thurston High.

Hunter Bailey had two hits and drove in a run with an RBI single in the first inning for the Lumberjacks, who finished 25-13.

"We just played flat; however, there's nothing to hang our heads about - we had a great season," Lumberjacks coach Aaron Drake said. "We made it a lot farther than many people expected us to."

Tenino 200 122 1 - 8 8 2

Cd'A 200 000 0 - 2 3 0

Dustin Hammond and Nick O'Brien; Derek Griffin and Colton Gray.

HITS: Ten - Gabe 2, Harris, Hammond, Sanchez, Peterson 2, O'Brien. Cd'A - Whiteside, Bailey 2. 2B - Sanchez.