Local teams among the field at Spokane-Cd'A wood bat tourney
The 28-team senior division of the fifth annual Spokane-Coeur d'Alene wood bat baseball classic opens today in five different locations in the surrounding area.
Coeur d'Alene (21-11) opens against Pullman tonight at 8:30 at McEuen Field.
"We kind of use the tournament to simulate what we'll do at the district or state tournament," Coeur d'Alene coach Lloyd Duman said. "We try to get our pitching to match up with what we'll see, but with us playing league games right into the tournament, it's tough to get the pitchers we want into the rotation."
Coeur d'Alene will compete in a pod along with Rainier (Graham, Wash.), Okatoks (Alberta), Eagle and Cloverdale (British Columbia).
Prairie (13-13, 8-5) has won four straight games entering today's game with Weber of Pleasant View, Utah, at 10:30 a.m. at Jackson Field in Spokane. Prairie also plays the Spokane Northstars at 3:30 p.m.
Prairie will also face the Spokane Blue Devils, Billings and Kennewick in the Jackson pod.
The other two pods in the senior division are at Hart Field and Ferris High, both in Spokane.
The top team from each of the four pods will advance to the semifinals to be played at McEuen Field and Whitworth on Monday at 9 a.m.
Finals will be at Gonzaga's Patterson Baseball Complex at 1:30 p.m.
In the junior division, the Coeur d'Alene Lumberjacks play in the pod at Coeur d'Alene High; The Coeur d'Alene Loggers and Coeur d'Alene Lakers play at Lake City High; and the Bayview Whitecaps play in a pod at Cheney High.
Semifinals and finals in the junior division will be played at McEuen Field on Monday.
SENIOR DIVISION
MCEUEN POD
Friday - Rainier (Graham, Wash.) vs. Eagle, 10:30 a.m.; Eagle vs. Cloverdale (Cloverdale, British Columbia), 1 p.m.; Okatoks (Alberta) vs. Rainier, 3:30 p.m.; Cloverdale vs. Okatoks, 6 p.m.; Pullman vs. Coeur d'Alene, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday - Pullman vs. Okatoks, 10:30 a.m.; Cloverdale vs. Pullman, 1 p.m.; Okatoks vs. Eagle, 3:30 p.m.; Coeur d'Alene vs. Cloverdale, 6 p.m.; Rainier vs. Coeur d'Alene, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday - Rainier vs. Cloverdale, 9 a.m.; Pullman vs. Rainier, 11:30 a.m.; Eagle vs. Pullman, 2 p.m.; Okatoks vs. Coeur d'Alene, 4:30 p.m.; Coeur d'Alene vs. Eagle, 7 p.m.
JACKSON FIELD POD
Friday - Prairie vs. Weber (Pleasant View, Utah), 10:30 a.m.; Weber vs. Billings, 1 p.m.; Prairie vs. Spokane Northstars, 3:30 p.m.; Kennewick vs. Spokane Blue Devils, 6 p.m.; Spokane Northstars vs. Spokane Blue Devils, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday - Billings vs. Kennewick, 10:30 a.m.; Prairie vs. Billings, 1 p.m.; Kennewick vs. Prairie, 3:30 p.m.; Spokane Blue Devils vs. Weber, 6 p.m.; Weber vs. Spokane Northstars, 8:30 p.m.
Sunday - Weber vs. Kennewick, 9 a.m.; Kennewick vs. Spokane Northstars, 11:30 a.m.; Billings vs. Spokane Blue Devils, 2 p.m.; Spokane Northstars vs. Billings, 4:30 p.m.; Spokane Blue Devils vs. Prairie, 7 p.m.
JUNIOR DIVISION
COEUR d'ALENE HIGH POD
(Teams will face a team from Lake City Pod at Coeur d'Alene High on Sunday. Semifinals at McEuen Field on Monday at 9 and 11:30 a.m. and finals at 2 p.m.)
Friday - Eagle vs. WK Diamondbacks, 8 a.m.; Shadle Park vs. Eagle, 10:30 a.m.; Ft. MacLeod vs. WK Diamondbacks, 1 p.m.; Shadle Park vs. Coeur d'Alene Lumberjacks, 3:30 p.m.; Coeur d'Alene Lumberjacks vs. Ft. MacLeod, 6 p.m.
Saturday - Ft. MacLeod vs. Shadle Park, 8 a.m.; Eagle vs. Ft. MacLeod, 10:30 a.m.; WK Diamondbacks vs. Shadle Park, 1 p.m.; Coeur d'Alene Lumberjacks vs. Eagle, 3:30 p.m.; WK Diamondbacks vs. Coeur d'Alene Lumberjacks, 6 p.m.
LAKE CITY HIGH POD
Friday - Spokane Vipers vs. Bitterroot Red Sox, 8 a.m.; Bitterroot vs. Silver Valley, 10:30 a.m.; Coeur d'Alene Lakers vs. Spokane Vipers, 1 p.m.; Silver Valley vs. Coeur d'Alene Loggers, 3:30 p.m.; Coeur d'Alene Loggers vs. Coeur d'Alene Lakers, 6 p.m.
Saturday - Silver Valley vs. Coeur d'Alene Lakers, 8 a.m.; Coeur d'Alene Lakers vs. Bitterroot, 10:30 a.m.; Spokane Vipers vs. Silver Valley, 1 p.m.; Bitterroot vs. Coeur d'Alene Loggers, 3:30 p.m.; Coeur d'Alene Loggers vs. Spokane Vipers, 6 p.m.
CHENEY HIGH POD
(Teams will play on July 3 against a team from the Medical Lake Pod in Cheney).
Friday - Mead vs. Rogers, 8 a.m.; Rogers vs. Bayview, 10:30 a.m.; Yakima Jr. vs. Mead, 1 p.m.; Bayview vs. Cheney, 3:30 p.m.; Cheney vs. Yakima Jr. 6 p.m.
Saturday - Yakima vs. Bayview, 8 a.m.; Rogers vs. Yakima, 10:30 a.m.; Bayview vs. Mead, 1 p.m.; Cheney vs. Rogers, 3:30 p.m.; Mead vs. Cheney, 6 p.m.