Pattis pitches, hits Lums into semifinals

| July 10, 2011 9:00 PM

CLACKAMAS, Ore. - Jason Pattis allowed three hits and hit a three-run triple in a seven-run fourth inning as the Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen defeated Clackamas 9-1 in their quarterfinal game of the Diamond Classic wood bat tournament on Saturday.

"Jason just had a little bit of trouble in the first inning, but settled right down," Coeur d'Alene coach Lloyd Duman said. "He struck out three and started hitting the strike zone and they started putting the ball in play and getting themselves out."

Coeur d'Alene (30-16) will face the Yakima Pepsi Pak in a semifinal game today at 12:15 p.m.

After going 0-2 in pool play on Thursday and Friday, Coeur d'Alene has outscored its opponents 18-1 in two bracket play wins.

With a win, Coeur d'Alene advances to the championship game today at 5:45 p.m. or plays for third/fourth place at 3 p.m. with a loss.

"We won today and it put us into the quarterfinals," Duman said. "We went out and achieved what we wanted to."

Joe Roletto, Pete Hoffman and Mitch Bevacqua had two hits apiece for Coeur d'Alene.

Coeur d'Alene 010 701 0 - 9 10 1

Clackamas 100 000 0 - 1 3 1

Jason Pattis and Kaleb DeHaas; Geoff Houf, Tyler Stinson (6) and Taylor MacClanathan. W - Pattis. L - Houf.

HITS: Cd'A - Roletto 2, Pattis, Hoffman 2, Bevacqua 2, Priano, Nyquist, DeHaas. Cla - Mickelson, Kelly, Wilkins. 2B - Bevacqua, Wilkins. 3B - Bevacqua.