Loggers' Kedia throws no-hitter

| July 12, 2011 9:00 PM

LEGION

COEUR d'ALENE - Suraji Kedia pitched a five-inning no-hitter in the first game, and the Coeur d'Alene Loggers went on to sweep St. Maries 10-0 in both games of a class A North Idaho League doubleheader Monday at McEuen Field.

"It's the best he's thrown all year," Loggers coach Tom Barlow said. "I keep telling him good things happen when you throw strikes, and good things happened."

Nick Nyquist hit a pair of solo homers for the Loggers.

Mark Nuttleman pitched a four-hit shutout with five strikeouts in the second game for Coeur d'Alene. Sam Fortis went 3 for 4 and drove in three runs.

The Loggers (26-19, 10-6 NIL) return to action Wednesday at home vs. Mead at 5:30 p.m.

FIRST GAME

St. Maries 000 00 - 0 0 2

Loggers 042 13 - 10 13 0

Barbour and Stephenson; Suraji Kedia and Shane Siron. W - Kedia. L - Barbour.

HITS: SM - none. Cd'A - Robbins 2, Burgess 2, S. Sutton 2, Fortis, Nyquist 2, Siron 2, Parson 2. 2B - Siron, Parson. HR - Nyquist 2.

SECOND GAME

St. Maries 000 000 - 0 4 3

Loggers 300 502 - 10 5 1

Gorthier, Avalos (4) and Avalos, Turner (4); Mark Nuttleman and Kolby DeHaas. W - Nuttleman (5-1). L - Gorthier.

HITS: SM - Michael, Stephenson, Barbour, Avalos. Cd'A - Fortis 3, Howard, Montee. 2B - Howard.

LITTLE LEAGUE

JUNIORS (age 13-14)

At Bret James Memorial Field, Post Falls

Lakeland 6, Post Falls 3: Brian Howell took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and finished with a one-hitter for Lakeland, which advances to the championship game Saturday at 9:30 a.m.

Trevor Hammel singled with one out in the sixth to break up the no-hitter for Post Falls, which plays on Thursday vs. the winner of tonight's Sandpoint-Hayden game at 5:30 at Bret James Memorial Field.