Loggers defeat Cards in tourney opener

| July 21, 2011 9:00 PM

OSBURN - Sean Sutton went 3 for 3 with three RBIs as the Coeur d'Alene Loggers defeated the Prairie Cardinals 11-1 in the opening round of the Class A Area A (district) tournament on Wednesday at Morehouse Field.

Kolby DeHaas had a two-run double in a five-run second inning for Coeur d'Alene (28-20), which faces second-seeded Moscow today at 2 p.m.

"We came out in the first two innings and were able to score some runs," Coeur d'Alene coach Tom Barlow said. "It was nice to give our pitchers the lead early in the game. We haven't beat Moscow yet this season, but now would be a good time to do it."

Dylan Charbonneau had an RBI single in the fourth inning for Prairie, which faces the loser of the Coeur d'Alene-Moscow game on Friday at 2 p.m. in a loser-out game.

In the other opening round game, Silver Valley scored eight runs in the sixth inning to defeat St. Maries 11-2.

Silver Valley (5-14) will face top-seeded Lewis-Clark today at 5 p.m.

St. Maries will face the loser of the Silver Valley-Lewis-Clark game in a loser-out game at 11 a.m. on Friday.

Prairie 000 10 - 1 2 2

Coeur d'Alene 350 03 - 11 8 0

Game ended in fifth inning due to 10-run rule

Gray Krallman, Jacob Lebsock (2) and James Prockish; Shawn Montee, Jake Gonzalez (3) and Kolby DeHaas. W - Montee. L - Krallman.

HITS: Pra - Prockish, Charbonneau. Cd'A - Robbins, Burgess, Se. Sutton 3, DeHaas 2, Nyquist. 2B - Se. Sutton, DeHaas, Nyquist, Prockish.

CLASS A AREA A (DISTRICT) TOURNAMENT

At Morehouse Field, Osburn

Wednesday

Coeur d'Alene 11, Prairie 1 (five innings)

Silver Valley 11, St. Maries 2

Game 3 - Coeur d'Alene vs. Moscow, 2 p.m.

Game 4 - Silver Valley vs. Lewis-Clark, 5 p.m.

CLASS AA AREA A (DISTRICT) TOURNAMENT

At Butler Park, Trail

Thursday

Game 1 - No. 3 Prairie (20-20) vs. No. 6 Sandpoint (7-14), 11 a.m.

Game 2 - No. 4 Trail (20-24) vs. No. 5 Cranbrook (6-38), 2:30 p.m.

Game 3 - No. 2 Lewis-Clark (27-17) vs. Prairie-Sandpoint winner (if Prairie), 7 p.m.

Friday

Game 4 - No. 1 Coeur d'Alene (36-19) vs. Trail-Cranbrook winner, 9 a.m.

Game 5 - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 12:30 p.m., loser out

Game 6 - Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 7 p.m., loser out