Cooper sparks Prairie to win over Sandpoint
POST FALLS - Eric Cooper had two doubles, a triple and 3 RBIs as the Prairie Cardinals beat the Sandpoint Lakers 11-2 for their second class AA North Idaho League victory over the Lakers in two days at Post Falls High.
Cooper's RBI double began an eight-run fourth inning for Prairie, which racked up 13 hits in the game. Cody Vanderver had two of them, including an RBI triple in the fourth.
Daniel Mobeck earned the win with two innings of scoreless relief.
The Cardinals (2-0, 2-0 NIL) return to action Friday in the Battle of the Borders Tournament, facing the Spokane Blue Devils at 8 p.m. at Jackson Field in Spokane.
Sandpoint 011 000 0 - 2 6 3
Prairie 012 800 x - 11 13 1
Shawn Conlan, Caleb Nishimoto (5) and Garrett Skeen; Tyler Shelton, Daniel Mobeck (4), Joe Schawlbach (6), Tyler Shaffer (7) and Zach Reeder, Luke Howell (4). W - Mobeck (1-0). L - Conlan.
HITS: Spt - Gordon 2, Reese 2, Nitcy, Snow. Pra - Cooper 3, Vandever 2, Carter 2, Burnett 2, Givens, Greiser, Mobeck, Howell. 2B - Nitcy, Cooper 2, Carter. 3B - Cooper, Vandever.
Prairie 9
Cd'A Lumberjacks 1
POST FALLS - Austin Bushbacker hit a two-run double to highlight a five-run first inning as the Cardinals class A team beat the Lumberjacks (under-16) in nonleague play at Post Falls High.
The Lumberjacks (1-1) play host to Central Valley on Saturday in a 1 p.m. doubleheader at Coeur d'Alene High.
Prairie plays host to Moscow on Sunday in a 1 p.m. doubleheader at Post Falls High.
Lumberjacks 010 000 0 - 1 5 6
Prairie 522 000 x - 9 12 0
Derek Griffin, Jake McKnight (3) and Brent Wingham; Johnson, Derek Bumgarner (5), James Prokish (7) and name unavailable. W - Johnson. L - Griffin (0-1).
HITS: Cd'A - Griffin, Wingham, Kennedy, Gray, Peterson. Pra - Galloway 2, Bumgardner 2, Charboneau 2, Bushbacker 2, Ludiker, Allen, Givens, Lebsock. 2B - Charboneau, Bushbacker.
Cheney 2
Bayview 1
CHENEY - J.D. Page singled in a run with two outs in the seventh inning, but it was not enough as the Whitecaps fell to Cheney in a nonleague game.
"We played well tonight," Bayview coach Kim Rogstad said. "We played errorless ball. We outplayed them, out-hit them, but just didn't outscore them."
Bayview (2-2) travels to Medical Lake on Friday.
Bayview 000 000 1 - 1 7 0
Cheney 001 001 x - 2 5 1
Chris Jackson and Dustin Ceballos; Torkelson, Hand (4), Alderman (7) and Ware. W - Torkelson. L - Jackson.
HITS: Bay - Dietrich 2, Miller, Page, McKinney, Carr, Masterson. Che - Henry 2, Rassier, Maio, Torkelson. 2B - Henry 2.