Timberlake vaults into IML lead

BASEBALL

SPIRIT LAKE - Tyler Shaffer scored the winning run in the opener and J.D. Page pitched a two-hit shutout in the nightcap as the Timberlake Tigers swept the first-place Bonners Ferry Badgers 4-3 and 7-0 to move atop the Intermountain League baseball standings.

"It was a great day for some good baseball," Timberlake coach Bill Rider said. "It was two really good games. We played well, and I thought Bonners played well today."

In the 10th inning of the opener, Shaffer led off with a single, advanced to second on a throwing error on the play, and moved up to third on a passed ball. He scored the winning run on a balk by the Badgers' pitcher.

"I don't care how we got it - a league win's a league win," Rider said.

Shaffer went 2 for 4 and scored twice for Timberlake (9-6, 6-2 IML). He also struck out 11 in nine innings before having to leave the mound because IHSAA rules say a starter can only pitch nine innings.

Austin Allen's two-run single put Timberlake ahead 3-2 in the fourth. Dan Mayzel singled in the tying run for Bonners (5-11, 5-4) in the fifth, then no one scored for either team until the 10th.

Page struck out seven, walked two and hit one in the second game. Casey Rogstad hit a two-run single in the fifth inning, and Johnny Hayden went 2 for 4 with three RBIs for the Tigers.

Timberlake travels to St. Maries on Monday for a doubleheader.

FIRST GAME

Bonners Ferry 002 010 000 0 - 3 7 1

Timberlake 100 200 000 1 - 4 6 3

1 out when winning run scored.

Austin Wilson, Dan Mayzel (3) and Alek Lopez; Tyler Shaffer, Johnny Hayden (10) and Austin Allen. W - Hayden (1-0). L - Mayzel.

HITS: BF - Moore, Mayzel 2, Awbrey 2, Conlin, Owinyo. TL - Shaffer 2, Masterson, Galloway, Allen 2. 2B - Mayzel 2, Allen.

SECOND GAME

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Sean Conlin, Austin Wilson (5) and Alek Lopez; J.D. Page and Austin Allen. W - Page (4-1). L - Conlin.

HITS: BF - Awbrey, Conlin. TL - Page 2, Hayden 2, Shaffer, Masterson, Rogstad, Mourning, Galloway. 2B - Mourning. 3B - Page.

Moscow 8-7

Sandpoint 4-3

MOSCOW - The Bulldogs dug a big early hole in an 8-4 loss in the opener, then couldn't muster enough offense in losing the nightcap 7-3 in 4A Inland Empire League play.

Eric Nikssarian had two hits and two RBIs in the opener to lead the Bulldogs (4-13, 2-4 4A IEL), who fell behind 6-0 in the second inning and could not recover. Starter Tevin Hamilton struck out seven.

Nikssarian went the distance on the mound in the second game for Sandpoint, holding the Bears (9-7, 5-1 4A IEL) to just seven hits, but Nick Halpin's double was the Bulldogs' lone extra base hit en route to three runs.

The wins earn Moscow the No. 1 seed and home field advantage in the 4A Region 1 tournament, which starts Saturday.

Lakeland hosts Sandpoint in a doubleheader on Tuesday, with the No. 2 seed for regionals still at stake.

FIRST GAME

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Moscow 240 200 0 - 8 8 0

Tevin Hamilton, Jake Clad (6) and Eddo Feyen; Jake Helbling and Drew Papineau. W - Helbling. L - Hamilton (2-2).

HITS: Spt - Nitcy, Halpin 2, Nikssarian 2, Gordon, Olin, Feyen. Mos - La. Brooks, Redinger, Helbling, Papineau, Snyder, Laven 2, Morgan. 2B - Nikssarian, Helbling.

SECOND GAME

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Eric Nikssarian and Feyen; Sam Ellison and Papineau. W - Ellison. L - Nikssarian (1-2).

HITS: Spt - Nitcy, Halpin, Nikssarian, Olin, Feyen, Schwartz. Mos - Redinger, Helbling, Papineau, Laven 2, Morgan, Lo. Brooks. 2B - Halpin. 3B - Laven.

Priest River 12-1

Kellogg 2-12

PRIEST RIVER - Dalton Sommer drove in four in the first game for the Spartans and Travis Orsburn hit a two-run home run in the second game for the Wildcats as the teams split an Intermountain League doubleheader.

Kyle Bradbury struck out 10 in a no-hitter in the first game for Priest River.

In the nightcap, Justin Karst and Tyler Morgan had two hits apiece for Kellogg (4-8, 2-8 IML), which hosts the Lakeland JV in a doubleheader on Monday at Teeters Field.

Priest River (9-7, 5-3 IML) hosts Bonners Ferry on Tuesday.

FIRST GAME

Kellogg 200 00 - 2 0 3

Priest River 011 0(10) - 12 11 1

Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.

Justin Karst, Beggerly (4), Nick Serrano and Cole Jerome; Kyle Bradbury and Tyler Barber. W - Bradbury (4-3). L - Ju. Karst.

HITS: Kell - none. PR - Barber, Munar, Douglas, Bradbury 2, Mortensen 2, Sommer 4, Kissinger. 2B - Bradbury.

SECOND GAME

Kellogg 20(10) 00 - 12 8 1

Priest River 000 10 - 1 2 7

Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.

Hayden Garner and Jordan Karst; Sean Mortensen, Tyler Douglas (3) and Tyler Barber. W - Garner. L - Mortensen (2-2).

HITS: Kell - Ju. Karst 2, Jerome, Orsburn 2, Jo. Karst, Morgan 2. PR - Barber, Douglas. 2B - Douglas. 3B - Ju. Karst. HR - Orsburn.

SOFTBALL

Lewiston 8-3

Coeur d'Alene 3-5

COEUR d'ALENE - Lewiston catcher Shaundee Garrett hit a two-run home run with two outs in the eighth inning of the first game to lead the Bengals to an 8-3 win before the Vikings rallied in the second game to earn a split with a 5-3 win in a 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader at Larry Schwenke Field.

Kellsi Parson added a two-run triple in the eighth for Lewiston, which scored all eight of its runs in the first game following errors by Coeur d'Alene.

Elli Tindall had an RBI single in the sixth inning of the first game for Coeur d'Alene, which also got three hits by Kyeli Parker.

Chelsey Rasmussen hit a two-run single in the first inning of the second game and Lindsie Scholwinski had five strikeouts for Coeur d'Alene to take the second game.

"I'm glad we came back to get the split," Coeur d'Alene coach Larry Bieber said. "We know we'll be seeing them in the district tournament."

Lewiston (14-6, 6-4 5A IEL) leads Coeur d'Alene (12-5, 5-5) by one game for second place in the IEL, with Coeur d'Alene having games at Post Falls and Lake City this week. The Bengals travel to Lake City on Wednesday to conclude their IEL slate.

Coeur d'Alene travels to Post Falls on Tuesday.

FIRST GAME

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Shawnee Zink and Shaundee Garrett; Nikki Ragsdale and Teigan Lockwood. W - Zink. L - Ragsdale (5-2).

HITS: Lew - Parson 2, Zink 2, Garrett 3, Wells 3, Thomason, Huffaker, Robinson. Cd'A - Parker 3, Tindall, Rasmussen. 2B - Robinson. 3B - Parson, Parker. HR - Garrett.

SECOND GAME

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Coeur d'Alene 201 200 x - 5 8 1

Alissa Huffaker and Shaundee Garrett; Lindsie Scholwinski and Rashell Schaffer. W - Scholwinski (7-3). L - Huffaker.

HITS: Lew - Parson, Zink, Wells 4, Thomason 3, Moscrip, Huffaker, Robinson. Cd'A - Parker, Tindall, Lupinacci 2, Scholwinski, Rasmussen, Clark 2. 2B - Lupinacci, Tindall, Parson, Zink, Thomason.

Timberlake 13-12

Bonners Ferry 2-0

SPIRIT LAKE - Halee Edelblute had six hits and nine RBIs and the Tigers swept the Badgers in Intermountain League play.

Timberlake's Sidney Malloy hit a three-run home run to highlight a six-run second inning in Game 1, with Edelblute's two-run homer ending the game in the sixth.

Edelblute continued her hot streak in the second game, going 3 for 4 with five RBIs.

"One of the best offensive performances we have seen here at Timberlake in awhile," Tigers coach Mike Menti said. "The girls were swinging some hot bats."

Nicole Cameron struck out a total of 16 Bonners Ferry batters, and had one walk in a no-hitter in Game 2.

Timberlake (11-5, 8-0 IML) travels to St. Maries on Monday for a doubleheader. Bonners dropped to 2-9, 2-7.

FIRST GAME

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Game called in 6th inning due to 10-run rule.

Chelsea Taggart and Caitlin Alexander; Nicole Cameron and Ashlei Jerome. W - Cameron (10-5). L - Taggart.

HITS: BF - L. Taggart, Bertling, C. Taggert, Hoisington, Farrens. TL - Jerome 2, Malloy, Edelblute 3, Owen 2, Moffit 2, Thompson, Kuykendall 3. 2B - C. Taggart, Jerome, Kuykendall. HR - Malloy, Edelblute.

SECOND GAME

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Timberlake 442 2x - 12 17 2

Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule.

Jordan Porter and Amanda Riley; Nicole Cameron and Ashlei Jerome. W - Cameron (11-5). L - Riley.

HITS: BF - none. TL - Jerome, Henry, Malloy 2, Neal 3, Hoffman, Edelblute 3, Owen 2, Thompson, Kuykendall 3. 2B - Neal, Hoffman, Edelblute.

Priest River 9-9

Kellogg 6-2

PRIEST RIVER - Brittany Krampert had six strikeouts in the first game and Alyssa Deal had four RBIs in the second as the Spartans swept an Intermountain League doubleheader from the Wildcats.

Tarah Ivie hit a solo home run in the fourth inning and followed with a grand slam in the seventh for Kellogg in the first game.

Holly Hirst had three hits in the second game for Priest River (10-6, 5-3 IML), which hosts Bonners Ferry on Tuesday.

Taylor Samuelson had an RBI double in the second inning of the second game for Kellogg (2-12, 2-8), which travels to Sandpoint on Tuesday.

FIRST GAME

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Haley Dulaney and Taylor Samuelson; Brittany Krampert, Kelsey Bradbury (6) and Ayonna Lentz. W - Krampert (4-4). L - Dulaney.

HITS: Kell - Barr 2, Ivie 2, Samuelson, Waechter, Squires, Bublitz. PR - Reed, Barber 2, Hirst 3, Fink, Deal, DeMers. 2B - Fink. 3B - Samuelson, Hirst. HR - Ivie 2, DeMers.

SECOND GAME

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Sam Lish and Taylor Samuelson; Kelsie Fink, Kelsey Bradbury (7) and Ayonna Lentz. W - Fink (2-0). L - Lish.

HITS: Kell - Huber, Barr, Ivie, Samuelson. PR - Reed, Barber 2, Hirst 3, Fink 2, Deal 3, Bradbury, Lentz, DeMers. 2B - Ivie, Samuelson, Hirst, Fink, Deal, Bradbury.

Moscow at

Sandpoint

No report was received. The Bulldogs host Lakeland in another 4A Inland Empire League doubleheader on Monday at 3:30 p.m.