Bonners Ferry erupts for nine runs in 10th inning
<p>Bonners Ferry High's Dan Mayzel tags out Tyler Shaffer from Timberlake High as he attempts to slide into third base in a cloud of dust Saturday during the 3A Region 1 championship game in Spirit Lake.</p>
<p>Timberlake High's J.D. Page fires off a pitch during the seventh inning of Saturday's game against Bonner's Ferry High. Page threw eleven strikeouts through nine innings during the championship game.</p>
Priest River beats Timberlake to join Badgers at state
SPIRIT LAKE - For the first nine innings in the 3A District 1 tournament championship game, the traffic around the bases was at a near standstill.
In the 10th, the Bonners Ferry Badgers made the most of their chances as they scored nine runs in the inning to defeat the top-seeded Timberlake Tigers 10-1 to advance to the state 3A tournament starting Thursday at Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Ore.
“Just like every game in the Intermountain League, it was close and wasn’t easy,” Bonners Ferry coach Tom Turpin said. “It was a great game to watch and great game to coach. It just looked like Timberlake ran out of pitching.”
Josiah Owinyo hit a three-run double in the 10th for Bonners Ferry (10-13), which faces Buhl in the opening round of the state tournament at noon on Thursday.
J.D. Page struck out 12 in nine innings for Timberlake, then had to come out because of high school rules limiting pitchers to nine innings in one start.
Later, Eric Holbrook struck out nine for Priest River as the Spartans defeated Timberlake 6-2 to earn the second seed to state.
“I thought we came to play today,” Priest River coach Mark Schultz said. “We played as a team and our guys never quit, especially after losing to Bonners Ferry yesterday. I’m proud of what this group has accomplished this year.”
Jordan Munar hit a two-run single in the five-run fourth inning for Priest River (12-10), which opens with Fruitland on Thursday.
Tyler Shaffer had three hits for Timberlake, which finished 11-9.
Earlier, Tyson Barber hit a two-run single in the third inning as Priest River eliminated Kellogg 4-0 in a loser-out game.
BONNERS FERRY 10, TIMBERLAKE 1
Bonners Ferry 000 100 000 9 — 10 11 1
Timberlake 100 000 000 0 — 1 6 1
Sean Conlin, Brian Moore (7) and Alek Lopez; J.D. Page, Johnny Hayden (10) and Austin Allen. W — Moore (1-0). L — Hayden.
HITS: BF — Lopez 3, Moore 2, Awbrey, Clarkson, Woods, Abeyta, Owinyo 2. TL — Page, Hayden, Shaffer 2, Masterson, Allen. 2B — Lopez, Moore, Awbrey, Abeyta, Owinyo.
PRIEST RIVER 6, TIMBERLAKE 2
Priest River 010 500 0 — 6 7 2
Timberlake 110 000 0 — 2 5 3
Eric Holbrook and Tyson Barber; Mason Cramer, Hunter Tonkin (4) and Austin Allen. W — Holbrook (3-1). L — Cramer.
HITS: PR — Barber, Munar, Bradbury, Mortensen 2, Riley, Sommer, Akre. TL — Hayden, Shaffer 3, Galloway.
PRIEST RIVER 4, KELLOGG 0
Kellogg 000 000 0 — 0 2 0
Priest River 002 101 x — 4 5 0
Travis Orsburn and Cole Jerome; Sean Mortensen and Tyler Barber. W — Mortensen (4-2). L — Orsburn.
HITS: Kell — Ju. Karst, Serrano. PR — Barber, Mortensen 2, Riley, Sommer. 2B — Serrano, Mortensen.