PREP BASEBALL: Clutch hit by Nyquist lifts Vikings past Trojans

POST FALLS - Nick Nyquist hit a two-run single up the middle in the sixth inning to give Coeur d'Alene the lead for good and the Vikings went on to defeat the Post Falls Trojans 4-3 in a 5A Inland Empire League baseball game on Tuesday.

"I was very pleased with how we played," Post Falls coach Dustin Frank said. "We played errorless baseball, but left 11 runners on base. Coeur d'Alene just made some big plays at key moments."

Levi Pereira hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning for Coeur d'Alene (6-2, 4-0 5A IEL), which travels to Lewiston for a doubleheader on Friday.

Nate Gomer, Austin Bushbacher and Matt Hammond had two hits each for Post Falls (2-6, 0-4), which hosts Sandpoint on Monday.

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Mikey Schmidt, Nick Nyquist (7) and Levi Pereira; Ryan Hunt, Kurtis Wiltse (6), Zach Reeder (6) and Matt Hammond. W - Schmidt (3-0). L - Hunt (1-1). S - Nyquist (1).

HITS: Cd'A - Pereira, Duran, Nyquist, Sutton, O'Hagen 2. PF - Reeder, Gomer 2, Bushbacher 2, Hammond 2. 2B - O'Hagen, Hammond. HR - Pereira.

Lakeland 2

Lake City 1

COEUR d'ALENE - Evan Johnson singled to score the tying run in the sixth inning and came around to score on a passed ball as the Hawks beat the Timberwolves in a nonleague game.

Carter Chaffin had six strikeouts in five innings for Lake City (0-4), which travels to Lewiston for a doubleheader on Thursday.

"Carter really kept them at bay," Lake City coach Al Bevacqua said. "Our bats need to come alive a little more. Lakeland's a good ballclub and we hung in there with them. We're getting better each game."

James Prockish struck out five for Lakeland (5-3), which travels to Sandpoint for a 4A Inland Empire League doubleheader on Friday.

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James Prockish and A.J. Walls; Carter Chaffin, Sam Schultz (6), Suraji Kedia and Ethan Brandt. W - Prockish. L - Schultz (0-1).

HITS: LL - Cooper, Johnson, McKinnie. LC - Bevacqua, Turrell, Winger.

Timberlake 9

Priest River 6

SPIRIT LAKE - J.D. Page and Trent Reese drove in three runs each as the Tigers beat the Spartans in an Intermountain League game.

"It was kind of ugly, but it was a win and we got it done," Timberlake coach Bill Rider said. "We need to be able to throw strikes earlier in the count, but a win's a win."

Cameron Riley had three hits for Priest River (1-2, 1-1 IML).

Timberlake (7-0, 4-0) travels to Bonners Ferry on Saturday for a doubleheader.

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Nick Farnham, Ashton Brooks (4), Jay Perkins (6) and Tyler Barber; Mason Cramer, John Galloway (3), J.D. Page (7) and Austin Allen. W - Galloway (2-0). L - Farnham. S - Page (2).

HITS: PR - Sommer, Barber, Riley 3, R. Akre, Farnham, K. Akre 2. TL - Allen, Page, Masterson, Rogstad, Cramer, Reese 2, Theil. 2B - Riley, Page, Masterson.

St. Maries 12

Kellogg 6

KELLOGG - The visiting Lumberjacks took advantage of 14 walks by Wildcat pitchers to win an Intermountain League game at Teeters Field.

Dillon Michael hit a three-run triple in the second inning for St. Maries (3-4, 3-1 IML), which hosts Orofino on Friday.

Kellogg (0-3, 0-3) hosts Priest River on Saturday.

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HITS: SM - Michael, Stapleton 2, Turner, Sullivan, Barbour, Flowers. Kell - Jerome, Beggerly, Garner 2, Waechter, O'Brien, Red. 3B - Turner, Michael.