PREP ROUNDUP: Bevacqua leads Lake City to sweep at Lewiston
* BASEBALL
LEWISTON - Junior Mitch Bevacqua had what his coach and uncle Al called a breakout day as the visiting Lake City Timberwolves beat the Lewiston Bengals 5-2 and 13-8 in a 5A Inland Empire League baseball doubleheader Thursday at Church Field.
In the first game, Bevacqua hit an RBI triple in the first inning and added a two-run triple in the third for Lake City. Christian Mayfield had three hits and Austin Lake and Alec Turrell had two hits apiece in the win.
Bevacqua, who verbally committed to the University of Washington earlier this season, struck again in the second game with a grand slam as the Timberwolves scored nine runs in the fourth inning. Devin Burgess and Suraji Kedia had two hits apiece for Lake City (2-4, 2-2 5A IEL), which hosts Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday.
"Anytime you can get a sweep in Lewiston, it's a great accomplishment," Lake City coach Al Bevacqua said. "I like the way the boys competed today. Ethan Brandt caught his tail off today and Mitch just had a breakout game. Overall, we played well as a team."
Lewiston is 6-5, 2-2.
FIRST GAME
Lake City 103 001 0 - 5 12 2
Lewiston 010 001 0 - 2 9 2
J.J. Winger and Ethan Brandt; Kyler Brooks and Tyler Charlo. W - Winger (1-0). L - Brooks.
HITS: LC - Burgess, Turrell 2, Bevacqua 2, Mayfield 3, Rosteck, Lake 2, Kedia. Lew - Charlo, Fuller 2, Roth, Tibbits, Brooks, Ralstin, Mecham, St. Martin. 3B - Bevacqua 2.
SECOND GAME
Lake City 000 903 1 - 13 9 2
Lewiston 000 240 2 - 8 7 5
Suraji Kedia, Kanyon Cooke (5) and Ethan Brandt; Hasenoerhl, Tibbits (4), Roth (6) and Ralstin. W - Kedia (1-1). L - Hasenoerhl.
HITS: LC - Burgess 2, Bevacqua, Mayfield, Rosteck, Lake, Kedia 2, Schultz. Lew - Fuller, Roth, Ralstin 2, Damato 2, Michim. 2B - Ralstin. HR - Bevacqua (1).
Lakeland 7
Sandpoint 1
SANDPOINT - Evan Johnson struck out nine and allowed just three hits in six sharp innings, and Eric Cooper provided more than enough run support, as the visiting Hawks downed the Bulldogs in a 4A Inland Empire League game at Pine St. Field.
Cooper had a triple and a double and scored twice to lead the Hawks (6-3, 2-1 4A IEL), who plated seven runs despite only four hits. Hawks coach Jason Bradbury called Johnson's effort phenomenal.
“He had a strong command of all his pitches and kept them off balance,” said Bradbury, also lauding the bat of Cooper. “It’s nice to see him back. He’s letting the barrel of the bat do the talking with a nice, easy swing.”
Sandpoint is 1-2, 0-1.
Lakeland plays host to St. Maries on Saturday.
Lakeland 000 230 2 — 7 4 0
Sandpoint 000 010 0 — 1 3 1
Evan Johnson, Nathan Collier (6) and James Prockish; Sam Nitcy, Nik Feyen (4), Chase Rodriguez (5) and Justin Orr. W — Johnson. L — Nitcy.
HITS: LL — Cooper 3, Prockish. Spt — Olin, Nishimoto, Orr. 2B — Cooper, Prockish. 3B — Cooper.
• SOFTBALL
Lakeland 16-10
Sandpoint 6-2
SANDPOINT — Rebekah Kastning had a home run, triple, drove in four and scored four times to lead the Hawks to a sweep of the Bulldogs in 4A Inland Empire League play at Travers Park.
The Hawks (4-5, 3-1 4A IEL) came out swinging early, plating a whopping 11 runs before the Bulldogs (1-3, 0-2 4A IEL) recorded their first out en route to a 16-6 win.
Tifani Schorzman had three RBIs and Erin Ogden three hits for the Hawks in support of Kristin Klopatek, who went the distance in both games.
“We did well offensively, everybody was hitting the ball,” Lakeland coach Colleen Bevacqua said.
Lakeland ripped five doubles and a home run in the second game, as Klopatek fired a three-hitter.
Lakeland plays host to St. Maries on Saturday.
FIRST GAME
Lakeland (12)12 01 — 16 13 0
Sandpoint 300 30 — 6 7 6
Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule.
Kristin Klopatek and Tifani Schorzman; Casey Bottomley, Maggie Kirscher (1), Carlie Hoerth (2) and Laurel Presser. W — Klopatek (3-5). L — Bottomley (1-2).
HITS: LL — Schwalbach, Kastning 3, Schorzman 2, Rebal, Glenn, Card 2, Ogden 3. Spt — Presser 2, Kirscher 2, Hendrickson, Logan, Hoerth. 2B — Ogden, Logan. 3B — Card, Kastning.
SECOND GAME
Lakeland 301 160 0 — 10 10 2
Sandpoint 200 000 0 — 2 3 2
Kristin Klopatek and Kendra Rebal; Kirscher, Bottomley (5) and Presser. W — Klopatek (4-5). L — Kirscher (0-1).
HITS: LL — Kastning, Schorzman, Jewell 2, Rebal 2, Klopatek 3, Ogden. Spt — Quigley, Kirscher, Buchmiller. 2B — Jewell, Schorzman, Rebal, Klopatek, Ogden. HR — Kastning.
St. Maries 11-2
Kellogg 10-12
ST. MARIES — Dusti Huddleston led off the seventh inning with a single and came around to score on a throwing error as the Lumberjacks beat the Wildcats in the first game of an Intermountain League doubleheader.
In the second game, the Lumberjacks walked 13 batters and the Wildcats scored seven runs in the fourth inning to pull away.
“We were kind of pressing to get some games in this week,” said St. Maries coach Todd Bitterman, whose team is in the midst of playing five games in five days. “Seeing Kellogg for a second straight time, we didn’t have the focus in the second game and it kind of got away from us in the fourth inning.”
Huddleston and Marlee Masterson had two hits apiece in the second game for St. Maries (3-6, 3-3 IML), which hosts Orofino today.
Samantha Lish drove in four runs in the first game for Kellogg (1-5, 1-3), which hosts Priest River on Saturday.
FIRST GAME
Kellogg 102 040 2 — 10 7 3
St. Maries 432 001 1 — 11 10 4
None out when winning run scored.
Lish and Specht; Chelsea Grosvenor and Kaylin Thomas. W — Grosvenor (1-4). L — Lish.
HITS: Kell — Barr 3, Lish 3, Zisk. SM — Huddleston 3, Sines, Masterson, Thomas, Stephenson, K. Schaum, Cook, T. Schaum. 2B — Lish 2, Zisk, Huddleston, Masterson. 3B — Barr.
SECOND GAME
Kellogg 201 72 — 12 5 1
St. Maries 100 01 — 2 6 2
Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule.
Yergler and Specht; Jaylee Sines, Dusti Huddleston (5) and Taylor Cook. W — Yergler. L — Sines (0-1).
HITS: Kell — Durick 3, Lish, Cornmen. SM — Huddleston 2, Masterson 2, Grosvenor, Cook. 2B — Cook. 3B — Durick, Huddleston.
• GOLF
Viking boys triumph again
MOSCOW — Led by medalist Stephen Roller, Coeur d’Alene shot a 298 to win the Moscow Invitational at the University of Idaho Golf Course.
Roller won on the third hole of a playoff, birdieing the last two.
The Viking junior varsity finished third at 309, seven strokes behind runnerup Lewiston.
“This is the most depth I’ve had in the years I’ve been here,” eighth-year Coeur d’Alene coach Bryan Duncan said. “That intersquad competition drives the whole machine.”
On Monday, Coeur d’Alene’s two teams finished 1-2 at the Post Falls Invitational at Prairie Falls.
Derek Bayley of Lakeland tied for seventh at 74.
Lewiston won the girls tournament. Chelsea Bayley was fourth with an 84.
Par 72
6,106 yards
TEAM SCORES — 1, Coeur d’Alene 298. 2, Lewiston 302. 3, Coeur d’Alene JV 309. 4, Moscow 320. 5, Lake City 343. 6, Post Falls 353. 7, Lakeland 356. 8, Lake City JV 372. 9, Moscow JV 410, 10, Sandpoint 414. 11, Bonners Ferry 427.
MEDALIST — Stephen Roller, Coeur d’Alene, 72 (won on third hole of playoff)
COEUR d’ALENE — Michael Porter 81, Hunter Kraft 80, Kyle Kaufman 73, John Duffin 73, Stephen Roller 72.
COEUR d’ALENE No. 2 — Chase Lincoln 86, Colton Gable 86, Jack Neal 88, Bryce Volking 73, Kendrich Nagel 74.
LAKE CITY — Tye Smith 79, James Hunt 98, Matt Creighton 85, Zach Culpepper 85, Jake Vetsch 94.
POST FALLS — Corey Beaver 86, Trevor Fedele 75, Carlos Apairicio 89, Ty Brearley 103, Tyler Ranney 121.
LAKELAND — Derek Bayley 74, Tyrel Derrick 92, Devon Clark 113, Clayton Anderson 94, Hayden Nosworthy 96.
Par 72
5,538 yards
TEAM SCORES — 1, Lewiston 344. 2, Moscow 397. 3, Coeur d’Alene 421. 4, Lakeland 464.
MEDALIST — Taylor Anderson, Moscow, 74.
COEUR d’ALENE — Jordan Hintz 101, Taylor Hammond 93, Mackenzie Phillips 100, Makayla Davenport 125, Kendra Pasco 135.
POST FALLS — Maddie Dodge 92.
LAKELAND — Chelsea Bayley 84, Brooke Tingey 118, Darby Murray 148, Hailey Rothford 143, Sierra Tingey 133.
• TENNIS
Rain shortens Viking match
LEWISTON — Three of the 12 matches were cut short by rain, and will be completed when Lewiston visits Coeur d’Alene on April 21.
Lewiston was leading 5-4 after the nine completed matches.
The No. 1 girls doubles, the No. 2 mixed doubles and No. 3 boys singles were shortened by rain.
GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1, Caitlin McHugh, Cd’A, d. Christine Sayler, 6-2, 6-1. No. 2, Josey Jagelski, Lew, d. Abbey Steed, 6-0, 6-3. No. 3, Danyelle Keese, Cd’A, d. Shantel Uppendahl, 6-1, 6-1.
GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 2, Courtney Gunnerson/Maddie Matheson, Cd’A, d. Miranda Nemeth/Audrey Grogan, 6-1, 3-0.
MIXED DOUBLES — No. 1, Sloane Booterbaugh/Topher Carson, Cd’A, d. Landon Kirk/Melissa Thomson, 7-5, 6-2.
BOYS SINGLES — No. 1, Adam Ohman, Lew, d. Craig Tedman, 6-1, 6-1. No. 2, Cesar Garcia, Lew, d. John Campbell, 6-4, 6-4.
BOYS DOUBLES — No. 1, Chad Roberts/Jacob Kucera, Lew, d. Jake Behm/Zack Stockert, 6-0, 6-0. No. 2, Weston Burn/Austin Thomas, Lew, d. Ian Lynch/Keenan Olenslager, 6-0, 6-1.
Cd’A Charter 5
Clark Fork 5
COEUR d’ALENE — The visiting Wampus Cats and Panthers split a match at the Cherry Hill courts.
Both teams were shorthanded in the boys events, with only two doubles matches being played.
“We were hurting for boys today,” Coeur d’Alene Charter coach Eileen Johnson said. “Between work, injuries and state speech, neither team had anyone available today. I was really pleased with how we played despite being shorthanded.”
Both schools travel to a Central Idaho League tournament on Saturday at Lewiston High.
BOYS SINGLES — no matches played.
BOYS DOUBLES — No. 1, Stillman Berkley/Geoff Boudesquie, CF, d. Ryan Meech/Griffin Coesiala, 8-6. No. 2, Jaeger Zolman/Jake Beattie, Cd’A, d. Jon May/Geoff Boudesquie, 8-2.
GIRLS SINGLES — No. 1, Mindi Grantham, Cd’A C, d. Tala Fahsel, 8-5. No. 2, Becca Mann, Cd’A C, d. Lyndsie Kiebert, 8-4. No. 3, Sierra Pancoast, Cd’A C, d. Samantha Meyers, 8-4. No. 4, Autumn Wagner, CF, d. Selena Yates, 8-2. No. 5, Alexa Maldonado, Cd’A C, d. Shaydell Stamper, 8-1.
GIRLS DOUBLES — No. 1, Brocklynn Thornton/Claire McMahon, CF, d. Lynn Babich/Sierra Pancoast, 8-1. No. 2, Lyndsie Keibert/Heather Wold, C, d. Gabby Thompson-Hoots/Jodi Grantham, 8-1. No. 3, Annie Wurm/Autumn Wagner, CF, d. Selena Yates/Alexa Maldonado, 8-2.