PREP BASEBALL: Kellogg rallies in opener, Spartans romp for split

KELLOGG - Freshman Tucker Figueroa singled to score James Red with nobody out in the seventh inning to give the Kellogg Wildcats a 10-9 win over the Priest River Spartans in the first game of an Intermountain League doubleheader Saturday at Teeters Field.

Priest River won the second 11-0.

"Our freshmen stepped up and carried us," Kellogg coach Scott Ross said. "James came in and shut the door on the mound and we came from behind with seven runs in the sixth. With the way the season has gone, it was a real positive to have the kids battle back."

In the second game, Priest River pitcher R.C. Akre held the Wildcats to three hits and the Spartans took advantage of 10 walks by Kellogg pitching.

Cameron Riley had two hits, including a triple in the second game for Priest River (2-4, 2-2 IML), which travels to St. Maries on Tuesday.

Kellogg (1-5, 1-4) hosts the Lakeland junior varsity on Monday.

FIRST GAME

Priest River 000 404 1 - 9 6 2

Kellogg 002 007 1 - 10 12 3

No out when winning run scored.

Sommer, Brooks (4), King (7) and Barber; Hayden Garner, James Red (4), Tucker Figueroa (5), Heath Waechter (6), Ryan Beggerly (7) and Casey Jerome. W - Beggerly (1-1). L - King.

HITS: PR - Riley 2, King, Griffin, Edwards. Kell - Jerome 2, Beggerly 2, Garner, Hendzel, O'Brien, Waechter, Red, Rasmussen. 2B - King, Griffin. HR - Riley.

SECOND GAME

Priest River 006 05 - 11 4 0

Kellogg 000 00 - 0 3 1

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

R.C. Akre and Barber; Dustin Hendzel, Heath Waechter (3), James Red (4) and Casey Jerome, Ryan Beggerly (5). W - Akre. L - Hendzel (0-1).

HITS: PR - Barber, Riley 2, Brooks. Kell - Jerome, O'Brien, Garner. 2B - Brooks. 3B - Riley.

Moscow 16-9

Sandpoint 3-3

SANDPOINT - Senior Ryan Schwartz registered a quality start for Sandpoint, but it wasn't enough as Moscow posted a big inning in both games of a 4A Inland Empire League sweep at Pine St. Field.

Schwartz kept the Bulldogs (1-3, 0-3 4A IEL) in the game in the nightcap, striking out eight in six-plus innings. Sandpoint trailed 4-3 heading into the final inning, before the Bears (3-4, 3-1 4A IEL) broke the game open with a five-run seventh. Bulldogs coach Chris Young's team just recently began practicing outside, and is still rounding into mid-season form after three straight league losses.

"We're still catching up with our pitching right now," said Young, lauding the performance of Schwartz. "Ryan pitched phenomenal in the second game. I couldn't ask for anything more."

Caleb Nishimoto and Justin Orr had the only two hits for Sandpoint in the second game.

Nishimoto was sharp on the mound early in the first game, and Jackson Olin had a stolen base and scored a run as the Bulldogs built a 3-2 lead after three innings. But things turned south in a hurry for the Bulldogs.

Led by the hot bat of Hunter Redinger, who had a home run and double among his four hits, the Bears blew the game open with nine runs in the fourth and five more in the fifth, ending the game after five innings.

Sandpoint will rest today before a doubleheader Monday at Post Falls.

FIRST GAME

Moscow 101 95 - 16 15 2

Sandpoint 102 00 - 3 3 1

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

Tanner Morgan, Nick Ellison (5) and Jarod Paul; Caleb Nishimoto, Jackson Olin (4) and Justin Orr. W - Morgan. L - Nishimoto (1-1).

HITS: Mos - Morgan, Redinger 4, Johnson, Paul 3, O'Sullivan 3, Wear, K. Martin, A. Martin. Spt - Nitcy, Olin, Nishimoto. 2B - Nishimoto, O'Sullivan, Johnson, Redinger. HR - Redinger.

SECOND GAME

Moscow 001 111 5 - 9 10 1

Sandpoint 003 000 0 - 3 2 5

Nick Ellison, Nolan Johnson (2) and Paul; Ryan Schwartz, Chase Rodriguez (7) and Justin Orr. W - Johnson. L - Schwartz (0-1).

HITS: Mos - Morgan 3, Redinger 2, Johnson, Paul, K. Martin 2, A. Martin. Spt - Nishimoto, Orr. 2B - Morgan. 3B - Johnson.

Lakeland 16

St. Maries 4

RATHDRUM - Evan Johnson cleared the bases with a triple in the third inning as the Hawks beat the visiting Lumberjacks in a nonleague game at Lakeland High.

"It took a while for our bats to get going," Lakeland coach Jason Bradbury said. "We've been hitting well in practice, but haven't done it in a game. We opened them up in the fourth. Everyone was hitting the ball up and down the lineup. Hopefully we can keep that going against Coeur d'Alene on Monday."

Eric Cooper went 2 for 4 with a two-run double for Lakeland (7-3), which hosts Coeur d'Alene on Monday.

Dillon Michael had an RBI single in the second inning for St. Maries (3-6), which hosts Priest River on Tuesday.

St. Maries 110 20 - 4 3 3

Lakeland 017 8x - 16 8 0

Dylan Wilson, Matt Smith (4), Jordy Bedwell (4) and D.J. Turner; Jesse Marks, Jeremy McKinney (5) and A.J. Walls. W - Marks (1-0). L - Wilson.

HITS: SM - Michael, Stephenson, Truscott. LL - Carr, Schwalbach, Cooper 2, Collier, Prockish, Johnson 2. 2B - Cooper, Collier, Prockish. 3B - Johnson.

Timberlake 12-11

Bonners Ferry 1-0

BONNERS FERRY - J.D. Page struck out 10 over five innings in the first game for the Tigers and Hunter Tonkin held the host Badgers to three hits in the second game of an Intermountain League doubleheader sweep.

In the first game, Austin Allen, Mason Cramer and Tonkin each had three RBIs for Timberlake.

"We just played as well as we should have," Timberlake coach Bill Rider said. "It was two more league wins. We're on the right path within the league."

Tonkin had a two-run single in the third inning of the second game for Timberlake (9-0, 6-0 IML), which travels to the Post Falls junior varsity on Tuesday.

Bonners Ferry falls to 0-4, 0-3.

FIRST GAME

Timberlake 050 61 - 12 12 0

Bonners Ferry 010 00 - 1 3 4

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

J.D. Page and Austin Allen; Alex Awbrey, Alex Cunningham (5) and Garrett Skeen. W - Page (4-0). L - Awbrey.

HITS: TL - Allen 2, Page 2, Rogstad 2, Cramer, Reese, Polito, Thiel 2. BF - Awbrey 2, Denny. 2B - Allen, Cramer.

SECOND GAME

Timberlake 005 51 - 11 9 2

Bonners Ferry 000 00 - 0 3 1

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

Hunter Tonkin and Austin Allen; Josiah Owinyo, Mike Clarkston (4) and Cameron Taylor. W - Tonkin (3-0). L - Owinyo.

HITS: TL - Allen 2, Page 3, Masterson, Reese, Tonkin 2. BF - Neumeyer, Kramer, Hittle. 2B - Allen 2.