Lums open wood-bat tourney with victory over Pullman

| July 4, 2012 9:15 PM

* LEGION

COEUR d'ALENE - Chad Nyquist went 2 for 4 with five RBIs as the Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen beat the Pullman Patriots 11-5 in the opening game in the McEuen Field Pod of the Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Wood Bat Classic Senior Division on Tuesday.

Grant Curtis struck out five in the first five innings for Coeur d'Alene (23-3), which faces the Okotoks Dawgs of Alberta today at 3:30 p.m.

"We were very solid at the outset," Coeur d'Alene coach Lloyd Duman said. "But when it's a tournament, it's nice to get the first win, but it is only the beginning."

Due to the rain on Monday and Tuesday, Duman and assistant coach Cory Bridges worked from 7 a.m. to get the field ready.

"It was kind of tough," Duman said. "Nobody thought we were going to play, but Cory and I got the field ready."

Kolby DeHaas went 2 for 3 with three RBIs for Coeur d'Alene.

Coeur d'Alene 002 503 1 - 11 8 1

Pullman Patriots 000 005 0 - 5 5 2

Grant Curtis, Colin Comack (6) and Kolby DeHaas; Ariner, Ball (5) and Abdul. W - Curtis (4-0). L - Ariner.

HITS: Cd'A - Roletto, Cabeza, Comack, C. Nyquist 2, Hoffman, DeHaas. Pull - Bruffel, Macintosh 2, Lyons, Abdul. 2B - Abdul, Roletto, Nyquist 2.

* LITTLE LEAGUE

District 1 tournaments

* JUNIORS (age 13-14)

Post Falls 4, Lakeland 3: Colton Roberts hit a walk-off single in the win to open the tourney at Bret James Field in Post Falls.