PREP ROUNDUP: Vikings pound out 34 hits in sweep

* BASEBALL

BOISE - Levi Pereira and Devin Kluss each had three hits and three RBIs for the visiting Coeur d'Alene Vikings, who collected 34 hits in a 18-8, 12-2 nonleague doubleheader sweep of the Centennial Patriots on Saturday.

"The guys took a quality approach at the plate and squared up on some balls," Coeur d'Alene coach Nick Rook said. "We took advantage of some of their missed opportunities."

Coeur d'Alene eliminated Centennial in a loser-out game at the state 5A tournament last season.

Jesse O'Hagan had two hits and three RBIs for Coeur d'Alene in the first game.

In the second game, Coeur d'Alene pitcher Sean Sutton allowed one hit over five innings and struck out three.

"It was great to get outside for a change," Rook said. "Once we get some games under our belts, we'll be pretty solid."

D.J. Sutton went 2 for 2 with five RBIs in the second game for Coeur d'Alene (2-2), which hosts Lake City on April 3.

FIRST GAME

Coeur d'Alene 005 056 2 - 18 21 3

Centennial 502 001 0 - 8 5 4

Mikey Schmidt, Graham Thompson (6), Brent Wingham (7) and Levi Pereira; E.J. Leitzinger, Tom Sigrist (4), Alex Conley (7) and Jacob Smith. W - Schmidt (1-0). L - Leitzinger.

HITS: Cd'A - Robbins, Roletto 2, Pereira 3, DeHaas 3, S. Sutton 2, Nyquist 2, Storm, D. Sutton, O'Hagan 2, Kluss 3. Cen - Bell 2, Murphy, Rehberg, Leitzinger. 2B - Pereria 2, S. Sutton, O'Hagan, Rehberg.

SECOND GAME

Coeur d'Alene 321 204 - 12 13 2

Centennial 000 020 - 2 3 5

Game called after 6 innings due to 10-run rule.

Sean Sutton, Devin Kluss (6) and Levi Pereira, Kolby DeHaas (6); Tom Sigrist, McKay Jones (3), Justin Valdez (5) and Chris Houston. W - Sutton (1-0). L - Segrist.

HITS: Cd'A - Robbins, Roletto 3, Pereira 3, Nyquist, S. Sutton 2, D. Sutton 2, Schmidt. Cen - Murphy, Atkinson, Murkle. 2B - Pereira, D. Sutton.

Orofino 10-12

St. Maries 5-9

OROFINO - Tyson Truscott had five hits and drove in five runs on the day, but the visiting Lumberjacks struggled on the mound in the nonleague doubleheader with the Maniacs.

St. Maries pitchers walked 26 batters and hit six in the two games.

"We had a terrible time trying to throw strikes today," Lumberjacks coach Craig Tefft said.

Truscott went 3 for 4 with three RBIs in the second game for St. Maries (0-3), and D.J. Turner was 2 for 3 with three RBIs. Ashton Stephenson was 3 for 4 in the opener for St. Maries.

St. Maries walked 19 and hit two in the second game. Still, the Lumberjacks led 8-3 before Orofino took advantage of seven walks and a hit by pitch to score nine runs in the fifth.

St. Maries plays host to Potlatch on Saturday in a doubleheader.

FIRST GAME

St. Maries 102 010 1 - 5 6 4

Orofino 502 030 x - 10 6 4

Ryan Sullivan, David Barber (3) and Ray Flowers; D. Isbell, K. Vaage (7) and C. Lanier. W - Isbell. L - Sullivan (0-2).

HITS: SM - Turner, Stephenson 3, Truscott 2. Oro - Lanier, Schwartz, Lee, Vaage, Brink, Isbell. 2B - Stephenson, Truscott, Schwartz.

SECOND GAME

St. Maries 512 001 0 - 9 7 4

Orofino 120 090 x - 12 4 4

Ashton Stephenson, Matt Smith (3), Jordan Stapleton (5), Tyson Truscott (5) and D.J. Turner; T. Gilliam, K. Vaage (1), T. Schwartz (5) and C. Lanier. W - Vaage. L - Smith (0-1).

HITS: SM - Stephenson, Turner 2, Truscott 3, Barber. Oro - B. Pippenger, Gilliam, Lee, Knapp. 2B - Stephenson, D.J. Turner, Truscott 2, Gilliam.

* SOFTBALL

Orofino 12-11

St. Maries 1-2

OROFINO - Marlee Masterson had an RBI double in the first game and broke up a no-hit bid in the seventh inning for the visiting Lumberjacks in a nonleague doubleheader loss to the Maniacs.

The Lumberjacks took advantage of a pair of walks and an error to score two runs in the fourth inning of the second game.

"We hit the ball hard, but right at people," St. Maries coach Todd Bitterman said. "It was a weird game with some goofy hops."

St. Maries will drop to 2A next year and compete in the same league as Orofino.

"They're going to be a tough team," Bitterman said of Orofino. "They're pretty young and only their pitcher and catcher were seniors. The whole day, it didn't seem like we were ready to play. We've got some work to do to shore things up."

St. Maries (0-3) plays host to Potlatch in a doubleheader on Saturday.

FIRST GAME

St. Maries 001 00 - 1 6 5

Orofino 344 1x - 12 10 0

Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.

Chelsea Grosvenor, Dusti Huddleston (4) and Kaylin Thomas; Haskett and Gilmer. W - Haskett. L - Grosvenor (0-2).

HITS: SM - Grosvenor 2, Masterson 2, Cook 2. Oro - Adams 2, Cobbs, Erbst 3, Gilmer 2, Haskett, Reese. 2B - Masterson, Cook, Erbst, Gilmer.

SECOND GAME

St. Maries 000 200 0 - 2 1 6

Orofino 410 033 x - 11 11 2

Dusti Huddleston and Kaylin Thomas; Haskett and Gilmer. W - Haskett. L - Huddleston (0-1).

HITS: SM - Masterson. Oro - Adams 2, Erbst 2, Gilmer 2, Parks 2, Haskett 2, Schwartz. 2B - Masterson, Adams, Parks, Haskett. 3B - Parks. HR - Adams.