LEGION BASEBALL: Koski, Marks lift Prairie to win

| June 3, 2013 9:00 PM

COEUR d'ALENE - Jacob Koski hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning, and the Prairie Cardinals blanked the Spokane Northstars 8-0 on Sunday in what turned out to be their final game at the Border Wars American Legion baseball tournament at Ramsey Park.

Jesse Marks pitched a three-hitter for Prairie, striking out five. Kristopher Jackson and James Prockish each had two hits and scored twice for the Cardinals. Prockish hit a two-run single in the first inning.

"Jesse threw a lot of strikes and mixed up speeds very well," Prairie coach Dustin Frank said. "Our defense played great behind Jesse. Hitters were patient and came up with clutch hits."

Prairie (2-3) was scheduled to play the Spokane Blue Devils right after that, but that game was rained out, as was the following game between the Blue Devils and the Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen (2-6).

Prairie travels to Coeur d'Alene on Wednesday to play the Lumbermen at 5 p.m. at Ramsey Park.

Prairie 301 031 0 - 8 6 1

Northstars 000 000 0 - 0 3 2

Jesse Marks and James Prockish; Dave Yoppini, Darian Barlow (6) and Steven Soth. W - Marks. L - Yoppini.

HITS: Pra - Jackson 2, Ceballos, Prockish 2, Koski. NS - Day, House, Norden. 2B - Prockish. HR - Koski.