'Jacks' Stapleton throws perfecto

JULIAETTA - Jordan Stapleton and the St. Maries Lumberjacks made their 2A and Central Idaho League baseball debut a memorable one Tuesday afternoon.

Stapleton, a senior, pitched a five-inning perfect game with nine strikeouts, and St. Maries beat Kamiah 17-0 in its season and CIL opener.

"He did a great job, just throwing strikes; he was in the strike zone all day," St. Maries coach Craig Tefft said of Stapleton.

Stapleton also doubled twice and drove in a run for the Lumberjacks. Tyson Truscott and Janks Maier each drove in two runs.

"We had good at-bats, and did a good job running the bases," Tefft said.

Kamiah is operating a co-op in baseball with fellow 1A school Prairie, and their combined enrollment pushes them into the 2A classification for baseball. Same with Kendrick and Deary, who are forming a co-op for baseball.

St. Maries returns to action March 21 at Priest River.

St. Maries 221 75 - 17 11 0

Kamiah 000 00 - 0 0 7

Jordan Stapleton and Isaac Walters; M. Eades, W. Martin (4) and T. Higgins. W - Stapleton (1-0). L - Eades.

HITS: SM - J. Stapleton 2, Michael, Turner 2, Truscott, Walters, Smith, Maier, B. Stapleton, Lownsbury. Kam - none. 2B - J. Stapleton 2, Turner.