PREP ROUNDUP: Ghramm, Auer get 'Jacks past Bears

| April 6, 2014 9:00 PM

* SOFTBALL

ST. MARIES - Kari Ghramm hit a three-run double in the first game and Kelsey Auer hit a two-run triple in the second game, helping the St. Maries Lumberjacks sweep a doubleheader against the Moscow junior varsity 13-3 and 15-2 on Saturday afternoon.

St. Maries scored six runs - all with two outs - capped by Ghramm's double to end the first game. Auer had a no-hitter until a single with one out in the fifth inning of the second game, where the Lumberjacks had five of their eight extra base hits.

"We saw the same pitcher for both games," St. Maries coach Todd Bitterman said. "So it was just a matter of time before we timed her up. The second game, we drove the ball well."

St. Maries (2-4) will face Grangeville in a Central Idaho League doubleheader on Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Airport Park in Lewiston.

FIRST GAME

Moscow JV 111 00 - 3 3 1

St. Maries 302 26 - 13 9 2

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

Leah Dreesmann and Rhyan Maynard; Jaycee McQueen and Shelby Holder. W - McQueen (1-2). L - Dreesmann.

HITS: Mos JV - McCurry, McCoy, Dreesmann. SM - Madi McQueen, Kelsey Auer, Porter, Kerstin Auer, Waddell, Cordell, Ghramm 2, Scott. 2B - Dreesmann, Ker. Auer, Ghramm. 3B - Kel. Auer.

SECOND GAME

Moscow JV 000 02 - 2 1 4

St. Maries 117 6x - 15 9 4

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

Leah Dreesman and Reese Bentley; Kelsey Auer and Shelby Holder. W - Auer (1-2). L - Dreesman.

HITS: Mos JV - McCurry. SM - Kel. Auer, Ghramm, Scott, Cordell 2, Ker. Auer, Womack 2, Waddell. 2B - Womack, Waddell. 3B - Kel. Auer, Scott, Cordell.

Timberlake, Sandpoint drop two in Montana

LIBBY, Mont. - Timberlake dropped a pair of nonleague games, falling 17-0 to Frenchtown and 10-0 to Libby. Both games were shortened to four innings due to the 10-run rule and were held in Libby.

Frenchtown pitcher Morgan Ray, who was named the Gatorade Montana softball player of the year last season, struck out 10 and no-hit the Tigers in the second game.

"We faced a Division I pitcher and she showed it," Timberlake coach Matt Menti said. "She signed a letter to play at Ohio State and we found out why. She was really good."

The Tigers (2-4) were also shut out by Libby in the first game, mustering five hits. Pitcher Shelby Salois allowed eight hits.

"We just didn't bring our bats off the bus," "I thought we played defense OK and pitched OK."

Devon Gallagher hit a grand slam in the bottom of the first inning in a four-run first inning for Libby.

Timberlake plays Thursday at home against Lake City's JV team.

Sandpoint lost 19-1 to Frenchtown and to Libby 13-2.

LIBBY 10, TIMBERLAKE 0

Timberlake 000 0 - 0 5 2

Libby 432 1 - 10 8 1

Shelby Salois and Jamie Lickfold; England and Klin. W - England, L - Salois (2-1).

HITS: TL - Kalar, Salois, Owen, Malloy, McGrath. Lib - Wedel 2, Klin, Gallagher, Benefield 2, England 3, Rosling. 2B - McGrath, Benefield, 3B - Klin. HR - Gallagher.

FRENCHTOWN 17, TIMBERLAKE 0

Timberlake 000 0 - 0 0 1

Frenchtown 3(13)1 0 - 17 17 0

Brittany Hibdon and Jamie Lickfold; Morgan Ray and Keegan Wickman. W - Ray. L - Hibdon (0-3).

HITS: TL - None. French - French - Blood, Anderson, Ray 2, Shourds, Stavish 2, Wickman 2, Hebnes 2, Yarnell 2, Willett, Moe, Pyron. 2B - Willett. HR Wickman.

* BASEBALL

St. Maries 13-14

Moscow 3-4

ST. MARIES - Matt Smith drove in four runs on the day and scored three runs in the second game, leading the Lumberjacks to a sweep of the Bears junior varsity at City Park.

"I was pretty happy with how we played considering we had a long layoff during spring break with only two practices," St. Maries coach Craig Tefft said. "We've got some things to clean up in the outfield, but I thought we pitched well and put some at-bats together."

Isaac Walters had two RBIs in the first game for St. Maries.

Chase Truscott went 2 for 4 with three runs scored in the second game for St. Maries (6-0), which faces Grangeville in a Central Idaho League doubleheader on Tuesday starting at 3 p.m. at Walker Field in Lewiston.

FIRST GAME

Moscow 010 11 - 3 5 8

St. Maries 211 54 - 13 10 2

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

Nash, Eckert (4) and Richardson; Tyson Truscott and Isaac Walters. W - Truscott (2-0). L - Nash.

HITS: Mos JV - Nash, Neekhoff 2, Heyvelt, Knott. SM - Michael 2, Walters 2, T. Truscott 2, Smith, C. Truscott, Lyons, Wilson. 2B - Heyvelt, T. Truscott, Smith.

SECOND GAME

Moscow 101 200 - 4 2 5

St. Maries 215 204 - 14 9 2

Game called in 6th inning due to 10-run rule.

Neekhoff, Howard (3) and Knott; Chase Truscott, Dillon Michael (4), Matt Smith (6) and Isaac Walters, Chase Truscott (4). W - C. Truscott (1-0). L - Neekhoff.

HITS: Mos JV - Richardson, Neekhoff. SM - Michael, Walters, Smith 2, C. Truscott 2, Wilson, Wear, Bedwell. 2B - Neekhoff, Michael, Walters, Smith. 3B - Smith.