Lake City sweeps Post Falls

COEUR d'ALENE - J.J. Winger struck out six over eight innings in the second game for the Lake City Timberwolves, who swept a 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader 5-3 and 1-0 against the Post Falls Trojans on Saturday afternoon at Lake City High.

Carter Chaffin led off the eighth inning with a double and came around to score on a fielder's choice to give Lake City the win.

"We're happy with this outcome," Lake City coach Travis Georgius said. "We've been stressing all week about swinging at strikes and putting the ball in play. J.J. was really efficient with his pitches and kept us in it until we found a way to win."

Joey Pfennigs of Post Falls no-hit Lake City through the first five innings of the second game, striking out seven.

In the opener, Stephen Vaudreuil doubled to score Dominic Conigliaro with the go-ahead run in a four-run bottom of the sixth inning as Lake City rallied for the win.

"We were just able to put some runs together," Georgius said.

Nate Gomer had two hits in the first game for Post Falls.

On Tuesday, Lake City (8-4, 2-1 5A IEL) hosts Lakeland and Post Falls (8-4, 0-2) hosts Coeur d'Alene.

FIRST GAME

Post Falls 102 000 0 - 3 4 1

Lake City 000 014 x - 5 7 2

Ryan Hunt and Treavor Hammell; Ian Zwink, Sam Slusser (5) and Parker Gabrielson, Reilly Cherry (2). W - Slusser (2-1). L - Hunt.

HITS: PF - Gomer 2, McCullough, Howard. LC - Garza, Hall, Schultz, Winger, Vaudreuil 3. 2B - Vaudreuil 2.

SECOND GAME

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Lake City 000 000 01 - 1 2 0

2 out when winning run scored.

Joey Pfennigs, Glenn Chamberlain (8) and Treavor Hammell; J.J. Winger and Reilly Cherry. W - Winger (3-0). L - Chamberlain.

HITS: PR - Gomer, McCullough. LC - Hall, Chaffin. 2B - Chaffin.

Lewiston 12-6

Coeur d'Alene 8-10

LEWISTON - Gibson Green went 3 for 5 with four RBIs in the second game for the Vikings, which split a 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader with the Bengals at Walker Field.

Nathaniel English and Jonny Plum scored two runs each for Coeur d'Alene in the second game.

In the opener, Kolby DeHaas hit a two-run home run with one out in the fourth inning to give the Vikings a 7-0 lead. Lewiston scored six runs in the bottom of the fifth to pull within one at 7-6.

Lewiston took the lead 9-8 on an sacrifice by Zach Ricard, adding three more runs on a pair of balks by Coeur d'Alene pitching.

Coeur d'Alene (9-4, 2-1 5A IEL) travels to Post Falls on Tuesday.

Lewiston is 6-2, 1-1.

FIRST GAME

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Lewiston 000 066 x - 12 7 2

Elliott Sparks, Graham Thompson (5), Sean Sutton (5), Kolby DeHaas (6) and Kolby DeHaas, Devin Kluss (6); Kade Woods and Jake Ralstin. W - Woods. L - Sutton (2-2).

HITS: Cd'A - Green, DeHaas, Nyquist, Sutton 2, Montee 2. Lew - Romero, Ralstin 2, Martin, Ricard, Ewing, Shandrick. 2B - Nyquist, Green, Sutton. HR - DeHaas.

SECOND GAME

Coeur d'Alene 040 213 0 - 10 8 1

Lewiston 200 301 0 - 6 5 4

Colby Kennedy, Connor Cardinel (4) and Kolby DeHaas; Mikel Jensen, Jake Ralstin (5) and Jessup Scott. W - Cardinel (2-0). L - Ralstin.

HITS: Cd'A - Green 3, Sutton, Hicks, Kluss, Montee, English. Lew - Ricard, Ewing, Woods, Scott, Shandrick. 2B - Green 2, Sutton, Montee, Shandrick, Ewing

Lakeland 8-18

Sandpoint 1-5

SANDPOINT - Kris Jackson ripped three home runs and a double to lead the Hawks to a sweep over the Bulldogs in a 4A Inland Empire League doubleheader at War Memorial Field.

Tyler Utecht also homered for the Hawks, who simply had too much offense while capitalizing on 18 Bulldog errors on the day. Brian Howell was sharp on the mound in game one, allowing just four hits in six innings while striking out seven.

"It was nice to get back on track today with a couple of wins," Lakeland coach Jason Bradbury said. "I was really proud of how we hit the ball hard today. We had guys producing up and down the lineup. Kris Jackson and Blake Wrotenbery had big offensive outings today. Both games were just good team wins, where everyone produced both offensively and defensively."

The Hawks (6-6, 2-0 4A IEL) seized momentum early in game two, plating eight first inning runs to cruise to the five inning win. Jackson hit two homers, drove in four runs and scored three times to lead the offense.

Chase Rodriguez provided a bright spot for the Bulldogs (1-9, 0-2) in defeat, hitting a home run and a double, and Tyler Newton picked up four hits on the day.

Sandpoint travels to Moscow on Tuesday for another league doubleheader.

Lakeland travels to Lake City on Tuesday.

FIRST GAME

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Sandpoint 000 010 0 - 1 4 6

Brian Howell, Blake Wrotenbery (6) and Logan Bruner; Talon Dewey, Chase Rodriguez (3) and Paul Sundquist. W - Howell. L - Dewey (0-1).

HITS: LL - Wrotenbery, Jackson 2, Bruner, Strong, Cooper 2, Utecht 2. Spt - Rodriguez, Newton, Sundquist, Stangel. 2B - Jackson, Bruner. HR - Rodriguez, Utecht, Jackson.

SECOND GAME

Lakeland 824 31 - 18 9 5

Sandpoint 113 00 - 5 5 12

Game ended after five innings due to 10-run rule.

Dylan Piva, Kenny Cooper (3) and Bruner; Bear Youngdahl, Malaki Smith (1), Kyle Perry (4) and Sundquist. W - Piva. L - Youngdahl (0-2).

HITS: LL - Wrotenbery 2, Jackson 2, Bruner 2, Piva, Howell, Estes. Spt - Rodriguez, Newton 3, Pearlstein. 2B - Rodriguez, Wrotenbery, Bruner, Piva. 3B - Wrotenbery. HR - Jackson 2.

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Timberlake 15-8

Kellogg-Wallace 1-4

SPIRIT LAKE - Bryce Johnson allowed three hits on the mound and went 2 for 3 with three RBIs at the plate in the first game for the Tigers, leading them to a doubleheader sweep of the Wildcats in Intermountain League action.

"Bryce just kept them off balance in that first game," Timberlake coach Bill Rider said. "He did a really good job for us in that game on the mound."

Austin Allen had a pair of two-run doubles for Timberlake in the opener.

In the second game, Mason Cramer had three hits and Derek Galloway had two hits for Timberlake, which scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth to break open a 4-4 game.

"It was nice to get two league wins," Rider said. "The first was a little easier than the second, but now we can get things moving in the right direction."

Timberlake (5-3, 2-0 IML) will host Priest River on Tuesday.

Kellogg-Wallace (1-5, 0-2) travels to Bonners Ferry on Tuesday.

FIRST GAME

Kellogg 100 00 - 1 3 3

Timberlake 163 5x - 15 10 2

Game ended in fifth inning due to 10-run rule.

James Redd, Dominic Easley (5) and Casey Jerome; Bryce Johnson and Austin Allen, Jarrett Plunkett (5). W - Johnson (1-1). L - Redd.

HITS: Kell - Silva, Jerome, Carlson. TL - Allen 3, Tonkin, Johnson 2, Wells, Jones 2. 2B - Allen 2.

SECOND GAME

Kellogg 100 003 0 - 4 4 2

Timberlake 002 204 x - 8 7 5

Logan Silva and Casey Jerome; Mason Cramer, Derek Galloway (6) and Jarrett Plunkett. W - Galloway (1-0). L - Silva.

HITS: Kell - Stott, Hansen, Easley, Bisaro. TL - Johnson, Cramer 3, Plunkett, D. Galloway 2. 2B - Cramer.

Priest River 1-3

Bonners Ferry 0-4

BONNERS FERRY - The host Badgers won the nightcap in dramatic fashion to earn a split with the Spartans in Intermountain League play.

Kevin Gray of Bonners Ferry reached on an error to lead off the sixth inning, and later scored on a single by Jesse Dunham for a 4-3 lead.

In the top of the seventh, with one out, Wyatt King reached on an error. Brad Drake advanced on a fielder's choice, and Jalen Griffin singled to advance Drake to second. Jacob Bowden hit a single to right with two outs, but Drake was thrown out at the plate by first baseman Caleb Gering on a relay throw to end the game.

In the first game, King reached on a double in the second inning. He advanced to third on a errant pickoff attempt to second base. Bonners Ferry made an error on the throw to third, allowing King to score the game's only run.

Bonners Ferry pitcher Vince Bennett struck out seven in four innings, but had to leave the game with an arm injury.

On Tuesday, Priest River travels to Timberlake and Bonners Ferry hosts Kellogg-Wallace at 4 p.m.

FIRST GAME

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Bonners Ferry 000 000 0 - 0 5 1

Wyatt King and Vincent Huntley; Vince Bennett, Connor Bennett (5) and Kevin Gray. W - King. L - Bennett.

HITS: PR - King, Jal. Griffin, Bowden. BF - Dunham 2, Garcia, Unruh 2. 2B - King.

SECOND GAME

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Bonners Ferry 001 111 x - 4 4 3

Jake Perkins, Greg Fitzmorris (6) and Vincent Huntley; Jesse Dunham and Kevin Gray. W - Dunham. L - Fitzmorris.

HITS: PR - Huntley 2, King, Griffin 2, Bowden, Jes. Griffin. BF - Dunham 2, Garcia, Blackmore. 2B - Huntley, King.

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