LEGION BASEBALL: Prairie wins again at tourney

CHEWELAH, Wash. - Treavor Hammell drove in three runs with a pair of doubles and the Prairie Cardinals beat Gonzaga Prep 10-2 at Chewelah High to complete pool play Sunday at the Dave Franklin Memorial Tournament.

Hammell hit a two-run double in an eight-run top of the third inning for Prairie (2-2), and added an RBI double in the fourth.

In the bottom of the second, right fielder Trystan Valente made a long run toward the line to snag a fly ball, then the Cardinals followed by turning a double play, then got the bats going in the third.

"The defense really ignited our offense," Prairie coach Ron Mackie said. "We strung five hits in a row, and we were aggressive on the bases."

Prairie finished third in its pod due to a tiebreaker, and will play the third-place team from the other pod, the Spokane Cannons, today at 11:30 a.m. at Mt. Spokane High School to complete tourney play.

Prairie 008 200 0 - 10 12 0

Gonzaga Prep 100 100 0 - 2 4 2

Logan Bruner, Jacob Lebsock (7) and Treavor Hammell; Seth Kuykendall, McGillen (5), Cote (7) and Gross. W - Bruner (1-0). L - Kuykendall.

HITS: Pra - Strong, Cooper, Jackson 2, Prockish 2, Valente 2, Koski 2, Hammell 2. GP - Cote, Gross, Schmidt 2. 2B - Prockish, Hammell 2. HR - Gross.