PREP BASEBALL: Pote sparks Hawks past Bulldogs
RATHDRUM - Sophomore Ryan Pote hit a leadoff single in the bottom of the first inning, sparking a four-run output as the Lakeland Hawks beat the Sandpoint Bulldogs 9-2 in the first game of a 4A Inland Empire League doubleheader on Saturday at Gorton Field.
"He's been giving us a spark in that leadoff spot since I moved him up to varsity a couple of weeks ago," Lakeland coach Jason Bradbury said. "The guys really feed off his energy."
Brian Howell struck out six and Kenny Cooper had two strikeouts in three innings of scoreless relief in the opener.
"They did a great job of throwing strikes," Bradbury said. "They had good command all day."
Lakeland used a six-run sixth inning to beat Sandpoint 8-5 in the second game.
"We got two big wins today and took some steps in the right direction," Bradbury said. "We had a big first inning and that kind of set the tone for the day."
Cooper hit a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth in the second game to push Lakeland to the win.
"It was nice to see the kids string some good quality at-bats together and come through when they needed to," Bradbury said. "Dalton (Strong) had a very good day on the mound. He had good command and just flat-out competed the whole game."
Paul Sundquist homered and drove in three runs for Sandpoint (2-8), which travels to Moscow on Tuesday.
Lakeland (4-7) hosts Medical Lake on Monday at 4 p.m.
FIRST GAME
Sandpoint 000 200 0 - 2 5 3
Lakeland 404 010 x - 9 10 1
Wes Holland, Nick Holland (4) and Nick Holland, Wes Holland (4); Brian Howell, Kenny Cooper (5) and Jared McDaniel. W - Howell. L - W. Holland.
HITS: Spt - Norris, Sundquist, Dewey, Edlund, Russell. LL - Pote 2, Bodak 2, McDaniel 2, Strong, Piva, Utecht, Busch.
SECOND GAME
Sandpoint 100 010 3 - 5 7 5
Lakeland 010 106 x - 8 10 4
Patrick Kummer and Paul Sundquist; Dalton Strong and Tyler Utecht. W - Strong. L - Kummer.
HITS: Spt - Norris 2, Sundquist 2, Pearlstein, Edlund, N. Holland. LL - Pote 2, Bodak, Howell, Strong 2, Piva, Naumann, Cooper 2. 2B - Sundquist, Pearlstein. 3B - Strong. HR - Sundquist.
Lewiston 12-5
Lake City 2-4
LEWISTON - Stephen Vaudreuil had two hits in the first game and Jordan Ross had a pair in the second game for the Timberwolves against the Bengals in the 5A Inland Empire League opener for both schools at Walker Field.
Cody Garza drove in both runs in the first game and added another with a run scored in the second for Lake City (6-5), which travels to Post Falls for a IEL doubleheader on Tuesday starting at 3 p.m.
Lewiston (10-3) hosts Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday in a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m. at Walker Field.
FIRST GAME
Lake City 010 10 - 2 5 3
Lewiston 012 36 - 12 11 3
Game called with two out in the bottom of the 5th due to 10-run rule.
Sam Slusser, Parker Gabrielson (4), Jarred Hall (5) and Reilly Cherry; Woods and unknown. W - Woods. L - Slusser.
HITS: LC - Hall, Garza, Vaudreuil 2, Criswell. Lew - Tibbets 2, Gay, Munoz 2, Moore 2, White, Phillips 2, Ricard. 2B - Gay, Moore, White, Phillips. HR - Munoz.
SECOND GAME
Lake City 003 000 1 - 4 8 1
Lewiston 001 020 2 - 5 7 4
Two out when winning run scored.
Jordan Ross and Reilly Cherry; No. 9 and unknown. W - No. 9. L - Ross.
HITS: LC - Hall, Garza, Ross 2, Conigliaro, Vaudreuil, Kolden, Rutherford. Lew - Tibbets 2, Gay, Munoz, Moore 3, White 2. 2B - Tibbets.
Timberlake 10-11
Kellogg 5-8
KELLOGG - Jerrett Plunkett drove in five runs on day, tripling twice in the second game as the Tigers swept the Wildcats in the Intermountain League opener for both at Teeters Field.
Drew Hansen had four hits in the first game and scored four runs in the second for Timberlake (8-5).
Hunter Bisaro had RBI singles in both games for Kellogg (1-6-1).
On Tuesday starting at 4 p.m., Timberlake (8-5) travels to Priest River and Kellogg hosts Bonners Ferry.
FIRST GAME
Timberlake 522 010 0 - 10 10 7
Kellogg 005 000 0 - 5 3 3
Ryan Starr, Robert Jones (5), Braxton Tonkin and Seth Villanpando; Stott, Silva (5) and Hunter Bisaro. W - Starr. L - Stott.
HITS: TL - Galloway 3, Hansen 4, Plunkett, Howard, Starr. Kell - Stott, Silva, Easley. 2B - Hansen, Howard.
SECOND GAME
Timberlake 203 204 0 - 11 7 5
Kellogg 013 130 0 - 8 6 8
Wyatt Howard, Braxton Tonkin (5), Drew Hansen (5) and Jerrett Plunkett; Red, Silva (4) and Hunter Bisaro. W - Hansen. L - Silva.
HITS: TL - Hansen 2, Plunkett 3, Lampert, Wells. Kell - Stott, Bisaro 2, Hansen, Easley, Red. 2B - Plunkett, Bisaro. 3B - Plunkett 2.
Bonners Ferry 9-17
Priest River 6-1
PRIEST RIVER - Vince Bennett struck out 10 and went 2 for 3 with three runs batted in during the first game and Steve Anzalone had three RBIs in the second as the Badgers swept the Spartans in Intermountain League play.
Brady Bateman and Chris Sabin went 2 for 4 and drove in two runs each for Bonners Ferry (8-4), which travels to Kellogg on Tuesday.
Trent Slinger went 3 for 4 in the opener for Priest River (0-8), which hosts Timberlake on Tuesday.
FIRST GAME
Bonners Ferry 501 200 1 - 9 9 1
Priest River 141 000 0 - 6 7 3
Vince Bennett and Kevin Gray; Petit and Huntley. W - Bennett (2-0). L - Petit.
HITS: BF - Bateman 2, Anzalone, Bennett 2, C. Sabin 2, Blackmore, Gray. PR - Slinger 3, Petit, Drake, Storro, Miller. 2B - Anzalone.
SECOND GAME
Bonners Ferry 133 73 - 17 11 0
Priest River 010 00 - 1 2 5
Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.
Caleb Blackmore, Anzalone (4) and Kevin Gray; Drake, Bowden (3), Simpkins (4), Miller (5), Stevens (5) and Campbell. W - Blackmore (2-0). L - Drake.
HITS: BF - Bateman 2, Garcia 2, Anzalone 3, Blackmore, Howell, Gering, Gray. PR - Slinger, Huntley. 2B - Bateman. 3B - Howell.