PREP ROUNDUP: Post Falls wins baseball opener in 10; Lake City sweeps in softball opener
<p>Lake City High’s Haley Loffer prepares to throw to first base after tagging second base for an out before Timberlake’s Shelby Salois could slide safely to the base during the second inning of the second game.</p>
<p>Lake City’s Ally Dement high-steps around the defender as Timberlake’s Justina Kalar fields a ground ball during the first inning in the second game of a doubleheader Friday in Coeur d’Alene.</p>
* BASEBALL
SPOKANE - A throwing error on an infield single by sophomore Wyatt Setian brought home Dalton Rozier with the eventual game-winning run as the Post Falls Trojans beat the Rogers Pirates 5-4 in 10 innings of the nonleague opener for both schools on Friday.
Setian had four hits and drove in two runs, and Jacob Elliott struck out six in four innings of relief for Post Falls, which hosts University on Monday.
Post Falls trailed 4-1 in the sixth inning with two outs before three straight doubles by Setian, Max McCullough and Carter Howard tied the game at 4-all.
"We played tight, but loosened up in the middle innings," Post Falls coach Dustin Frank said. "It was nice to see us battle back and push those runs across. Both Ryan Hunt and Jacob pitched really well to keep us in the game. It was nice to see us fight back and get the win."
Post Falls 100 003 000 1 - 5 8 4
Rogers 200 020 000 0 - 4 7 3
Ryan Hunt, Gage Wark (6), Jacob Elliott (6) and Treavor Hammell; Nonan, Dierks (7), Ramirez (10) and Wolford. W - Elliott (1-0). L - Ramirez (0-1).
HITS: PF - Setian 4, Hunt, Rozier, McCullough, Howard. Rog - Day 2, Dierks, Wilson, Holm, Marker, Walde. 2B - Setian, McCullough, Howard, Day, Dierks.
Coeur d'Alene-Mead called
due to darkness
SPOKANE - The nonleague baseball game between the Vikings and host Panthers was called after nine innings with the game tied at 6 due to darkness.
The game will resume today at 10 a.m. at Ted Page Field in Coeur d'Alene, followed by the scheduled game between the two schools at 1 p.m.
* SOFTBALL
Lake City 14-18
Timberlake 1-3
COEUR d'ALENE - Heather Hawkes went 4 for 4 on the day with a home run and three RBIs for the Timberwolves, who swept the Tigers in the nonleague opener for both schools.
"It was a great day to knock some of the dust off," first-year Lake City coach Jesse Lenz said. "It was a good chance to get outside with the nice weather we've had, and the seniors led us to a couple of wins today."
Hannah Nelson, who has signed with Weber State, hit a 2-run home run in the first game and Brittany Gay, who signed with North Idaho College, hit a 2-run home run in the second game for Lake City, which hosts Northwest Christian on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
"Overall, it was a great day to get out and play some softball," Lenz said. "We made some mistakes, but it was a great first outing."
Hannah McGrath hit a solo home run in the first game and Jacquelyn Mallet had an RBI in the second game for Timberlake, which travels to Freeman on Thursday.
FIRST GAME
Timberlake 000 01 - 1 2 1
Lake City 622 4x - 14 12 0
Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.
Shelby Salois and Matraca Rocheleau; Michaela Flerchinger and Chloe Falciani-Marshall. W - Flerchinger (1-0). L - Salois (0-1).
HITS: TL - Mallet, McGrath. LC - Walker 3, Dement 2, Nelson, Gay, Cavanaugh 3, Hawkes, Falciani-Marshall. 2B - Cavanaugh. 3B - Walker, Hawkes. HR - McGrath (1), Nelson (1).
SECOND GAME
Timberlake 004 0 - 4 1 3
Lake City 826 2 - 18 16 1
Brittany Hibdon, Brianna Carhart (4) and Jamie Lickfold; Michaela Flerchinger, Kayla Patton (3) and Chloe Falciani-Marshall, Kimmie Cook (3). W - Flerchinger (2-0). L - Hibdon (0-1).
HITS: TL - Mallet. LC - Walker 2, Dement, Nelson 2, Gay 3, Cavanaugh, Hawkes 3, Falciani-Marshall, Cook 2, Loffer, Vergeer. 2B - Walker 2, Cook, Falciani-Marshall, Nelson. HR - Hawkes (1), Gay (1).