PREP SOFTBALL: O'Meara, Leon lead Lakeland to wild sweep
RATHDRUM — Sam O’Meara and Abbey Leon led the way as the Lakeland Hawks won a slugfest of a doubleheader with the visiting Moscow Bears in 4A Inland Empire League play Saturday.
Lakeland won the opener 14-13 with five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning, then took the second game 24-14 in five innings.
O’Meara hit a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth to tie the first game at 13, then Katie Kastning doubled in Leon three batters later to win it.
“It was so clutch; she really came up big,” Lakeland coach Colleen Bevacqua said of O’Meara, who finished 3 for 5 with three runs scored.
Leon went 4 for 5 with four runs and two RBIs in the first game for Lakeland (5-5, 2-0 4A IEL), and 5 for 6 with three doubles and three RBIs in the second game. O’Meara went 3 for 4 in the second game, and Faith Bodak was 4 for 5 with three runs and two RBIs.
“Abbey Leon did a fantastic job as well,” Bevacqua said.
Lakeland scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh in the first game to force extra innings, and answered in the eighth after Moscow scored four times in the top of the inning.
“It (the comeback in the first game) just shows that we are going to be in it until the end, we’re going to keep pushing,” Bevacqua said.
Kaitlin Watson of Moscow went 4 for 4 in the second game, with three home runs and eight RBIs.
Lakeland travels to Moscow on Thursday for another doubleheader.
FIRST GAME
Moscow 340 200 04 — 13 9 0
Lakeland 112 002 35 — 14 18 6
2 out when winning run scored.
Dreesman and Doty; Kari Prockish and MaRynda Pehrson. W — Prockish. L — Dreesman.
HITS: Mos — Staszkow, Carscallen, Bentley, Cook 3, Doty, Waters, Robbins. LL — Kastning 2, Pehrson 2, Litzko, Pruitt 2, Prockish 2, Bodak, O’Meara 3, Leon 4, Schwalbach. 2B — Doty, Robbins, Kastning, Litzko, Pruitt, O’Meara, Leon. 3B — Bentley, Cook. HR — O’Meara.
SECOND GAME
Moscow 037 130 — 14 14 8
Lakeland 933 621 — 24 23 1
Carscallen and Doty; Brittany Charles, Katie Kastning (4), Kari Prockish (5) and Abbey Leon. W — Charles. L — Carscallen.
HITS: Mos — Carscallen, Bentley 2, Cook 2, Doty 3, Waters 2, Watson 4. LL — Kastning 2, Leon 5, Litzko, O’Meara 3, Pruitt 2, Prockish 2, Charles 3, Bodak 4, Schwalbach. 2B — Bentley, Doty, Waters, Leon 3, Prockish, Charles, Bodak 2. 3B — Charles. HR — Bentley, Watson 3.
Lake City 2-15
Lewiston 0-1
COEUR d’ALENE — Michaela Flerchinger struck out 11 and pitched a three-hit shutout for the host Timberwolves in the opener of the 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader.
Haley Loffer went 2 for 3 and scored both runs for Lake City (9-2, 2-0 5A IEL).
In the second game, Rummor Walker drove in four runs and Bailey Cavanagh went 2 for 2 with three RBIs and two runs scored for the Timberwolves.
“Game 1 was a great battle between two quality 5A softball teams,” Lake City coach Jesse Lenz said. “Lewiston had some great defensive plays today. Michaela Flerchinger threw the ball extremely well today. Our bats finally came alive in the second game, and I am proud of the girls for stepping up.”
Lake City plays host to Post Falls on Tuesday in a 5A IEL doubleheader.
Lewiston is 5-4, 0-2.
FIRST GAME
Lewiston 000 000 0 — 0 3 3
Lake City 001 010 x — 2 7 1
C. Rose and B. Carpenter; Michaela Flerchinger and Reilly Williams. W — Flerchinger. L — Rose.
HITS: Lew — Atwood, Carpenter, Bowden. LC — Loffer 2, Hawkes 2, Williams, Walker, Falciani. 2B — Carpenter, Falciani, Williams.
SECOND GAME
Lewiston 000 01 — 1 3 4
Lake City 383 1x — 15 12 0
Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.
M. Atwood, M. Skinner (4) and B. Carpenter; Michaela Flerchinger, Heather Hawkes (4) and Reilly Williams, Chloe Falciani (4). W — Flerchinger. L — Atwood.
HITS: Lew — Bowden, Burke, Kinney. LC — Loffer 2, Hawkes, Williams 2, Cavanagh 2, Cook, Walker, Gray 2, Chapman. 2B — Walker, Gray.
Timberlake 17-11
Kellogg 2-2
SPIRIT LAKE — Catcher Matraca Rocheleau had three RBIs in the first game and another two in the second game, while playing stellar defense as the Tigers swept the Wildcats in Intermountain League play.
“Things are going really well,” Timberlake coach Casi Reisenauer said. “We haven’t had our full team for a few weeks, so we’ve been working people into different positions. My kids are going great. Maddie Salois is doing awesome and our pitchers are going great. Matraca Rocheleau has been picking people off, so she’s playing well at catcher.”
Timberlake’s Bethanie Hulce went 2 for 4 with four RBIs in the first game, while Shelby Salois went 3 for 4 with two RBIs in the second game.
Both teams play Tuesday, with Timberlake (6-1, 2-0 IML) hosting Priest River and Kellogg playing at Bonners Ferry.
FIRST GAME
Kellogg 010 01 — 2 4 0
Timberlake 058 4x — 17 7 3
Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.
Arika Gilmore and Elyssa Bradley; Brittany Hibdon and Matraca Rocheleau. W — Hibdon (3-0). L — Gilmore.
HITS: Kell — Job, Gilmore, Wadsworth 2. TL — Salois 2, Starr, Hulce 2, Rocheleau 2. 2B — Rocheleau.
SECOND GAME
Kellogg 020 000 0 — 2 5 4
Timberlake 312 410 x — 11 15 2
Riley Riekena and Elyssa Bradley; Shelby Salois and Matraca Rocheleau. W — Salois (5-1). L — Riekena.
HITS: Kell — Bradley, Wadsworth, Riekena, Gilmore 2. TL — Vanderhoof, M. Salois, Starr 2, Cheevers, Hulce 2, S. Salois 3, Rocheleau 2, Van Wingerden, McGrath, Kelley. 2B — M. Salois, Cheevers, Rocheleau, 3B — Vanderhoof, Starr.