LEGION BASEBALL: Late-inning rally keeps Lumbermen alive at state
CLASS AA
BOISE — Nine runs in their last three at bats kept the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen alive at the state AA American Legion baseball tournament at Timberline High.
Kaleb Reid’s sacrifice fly scored Reegan Jacobson with the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning, lifting the Lumbermen past the Boise Gems 12-11 in a loser-out game Thursday.
Coeur d’Alene (15-25) trailed 8-3 heading into the seventh inning.
“A game that neither team wanted to win at times,” said Lums coach Zach Clanton, noting the teams combined for 13 errors. “We did a great job of capitalizing in the late innings. So proud of the guys for battling back and getting a ‘W’ today.”
Coeur d’Alene will face the Boise Capitals today at 3 PDT in a loser-out game. The Capitals lost 11-0 to the Idaho Falls Bandits, but the Bandits will play the Lewis-Clark Twins instead today, as the Twins have already faced the Capitals in the tourney.
Catcher Reegan Jacobson went 4 for 5 with two RBIs and three runs scored for Coeur d’Alene.
“Reegan really came into his own when he became the mainstay behind the dish — four hits today, and some of them clutch as can be with two strikes,” Clanton said.
Reid and Jarred Hall each drove in three runs, and Hall held the Gems to one run in two innings of relief to collect the win.
“Jarred did a great job coming in and slamming the door,” Clanton said. “It has been a wild tournament and we are ready to go again tomorrow.”
Coeur d’Alene 011 100 252 — 12 14 7
Boise Gems 200 600 210 — 11 13 5
Daniel Gunnerson, Nathan Phillips (7), Jarred Hall (8) and Reegan Jacobson; Gems battery unavailable.
HITS: Cd’A — Phillips, Jacobson 4, Conigliaro 2, Hall 2, Stott, Compton 2, Stapleton, Sensel. Gems — N/A. 2B — Compton, Jacobson, Phillips, Stapleton. 3B — Conigliaro.
STATE AA LEGION
At Timberline High, Boise
Times PDT
Thursday’s Games
Lewis-Clark 11, Treasure Valley Stars 7 (loser out)
Coeur d’Alene 12, Boise Gems 11 (loser out)
Idaho Falls Bandits 11, Boise Capitals 0
Friday’s Games
Game 13 — Coeur d’Alene vs. Boise Capitals, 3 p.m. (loser out)
Game 12 — Lewis-Clark vs. Idaho Falls Bandits, 6 p.m.
CLASS A
Wood River 11
Lums 17U 1
TWIN FALLS — Bennett Cunningham drove in the game’s first run in the top of the first inning for Coeur d’Alene, but the Wranglers scored seven times in the bottom of the fifth to bring the first-round game at Canyon Ridge High to an early ending.
“The score wasn’t an accurate portrayal of what happened today,” Lums coach Pat Capone said. “We hit the ball hard all day, just right at guys. They had lady luck on their side today. I’ve got to give them credit, they put the ball in play and we didn’t execute. We had our chances today, but that’s baseball. You win some, you lose some. The great thing is the sun comes up tomorrow and we’ve got another game.”
Coeur d’Alene (26-20) plays the loser of Thursday’s late game between Twin Falls and Nampa today at noon PDT.
Coeur d’Alene 100 00 — 1 8 5
Wood River 310 07 — 11 9 0
Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.
W — Nelson. L — Bates.
HITS: Cd’A — Keesee, Rinaldi, Cunningham, Conigliaro, Haen, Gjevre 2, Alley. WR — Cantrell 2, Benson 3, Tidwell, Rojas, Nelson, Hovey. 3B — Benson.
CLASS A AMERICAN LEGION
TOURNAMENT
at Canyon Ridge High, Twin Falls
Times PDT
Thursday’s Games
Kuna Diamondbacks 6, Idaho Falls Knights 4
Moscow Blue Devils 4, Boise Gems 1
Wood River Wranglers 11, Coeur d’Alene 1, 5 inn.
Game 4 — Nampa Braves vs. Twin Falls Blackhawks, late
Friday’s Games
Game 5 — Idaho Falls Knights vs. Boise Gems, 9 a.m. (loser out)
Game 6 — Coeur d’Alene vs. Loser Game 4, noon (loser out)
Game 7 — Kuna Diamondbacks vs. Moscow Blue Devils, 3 p.m.
Game 8 — Wood River Wranglers vs. Winner Game 4, 6
Saturday’s Games
Game 9 — Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 9 a.m. (loser out)
Game 10 — Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, noon (loser out)
Game 11 — Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 9, 3 p.m.
Game 12 — Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 6 (semifinal)
Sunday’s Games
Game 13 — Loser Game 12 vs. Winner Game 11, 9 a.m.
Game 14 — Winner Game 12 vs. Winner Game 13, noon (championship game)
Monday’s Game
Game 15 — Loser Game 14 vs. Winner Game 14, 9 a.m. (if-necessary game)