LEGION BASEBALL: Lums bow out at state AA tourney
CLASS AA
BOISE — After a couple of victories in the losers bracket, Coeur d’Alene’s stay in the state AA American Legion baseball tournament came to an end Friday with a 14-3 loss to the Boise Capitals at Timberline High.
McCabe Compton hit an RBI double in the fourth inning for the Lumbermen, who finished 15-26.
“Unfortunately the score doesn’t tell the story of how hard our guys played today,” Coeur d’Alene coach Zach Clanton said. “The guys battled their butts off all week; I’m so proud of these guys. I didn’t really think we would be here halfway through the year.
It was the Lums’ 11th trip to state in 12 seasons, and second in three years under Clanton, a former Lum.
“I really thought we had a chance, but some of our inexperience showed,” he said. “A plus about it is knowing those inexperienced guys are going to be back for another year or two and make runs of their own.”
Nolan Jekich hit a three-run home run in the first inning for Boise, and finished 3 for 6 with two doubles, three runs and four RBIs. Hunter Weindel went 3 for 5 and drove in three runs for the Capitals.
“The Caps are a great program and we respect the heck out of them,” Clanton said. “Gotta tip your cap to their hitters.”
Boise Capitals 310 031 204 — 14 13 3
Coeur d’Alene 000 120 000 — 3 5 7
Ethan Horner and Hunter Weindel; Nathan Phillips, Kaleb Reid (7) and Reegan Jacobson.
HITS: Boise — Godeny-Scott 3, Weindel 3, N. Jekich 3, Roberts 2, Wong, Newell. Cd’A — Phillips, Conigliaro, Stott, Compton, Sensel. 2B — Weindel, N. Jekich 2, Roberts, Compton. HR — N. Jekich.
STATE AA LEGION
At Timberline High, Boise
Times PDT
Friday’s Games
Boise Capitals 14, Coeur d’Alene 3 (loser out)
Lewis-Clark Twins 6, Idaho Falls Bandits 2
Saturday’s Games
Game 14 — Lewis-Clark vs. Boise Capitals (loser third), 10 a.m.
Game 15 — Idaho Falls Bandits vs. Winner Game 14 (championship), 1 p.m.
CLASS A
Lums 17U 7
Nampa Braves 4
TWIN FALLS — Jack Bloom went 2 for 3 with a triple and a double as the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen 17U squad beat the Nampa Braves in a loser-out game at the state A Legion tourney at Canyon Ridge High.
Levi Haen also had a pair of hits, and Bridger Rinaldi drove in a pair of runs for Coeur d’Alene (27-20), which plays the Kuna Diamondbacks today at 9 a.m. in a loser-out game. If the Lums win, they would play again at 3 p.m.
A sacrifice fly by Haen and an RBI single by Bennett Cunningham gave Coeur d’Alene a 3-1 lead in the third. Bloom’s run-scoring triple in the fifth made it 5-1.
Nampa 001 002 1 — 4 6 0
Lums 17U 003 220 x — 7 7 4
W — Haen. L — Vaughn. S — Mayo.
HITS: Nam — Maxwell 2, Babneau, Turner, Treinen, Carpenter. Cd’A — Keesee, Cunningham, Conigliaro, Haen 2, Bloom 2. 2B — Turner, Haen, Bloom. 3B — Treinen, Bloom.
CLASS A AMERICAN LEGION
TOURNAMENT
at Canyon Ridge High, Twin Falls
Times PDT
Friday’s Games
Idaho Falls Knights 14, Boise Gems 8 (loser out)
Coeur d’Alene 7, Nampa Braves 4 (loser out)
Moscow Blue Devils 9, Kuna Diamondbacks 1
Wood River Wranglers 13, Twin Falls Blackhawks 0
Saturday’s Games
Game 9 — Coeur d’Alene vs. Kuna Diamondbacks, 9 a.m. (loser out)
Game 10 — Idaho Falls Knights vs. Twin Falls Blackhawks, noon (loser out)
Game 11 — Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 9, 3 p.m.
Game 12 — Moscow Blue Devils vs. Wood River Wranglers, 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)