PREP BASEBALL: Hawks take two, league title from Bulldogs
RATHDRUM — Jared McDaniel went 3 for 4 with three doubles and an RBI in the first game and Max Baker pitched four shutout innings in the second game, leading the Lakeland Hawks to a 9-3 and 5-3 sweep of the Sandpoint Bulldogs to clinch the 4A Inland Empire League championship on Saturday at Gorton Field.
“I’m so proud of my players and coaches,” Lakeland coach Jason Bradbury said. “We have come so far from where we started the season. Our league is very competitive this year, and up until today, we didn’t know who would end up on top.”
Both Sandpoint and Lakeland entered the day with 3-3 records in league, with Moscow sitting at 4-4. With the sweep, Lakeland jumped to 5-3 in league, while Sandpoint fell to 3-5. Moscow will host Sandpoint a 4A Region 1 tournament game next Saturday in Moscow.
“My team came out with a mission and never let down all day,” Bradbury said. “I’m so proud of the team we’re shaping up to be and so proud to win a league title. To win these two at home and in the fashion we did was huge.”
Trey Flint had two RBIs in the first game for Sandpoint (8-13).
In the second game, Dylan Bradbury went 4 for 4 with an RBI and Ryan Pote scored two runs to lift Lakeland (9-11), which hosts Lewiston on Thursday.
FIRST GAME
Sandpoint 111 000 0 — 3 5 2
Lakeland 031 320 x — 9 12 1
Larson, Jacobsen (2), unknown and Sundquist; Jared McDaniel, Ryan Pote (6) and JP Zaken. W — McDaniel. L — Larson.
HITS: Spt — Caleb, Sundquist, Flint, T. Dewey, Larson. LL — Pote 3, Baker, Neilson, McDaniel 3, Bradbury 2, Blood, Price. 2B — Sundquist, Pote 2, Neilson, McDaniel 3.
SECOND GAME
Sandpoint 000 000 3 — 3 8 1
Lakeland 200 201 x — 5 11 1
Unknown and Sundquist; Max Baker, Joe Strietzel (5) and Bradbury. W — Baker. L — unknown.
HITS: Spt — Oliver 2, Edlund, Sundquist, Flint 3, Holland. LL — Pote 2, Baker, McDaniel 2, Bradbury 4, Blood, Gifford. 2B — Oliver, Edlund, Pote 2, McDaniel, Gifford.
Lake City 8-14
Post Falls 5-4
POST FALLS — Cody Garza hit a three-run homer in the third inning of the first game and Kyle Manzardo hit a three-run double in the sixth — both hits coming with two outs — as the Timberwolves swept the Trojans in 5A Inland Empire League play at Post Falls High.
“Lake City’s hitters did a great job of staying aggressive and were really tough on our pitchers today,” Post Falls coach Dustin Frank said. “They came up with a lot of clutch hits and scored eight runs in three hits in that first game.”
Josh McGlathery had two RBIs in the first game for Post Falls.
In the second game, Brett Stapleton hit a two-run single in the sixth inning as the Timberwolves (13-7, 6-4 5A IEL) took advantage of six Trojan errors, scoring 13 of their 14 runs in the final two innings of the second game.
Jake Pfennigs struck out five and drove in two runs in the second game for Post Falls (12-10, 2-8).
“We just need to get back to work on clutch hitting and finishing games,” Frank said. “And we’ll be right there. I was really impressed with Lake City’s lineup today. They did a good job today.”
On Tuesday, Post Falls visits Lewiston (4-4 in league) and Lake City plays at Coeur d’Alene (13-5, 6-2).
FIRST GAME
Lake City 003 203 0 — 8 10 0
Post Falls 030 100 1 — 5 9 1
Cody Garza and Grant Wade; Jared Porter, Sam Schulze (6) and Nate Buer. W — Garza. L — Porter.
HITS: LC — Manzardo 2, Garza 2, Hall 2, Kolden 2, Stapleton, Reid. PF — Benson 2, Buer, Setian, Lebsock, Bennett 2, Kirkeby, McGlathery. 2B — Manzardo, Garza, Lebsock, Benton 2. HR — Garza.
SECOND GAME
Lake City 000 106 7 — 14 9 0
Post Falls 201 010 0 — 4 8 6
Nathan Phillips, Dominic Conigliaro (6) and Zach Sensel; Jake Pfennigs, Wyatt Setian (7) and Nate Buer. W — Phillips. L — Pfennigs.
HITS: LC — Kolden 2, Manzardo 2, Garza 2, Stapleton, Reid, Cunningham. PF — Buer, Setian, Gosney, Lebsock, Pfennigs 3, Schulze. 2B — Manzardo, Garza 2, Reid, Setian, Schulze, Buer.
Timberlake 4-6
Priest River 2-7
PRIEST RIVER — Dock Sommers drove in the go-ahead run in the first game on a fielder’s choice for the Tigers, who split an Intermountain League doubleheader with the Spartans.
Braxton Tonkin struck out eight in a complete game two-hitter in the opener for Timberlake.
“Braxton threw excellent in the first game,” Timberlake coach Matt George said. “In his last two outings, he hasn’t been very happy with himself, but he bounced back nicely today.”
In the second game, Nate Pettit hit a walk-off two-run single for Priest River.
“Overall it was a good game,” George said. “Both of these were really good games.”
With the split, Timberlake (9-11, 5-3 IML) clinches the second seed to the 3A District 1 tournament, with Priest River (2-5 in league) needing one win from a doubleheader at Kellogg on Tuesday to clinch the third seed.
Timberlake hosts Bonners Ferry on Tuesday.
FIRST GAME
Timberlake 000 001 3 — 4 5 2
Priest River 101 000 0 — 2 2 4
Braxton Tonkin and Seth Villanpando; Pettit, Storro (7) and Fitzmorris. W — Tonkin. L — Storro.
HITS: TL — Sommers, Smith, Tonkin, Villanpando, Wells. PR — Fitzmorris, Jeter.
SECOND GAME
Timberlake 102 030 0 — 6 8 8
Priest River 121 010 2 — 7 6 3
1 out when winning run scored.
Jerritt Plunkett, Derek Galloway (3) and Seth Villanpando; Simpkins, Fitzmorris (4) and Storro. W — Fitzmorris. L — Galloway.
HITS: TL — Galloway, Sommers 2, Villanpando, Smith, Tonkin 2, Jessen. PR — Pakins 2, Pettit, Storro, Simpkins, Campbell. 2B — Villanpando, Pakins. 3B — Storro.
Bonners Ferry 13-19
Kellogg 5-6
KELLOGG — Vince Bennett struck out 13 in the opening game for the Badgers, who clinched the Intermountain League title with a sweep of the Wildcats at Teeters Field.
Raul Rodriguez drove in three runs in the opener for Bonners Ferry (18-2, 8-0 IML), which plays at Timberlake on Tuesday.
“It feels good to wrap up the league title,” said Bonners Ferry coach Tom Turpin, whose team won the league title last season. “We’ve still got to face Timberlake and we want to finish strong. It wasn’t easy today and we had to work to get it done.”
Caleb Blackmore went 2 for 2 with double and three RBIs in the second game for Bonners Ferry, which took advantage of five Kellogg errors on a nine-run top of the fifth inning.
Austin Jeffries drove in two runs in the first game for Kellogg (2-12, 0-7) which hosts Priest River in a doubleheader on Tuesday.
FIRST GAME
Bonners Ferry 410 007 1 — 13 11 2
Kellogg 002 120 0 — 5 7 2
Vince Bennett and Kevin Gray; Jeffries, Bumgardner (6) and Easley. W — Bennett. L — Jeffries.
HITS: BF — Dunham, Bennett, Blackmore 2, N. Sabin 2, Stockton, Gray, C. Sabin, Rodriguez 2. Kell — Silva, Jeffries, Stott, Bumgardner 2, Mueller, Jennings. 2B — Dunham, Jeffries, Bumgardner.
SECOND GAME
Bonners Ferry 420 49 — 19 8 3
Kellogg 041 10 — 6 9 6
Game called after five inning due to 10-run rule.
Blackmore and Kevin Gray; Mueller, Bumgardner (4), Jennings (5) and Figueroa. W — Blackmore (2-0). L — Mueller.
HITS: BF — Dunham 2, Bennett, Blackmore 2, Gray, C. Sabin, Rodriguez. Kell — Huber, Easley, Bumgardner, Jeffries, Stott, Mueller, Figueroa, Jennings, Silva. 2B — Blackmore. 3B — Stott.
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