Williams, Kaufman help Lake City sweep Lewiston

LEWISTON — Reilly Williams had two hits and three RBIs in the opener, and was 3 for 4 with four RBIs in the nightcap as Lake City opened 5A Inland Empire League play with 11-0 and 13-0 victories over the Lewiston Bengals on Saturday at Airport Park.

Ashley Kaufman pitched a pair of 1-hitters for Lake City (7-1), with six strikeouts in the opener and five more in the second game.

Lake City travels to Post Falls on Tuesday for a doubleheader.

FIRST GAME

Lake City 411 50 — 11 9 0

Lewiston 000 00 — 0 1 6

Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule.

W — Ashley Kaufman (4-1). L — L. Rose.

HITS: LC — Loffer 2, Williams 2, Cavanagh, Zufelt 2, Gray, Falciani. Lew — Carpenter. 2B — Williams, Gray.

SECOND GAME

Lake City 213 43 — 13 10 0

Lewiston 000 00 — 0 1 4

Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule.

W — Kaufman (5-1). L — L. Rose.

HITS: LC — Loffer 2, Chapman, Williams 3, Cavanagh, Zufelt, Gray, Kaufman, Lemburg, Wilson. Lew — Carpenter. 2B — Loffer, Williams 3, Kaufman.

Sandpoint 5

Cheney 3

SANDPOINT — Bri Baldree was dealing for the Bulldogs in their home opener, striking out 11 and walking just two while spinning a five hitter, as the Bulldogs handed the Blackhawks their first loss of the season at Sandpoint Middle School.

The Bulldogs (3-1) plated all five of their runs in a huge third inning, and that was all their left-handed ace needed for run support.

“She moved the ball around the strike zone and dominated Cheney’s line-up from top to bottom,” praised Bulldog head coach Elizabeth Hawkins-Williams of her senior. “Each game she has pitched has been more fun to watch than the one before. She is truly developing into something special.”

Cheney (9-1) jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, before the Bulldogs rallied in the pivotal third inning. After Kaitlan Ward doubled to put runners on second and third, Baldree executed a perfect squeeze bunt to score Bri Barlow, which seemed to ignite the offense, followed by Zoe Speelmon and Tanis Davis each driving in two with a pair of big hits.

“It was an exciting start to a five-run inning,” said Hawkins-Williams. “As a coach, I know it’s going to be a great day when the entire lineup is hitting the ball hard. It was a hard-battled game, and we were able to close the door with our defense and pitching for the win.”

The Bulldogs host Moscow in a big 4A IEL doubleheader on Tuesday.

Cheney 100 011 0 — 3 5 1

Sandpoint 005 000 x — 5 7 1

Bri Baldree and Ember Dewey; M. Kallsen and S. Melton. W — Baldree (3-1). L — Kallsen.

HITS: Cheney — Barsness 2, Johnstone, M. Krantz, L. Krantz. Spt — Barlow, Ward 2, Nicholson, Speelmon 2, Davis. 2B — Barsness, M. Krantz, Ward. 3B — L. Krantz.

Shadle Park 2

Coeur d’Alene 0

COEUR d’ALENE — Jaya Allen, who has signed with NJCAA Yavapai College in Prescott, Ariz., struck out 17 and pitched a no-hitter as the Highlanders of Spokane beat the Vikings in nonleague play at Larry Schwenke Field.

“She had a good riseball, and we did not adjust,” Coeur d’Alene assistant coach Mike Baum said. “We had chances; we had runners in scoring position in the first, fourth and fifth with less than two outs, and couldn’t get ’em in.”

Allen homered to left on the first pitch of the fourth inning for the game’s first run.

Natalie Sell struck out five and walked one for Coeur d’Alene (4-6) in “probably the best game Natalie has pitched for us this year,” Baum said.

Coeur d’Alene travels to Lewiston on Tuesday for a 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader.

Shadle Park 000 100 1 — 2 6 3

Coeur d’Alene 000 000 0 — 0 0 4

Jaya Allen and Meg Keenan; Natalie Sell and Hailey Lyons. W — Allen. L — Sell (1-1).

HITS: SP — Keenan 2, Allen 2, Fullmer, Mangis. Cd’A — none. HR — Allen.

Moscow 7-2

Lakeland 6-15

MOSCOW — Reilly Rivera hit a three-run home run in the second inning of the second game as the Hawks fought back to get a split with the Bears in the 4A Inland Empire League opener for both schools.

Earlier, Lakeland lost 7-6 in eight innings in the first game, committing seven errors.

“We just played them really tight and they played good defense,” Lakeland coach Colleen Bevacqua said. “The second game, we came out and swung the bats really well. Everyone got some playing time and made the most of it and turned it on as a team, especially in the second game.”

Katie Kastning, Brittany Charles and Rivera scored three runs each in the second game for Lakeland (2-5), which travels to Kellogg on Monday.

FIRST GAME

Lakeland 010 003 20 — 6 13 7

Moscow 200 003 11 — 7 4 2

Two out when winning run scored

Taylor Wolley and Abbey Leon; Dreesmann and Waters. W — Dreesmann. L — Wolley (0-1).

HITS: LL — Sheppard, Pehrson 2, Kastning 2, Charles, Rivera, Schwalbach, Leon, Byrne 2, O’Hara 2. Mos — Carscallen, Cook-Gallardo, Maynard, Jaurequite. 2B — Kastning, Pehrson, Rivera, O’Hara, Carscallen. HR — Cook-Gallardo.

SECOND GAME

Lakeland 643 11 — 15 14 2

Moscow 002 00 — 2 4 2

Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule

Brittany Charles and Abbey Leon; Eaton, Carscallen (5) and Waters. W — Charles (1-2). L — Eaton.

HITS: LL — Pehrson 2, Kastning 2, Charles, Rivera 2, O’Hara 2, Schwalbach 2, Leon, Shields 2. Mos — Waters, Cook-Gallardo, Barker, Dreesmann. 2B — Kastning, Pehrson, Leon. 3B — O’Hara. HR — Rivera (1), Cook-Gallardo.

Timberlake 10-15

Priest River 7-2

SPIRIT LAKE — With the Tigers’ No. 1 pitcher, Shelby Salois off on college visitations, Shelby Sebastian earned the win in relief in the opener, and got a complete-game win in the nightcap as Timberlake opened up Intermountain League play with a sweep of the visiting Spartans.

“They had to step up and did an excellent job throwing outs,” Timberlake coach Casi Reisenauer said of Sebastian and Becca Malloy.

Shelby Star went 4 for 4 with three doubles, three runs and an RBI in the first game for Timberlake (7-0), and was 3 for 4 with three RBIs in the second game.

Morgan DeMent, who has signed with Skagit Valley, hit a grand slam in the fourth inning of the first game as Priest River built a 7-0 lead. Glori Cheevers hit a two-run homer in the fourth for Timberlake, and Hannah McGrath hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning to put the Tigers ahead to stay at 8-7.

Cheevers went 4 for 4 with four RBIs in the second game, and Kyndal Lindley was 2 for 3 with three RBIs.

DeMent socked a two-run homer in the second game.

Timberlake travels to Bonners Ferry on Tuesday.

FIRST GAME

Priest River 300 400 0 — 7 7 2

Timberlake 000 532 x — 10 14 1

Akre and Huntley; Becca Malloy, Shelby Sebastian (5) and Matraca Rocheleau. W — Sebastian. L — Akre.

HITS: PR — Nichols, DeMent 2, Huntley 2, Martin, Randolph. TL — J. Mallet, M. Salois 2, Starr 4, Cheevers 2, McGrath 2, Rocheleau 2, Malloy. 2B — Huntley, Martin, Randolph, M. Salois, Starr 3, McGrath. HR — DeMent, Cheevers, McGrath.

SECOND GAME

Priest River 002 00 — 2 6 0

Timberlake (10)13 1x — 15 13 0

Nichols and Huntley; Shelby Sebastian and Matraca Rocheleau. W — Sebastian. L — Nichols.

HITS: PR — Nichols, Downs, DeMent, Akre, Martin, Butler. TL — Starr 3, Cheevers 4, McGrath, Rocheleau 2, Lindley 2, Jerome. 2B — Nichols, Starr. HR — DeMent.