McDonald, Jessen lead Timberlake to sweep

KELLOGG — Behind the arms of Logan McDonald and Brendan Jessen, the Timberlake baseball team handcuffed Kellogg 12-0 and 5-1 in an Intermountain League sweep Saturday.

McDonald threw a one-hitter in a five-inning, mercy-rule-shortened contest. In the second game, Jessen yielded just one run for the Tigers (4-5, 4-1 IML).

“Of (Jessen’s) 63 pitches, 53 were strikes,” Timberlake coach Cameron Knigge said. “Kellogg put a lot of balls in play, but our defense was solid all day.”

Offensively, Timberlake was paced by Will McLemore, who totaled six hits on the day with four RBIs, including a pair of doubles.

Knigge lauded the play of Kellogg pitcher Tanner Mueller, who fanned 11 batters in the second game.

“He pitched real well for nearly seven innngs,” Knigge said of Mueller. “Kellogg is coming along as a program. I think they will be a darkhorse as the season continues.”

Timberlake resumes IML play on Tuesday at 4 when it travels to rival Priest River.

FIRST GAME

Timberlake 450 21x — 12 10 1

Kellogg 000 00x — 0 1 2

Logan McDonald and David Hansen. Bumgardner, Ricketts (5) and Tyron.

HITS — Tim: Hansen, L. McDonald, Smith 3, McLemore 3, Harris, Gervais. 2B: Smith, Hansen, McLemore 2. Kel — 2B: Jennings.

SECOND GAME

Timberlake 110 220 0 — 5 7 0

Kellogg 100 000 0 — 1 8 5

Brendan Jessen and David Hansen. Mueller, Jennings (7) and Carkas.

HITS — Tim: L. McDonald, Smith, McLemore 3, Stevens, Sommers. Kel — Mueller, Bumgardner 2, Jennings, Dinger, White, Ricketts 2.

Lewiston 13-13

Lake CIty 2-3

COEUR d’ALENE — Inland Empire League-leading Lewiston racked up 27 hits against Lake City on Saturday, handing the Timberwolves a pair of losses at Lake City High.

Kodie Kolben and Kyle Manzardo combined for six hits on the day to lead Lake City (7-6, 2-4 IEL). Lewiston’s Colton Stottlemyer gave up just three hits in seven innings of work in the second game.

The Timberwolves travel to rival Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday.

FIRST GAME

Lewiston 160 101 4 — 13 13 0

Lake City 100 010 0 — 2 7 1

Kyle Van Boeyen, Riley Way (6) and Jackson Fuller. Nathan Phillips, Zach Sensel (2), Dominic Blanchard (6), Andrew Rios(7) and Conner Conigliaro.

HITS: Lew — Light. Way, Phillips 3, White 2, Wasburn 2, Fuller 2, Powell. 2B — Phillips 2. HR — Way. LC — Kolben 2, Manzardo 2, Phillips, Rinaldi 2. 2B — Kolben.

SECOND GAME

Lewiston 101 711 2 — 13 14 1

Lake City 200 100 0 — 3 3 2

Colton Sottlemyre and Jackson Fuller. Brandon Gay, Andrew Rios, Will Mayo and Brock Sween.

HITS: Lew — Light, Shoults 2, Way 2, White 2, Phillips 2, Baldwin 2, Washburn 2, Fuller. 2B — Light, Phillps, Shoults. HR — Way, Shoults. LC — Phillips, Kolden, Manzardo. 2B — Manzardo.

Post Falls 8-6

Sandpoint 7-1

POST FALLS — Brock Zeller gave up one earned run in 4 2/3 innings of relief as the Trojans rallied in the first game en route to a sweep of the Bulldogs in nonleague play.

“Brock bailed us out,” said his father, Post Falls coach Mick Zeller. “We had some tired arms, after those league doubleheaders Wednesday and Friday. He needed to go deep, and pitched really well. That was a key for us.”

Post Falls (10-7) trailed 5-1 in the third before tying it at 6 in the fifth. In the sixth, Nate Buer doubled in the go-ahead run, and scored on Isiah Gosney’s single.

Trey Flint hit a two-run double in the first for Sandpoint (4-4).

In the second game, Gosney hit his first career homer in the first inning to open the scoring.

On Tuesday, Sandpoint travels to Lakeland for a 4A Inland Empire League doubleheader, and Post Falls visits Lewiston for a 5A IEL twinbill.

FIRST GAME

Sandpoint 302 010 1 — 7 6 4

Post Falls 101 132 x — 8 7 4

Garrett Connolley, Thomas Riley (4) and Nick Holland; Tanner McCliment-Call, Brock Zeller (3) and Wyatt Setian. W — Zeller (1-0). L — Riley.

HITS: Spt — Brackett, W. Holland, Flint, N. Holland, Schaeffer 2. PF — McKeown, Buer, Gosney 2, McCliment-Call 2, Brown. 2B — Flint, Buer, Gosney.

SECOND GAME

Sandpoint 001 000 0 — 1 4 0

Post Falls 500 100 x — 6 6 1

Boltomig, Tyrone Larson (1), Wes Holland (6) and Nick Holland; Matt Fleming, Chase Cripps (7) and Dusty Weeks, Nate Buer (2).

HITS: Spt — Brackett, Edlund 2, Boltomig. PF — Buer, Gosney, Bennett, Rutherford, McKeown, Fleming. 2B — Edlund 2. 3B — Buer. HR — Gosney (1).