Lums come up short in state AA opener
- STATE AA TOURNAMENT
TWIN FALLS — Coeur d’Alene put the tying and go-ahead runs on second and third with one out, but were unable to come up with the clutch hit late, as the Lumbermen lost to the Mountain View Toros of Meridian 2-1 in the opening round of the state AA American Legion baseball tournament on Wednesday at Skip Walker Field on the campus of the College of Southern Idaho.
“We just didn’t do enough or get a clutch hit,” first-year Coeur d’Alene coach Kevin Dunton said. “We hit the ball right at guys, and just didn’t get the breaks you need to win a baseball game. We were looking for some key hits, and didn’t get it today.”
Justin Bates allowed seven hits, striking out five for Coeur d’Alene (14-23), which faces the Boise Gems (27-12) today at noon in a loser-out game. Tournament host Twin Falls beat the Gems 11-7 in Wednesday’s late game.
“Justin was wheeling and dealing and just pitched fantastic,” Dunton said. “Late in the game, we had a chance and didn’t get it done. In the state championships, there’s a pressure factor that’s not there in the regular season.”
Matthew Gjevre singled to score Brett Stapleton in the ninth inning for the team’s lone run.
“We battled back and had the go-ahead run in a position to score,” Dunton said. “It’s a tough loss to swallow. We had our chances and it came back to haunt us.”
Coeur d’Alene 000 000 001 — 1 8 1
Mountain View 000 000 11x — 2 7 1
Justin Bates and Conner Conigliaro; Boden Mills, Ryan McCormick (6), Carson Smith (9) and Tanner McGrath. W — McCormick. L — Bates (4-3). S — Smith.
HITS: Cd’A — Conigliaro, Gjevre 2, Stapleton, Keesee, Langley 2, Thompson. MV — Smith, Harrison, LaFever, McGrath, Mills, Reynolds. 2B — Mills.
STATE AA AMERICAN LEGION
BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
at College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls
Times PDT
Wednesday
Idaho Falls 17, Treasure Valley 10
Mountain View 2, Coeur d’Alene 1
Lewis-Clark 9, Meridian 0
Twin Falls Cowboys 11, Boise Gems 7
Thursday
Game 5 — Treasure Valley (22-18) vs. Meridian (18-14), 9 a.m.
Game 6 — Coeur d’Alene (14-23) vs. Boise Gems (27-12), noon
Game 7 — Idaho Falls Bandits (43-4) vs. Lewis-Clark (33-9), 3 p.m.
Game 8 — Mountain View vs. Twin Falls Cowboys, 6
Friday
Game 9 — Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, noon
Game 10 — Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, 3 p.m.
Game 11 — Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 6
Saturday
Game 12 — Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 11, 3 p.m.
Game 13 — Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 10, 6
Sunday
Game 14 — Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 12, noon (championship game)
Game 15 — Winner Game 14 vs. Loser Game 14, 3 p.m. (if-necessary championship game)
STATE A AMERICAN LEGION
BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
at Rodeo Park, Nampa
Times PDT
Thursday
Game 1 — Boise Barrons vs. Idaho Falls Grizzlies, 9 a.m.
Game 2 — Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen vs. Twin Falls Blackhawks, noon
Game 3 — Pocatello Razorbacks vs. Owyhee Rivercats, 3 p.m.
Game 4 — Orofino Merchants vs. Nampa Braves, 7
Friday
Game 5 — Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 9 a.m.
Game 6 — Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, noon
Game 7 — Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 3 p.m.
Game 8 — Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 6
Saturday
Game 9 — Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 7, 9 a.m.
Game 10 — Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 8, noon
Game 11 — Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 9, 3 p.m.
Game 12 — Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 6
Sunday
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
Game 15 — Winner Game 14 vs. Loser Game 14, 9 a.m. (if-necessary game)