District 1 teams sweep on Day 1 of state
LOREN BENOIT/Press Zach Bell of Coeur d’Alene runs toward home to score on a hit in a game against Southwest Ada in Game 1 of the best-of-3 Little League age 8-10 state championship series Friday at Croffoot Park in Hayden.
IDAHO STATE
BASEBALL TOURNAMENTS
At Croffoot Park
AGE 8-10
Coeur d’Alene 12, Southwest Ada 2: Travis Usdrowski hit a three-run home run, Zach Bell doubled and drove in two, and Casen Miller added a two-run single for Coeur d’Alene in the first game of the best-of-3 series for the state title.
Cam Olson had an RBI single for Southwest Ada.
Game 2 is today at 9 a.m. at Croffoot Park.
AGE 9-11
Coeur d’Alene 19, West Valley 8: Cooper Smith hit a grand slam, and AJ Currie and Cooper Erikson also homered for Coeur d’Alene in the first game of the best-of-3 series for the state title.
Jacob Ricks, Wheaton Ennis and Cole Casagrande all had RBI doubles for West Valley, and Thomas Hawthorne had an RBI single.
Game 2 is today at 12:30 p.m. at Croffoot Park.
MAJORS
Lewiston 5, Southwest Ada 1: Chris Ricard struck out 11 in five innings, and Bryce Bensching and Carsen Mader each homered for Lewiston in the first game of the best-of-3 series for the state title.
Ethan Hackney struck out nine in four innings for Southwest Ada, and Korbin McCarney doubled. Game 2 is today at 12:30 p.m. at Croffoot Park.