Setian's blast lifts Prairie past Coeur d'Alene
LISA JAMES/PressBrock Zeller of Prairie puts out Brady Thompson of Coeur d'Alene after Thompson tried to steal 2nd during their Legion Baseball game at Post Falls High School Wednesday night.Prairie won 5-2.
LISA JAMES/PressPreston Benson of Prairie makes it safely back to 2nd while trying to steal a base as Justin Bates of Coeur d'Alene catches a pass to try and tag him out.Prairie won 5-2 in their Legion Baseball game against Coeur d'Alene at Post Falls High School Wednesday night.
LISA JAMES/PressBrett Stapleton of Coeur d'Alene pitches as Matt Fleming of Prairie looks to steal 2nd during their Legion Baseball game at Post Falls High School Wednesday night.Prairie won 5-2.
LISA JAMES/PressMatt Fleming of Prairie slides safely back into 1st as Levi Haen of Coeur d'Alene catches a throw from pitcher Brett Stapleton during their Legion Baseball game at Post Falls High School Wednesday night.Prairie won 5-2.
Brock Zeller of Prairie digs for third. LISA JAMES/Press
LISA JAMES/PressTanner McClint of Prairie throws to 2nd to put out Matt Gjevre of Coeur d'Alene during the end of their Legion Baseball game at Post Falls High School Wednesday night.Prairie won 5-2.
LISA JAMES/Press Sam Schulze of Prairie slides safely into second base as Conner Conigliaro of Coeur d’Alene catches the throw during the final inning of their Legion baseball game at Post Falls High School on Wednesday night. Prairie won 5-2.
POST FALLS — Wyatt Setian’s three-run homer in the bottom of the fifth broke open a close game and lifted the Prairie Cardinals to a 5-2 victory over the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen in class AA North Idaho League American Legion baseball Wednesday at Post Falls High.
Brock Zeller gave up two runs over five innings for Prairie (4-2, 1-1 NIL), which lost 4-3 at Coeur d’Alene last Thursday. The teams meet again for single games June 21 at Coeur d’Alene and the following day at Post Falls. Jacob Elliott came on in relief in the sixth, and Setian pitched the seventh for the save.
Zeller pitched great today,” Prairie coach Pat Call said. “We had base runners in every inning we worked the counts the way we wanted. I think we could have scored more runs in the middle of the game but we just couldn’t get a hit to break it open. I was very happy the way we played defensively with Zeller pitching into contact, and our defense making plays.”
Levi Haen had two hits and scored two runs for Coeur d’Alene (5-6, 1-1).
“We came out flat for a league game,” Coeur d’Alene coach Kevin Dunton said. “Brett (Stapleton) threw well, he just left one pitch up to a good hitter. And good hitters make you pay.”
Prairie is scheduled to host the Walla Walla Bears on Friday in a 3 p.m. doubleheader at Post Falls High.
Coeur d’Alene’s scheduled Sunday doubleheader was canceled, as Palouse has folded its older team, Dunton said. The Lums are now scheduled to return to action next Wednesday in the Best of the Northwest tournament at Thorco Field.
Coeur d’Alene 000 101 0 — 2 6 0
Prairie 110 030 x — 5 5 0
Brett Stapleton, Brett Keesee (6) and Conner Conigliaro, Hunter Wabs (4); Brock Zeller, Jacob Elliott (6), Wyatt Setian (7) and Sam Schulze. W — Zeller (2-1). L — Stapleton (1-1).
HITS: Cd’A — Conigliaro, Haen 2, Mueller, Stapleton, Thompson. PF — Benson, Setian, Zeller, Schulze, Buck. 2B — Haen, Benson, Schulze. 3B — Stapleton. HR — Setian.