Vikings hand Lake City first league loss

COEUR d’ALENE — When Lake City and Coeur d’Alene resumed their rain-suspended April 25 softball game Thursday at Larry Schwenke Field, the Timberwolves kept their 5A Inland Empire League record unblemished.

It wouldn’t last.

After Lake City dispatched Coeur d’Alene 5-2 in game one, the Vikings handed their crosstown a rival 10-0 rout heading into next week’s Region 1 tournament.

Kylie Smith’s two-run homer in the second frame of game two sparked Coeur d’Alene, which jumped out to a swift 6-0 lead.

“That was the difference,” Coeur d’Alene assistant coach Mike Baum said. “Jumping out to that big lead in the second inning was big for us.”

Vikings hurler Betty Comack pitched a shutout in the mercy-rule shortened game.

In the first game, which resumed in the bottom of the fourth with Lake City leading 2-1, Coeur d’Alene was able to knot the score at 2-2 before giving up three runs in the sixth.

Reilley Chapman’s go-ahead RBI single lifted the Timberwolves.

The No. 1 seed Timberwolves (6-1, 11-1 5A IEL) play host to fourth-seed Lewiston on Tuesday to open the regional tournament at Lake City High.

Second seed Coeur d’Alene (11-9, 7-5 5A IEL) will face No. 3 seed Post Falls on Tuesday. A game site has not yet been determined.

FIRST GAME

Lake City 000 203 0 — 5 7 1

Coeur d’Alene 001 100 x — 2 4 2

Ashley Kaufman, McKenzie Wilson (5) and Olivia Zufelt. Natalie Sell, Amanda Curry (6) and Hailey Lyons.

HITS: LC — Loffer. Chapman, Cavanagh, Zufelt, Gray 2. Cd’A — A. Fernimen 2, Smith, B. Comack. 2B — Loffer, Cavanagh, Gray, A. Fernimen.

SECOND GAME

Lake City 000 00 — 0 6 3

Coeur d’Alene 330 13 — 10 7 2

Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.

McKenzie Wilson, Lacey Lemburg (5) and Jalyssa Beamer. Betty Comack and Marilyn Comack.

HITS: LC — Chapman, Zufelt, Cavanagh, Williams, Gray, Falciani-Marshall. Cd’A — M. Fernimen, B. Comack 2, Taylor, M. Comack. 2B — Smith, M. Fernimen. HR — Smith.

Bonners Ferry 8

Lakeland 0

RATHDRUM — Kadi Bateman pitched a three-hitter as visiting Bonners Ferry handled Lakeland in a nonleague game.

Brittany Charles paced the Hawks (6-10) with two hits.

Bonners Ferry 420 000 2 — 8 7 0

Lakeland 000 000 0 — 0 3 8

Kadi Bateman and Jorryn Bennett. Brittany Charles and Abbey Leon.

HITS: BF — Jo. Bennett, Bateman 2, Ja. Bennett, Lane, Walk, Burt. LL — Kastning, Charles 2. 2B — Jo. Bennett. 3B — Bateman. HR — Lane.