A good day for Lake City
COEUR d’ALENE — Bennett Cunningham drove in four runs, Kodie Kolden went 5 for 5 with four runs scored and three RBIs and Lake City used a five-run bottom of the second inning to push past the Post Falls Trojans 14-4 in the first game of a 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader at Lake City High on Friday.
Zach Sensel had three hits and two RBIs and Kyle Manzardo scored two runs for Lake City in the opener.
“We had really good approaches at the plate,” Lake City coach Paul Manzardo said. “From 1-to-9, we played extremely well. We just executed when we needed to. Both Kodie and Kyle had good days offensively. Zach had a great day and really made the play of the game on a diving catch to get a double play (in the second inning). That was a big play for us.”
In the nightcap, Kyle Manzardo struck out six in a complete game win for Lake City (16-3, 7-3 5A IEL), which travels to Coeur d’Alene on Tuesday.
Tanner McCliment-Call had an RBI in the second game for Post Falls (10-10, 5-3), which travels to Lewiston on Tuesday.
FIRST GAME
Post Falls 030 010 — 4 3 3
Lake City 151 241 — 14 15 3
Game called with two out in sixth inning due to 10-run rule.
Jake Pfennigs, Brock Zeller (5), Matthew Vasquez (6) and Nate Buer; William Mayo, Zach Sensel (6) and Conner Conigliaro. W — Mayo. L — Pfennigs.
HITS: PF — Cripps, Pfennigs, Vasquez. LC — Samaha, Kolden 5, Manzardo 2, Cunningham 2, Sensel 3, Brum 2. 2B — Brum, Cunningham, Kolden.
SECOND GAME
Post Falls 000 001 0 — 1 3 2
Lake City 001 011 x — 3 8 1
Quin Bennett, Chase Cripps (6) and Nate Buer; Kyle Manzardo and Conner Conigliaro. W — Manzardo. L — Bennett.
HITS: PF — McCliment-Call, Bennett, Vasquez. LC — Samaha, Kolden 2, Manzardo 2, Cunningham, Sensel, Gay. 2B — Gay, Kolden, Manzardo.
- LATE THURSDAY
St. Maries 10-15
Priest River 0-1
PRIEST RIVER — Cole Boag finished the day with six RBIs to power the Lumberjacks to a sweep of the Spartans late Thursday.
Ethan Hill had seven strikeouts in the first game and Boag scored three runs in the nightcap for St. Maries (6-3), which visits Grangeville today for a Central Idaho League doubleheader.
FIRST GAME
St. Maries 006 30 — 9 8 0
Priest River 000 00 — 0 4 1
Game called after five innings due to mercy rule.
Ethan Hill and Cade Truscott; Janzen Lucas, Coal Stevens (3), Colby Rogers (5) and Cameron Reeves. W — Hill. L — Lucas.
HITS: SM — Larson 3, Hammond, Truscott, Villa, Boag, Gauthier. PR — Rogers, Stevens, Allbee. 2B — Villa, Stevens.
SECOND GAME
St. Maries 214 26 — 15 9 1
Priest River 001 00 — 1 4 7
Game called after five innings due to 10-run rule.
Brayden Brusseau, Tyson Gauthier (5) and Hayden Villa; Caden Brennan, Coby Rogers (3), Lathe Moran (5) and Cameron Reeves. W — Brusseau. L — Brennan.
HITS: SM — Larson 2, Hammond, Truscott, Villa, Boag, Gauthier, Warnken, Hills. PR — Brennan 2, Shockey, Naccarato. 2B — Hammond, Truscott. 3B — Boag.