Lums win opener at state

LEWISTON — Jake Brown had three runs batted in for the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen in a 12-7 win over the Vallivue Titans of Caldwell in the opening game of the state Class A American Legion baseball tournament at Harris Field on Wednesday.

Coeur d’Alene took the lead for good with a seven-run top of the third inning, keyed by a two-run single by Wade Mallory. Mallory finished with three hits in three at-bats.

“We had bettter approaches at the plate, and did a good job of pitch selection,” said Coeur d’Alene coach Erik Karns of the third inning. “We had four walks in that inning, Wade had a big two-run single and did a good job at the plate. We had baserunners in each inning, but in that inning, we did a really good job of finding our pitch.”

Alex Karns, Trent Elstad, Riley Smith, Mallory and Quinn Conces scored two runs each, with Conces walking three times.

Coeur d’Alene (37-15) will face the Nampa Braves today at 4 p.m.

Nampa defeated Hillcrest 8-4 in its opening round game.