Karns steps up for Viks in sweep
COEUR d’ALENE — With its slated opening game starting pitcher out with the flu, Coeur d’Alene turned to a sophomore to shut down a league rival when it needed it.
Alex Karns struck out four over five innings for the Vikings in a 13-3 win in the first game of a 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader against the Bengals at Ted Page Field.
“Alex threw a great game,” Coeur d’Alene coach Nick Mahin said. “Cody (Davenport) had the flu, and couldn’t even make it to the field. We called on the sophomore (Karns), and he really shut them down.”
Colt Rowley drove in three runs in the opener for Coeur d’Alene.
In the nightcap, Zach Mackimmie allowed four hits over 6 1/3 innings as the Vikings held off the Bengals 3-2 for the sweep.
“We had a chance to break it open, but just couldn’t seem to get it done,” Mahin said. “Zach threw a heck of a game. Our bats went a little quiet, and (Lewiston pitcher Dalton) Stamper did a good job of keeping us off balance. We had a good day defensively and got a big sweep.”
Coeur d’Alene (11-1, 4-0 5A IEL) hosts Post Falls in a doubleheader on Saturday starting at noon.
FIRST GAME
Lewiston 010 011 — 3 5 2
Coeur d’Alene 502 105 — 13 7 0
Game called in 6th inning due to 10-run rule.
DJ Ricard, Dylan Mader (1), Cruz Hepburn (4), Trent Reel (6) and Connor Stamper; Alex Karns, David Kraak (6) and Carter Friesz. W — Karns. L — Ricard.
HITS: Lew — Lopez, Stamper, Van Boeyen, Bonfield, Hart. Cd’A — Friesz, Johnson 2, Thompson, Rowley, Karns 2. 2B — Bonfield, Van Boeyen, Johnson, Friesz.
SECOND GAME
Lewiston 200 000 0 — 2 4 1
Coeur d’Alene 200 010 x — 3 7 2
Connor Stamper and Austin Kolb; Zach Mackimmie, Logan Thompson (7) and Carter Friesz. W — Mackimmie. L — Stamper.
HITS: Lew — Wallace 2, Bonfield 2. Cd’A — Brown 2, Chatfield 2, Friesz, Thompson 2. 2B — Wallace, Brown.
Lake City 7-7
Post Falls 0-5
POST FALLS — Bridger Rinaldi pitched a four-hit shutout with eight strikeouts in the opener, and the visiting Timberwolves went on to sweep the Trojans in 5A Inland Empire League play.
Conner Conigliaro hit a two-run double in the sixth inning of the first game for Lake City (5-5, 2-2 5A IEL), and Harrison Reid hit a two-run single in the first inning.
In the second game, Jackson Scherr’s RBI single in the top of the fifth broke a 4-4 tie for Lake City, and highlighted a four-run inning.
Spencer Zeller’s RBI single gave Post Falls (4-6, 1-3) a 4-3 lead in the fourth.
“It came down to execution,” Post Falls coach Mick Zeller said. “They got the clutch hit, and we couldn’t get the clutch hit.”
On Saturday, Lake City plays host to Lewiston, and Post Falls travels to Coeur d’Alene, both in 5A IEL doubleheaders.
FIRST GAME
Lake City 202 002 1 — 7 6 2
Post Falls 000 000 0 — 0 4 4
Bridger Rinaldi and Conner Conigliaro; Austin Higgins, Paul Keating (6) and Derek Pearse.
HITS: LC — Cunningham, Scherr, Conigliaro 2, Reid 2. PF — C. Rutherford, Zeller, Cripps, Pearse. 2B — Conigliaro.
SECOND GAME
Lake City 210 040 — 7 9 1
Post Falls 200 201 — 5 5 3
Conner Conigliaro, Ryan Rios (3) and Jackson Scherr; Tyson Rutherford and Jacob Burton, Derek Pearse (6).
HITS: LC — Scherr 2, Rinaldi, Conigliaro, Childers, Smith 2, Manzardo 2. PF — C. Rutherford, Zeller 2, J. Rutherford, Burton. 2B — Smith, Burton, C. Rutherford, Zeller.
Lakeland 12-8
Moscow 8-10
RATHDRUM — Cameron Harris had three RBIs and two runs scored for the Hawks in the first game of a split with the Bears in 4A Inland Empire League play at Gorton Field.
Tristan Clift and Sean Tierney each scored two runs for Lakeland — which broke the first game open with an eight-run fourth inning.
In the nightcap, Chad Redinger and CJ Anderson drove in three runs each for Moscow.
“We had a couple of crazy games tonight,” Lakeland coach Jason Bradbury said. “I was proud of how we swung the bats thought, and my players never gave up. They fought hard.”
Lakeland (2-8-2, 1-1 4A IEL) travels to Sandpoint for a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m. on Thursday.
FIRST GAME
Moscow 310 200 2 — 8 10 4
Lakeland 030 801 x — 12 6 6
Peyton Waters, Hayden Thompson (2), Chad Redinger (4), Logan Shears (5) and Tristen Wilson; Jaret Taylor, Collin Bell (1), Cameron Harris (5) and Colton Aragon. W — Bell. L — Redinger.
HITS: Mos — Redinger, Adams 3, Vis 2, Decker 4. LL — Bell, Hegbloom 2, Clift 2, Harris. 2B — Redinger, Vis, Hegbloom, Bell.
SECOND GAME
Moscow 115 003 — 10 11 2
Lakeland 110 132 — 8 13 1
Game called after 6th inning due to darkness.
Brayden Decker, Jacob Gray (6) and CJ Anderson; Isaac Silva, Nicolas Welch (3), Cameron Harris (4) and Colton Aragon. W — Decker. L — Harris.
HITS: Mos — Redinger, Adams 2, Gray 2, Decker, Thompson, Carpenter, Anderson 2, Abendroth. LL — Bell, Taylor 3, Aragon, Silva 3, Hegbloom 2, Dennison, Harris 2. 2B — Adams, Taylor, Hegbloom, Bell.
Timberlake 21-10
Kellogg 0-0
SPIRIT LAKE — A near no-hitter in the opener turned into a no-no in the nightcap as the Tigers swept the Wildcats in Intermountain League play.
Kobe Harris struck out 12 in the opener for Timberlake, only allowing a leadoff single to Triston Neubauer.
In the nightcap, Gage Benefield struck out seven as the Tigers held the Wildcats hitless.
“Right now, we’re painting the zone with a lot of strikes,” Timberlake coach Cameron Knigge said. “The guys have been throwing well for us. Between (Jacob) Hessing, (Jack) McDonald), Harris and Benefield, we’ve just been throwing strikes and the guys are stepping up.”
McDonald — who threw a no-hitter in a win over Bonners Ferry last Friday — drove in four runs in the first game for Timberlake (5-6-1, 4-0 IML), which is scheduled to host Priest River for a doubleheader on Friday starting at 3 p.m.
Kellogg travels to Bonners Ferry for a doubleheader on Friday.
FIRST GAME
Kellogg 000 00 — 0 1 5
Timberlake 81(12) 0x — 21 11 0
Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.
Schulz, Hoffman (2), Groves (4) and Cline; Kobe Harris and Zac Larsen. W — Harris. L — Schulz.
HITS: Kell — Neubauer. TL — McDonald, Wilson, Harris, Drake, Powell 2, Larsen 3, Balavage, James. 2B — Powell 2, McDonald.
SECOND GAME
Kellogg 000 00 — 0 0 2
Timberlake 150 04 — 10 9 0
Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.
Hoffman and Frohlich; Gage Benefield and Ethan Jerome. W — Benefield. L — Hoffman.
HITS: Kell — none. TL — McDonald, Harris, James 2, Larsen 2, Hessing, Jerome, Knerr. 2B — James, McDonald. 3B — James.
Bonners Ferry 2-9
Priest River 0-8
BONNERS FERRY — Seth Bateman hit a go-ahead triple in the bottom of the third inning in the first game for the Badgers, who swept the Spartans in Intermountain League play.
Ty Bateman had 12 strikeouts in the opener for Bonners Ferry, while Lucas Jantzen fanned 11 for Priest River in the first game.
In the nightcap, Seth Bateman hit a three-run triple in the second inning and Wilson Newell hit a walkoff single for Bonners Ferry, which improved to 2-4, 2-2.
Bonners Ferry hosts Kellogg on Friday.
FIRST GAME
Priest River 000 000 0 — 0 4 3
Bonners Ferry 002 000 x — 2 5 0
Lucas Jantzen, Jordon Best (5) and Brendon Reeves; Ty Bateman, Spencer Eby (7) and Bo Bateman. W — T. Bateman. L — Jantzen. S — Eby.
HITS: PR — Shockey 2, Rogers, Jantzen. BF — S. Bateman 2, T. Bateman, Newell, Koehn. 3B — T. Bateman.
SECOND GAME
Priest River 124 000 1 — 8 5 2
Bonners Ferry 130 021 2 — 9 8 6
Justin Allbee and Brendon Reeves; Seth Bateman, Spencer Eby (3), Gabe See (4) and Bo Bateman, Quinn Gray (4). W — See. L — Allbee.
HITS: PR — Rogers, Shockey, Reeves 2, G. Rogers. BF — S. Bateman 2, T. Bateman, Newell 2, See, B. Bateman 2. 3B — S. Bateman.