Coeur d'Alene teams qualify for state
Idaho District 1
baseball tournaments
Saturday
At Croffoot Park, Hayden
MAJORS (12U)
Coeur d’Alene 10, Sandpoint 0: Travis Usdrowski and Tyler Voorhees combined on a one-hit shutout as Coeur d’Alene advanced to the state playoffs by winning the best-of-3 series for the district title 2 games to 0. Usdrowski struck out five and allowed one hit in five innings, and Voorhees pitched a hitless sixth. Owen Field hit a three-run home run for Cd’A.
Sage Medeiros had the lone hit for Sandpoint, and Andrew Lehman struck out six.
Coeur d’Alene will play Southwest Ada from District 2 in a best-of-three series for the state title next weekend at Croffoot Park. Game 1 is Friday, Game 2 is Saturday and Game 3, if necessary, is Sunday. The winner advances to the Northwest Regional in San Bernardino, Calif.
11U
Coeur d’Alene 15, Hayden 8: Blake Foulk, Peyton Bateman and Gavin Helms each drove in two runs as Coeur d’Alene advanced to the state playoffs by winning the best-of-3 series for the district title 2 games to 0. Foulk hit a two-run double, Bateman singled and doubled and Helms hit a two-run single.
James Togialua had two doubles and drove in two runs for Hayden, and Jackson Hackett doubled.
Coeur d’Alene will face West Valley from District 2 in a best-of-three series for the state title next weekend at Croffoot Park. Game 1 is Friday, Game 2 is Saturday and Game 3, if necessary, is Sunday.
10U
Lewiston 4, Sandpoint 2: Grady Helm hit a two-run double and Blaze Hepburn added an RBI single as Lewiston advanced to the state playoffs.
Blake Bogadi and Carson Resso each had hits for Sandpoint.
Lewiston will play West Valley from District 2 in a best-of-three series for the state title next weekend at Croffoot Park. Game 1 is Friday, Game 2 is Saturday and Game 3, if necessary, is Sunday.