LEGION BASEBALL: Lums split twinbill

COEUR d’ALENE — Coeur d’Alene pitcher Troy Shepard struck out nine over six innings in a complete game shutout as the Lumbermen beat the Spokane Cannons 10-0 in the first game of a Legion doubleheader on Wednesday at Thorco Field.

Shepard allowed two hits, and did not allow a baserunner after the third inning.

Landen Thompson had two hits and three RBIs for Coeur d’Alene. Alex Karns — who hit a solo home in the sixth inning — Payton Childers and Breyson Coppess also had two hits apiece for Coeur d’Alene in the first game.

In the nightcap, Spokane scored five runs in the third and sixth inning to beat the Lums 16-4 to get a split.

Coeur d’Alene (11-15-1) hosts the Spokane Expos at Thorco Field on Friday at 5:30 p.m.

FIRST GAME

Spo. Cannons 000 000 — 0 2 3

Coeur d’Alene 630 001 — 10 10 0

Van Vega, Cannon Marshall (1), Joe Oliver (5) and Triston Madison; Troy Shepard and Landen Thompson. W — Shepard. L — Vega.

HITS: Spo — Coulter, Barsness. Cd’A — Brum, Manzardo, Karns 2, Childers 2, Thompson 2, Coppess 2. 2B — Childers, Thompson. HR — Karns.

SECOND GAME

Spo. Cannons 205 405 — 16 6 0

Coeur d’Alene 200 020 — 4 7 1

Spokane Cannon battery unavailable; Jackson Scherr, Riley Smith (3), Breyson Coppess (4), Landen Thompson (6) and Landen Thompson, Jackson Scherr (3). L — Scherr.

HITS: Spo — Vega 2, Mcpherson, Madison, Balkenbush 2. Cd’A — Brum 2, Manzardo 2, Karns, Childers, Thompson. 2B — Vega, Balkenbush, Brum, Karns, Manzardo.