LEGION BASEBALL: Northern Lakes claims sweep with walkoff

RATHDRUM — Jack McDonald hit a two-run single to left field to put Northern Lakes ahead for good in a 5-4 win over the North Idaho Lakers in the first game of a Single-A Legion baseball doubleheader on Wednesay at Gorton Field at Lakeland High.

In the nightcap, Northern Lakes scored four runs in the bottom of the fourth inning, capped by a walkoff single by Jaret Taylor to score Sam Pemberton to win 12-11 for the sweep.

“It was definitely an exciting day,” Northern Lakes coach Bryce Johnson said. “A little nervewracking, but we’re kind of becoming the cardic kids.”

Trailing 4-3 in one out in the bottom of the sixth, McDonald scored Jacob Shaffner and Sam Pemberton to take the lead in the first game.

Scott Pote pitched a scoreless seventh to get the win for Northern Lakes (6-1), which travels to Camas-Prairie (Grangeville) for a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m. on Friday.

“Offensively, it took us a little bit to get going,” Johnson said. “But Jack had a great performance, and so did Scott. We got hits when we needed them and Scott did a good job of throwing strikes and making them put the ball in play.”

Louis Powell had three RBIs in the second game for Northern Lakes.

FIRST GAME

North Idaho 011 020 0 — 4 12 1

Northern Lakes 100 202 x — 5 7 3

A. Bocksch, J. Lucas (6) and T. Brackett; Jack McDonald, Tristan Clift (5), Scott Pote (7) and Colton Aragon. W — Pote. L — Lucas.

HITS: NI — Bocksch 2, Davis 3, Rogers 2, Hannah 2, Meyer, Riley. NL — McDonald 2, Taylor, Pemberton 2, Pote, Vandever. 2B — Rogers, Hannah, Pote, Taylor.

SECOND GAME

North Idaho 600 5 — 11 7 1

Northern Lakes 107 4 — 12 7 2

Game called in 4th inning due to darkness.

Two outs when winning run scored.

Hannah, No. 9 (3), No. 31 (3), Garcia (3), Davis (4) and Brackett; Ray Knerr, Alex Drake (1), Jaret Taylor (4) and Trevor Vandever. W — Taylor. L — Davis.

HITS: NI — Edlund 2, Garcia, Davis, Rogers, Burr, Lucas. NL — Powell 2, Taylor 2, Aragon, Shaffner, Pote. 2B — Edlund, Powell. HR — Taylor.

• SCHEDULE UPDATE

Prairie will face the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen “AA” in a 9-inning game at Coeur d’Alene High on Friday starting at 3 p.m.