PREP SOFTBALL: Schultze, Jankay shine as Lake City sweeps Lewiston
COEUR d’ALENE — Phoebe Schultze struck out 15 in the first game, and the Lake City Timberwolves went on to sweep the Inland Empire League-leading Lewiston Bengals 3-1 and 6-5 on Saturday.
Austin Hill led off the bottom of the first inning of the opener with a triple, and eventually scored for Lake City (8-4, 8-4 IEL). Abby Jankay hit a two-run homer in the sixth.
In the second game, Jankay hit two homers and drove in three runs for Lake City.
“What a great day for Lake City softball,” Lake City coach Jesse Lenz said. “We were locked in to two great softball games, and we could not have asked for a better day. It started from the first at bat when Austin hit the triple. I believe that really set the tone. I could not be more proud of the growth our team showed from the first time we played Lewiston (3-0 and 10-0 losses at Airport Park). It was night and day. Phoebe absolutely pounded the zone in both games, and our offense was able to do enough to win the games. Our seniors truly led today, and I am proud of them.”
Taryn Barney went 3 for 4 with a two-run homer and four RBIs for Lewiston (12-3, 7-2).
Lake City travels to Moscow on Tuesday.
FIRST GAME
Lewiston 000 000 1 — 1 6 0
Lake City 100 002 x — 3 4 0
Samantha Mader and Taryn Barney; Phoebe Schultze and Hope Bodak.
HITS: Lew — L. Barney, T. Barney, Ortiz, Weeks. LC — A. Hill 2, Jankay 2. 2B — Jankay. 3B — Hill. HR — Jankay.
SECOND GAME
Lewiston 200 020 1 — 5 7 0
Lake City 221 001 x — 6 5 1
Samantha Mader, Kate Banks (2) and Taryn Barney; Phoebe Schultze, Austin Hill (4) and Hope Bodak.
HITS: Lew — Taylor, L. Barney, T. Barney 3, Ortiz, Purrington. LC — A. Hill, Jankay 2, Gray, T. Hill. 2B — T. Barney 2, Ortiz, A. Hill. HR — T. Barney, Jankay 2.
Coeur d’Alene 18
Lakeland 5
RATHDRUM — Skylar Burke went 4 for 5 with three RBIs and three runs scored as the visiting Vikings beat the Hawks in Inland Empire League play.
“She’s a phenomenal base runner and has some great awareness on the bases,” Coeur d’Alene coach Bobbi Darretta said. “I’ve been telling them that we’re a hitting team and we make contact with the ball a lot, but how we’re going to win is with our defense. Today, we brought it together and believe we’ll continue to make progress with practice and time.”
Darretta credited a catch in the outfield Bekah West as a turning point in the game.
“I’ve been telling the girls to know when they need to leave their feet and when it was important to make a catch,” Darretta said. “Bekah came in and just dove for a ball that almost touched the ground, flipped over and caught the ball. It was a pretty amazing play to watch.”
Alexis Blankenship hit a two-run homer in the first inning for Coeur d’Alene (5-10, 5-6 IEL), and finished with four RBIs.
Hailey Gosch went 2 for 3 and drove in two runs for Lakeland (7-9, 3-5), and Harley See was 2 for 3 and scored twice.
On Tuesday, Coeur d’Alene plays host to Lewiston in a doubleheader, and Lakeland is home vs. Post Falls.
Coeur d’Alene 338 004 — 18 13 0
Lakeland 003 200 — 5 9 6
Kristine Schmidt, Matea Dorame (6) and Kaydence Constable; Kathryn Wardak, Devry Bursch (3) and Payton Sterling.
HITS: Cd’A — Burke 4, Blankenship, Farrar 2, West, Dorame 2, Bakken, Constable, McCurdy. LL — See 2, H. Gosch 2, Smit, D. Gosch, Walls, Sterling, Wardak. 2B — Constable, See, Smit. HR — Blankenship.
Post Falls 11
Sandpoint 0
POST FALLS — McKenna Moak and Sophie Nungesser teamed on a two-hit shutout as the host Trojans blanked the Bulldogs in Inland Empire League play.
Moak struck out four and allowed two hits in four innings for Post Falls (7-4, 7-4 IEL), and Nungesser struck out the side in the fifth.
Kahlea Dumas hit a solo homer for Post Falls, and finished 2 for 3 and scored twice. Kaycie Barber drove in a pair of runs for the Trojans.
Sandpoint (7-5, 2-4) plays host to St. Maries on Tuesday in a doubleheader.
Post Falls travels to Lakeland on Tuesday.
Sandpoint 000 00 — 0 2 4
Post Falls 205 4x — 11 5 0
Madi Garman and Lily Gammon; McKenna Moak, Sophie Nungesser (5) and Alyssa Krause.
HITS: Spt — Ward, Authier. PF — Dumas 2, Moak, Barber, Nimmick. 2B — Ward, Moak. HR — Dumas.
St. Maries 3-14
Grangeville 0-2
GRANGEVILLE — Sophomore pitcher Taci Watkins struck out 17 in a complete game no-hitter in the first game of a Central Idaho League sweep of the Bulldogs at Grangeville High.
Watkins did not allow a baserunner until a walk with one out in the sixth inning.
In the nightcap, Jayd Telford drove in six runs, including a two-run home run in the third inning to lift the Lumberjacks to the sweep.
Darcie Peet and Lexi Chappell had two RBIs each for St. Maries in the second game.
St. Maries (6-2, 4-0 CIL) is scheduled to play a doubleheader at Sandpoint on Tuesday starting at 3 p.m.
FIRST GAME
St. Maries 020 100 0 — 3 5 0
Grangeville 000 000 0 — 0 0 2
Taci Watkins and Jenna Holder; Zahorha and Smith. W — Watkins. L — Zahorha.
HITS: SM — Fuller, Watkins, Miller, Mitchell, Dockery. Gran — none. 3B — Mitchell.
SECOND GAME
St. Maries 612 41 — 14 18 1
Grangeville 000 02 — 2 6 4
Darriene Todd, Gracie Barden (4) and Jenna Holder; Zahorha, Scheuermann (3) and Smith. W — Todd. L — Zahorha.
HITS: SM — Badgett 2, Telford 3, Watkins, Holder, Barden 2, Mitchell, Peel 4, McGreal, Fuller, Chappell. Gran — Barger, Smith 2, Brown, Doughty, Olmos. HR — Telford.