PREP BASEBALL: Schneider shines for Viks as team finishes 4-0 in south stint

MERIDIAN — Coeur d’Alene senior Ryan Schneider hit a two-run double with two out in the top of the seventh inning — one of his three hits in the game — to break a 5-5 tie, lifting the Vikings over the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies 7-5 on Saturday at Rocky Mountain High.

Schneider, who has signed with Division 1 Belmont in Nashville, struck out 13 and allowed one hit for Coeur d’Alene.

“He was electric today,” Coeur d’Alene coach Erik Karns said. “It was hands down the best single game performance by him all year. He was dominant with three good pitches and stayed within himself and played with a lot of energy and tempo. Rocky has some good hitters, and he made them look like high school hitters.”

Elliot Smart also had two RBIs against Rocky Mountain.

Later, Cooper Erickson and Smart had two RBIs each as the Vikings beat the Madison Bobcats 10-7 to conclude the weekend 4-0.

“We had a lot of guys with some big hits throughout the day,” Karns said. “Our defense was much improved. We worked on some things in practice and the guys carried it over the last four days, which was nice to see.”

Coeur d’Alene (5-3) resumes Inland Empire League play at Lakeland on April 9.

COEUR d’ALENE 7, ROCKY MOUNTAIN 5

Coeur d’Alene 011 010 4 — 7 9 4

Rocky Mt. 100 004 0 — 5 2 3

Ryan Schneider, Bryce Stockton (6), Jesse Brown (7) and Lucas Erickson; Patrick Gaffney, Braden Lewis (5), Liam Ouellette (7) and Kai Brown.

HITS: Cd’A — Larson, Mallory 2, Schneider 3, Smart, Christ, L. Erickson. RM — Lewis, Olson. 2B — Schneider 2.

COEUR d’ALENE 10, MADISON 7

Madison 120 040 0 — 7 9 3

Coeur d’Alene 350 101 x — 10 9 3

Kauner Eysser, Ethan Garner (3) and Jeffrey Williams; Kyle Seman, Bryce Hall (3), Elliott Smart (5), Andrew Karns (5), Bryce Stockton (7) and Chase Saunders.

HITS: Mad — Sutton 2, Drake, Kostial 2, Garner, Lindstrom 2. Cd’A — Larson, Mallory, Karns, Schneider 2, Smith 2, C. Erickson, Brown. 2B — Kostial, Sutton, Schneider. 3B — Kostial.

Nampa Christian 16

Lakeland 6

BOISE — Sean Tierney drove in three runs for the Hawks, who finished the Buck’s Bags Spring Classic 1-3 following a loss to the Trojans at Bishop Kelly High.

“We came out hot in this one and were really squaring up the ball,” said Lakeland coach Jason Bradbury, whose team led 6-0 after two innings. “Then we went flat. I think our pitchers got a little tired too. It’s really hard playing four games in three days, especially to start off our season.”

Lakeland hosts Moscow for a doubleheader at Gorton Field next Saturday at noon.

Nampa Christian 002 68 — 16 11 0

Lakeland 510 00 — 6 7 3

Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule.

D’Oranzio, Mullins (4) and Bradshaw, Mills; Jacob Schaffner, Sean Tierney (4), Tim Sheppard (5) and Jace Cooksey.

HITS: NC — Mullins 3, Tiersma 2, Bradshaw, Atwood, Williams, Glenn, Merritt 2. LL — Wysong, Harris 2, Day, Pemberton, Tierney, Vandever. 2B — Tiersma, Bradshaw, Mullins 2, Glenn, Wysong, Day. 3B — Atwood, Harris, Tierney.

Bonners Ferry 12-8

St. Maries 2-2

BONNERS FERRY — Bo Bateman totaled four hits and four RBIs on the day for the Badgers, who swept the Lumberjacks in nonleague play.

Bateman had a two-run single to start a five-run bottom of the second in the opener for Bonners Ferry. In the second game, Trey Bateman drove in three runs for Bonners Ferry (3-5).

“It was a good day to be outside and playing,” Bonners Ferry coach Tom Turpin said. “The boys played decently. It was a good, all-around day.”

St. Maries (1-3) hosts Timberlake on April 7.

Bonners Ferry visits Sandpoint for a doubleheader on Tuesday.

FIRST GAME

St. Maries 001 001 — 2 1 9

Bonners Ferry 053 112 — 12 5 1

Game called with two outs in bottom of 6th inning

Riley Abell, Jackson Nantell (5) and Tyler Olson; Elijah Dahl, Teigan Banning (4) and Trey Bateman.

HITS: SM — Hunter. BF — Be. Bateman, Rice, Banning, Willis, Eastman. 2B — Banning, Eastman.

SECOND GAME

St. Maries 200 000 0 — 2 2 5

Bonners Ferry 100 331 x — 8 8 3

Shaun Hunter, Trace Wicks (5) and Dillon Holder; Roger Naylor, Trey Bateman (6) and Bo Bateman.

HITS: SM — Abell, Marsh. BF — B. Bateman 3, T. Bateman, Hammons, Schulte, Naylor, Th. Bateman. 2B — B. Bateman, Tr. Bateman.