PREP BASEBALL: Timberlake splits with Badgers in chilly twinbill

BONNERS FERRY — Brody Rice hit a two-run double to give Bonners Ferry the lead for good in the sixth inning of a 12-8 win over the Timberlake Tigers in the first game of an Inland Empire League doubleheader at Bonners Ferry High on Saturday.

Teigan Banning struck out seven in the opener for Bonners Ferry.

In the nightcap, Raj Olivieri and JT Armes drove in two runs each as the Tigers beat the Badgers 14-12 to get a split.

“It was a couple of uncharacteristic games by both teams,” Timberlake coach Bryce Johnson said. “Both teams kind of struggled to find the zone, but hit the ball really well. Both teams have been pretty pitching dominant the last few years, but it was cold, windy and miserable and we both had to grind through it.”

David Hammons went 5 for 9 with five RBIs on the day for Bonners Ferry (4-6, 1-1 IML), which travels to the Post Falls JV on Tuesday.

“David had a really good game at the plate,” Bonners Ferry coach Tom Turpin said. “Most of his hits were with two outs and he was just really impressive at the plate.”

Cooper Lenz doubled twice in the first game and had two hits and two runs scored in the second game for Timberlake (6-4, 1-1).

The teams, the only two remaining in the Intermountain League, will play another doubleheader on Friday at Timberlake. Should the teams split again, a deciding fifth game for the league title will be played in Bonners Ferry on May 1.

Timberlake is scheduled to host Orofino on Tuesday.

FIRST GAME

Timberlake 310 221 0 — 8 6 2

Bonners Ferry 203 034 x — 12 9 2

Caden Robinett, Parker Holly (5), Ryan Geren (6) and Jesse O’Connor; Teigan Banning, Roger Naylor (4) and Trey Bateman. W — Naylor. L — Robinett.

HITS: TL — Lenz 2, Wells, Armes, O’Connor. BF — Tr. Bateman 2, Th. Bateman, Naylor, Hammons 2, Banning, Br. Rice 2. 2B — Br. Rice, Naylor, Lenz 2.

SECOND GAME

Timberlake 106 025 0 — 14 10 5

Bonners Ferry 301 205 1 — 12 9 2

Kenny Wells, Jesse O’Connor (6) and JT Armes; Trey Bateman, Elija Dahl (3), Jesse Fess (5), Brody Rice (7) and Teigan Banning, Trey Bateman (3). W — O’Connor. L — Fess.

HITS: TL — Lenz 2, Robinett, Allaway 2, Holly, Olivieri 2, Gallimore. BF — Bl. Rice 2, Tr. Bateman, Th. Bateman, Hammons 3, Banning 2. 2B — Bl. Rice, Banning.

Post Falls 5-2

Lewiston 1-5

LEWISTON — Junior Gabe Diamond delivered a two-run double in the top of the eighth inning for Post Falls, which scored four runs in the extra frame to beat the Lewiston Bengals in the first game of an Inland Empire League doubleheader at Walker Field on Saturday.

Jayden Butler struck out six over 6 ⅓ innings for Post Falls, which limited Lewiston to three hits.

In the nightcap, Kyson Barden hit a three-run double to give the Bengals the lead for good in a 5-2 win to get the split.

Diamond had three hits and a run scored in the second game for Post Falls (5-6, 4-3 IEL), which hosts Coeur d’Alene in a doubleheader on Thursday.

Lewiston (7-5, 2-3) hosts Coeur d’Alene in a doubleheader on Tuesday.

FIRST GAME

Post Falls 000 001 04 — 5 8 1

Lewiston 000 000 10 — 1 3 2

Jayden Butler, Isaac Ziegler (7) and Gabe Cooley; Guy Krasselt, Kaden Daniel (6), Lance Bambacigno (8) and Race Currin. W — Ziegler. L — Bambacigno.

HITS: PF — Naylor, Smith, DeBoer 2, Bustamante 2, Diamond, Jimerson. Lew — Ricard, Daniels 2. 2B — Diamond.

SECOND GAME

Post Falls 001 100 0 — 2 6 1

Lewiston 100 040 x — 5 10 1

Langan Naylor, Isaac Ziegler (5), Danny Davoren (5) and Gabe Cooley; Brice Bensching, Carson Kolb (5) and Race Currin. W — Kolb. L — Ziegler.

HITS: PF — Smith, Bustamante, DeBoer, Diamond 3. Lew — Daniels 2, Bensching, Ricard 2, Barden, Ray, Krasselt, Kolb 2.

Lake City 10-18

Moscow 9-8

COEUR d’ALENE — Senior Joe DuCoeur homered leading off the bottom of the sixth inning of the first game to give the Timberwolves the lead for good, one of three dingers by the host school on the day in an Inland Empire League sweep of the Bears at Lake City High.

“I’m happy we got two important league wins against a very well-coached Moscow team, but we are working through some things,” Lake City coach Mike Criswell said. “We haven’t fired on all cylinders yet. We’ve been working on hitting, and it really showed today with all the guys contributing.”

Moscow led 7-1 after three innings in the opener, but Lake City scored seven runs in the bottom of the fourth to take an 8-7 lead. Cooper Smith, Owen Mangini and Jake Dannenberg had two RBIs each in the first game for Lake City.

In the nightcap, Smith hit a three-run home run in the fifth inning and Jake Dannenberg hit a two-run shot in the fifth inning to help Lake City get the sweep.

Lake City (7-4, 6-0 IEL) hosts Sandpoint in a doubleheader on Tuesday.

Moscow is 2-9, 0-3.

FIRST GAME

Moscow 331 020 0 — 9 9 0

Lake City 100 711 x — 10 12 1

B. Kiblen, W. Hartig (4) and Izzo; Travis Usdrowski, Braeden Newby (2), Cooper Reese (5) and Joe DuCoeur. W — Reese. L — Hartig.

HITS: Mos — Isakson, M. Kiblen, Izzo, Anderson 2, Hartig, Driskill, Breese 2. LC — Smith 3, Bumbaugh, DuCoeur 2, Mangini, Dannenberg 2, Stoddard, Ross, Shepard. 2B — Smith, Stoddard. HR — Kiblen, DuCoeur.

SECOND GAME

Moscow 020 42 — 8 10 1

Lake City 072 36 — 18 17 4

Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.

Anderson, McLaughlin (3), Gingery (5) and Izzo, Hartig (5); AJ Currie, Nate Brillhart (4), Nate Weatherhead (4) and Cooper Smith. W — Currie. L — Anderson.

HITS: Mos — Isakson, Izzo 3, Anderson 2, Hartig, Breese 3. LC — Smith 4, Bumbaugh 2, DuCoeur, Mangini 3, Usdrowski, Stoddard, Dannenberg, Ross 2, Shepard 2. 2B — Breese, Anderson, Stoddard, Bumbaugh, Mangini, Shepard. 3B — Bumbaugh. HR — Dannenberg, Smith.

St. Maries 16-5

Kellogg 9-4

ST. MARIES — Trace Wicks tied the second game at 4 with a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth, and Landen Holmes singled and scored the winning run on a ground ball in the seventh as the Lumberjacks finished off a sweep of the visiting Wildcats in Central Idaho League play at City Park.

Holmes finished 3 for 4 and scored twice in the second game for St. Maries (3-3, 2-1 CIL).

In the first game, St. Maries took advantage of 11 walks, and scored 10 runs in the fourth inning to overturn a 7-3 lead by Kellogg (3-5, 1-2).

“We put the ball in play today, and had great pitching,” St. Maries coach Craig Wicks said. “Kellogg hit the ball well; our outfielders had to chase a lot of balls down. Trace (Wicks) and Brock did really well on the mound, and Wyatt (Holmes) did really well in relief in both games.”

Ramsey Rainio went 3 for 4 in the second game for Kellogg, which travels to Priest River on Tuesday.

St. Maries is home against Grangeville on Tuesday.

FIRST GAME

Kellogg 203 220 0 — 9 7 4

St. Maries 030 (10)30 x — 16 7 4

Logan Smith, Reid Whatcott (4), Gage Nosworthy (5), Travis Eixenberger (5) and Austin Clapper; Brock Anderson, Wyatt Holmes (5) and Dillon Holder. W — W. Holmes. L — Whatcott.

HITS: Kell — Rainio, Clapper 2, Smith, Nosworthy 2. SM — Anderson, L. Holmes, W. Holmes, Holder, Tefft, Marsh, Nantell. 2B — Whatcott, Marsh, Holder.

SECOND GAME

Kellogg 011 020 0 — 4 7 3

St. Maries 000 112 1 — 5 8 2

One out when the winning run scored.

Riply Luna, Travis Eixenberger (6) and Austin Clapper; Trace Wicks, Wyatt Holmes (6) and Dillon Holder. W — W. Holmes. L — Eixenberger.

HITS: Kell — Rainio 3, Clapper, Smith 2, Whatcott. SM — Wicks, L. Holmes 3, W. Holmes, Holder, Cesa–Grimaldo. 2B — Smith, Whatcott, Wicks. HR — Smith.