PREP SOFTBALL: Lake City sweeps Lewiston, takes over first place in IEL
MAX OSWALD/Bonner County Daily Bee Jaelei Davis (2) of Post Falls celebrates as teammate Katie Berg (4) scores on Saturday at Memorial Field in Sandpoint, as Sandpoint pitcher Mayle Ducken covers home.
COEUR d’ALENE — Freshman pinch hitter Karsyn Dement singled with one out in the bottom of the seventh and scored the winning run on KaeLee Kolden’s single, and the Lake City Timberwolves went on to sweep the Lewiston Bengals 9-8 and 9-3 in Inland Empire League softball Saturday on senior day at Lake City.
Senior catcher Hope Bodak, who sang the national anthem, hit two home runs in the first game for Lake City (10-2, 7-1 IEL), which broke a tie with Lewiston (6-8, 5-3) for first place in the combined 5A/4A league. Bodak finished 5 for 7 with five RBIs and three runs scored on the day.
“Our team came out ready to play today,” Lake City coach Jordyn Hensley said. “KaeLee Kolden, Taylor Hill and Hope Bodak all had an incredible day at the plate. Karsyn had a clutch pinch hit in game one, and kept the momentum rolling at the plate in game two.”
Hill also homered twice as Lake City went yard five times in the opener. The T-Wolves went back-to-back-to-back in the third — Kolden, then Hill, then Bodak. Kolden went 4 for 5 with two RBIs and three runs scored in the opener.
Evanne Douglass hit a grand slam in the fifth to put Lewiston up 8-6.
Layla Gugino’s two-run double in the bottom of the sixth tied it at 8.
In the second game, sophomore Kylee Palmer struck out 10 and scattered six hits in 5.2 innings for Lake City. Bodak went 3 for 4 with two doubles and three RBIs.
“We had the opportunity to celebrate Brooklyn Wullenwaber, Hope, Jenna Glenn and our three awesome managers,” Hensley said. “I can’t think of a better way to honor the work that our senior class has put in than with these two big wins.”
Lake City plays host to second-place Coeur d’Alene (7-3, 4-2) on Thursday in an IEL doubleheader.
FIRST GAME
Lewiston 201 050 0 — 8 10 2
Lake City 103 202 1 — 9 14 3
One out when winning run scored.
Jenna Barney and Caitrin Reel; Kylee Palmer, Layla Gugino (5) and Hope Bodak.
HITS: Lew — Sy. Arellano 2, Douglass 2, L. Barney 3, J. Barney 2, Williams. LC — Kolden 4, Hill 2, Bodak 2, Gugino 2, Palmer, Dement, Chavez 2. 2B — L. Barney, J. Barney, Chavez, Gugino, Palmer. HR — Douglass, Hill 2, Kolden, Bodak 2.
SECOND GAME
Lewiston 100 011 0 — 3 8 2
Lake City 060 300 x — 9 12 2
Ashland Schnell and Loryn Barney, Caitrin Reel (3); Kylee Palmer, Layla Gugino (6) and Hope Bodak.
HITS: Lew — Sy. Arellano 2, Douglass, J. Barney, Ready 2, Schnell, Sh. Arellano. LC — Kolden, HIll, Bodak 3, Gugino, Constable 2, Glenn, Dement 2, Chavez. 2B — J. Barney, Douglass, Ready, Gugino, Hill, Bodak 3, Gugino, Constable 2, Glenn, Dement 2, Chavez.
Post Falls 15-20
Sandpoint 1-2
SANDPOINT — Freshman Lexie McCarroll struck out nine in each game, and walked just two on the day as the visiting Trojans swept the Bulldogs in IEL play at Memorial Field.
Summer Dan went 3 for 3 with three RBIs, and McKenna Zimmerman was 3 for 4 and drove in three in the opener for Post Falls (4-8, 4-6 IEL).
In the second game, Katie Berg went 3 for 5 with three RBIs and four runs scored for the Trojans. Eden Nye was 3 for 5 with three RBIs and two runs. Berg and Jaelei Davis each scored eight runs on the day.
Kaylee McCown went 2 for 4 and scored twice in the second game for Sandpoint (0-11, 0-4), which committed 16 errors in the two games.
On Tuesday, Post Falls travels to Lakeland for an IEL doubleheader, and Sandpoint visits Timberlake for a nonleague game.
FIRST GAME
Post Falls 202 209 — 15 11 3
Sandpoint 001 000 — 1 4 7
Game called after 6 innings due to 10-run rule.
Lexie McCarroll and McKenna Zimmerman; Mayle Ducken and Ashlyn Darling.
HITS: PF — Davis, Berg 2, Lozier, Dan 3, McCarroll, Zimmerman 3. Spt — Knowles, McCown, Ducken, Darling. 2B — McCarroll, Dan, Zimmerman, Lozier.
SECOND GAME
Post Falls 103 220 (12) — 20 11 0
Sandpoint 100 001 0 — 2 8 9
Lexie McCarroll and McKenna Zimmerman; Ashlyn Darling, Mayle Ducken (5) and N/A.
HITS: PF — Davis 2, Berg 3, Nye 3, McCarroll, Rouse, Zimmerman. Spt — McCown 2, Cessna 2, Darling, Ducken, Skibitsky, Bryson. 2B — Nye. 3B — Berg.
Freeman 10-4
Timberlake 8-14
ROCKFORD, Wash. — Logan Walsh homered and Acacia Pecor added a two-run shot in an 11-run fifth inning in the nightcap, and the visiting Tigers earned a split with the Scotties in nonleague play.
Walsh went 3 for 3 with a double, four RBIs and three runs scored in the second game for Timberlake (8-6).
In the opener, Marissa Needs hit a three-run triple to highlight a five-run sixth as the Tigers took an 8-5 lead, but the Scotties answered with five in the bottom half. Walsh went 2 for 3 with a double and two RBIs.
Kaylee Ripke struck out 14 in the opener for Freeman (2-3).
Timberlake plays host to Sandpoint on Tuesday.
FIRST GAME
Timberlake 101 015 0 — 8 11 4
Freeman 104 005 x — 10 5 0
Casey Whaley and Logan Walsh; Kaylee Ripke and Paige Lochmiller.
HITS: TL — Dykes 2, Kitchin 2, Walsh 2, Grantham, Pecor, Rogas, Needs 2. Free — Finley, Adams 2, Silva, McGowan. 2B — Walsh, McGowan. 3B — Needs.
SECOND GAME
Timberlake 300 0(11) — 14 12 0
Freeman 100 21 — 4 7 3
Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule.
Acacia Pecor and Logan Walsh; Harper Sefton, Madison Brebner (5) and Paige Lochmiller.
HITS: TL — Dykes, Kitchin, Walsh 3, Grantham 2, Pecor 2, Rojas, Whaley 2. Free — Finley 2, Adams 2, Ripke 2, McGowan. 2B — Walsh, Whaley, Finley, Ripke. HR — Pecor, Walsh.