PREP BASEBALL: Frosh Fenter powers Vikings in romp in opener over Lewiston
MARK NELKE/Press Tyler Voorhees of Coeur d'Alene looks up after scoring in the first game against Lewiston on Tuesday at Ted Page Field.
MARK NELKE/Press Aidan Blanco of Coeur d'Alene delivers as Zack Bambacigno (15) of Lewiston takes his lead Tuesday in the first game at Coeur d'Alene High.
COEUR d’ALENE — Freshman Bam Fenter hit a three-run single in the third inning, then added a three-run double in the fourth inning for Coeur d’Alene, which rolled past Lewiston 19-0 in the first game of an Inland Empire League doubleheader at Ted Page Field on Tuesday.
Senior Aidan Blanco, who signed with Division III Whitworth University in Spokane earlier this week, allowed four hits and struck out four for Coeur d’Alene, which also got three RBIs from Nolan Christ and Gavin Helms in the opener.
“Bam had great at-bats all day,” Coeur d’Alene coach Erik Karns said. “Aidan had another great, well-pitched game and really shut down their offense.”
In the nightcap, senior Harrison Trunkey-Evans struck out 10 for the Vikings, who allowed three runs in the top of the eighth inning as the Bengals rallied for the split.
Kolbe Coey hit a three-run home run in the first inning of the second game for Coeur d’Alene.
“Both Lewiston and us are young teams and are learning to win close games,” Karns said. “For us to play in a tight game, we learned a lot about ourselves and how to get better from it.”
Coeur d’Alene (7-5, 5-3 IEL) hosts Post Falls on Friday in a doubleheader.
Lewiston is 6-6, 3-5.
FIRST GAME
Lewiston 000 00 — 0 4 3
Coeur d’Alene 445 6x — 19 14 0
Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.
Mason Way, Jayden Estlund (2), Brighton Schumacher (4) and River Stamper; Aidan Blanco and Chase Saunders.
HITS: Lew — Green, Stamper, Ray, Topp. Cd’A — Field 3, Christ 3, Foulk, Helms, Fenter 3, Trunkey-Evans 2, Voorhees. 2B — Ray, Voorhees, Fenter 2, Christ, Trunkey-Evans. 3B — Trunkey-Evans.
SECOND GAME
Lewiston 200 001 03 — 6 5 1
Coeur d’Alene 300 000 00 — 3 8 4
Zack Bambacigno, Carson Kolb (4) and Austin Topp; Harrison Trunkey-Evans, Tyler Voorhees (6), Will Beckenhauer (8) and Chase Saunders.
HITS: Lew — Green, Krasselt, Topp, Kolb, Balmer. Cd’A — Christ, Fenter 2, Coey, Foulk, Helms, Trunkey-Evans, Voorhees. 2B — Green, Kolb. HR — Coey.
Lake City 4-9
Sandpoint 0-0
SANDPOINT — Ty Shepard and Mark Holecek drove in two runs each in the second game for the Timberwolves, who swept the Bulldogs in Inland Empire League play at Memorial Field.
Pitchers AJ Currie, Cooper Reese and Nate Weatherhead combined on a two-hitter in the second game, striking out seven for Lake City.
Shepard and junior Travis Usdrowski had RBI singles in the second game for Lake City (8-2, 5-1 IEL), which hosts Lewiston in a doubleheader on Saturday.
Sandpoint is 3-5, 1-3.
FIRST GAME
Lake City 011 020 0 — 4 7 1
Sandpoint 000 000 0 — 0 3 3
Avrey Cherry, Mark Holecek (4), Jake Dannenberg (7) and Cooper Smith; Jorden Tyler, Lucas Hansen (6) and Coleman Inge.
HITS: LC — Pierce 2, Dannenberg, Smith, Usdrowski, Holecek, Shepard. Spt — Little, Medeiros, Mellander. 2B — Pierce. 3B — Smith, Medeiros.
SECOND GAME
Lake City 602 01 — 9 6 0
Sandpoint 000 00 — 0 2 2
Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule.
AJ Currie, Cooper Reese (3), Nate Weatherhead (5) and Avrey Cherry; Parker Reichart, Jayden Kuprienko (2), Dallen Williams (3), Sage Medeiros (5) and unknown.
HITS: LC — Hawkins, Holecek, Usdrowski 2, Cherry, Newby. Spt — Tyler, Turner. 2B — Usdrowski, Cherry, Tyler.
Moscow 15-3
Lakeland 2-4
CLARKSTON, Wash. — Cash Lund scored the eventual game-winning run on a steal of home in the top of the sixth inning in the nightcap as the Hawks bounced back to split an Inland Empire League doubleheader with the Bears at the Field of Dreams, a twinbill moved from Moscow due to adverse field conditions.
Roan Reilly doubled to score Raiston Ellwood to tie the game at 3-3 with two out in the top of the fifth.
“The kids came out and really put a great team effort together in the second game,” Lakeland coach Al Bevacqua said. “They didn’t get rolled up in the negativity of the first game. Our pitchers did a great job in the second game, and our defense played really well behind them.”
In the opener, Levi Anderson doubled twice and drove in five runs for the Bears.
Lakeland (4-6, 1-5 IEL) hosts Kellogg on Friday.
Moscow is 7-3, 3-1.
FIRST GAME
Lakeland 000 02 — 2 5 2
Moscow 505 5x — 15 5 0
Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.
Tadgh Ellwood, Colin Killian (3), Evan Shanley (4) and Jace Cooksey, Kevin Slover (3); Levi Anderson, Keaton Clark (5) and Tommy Holt, Tyson Izzo (5).
HITS: LL — R. Ellwood, Farrell, Reilly 2, Shanley. Mos — Breese, McLaughlin, Anderson 2, Green. 2B — Anderson 2. HR — McLaughlin.
SECOND GAME
Lakeland 101 011 0 — 4 12 0
Moscow 201 000 0 — 3 8 0
Jace Taylor, Garrett Farrell (4), Roan Reilly (5) and Kevin Slover; Butch Kiblen, Connor Isakson (6) and Tyson Izzo.
HITS: LL — Mason, T. Ellwood 2, R. Ellwood 3, Reilly, Slover, Lund 3, Cooksey. Mos — Izzo, McLaughlin, Anderson, Driskill 3, Isakson 2. 2B — Mason, Reilly, T. Ellwood, Isakson.
Kellogg 31
Priest River 4
PRIEST RIVER — Ramsey Rainio had four hits, three RBIs and five runs scored for the Wildcats in a Central Idaho League win over the Spartans at Priest River High.
Austin Clapper and Gage Nosworthy had four RBIs each for Kellogg (4-3, 1-0 CIL), which is scheduled to face Lakeland in a single game on Friday at Gorton Field in Rathdrum.
Priest River (0-10, 0-3) hosts St. Maries in a doubleheader on Saturday.
Kellogg 784 57 — 31 25 2
Priest River 000 04 — 4 4 8
Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule.
Travis Eixenberger, Austin Clapper (5) and Austin Clapper, Gage Nosworthy (4); Troumbley, Reynolds (4) and Troudt.
HITS: Kell — Clapper 3, Whatcott 2, Rainio 4, Eixenberger 2, Smith 4, Nosworthy 4, Hall, Coberly, Allen, Fields, Van Vleet 2. PR — Troudt 2, Brooks, Elder. 2B — Fields.
MARK NELKE/Press Aidan Blanco of Coeur d'Alene delivers as Zack Bambacigno (15) of Lewiston takes his lead Tuesday in the first game at Coeur d'Alene High.