LEGION BASEBALL: Lums knock out Lewis-Clark in AA tourney

| July 27, 2024 1:05 AM

POCATELLO — Nolan Christ and Charlie Dixon drove in two runs each for the second-seeded Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen, who fought off elimination to beat the fourth-seeded Lewis-Clark Twins 8-7 in a loser-out game in the state AA American Legion baseball tournament at Halliwell Park on Friday.

Coeur d’Alene, which led 5-0 after four innings, held on late after Lewis-Clark scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game at 6-6.

Owen Mangini scored on a fielder's choice to make it 7-6 Coeur d’Alene, then Christ followed with an RBI single to score Ty Shepard to make it 8-6.

Lewis-Clark put the tying run on second base before Lums pitcher got a ground out to end the game.

Coeur d’Alene (21-15) will face Twin Falls or Pocatello today in a loser-out game.

Both Twin Falls and Pocatello are unbeaten in tournament play.

Earlier, Travis Usdrowski and Shepard drove in two runs each for Coeur d’Alene in a 9-4 loss to defending champion Pocatello.

Lewis-Clark finished 16-23.

COEUR d’ALENE LUMBERMEN 8, LEWIS-CLARK TWINS 7

Coeur d’Alene 100 410 2 — 8 13 1

Lewis-Clark 000 006 1 — 7 7 2

Aaron Gwaltney, Braeden Newby (6), Austin DeBoer (7) and Chase Saunders; Trace Green, Hayden Line (6), Zack Bambacigno (6), Jayden Estlund (7) and David Goicoa.

HITS: Cd’A — Christ 2, Usdrowski, Mangini 2, DeBoer 3, Shepard, Coey 2, Dixon, Ziegler. L-C — Krasselt, Line 3, Durrett, Goicoa, Schumacher. 2B — Mangini 2, Coey, Usdrowski, Schumacher, Goicoa.

POCATELLO RUNNIN’ REBELS 9, COEUR d’ALENE LUMBERMEN 4

Coeur d’Alene 000 220 0 — 4 6 1

Pocatello 008 100 x — 9 10 2

Nate Weatherhead, Charlie Dixon (3), Mark Holecek (3), Kolbe Coey (5) and Kolbe Coey, Chase Saunders (5); Garett Keller, James Costa (4), Daxton Poulson (4) and Gunner Wilhelm.

HITS: Cd’A — Christ, Usdrowski 2, Mangini, Shepard 2. Poc — Blackhawk, Wilhelm 3, John, Durham 2, Stucki, Alverico, Foltz. 2B — Foltz, Stucki, Wilhelm.

Minico Storm 1

Lums 17U 0

LEWISTON — The Lums 17U team fell into the loser's bracket after a 1-0 loss to the Minico Storm at Harris Field.

Coeur d'Alene (24-15) will face Ridgevue today in a loser out game.