LEGION BASEBALL: Lums swept by Lewis-Clark
MARK NELKE/Press Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen second baseman Ty Shepard (11) throws on to first base after forcing out Bodee Thivierge of Lewis-Clark, as Lums shortstop Travis Usdrowski (3) looks on during the first game Monday at Thorco Field.
MARK NELKE/Press Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen catcher Chase Saunders throws to second on a steal attempt vs. Lewis-Clark in the first game Monday at Thorco Field.
COEUR d’ALENE — Coming off an eight-day layoff due to high school graduations, the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen fell 12-4 and 8-5 to the Lewis-Clark Twins in class AA North Idaho League play Monday at Thorco Field.
In the opener, with Lewis-Clark (5-3) leading 2-1, David Goicoa hit a grand slam to cap a five-run second inning and boost the Twins’ lead to 6-1. Goicoa finished with five RBIs, and Hayden Line went 3 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored.
Braeden Newby went 2 for 3 for Coeur d’Alene (4-5), including an RBI single in the sixth. Chase Saunders singled in a run in the first inning for the Lums to tie the game at 1-1.
In the second game, Coeur d’Alene fell behind 8-1 after five innings before scoring four times in the bottom of the sixth.
Line went 2 for 4 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored for Lewis-Clark, playing its fifth and sixth games in three days.
Coeur d’Alene returns to action with a pair of games Friday at Lewis-Clark’s Father’s Day tournament at Harris Field in Lewiston, facing the Benz Boys at 10:30 a.m. and the Tri-City Titans at 6 p.m.
FIRST GAME
Lewis-Clark 151 201 2 — 12 14 0
Coeur d’Alene 100 002 1 — 4 7 1
Trace Green, Austin Topp (7) and N/A; Nate Weatherhead, Charlie Dixon (5) and Chase Saunders.
HITS: LC — Krasselt, Ray 2, Goicoa, Line 3, Barden, Anderson 2, Topp, Durrett, Thivierge 2. Cd’A — Shepard, Saunders, Usdrowski, Coey, Holecek, Newby 2. 2B — Anderson, Line, Shepard. HR — Goicoa.
SECOND GAME
Lewis-Clark 204 110 0 — 8 8 1
Coeur d’Alene 100 004 0 — 5 6 5
Levi Anderson, Hayden Line (6) and River Stamper; Aaron Gwaltney, Isaac Ziegler (5) and Chase Saunders, Tanner Franklin (6).
HITS: LC — Krasselt, Ray 2, Goicoa 2, Line 2, Dugett. Cd’A — Shepard, Saunders, Usdrowski, Dixon, Coey, Newby. 2B — Ray, Line, Goicoa, Shepard.
MARK NELKE/Press Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen catcher Chase Saunders throws to second on a steal attempt vs. Lewis-Clark in the first game Monday at Thorco Field.