LEGION BASEBALL: Saunders drives in Coey as Lums walk off Cannons
COEUR d’ALENE — Kolbe Coey doubled to lead off the bottom of the eighth inning, and scored the winning run on Chase Saunders’ one-out single as the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen “AA” squad beat the Spokane Cannons 18U 5-4 on Thursday night at Thorco Field.
After Coey’s double, Mark Holecek’s bunt single put runners at first and third for Coeur d’Alene (2-3).
After a flyout, an intentional walk loaded the bases and Saunders delivered the winning base hit to center field, his second hit of the ballgame.
Caden Robinett struck out, walked two and scattered seven hits in 5.2 innings for the Lums.
Coeur d’Alene plays host to Mt. Spokane on Saturday in a 1 p.m. doubleheader at Thorco Field.
Cannons 000 103 00 — 4 9 5
Lums 002 020 01 — 5 7 2
1 out when winning run scored.
Luke Dickey, No. 26 (3) and Andrew Roberts; Caden Robinett, Mark Holecek (6) and Chase Saunders.
HITS: Can — Wood 3, Bell, Roberts, Nelson, Marshall 2, No. 7. Lums — Christ, Saunders 2, Mangini, DeBoer, Coey, Holecek. 2B — Marshall, DeBoer, Saunders, Coey. HR — Roberts.
Northern Lakes 7
Prairie 16U 4
RATHDRUM — Cooper Lenz had an RBI single in the first inning, and Evan Shanley drove in a run in the third with a base hit as the Mountaineers “A” team opened its season with a win over the Post Falls-based squad.
Shanley finished 2 for 3 with an RBI and two runs scored for Northern Lakes.
Asa Morton doubled in a run in the fourth inning for Prairie.
Bryce Berger’s run-scoring single highlighted a three-run seventh which saw the Cardinals bring the tying run to the plate before a flyout ended the game.
The teams are scheduled to meet again Saturday at noon at Brett James Memorial Field in Post Falls.
Prairie 16U 000 100 3 — 4 2 3
N. Lakes 133 000 x — 7 6 0
Gavin Wienker, Caden Perkins (3), Tim Howard (6) and Mason Perkins; Parker Holly, Grant Allaway (5), Eric Wylie (7) and Jace Cooksey.
HITS: Pra — Berger, Morton. NL — Mason, Taylor, Lenz, Holly, Shanley 2. 2B — Morton.