LEGION BASEBALL: Prairie 'A' wins one, loses one at showcase event

SPOKANE — The Prairie Cardinals ‘A’ beat the Stods Rough Riders 16U 15-7 and lost to the Northwest Bison 17U 16-3 on Saturday at the Whitworth Prospect Series. 

Both games were at Spokane Falls Community College. 

Against Stods of Bellevue, Wash., Alec Finn had a two-run single for Prairie (8-3) in a six-run fifth inning. Grady Stinson also drove in two runs for the Cardinals, and Timothy Howard went 2 for 2 with an RBI and four runs scored.  

Isaiah Kearney and Gavin Wienker each scored three runs for Prairie. 

Against the Bison of Spokane, Andrew Olson had a pair of hits, finishing the day 4 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored. 

Play at the showcase tournament concludes today, with matchups to be determined following Saturday’s play.

PRAIRIE 15, STODS 7 

Stods    130    30    —    7    6    7 

Prairie    341    16    —    15    8    4 

Devin Wallace, Ben Cebull (2) and J. Kottman; Bryce Berger, Timothy Howard (5) and Mason Perkins. 

HITS: Stods — Turner, Stanek, Wallace, Rantz, Bell, Murray. Pra — Howard 2, Kearney, Wienker, Olson 2, Stinson, Finn. 2B — Bell, Olson. 

NORTHWEST BISON 16, PRAIRIE 3 

Prairie    300    —    3    5    5 

Bison    673    —    16    11    0 

Alec Finn, Isaiah Kearney (2), Mason Perkins (3) and Perkins, Bryce Berger (2); Nick Stewart, Max Brischle (1) and Nico Young. 

HITS: Pra — Wienker, Berger, Olson 2, Stinson. Bison — Pelc, Ellersick, Young, Almond, Coopman, Keller 2, Three Stars, Davis 2, Jackson. 2B — Young. 3B — Cooper, Three Stars.