PREP SOFTBALL: Nordman's no-no caps Coeur d'Alene sweep in opener
RICHLAND, Wash. — Senior Leah Nordman pitched a four-inning no-hitter with nine strikeouts as the Coeur d’Alene Vikings opened their season with a pair of victories at the Richland mixer at Columbia Playfields.
Nordman walked just one in Coeur d’Alene’s second game, a 13-0 triumph over Riverside of Chattaroy, Wash.
In the first game, the Vikings defeated West Valley of Yakima 6-3.
Nordman pitched three perfect innings, then hit the leadoff batter in the bottom of the fourth, and walked a batter with two out before fanning the final hitter.
Coeur d’Alene scored nine runs in the first inning, highlighted by a three-run double by Maddy Pratt and a two-run triple by Ollie Dudley.
Nordman was also 3 for 4 with an RBI.
Coeur d’Alene trailed West Valley-Yakima 3-0 before scoring once in the fourth and five times in the fifth. Molly Nelson went 3 for 3, including a single in the fifth to score Chloe Burke to break a 3-all tie. Two batters later, Abbey Linder hit a two-run double.
Jenna Davenport struck out seven for the Vikings.
Coeur d’Alene travels to Moscow on Tuesday for a doubleheader to open Inland Empire League play.
COEUR d’ALENE 6, WEST VALLEY-YAKIMA 3
WV-Yakima 000 300 — 3 6 0
Coeur d’Alene 000 15x — 6 12 1
Game called in 6th inning due to tourney time limit.
Ainsley Johnson and Taryn Bernd; Jenna Davenport and Kyndal Bridge.
HITS: WV — Gaethle, Statler 3, Lewis, Saxton-Garza. Cd’A — Burke, Nelson 3, Bridge 2, Linder, Knutson, Davenport, Dudley 2, Vignale. 2B — Saxton-Garza, Gaethle, Statler, Linder.
COEUR d’ALENE 13, RIVERSIDE 0
Coeur d’Alene 921 1 — 13 15 0
Riverside 000 0 — 0 0 2
Lexi Nordman and Ollie Dudley; Makenna Distad, Lindsey Hudson-Wayne (1) and Kaiden Potter.
HITS: Cd’A — Burke, Dudley 2, Linder, Knutson 2, Henderson 2, Pratt 2, Nordman 3, Vignale 2. Riv — none. 2B — Henderson, Pratt, Knutson. 3B — Dudley.
Lake City splits
at Win The Pitch Classic
MERIDIAN — Layla Gugino hit a two-run homer in the first inning and the Timberwolves scored nine times in the first two innings and beat Skyview of Nampa 13-7 in their second game Saturday at Owyhee High at the Win The Pitch Classic.
Lake City fell to Pocatello 7-5 in the first game of the day.
Madeline Peterson went 2 for 3 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored for the Timberwolves. Brooklyn Caan hit a two-run double in the first and finished 2 for 3 with three RBIs and two runs scored.
In the first game, Layla Gugino hit a solo homer in the third inning and finished 2 for 3 with two RBIs.
Azlinn Bullock hit a three-run homer for Pocatello in the bottom of the third. The Thunder scored twice on an error in the sixth to win it.
"Overall it was a great weekend," Lake City coach Jordyn Hensley said. "We played four good, competitive teams and battled well. It was a great weekend to build on and I am excited to see what this team is going to grow into this season."
Lake City (3-3-1) travels to Lewiston on Tuesday for a doubleheader to open IEL play.
POCATELLO 7, LAKE CITY 5
Lake City 112 010 — 5 10 4
Pocatello 003 022 — 7 6 0
2 out with winning run scored.
Madeline Peterson and Alexandria Routon; Charlie Naylor, Kate Jolley (6) and Azlinn Bullock.
HITS: LC — Routon, Kolden 2, Gugino 2, DeMent, Peterson 2, Caan, Lopez. Poc — Nebeker 2, Hirschi, Bullock 2, Snell. 2B — Peterson 2, Kolden, Routon, Gugino, DeMent, Hirschi. HR — Gugino, Bullock.
LAKE CITY 13, SKYVIEW 7
Lake City 540 04 — 13 10 3
Skyview 106 00 — 7 7 6
Maddy Blood, Madeline Peterson (3) and Alexandria Routon; Mako Caringella and Ella McMullen.
HITS: LC — Routon, Kolden, Gugino, DeMent 2, Peterson 2, Caan 2, Chavez. Sky — Bettencourt, McMullen, Lytle, Chambers 2, Shamy, Wallace. 2B — Peterson, Caan. HR — Gugino.
Post Falls finally opens season at Richland mixer
RICHLAND, Wash. — After being rained out in their first two scheduled doubleheaders, the Trojans completed a couple games Saturday at the Richland mixer, losing 10-0 to Hermiston (Ore.) and beating Liberty Christian of Richland at Columbia Playfields.
Rylan Morrison struck out five and allowed two hits over four innings for Post Falls against Liberty Christian. She also went 2 for 3 with an RBI and run scored.
Natalie Stroud went 3 for 3 with a triple, two singles, an RBI and three runs scored for the Trojans. Stroud, Morrison, Jaya Felix, Charlie Wasson each had RBI singles, and Keana Peahu-Michael and Lexie McCarroll had run-scoring doubles in an 11-run first inning.
Post Falls travels to Lewiston on Thursday for a doubleheader to open IEL play.
HERMISTON 10, POST FALLS 0
Post Falls 000 000 — 0 4 4
Hermiston 022 006 — 10 10 0
Lexie McCarroll and Keana Peahu-Michael; Piper Roberts, Shayla Stewart (6) and Jordan Emerick.
HITS: PF — Zimmerman, Peahu-Michael, McCarroll, Williams. Herm — Emerick, Stewart, Botefuhr 2, Venoy 2, Harman 2, McKay 2. 2B — Venoy.
POST FALLS 13, LIBERTY CHRISTIAN 1
Post Falls (11)10 1 — 13 11 1
Lib. Christ. 100 0 — 1 2 5
Rylan Morrison and McKenna Zimmerman; Emma Haglund, Ava Quiroz (1), Bella Rogel (2) and Mady Getchell.
HITS: PF — Peahu-Michael 2, Williams, Morrison 2, McCarroll, Felix, Wasson, Stroud 3. LC — Lukins, Rogel. 2B — Peahu-Michael, McCarroll. 3B — Stroud.
Lakeland wins one, loses one at Win The Pitch Classic.
CALDWELL — Abby Helmholz struck out nine, and went 2 for 4 with three RBIs in the first game as the Hawks beat McCall-Donnelly 10-4 in their first game of the Win The Pitch Classic at Vallivue High.
Helmholz hit a two-run single in the second for Lakeland.
Raygen Dutton went 3 for 3 with two RBIs and a run scored.
In the second game, Centennial scored six runs in the bottom of the fourth and last inning, capped by a two-run single by Josie Moorhouse, to beat Lakeland 13-11.
Kiersten Drake hit a two-run single in the first inning for the Hawks.
Lakeland travels to Sandpoint on Tuesday for an IEL doubleheader.
LAKELAND 10, McCALL-DONNELLY 4
Lakeland 020 440 — 10 8 1
Mc-Don 000 310 — 4 4 6
Abby Helmholz and Reece Vanek; Val Sofaly and Jill Thomas.
HITS: LL — Vanek, Corbey, Ra. Dutton 3, Dewey, Helmholz 2. MD — Sofaly, Ferguson, Saxton, Hartley. 2B — Dewey, Saxton. 3B — Sofaly.
CENTENNIAL 13, LAKELAND 11
Lakeland 522 2 — 11 9 4
Centennial 610 6 — 13 11 4
Reagan Masters, Abby Helmholz (1) and Katie Dewey; Keelyn Mardis, Charlize Veldhouse (1) and Kenzie Finch, Ireland Shank (x).
HITS: LL — Blakemore, Dewey, Drake, Corbey 2, Ra. Dutton 2, Helmholz 2. Cent — C. Moorhouse 2, J. Moorhouse, Veldhouse 2, A. Simpson 2, Polski 2, Petit, B. Simpson. 2B — Veldhouse.
Reardan at
Timberlake (2), ppd.
SPIRIT LAKE — No makeup date was announced.