Lums advance to quarterfinals
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 12 years, 6 months AGO
CLACKAMAS, Ore. - Coeur d'Alene beat Barlow of Gresham, Ore., 12-4 and Cottonwood of Salt Lake City 16-1 in five innings on Friday to advance to the quarterfinals at the 12-team Clackamas Diamond Classic.
Chad Nyquist went 4 for 5 with five RBIs for the Lumbermen vs. Barlow, including a three-run triple in the fifth inning to put Coeur d'Alene ahead 4-3. He scored on brother Nick Nyquist's double, and Grant Curtis followed with an RBI single.
Coeur d'Alene, which lost 2-1 to Lake Oswego (Ore.) on Thursday, finished second in its three-team pod. The Lums opened bracket play vs. Cottonwood, which was third in its pod.
Nick Nyquist went 3 for 3 with an RBI, Jesse O'Hagan hit a two-run single in a seven-run third inning, and Joe Roletto had a two-run double in a seven-run fourth.
Coeur d'Alene (30-6) plays Westview of Portland today at 12:15 p.m. A win puts the Lums in the semifinals on Sunday; while a loss means a second game today.
COEUR d'ALENE 12, BARLOW 4
Coeur d'Alene 001 054 2 - 12 10 2
Barlow 003 010 0 - 4 4 5
Sean Sutton, Mark Nuttleman (5) and Kolby DeHaas; Hunter, Jones (5) and Casey. W - Sutton. L - Hunter.
HITS: Cd'A - Roletto, C. Nyquist 4, N. Nyquist 2, Curtis 2, Jacobson. Bar - Pemberton, Meyer 2, Davidson. 2B - N. Nyquist, Meyer. 3B - C. Nyquist 2.
COEUR d'ALENE 16, COTTONWOOD 1
Cottonwood 000 10 - 1 7 2
Coeur d'Alene 027 7x - 16 15 1
Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.
Bagley, name unavailable (4) and Miller; Grant Curtis and Joe Roletto. W - Curtis. L - Bagley.
HITS: Cott - Farrer, Orchard, Hopkins, Neilson 2, Miller, Eichers. Cd'A - Roletto, Cabeza, Comack 2, C. Nyquist, N. Nyquist 3, Hoffman, Curtis, Kedia, S. Sutton, O'Hagan 2. 2B - N. Nyquist, Hoffman, Roletto.
Prairie at
Seattle tourney
No report was received from the Cardinals.
Prairie A splits at Missoula tourney
MISSOULA, Mont. - The Prairie Cardinals won once and lost once at the Mavs Invitational, beating the Lethbridge (Alberta) Miners 16-3 in five innings and lost to the Great Falls Electrics 4-2.
Prairie plays the Bitterroot Bucs and the Dillon Cubs today, and plays the Missoula Mavericks on Sunday.
University 6
Lumberjacks 5 (8 inn.)
SPOKANE - The Coeur d'Alene under-16 team fell to the Titans in the Spokane district championship game.
The Lumberjacks (24-5-1) will be the No. 2 seed from the district to the Washington state tournament beginning July 21 in Spokane.
Connor Cardinel had three hits, including a triple, Nathaniel English had two hits, including a double, and Michael Hicks had two hits and drove in three runs.