Prairie opens with win at Border Wars tourney

COEUR d'ALENE - Gil Givens hit a two-run single in the fourth inning and the Prairie Cardinals went on to beat the Spokane Blue Devils 12-2 in their American Legion season opener Friday at the Border Wars tournament at McEuen Field.

Givens also singled on the first pitch of the game for Prairie, which faces the Spokane Northstars today at 10:30 a.m. and the Blue Devils again at 1 p.m., both at McEuen Field.

"Gil really jumped out and set the tone for us early on," Prairie coach Dustin Frank said.

Zack Reeder had two RBIs and Tony Davidson allowed two runs over five innings for Prairie.

"Tony just threw a lot of strikes," Frank said. "Two-thirds of his pitches were strikes and he worked ahead in the count. He wasn't overpowering, just did what he does and hit his spots. It was good to see eight different guys get hits. We're a well-rounded team that counts on 1 through 9 and everyone stepped up in the lineup today - and that was nice to see."

Mitchell Cox hit a two-run homer in the second inning for the Blue Devils.

Prairie 102 423 - 12 10 1

Spokane 020 000 - 2 4 5

Game called after 6 innings due to 10-run rule.

Tony Davidson, Tyler Shaffer (6) and Zack Reeder; Downey and Erickson. W - Davidson (1-0). L - Downey.

HITS: Pra - Givens 2, Reeder, Cooper 2, Burnett, McKinney, Bumgarner, Shaffer, Schwalbach. Spo - Newman, Cox, Knowles, Beach. 2B - Reeder, Burnett, Newman. HR - Cox.

Coeur d'Alene 15

Northstars 5

COEUR d'ALENE - Grant Curtis hit a three-run double in the fourth inning and Colin Comack added a three-run double in the sixth as the Lumbermen beat the Spokane Northstars in the Border Wars tournament at McEuen Field.

"It was nice to win our first game at McEuen this year," Coeur d'Alene coach Lloyd Duman said. "We've still got a lot to work on and are still a work in progress."

Chad Nyquist hit a two-run double for Coeur d'Alene (3-1), which faces the Northstars again today at 3:30 p.m. and the Spokane Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m.

Spokane 101 021 - 5 9 0

Coeur d'Alene 310 344 - 15 14 2

Game called in 6th inning due to 10-run rule.

Doehine, Fennell (4) and Smith; Jacob Gonzalas, Mark Nuttleman (5) and Kolby DeHaas. W - Gonzalas (1-0). L - Doehine.

HITS: Spo - Gray 2, C. Bocock, M. Bocock, Demond 2, Smith, Krause, Jeserger. Cd'A - Roletto 2, O'Hagen, Comack 3, C. Nyquist 2, N. Nyquist, Curtis 3, Kedia, Robbins, Kluss. 2B - M. Bocock, Comack 2, Curtis 2, C. Nyquist, N. Nyquist.