PREP BASEBALL: Vikings move on to title game
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 11 years, 8 months AGO
COEUR d'ALENE - Alec Barrowcliff finshed with five RBIs, Levi Pereira and Kolby DeHaas hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning and the Coeur d'Alene Vikings advanced to the championship game of the 5A Region 1 tournament with a 20-3 win over the Post Falls Trojans on Monday at Ted Page Field.
With the win, Coeur d'Alene (18-5) now hosts Lewiston (19-5) today at 4 in the championship game, with the winner advancing to state May 16-18 at Memorial Stadium, Boise.
Sean Sutton struck out five in four innings of work for Coeur d'Alene, and Pereira and DeHaas each had three RBIs.
Post Falls 200 01 - 3 8 2
Coeur d'Alene217 (10)x - 20 15 4
Game called in the fifth inning due to 10-run rule
Sean Sutton, Brent Wingham (5) and Kolby DeHaas; Trevor Boston, Lozier, Kleiner, Drake Bowers, Grayson Ludiker and Nate Gomer. W - Sutton. L -Ludiker.
HITS: PF - Wiltse, Bushbaucher, Hunt 2, Hammond, Bumgarner, Bowers, Ludiker. Cd'A - Barrowcliff 2, Pereira 3, DeHaas 3, Nyquist 2, Kluss 2, Plum, Hicks 2, Jacobsen 2. 2B - Pereira, DeHaas, Nyquist. 3B - Barrowcliff 2, Nyquist, Kluss. HR - Pereira, DeHaas.
Lewiston 10
Lake City 0
LEWISTON - Kyler Brooks struck out nine Lake City batters in a Region 1 first-round tournament win for the Bengals (19-5).
Kyle Parson had both of the Timberwolves' hits.
"We had some mistakes today that cost us," Lake City coach Travis Georgius said.
With the loss, Lake City (8-13) will now host Post Falls today at 4 in a loser-out game.
Lake City 000 00 - 0 2 4
Lewiston 011 44 - 10 7 1
JJ Winger, Sam Schultz (5) and Reilly Cherry; Kyler Brooks and Jake Ralstin. W - Brooks. L - Winger (3-5).
HITS: LC - Parson 2. Lew - Wakefield 2, Munoz, Fuller, Ralstin 2, Hasenoehrl, Meacham. 2B - Wakefield, Munoz, Ralstin.