Tigers triumph; 'Jacks fall in semis

BOISE - They rallied from three runs down in the final inning on Thursday night.

You think trailing by six runs after two innings in a state semifinal would be of concern for the Coeur d'Alene Vikings?

Hardly.

Coeur d'Alene scored in every inning en route to a 20-13 victory over Madison (11-13) of Rexburg on Friday night at Memorial Stadium.

"Apparently our new brand of baseball is gorilla baseball - we can't catch it, but we can hit it," Coeur d'Alene coach Nick Rook said.

Coeur d'Alene (21-5), trying to win its first state title, plays Timberline (16-11) of Boise tonight at 6 PDT in the title game. Timberline, which opened in 1998, has won four state titles.

"Obviously the kids are pretty pumped about it; they should be proud of themselves for getting this far," Rook said. "They've been here quite often; we're excited to play them."

Sean Sutton went 4 for 5 and drove in four runs for the Vikings, and Devin Kluss was 4 for 6 scored four runs and drove in two. Levi Pereira went 3 for 4 with three RBIs, including his school-record 17th double of the season, eclipsing Drew Turbin's mark of 16 in 2011.

Logan Brastrup picked up the win in relief for the second straight night.

"Huge shout out to him," Rook said. "Both days he came into difficult situations and competed. I couldn't be more proud of that kid."

Coeur d'Alene 324 232 4 - 20 20 4

Madison 740 020 0 - 13 12 4

Devin Kluss, Logan Brastrup (1), Levi Pereira (6); Snell, Wagner (1), Bolingbroke (4), McWhorter (6) and name unavailable. W - Brastrup (4-1). L - Bolingbroke.

HITS: Cd'A - Barrowcliff 2, Green 2, Pereira 3, DeHaas, Nyquist 2, Sutton 4, Robbins 2, Kluss 4. Mad - Wilson 2, Arnold 2, Crane 2, Boice, Evans 2, Klinger, Bolingbroke. 2B - Green, Pereira, Sutton 2, Robbins, Kluss, Bolingbroke. 3B - Pereira, Nyquist, Kluss.

Timberlake 12

Payette 2

FRUITLAND - Austin Allen went 3 for 4 and Mason Cramer struck out six in a six-inning two-hitter as the Tigers bounced back from an opening-round loss to earn a spot in the consolation title game.

Cramer, Trevor Masterson, Hunter Tonkin, Kaden Foster and Bryce Johnson each drove in two runs for Timberlake (15-8), which plays Bear Lake of Montpelier today at 9 a.m. PDT for fourth place.

"It was a lot more like what we usually do today," said Timberlake coach Bill Rider, whose team lost 10-0 to Kimberly on Thursday. "We just looked more like ourselves today."

Payette 000 020 - 2 2 3

Timberlake 416 001 - 12 12 1

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

Mario Davalina, Parrs (3) and Belvoir; Mason Cramer and Austin Allen. W - Cramer (4-1). L - Davalina.

HITS: Pay - Blackwell, DelaRena. TL - Cramer, Allen 3, Masterson, Tonkin 2, Galloway, Foster 2, Johnson, Howard. 2B - Blackwell, Cramer, Foster, Johnson, Allen. 3B - Allen.

Nampa Christian 6

St. Maries 5

NAMPA - One inning from playing for a state title, the Lumberjacks yielded six runs in the top of the seventh inning en route to a heartbreaking loss at Rodeo Park.

St. Maries (17-3) led 5-0 after six innings, and still led 5-3 with two outs in the seventh, when Nampa Christian put together four straight singles to take the lead.

The Lumberjacks put runners at first and second in the bottom of the seventh with one out. The next batter hit a liner toward right-center field, but the second baseman, shaded up the middle, snared the liner and doubled the runner off second to end the game.

"It was just an absolutely horrible seventh inning for us," St. Maries coach Craig Tefft said. "And we played well, didn't commit any errors. Just a tough loss."

To make their day worse, in the other semifinal, Grangeville, which St. Maries went 4-0 against during the season, upset New Plymouth to reach the title game. St. Maries plays New Plymouth (22-2) today at noon for third place.

Nampa Christian 000 000 6 - 6 13 1

St. Maries 103 100 0 - 5 6 0

Trevor Lee, Davis Alldredge (3) and Ben Harris; Dillon Michael and Isaac Walters. W - Alldredge. L - Michael (5-2).

HITS: NC - Rex 2, Jake Tiersma 3, Harris 2, Ekmark, Lee, Knudson, Alldredge 2, Steve Tiersma. SM - Stapleton, Michael, Walters, Truscott, Maier, Lounsbury. 2B - J. Tiersma. 3B - Michael.

Times PDT

At Memorial Stadium, Boise

Friday

Rocky Mountain 9, Boise 0 (loser out)

Eagle 11, Borah 8 (loser out)

Timberline 5, Highland 3 (semifinal)

Coeur d’Alene 20, Madison 13 (semifinal)

Saturday

Rocky Mountain (24-5) vs. Eagle (18-9), 9 a.m. (consolation championship)

Highland (23-4) vs. Madison (11-13), noon (third-place game)

Timberline (16-11) vs. Coeur d’Alene (21-5), 6 p.m. (championship game)

At Bishop Kelly High, Boise

Friday

Minico 4, Blackfoot 3 (loser out)

Twin Falls 13, Moscow 3 (loser out)

Skyview 5, Emmett 1 (semifinal)

Bonneville 10, Bishop Kelly 4 (semifinal)

Saturday

Minico (20-8) vs. Twin Falls (21-8), 9 a.m. (consolation championship)

Emmett (14-14) vs. Bishop Kelly (23-4), noon (third-place game)

Skyview (18-7) vs. Bonneville (25-0), 3 p.m. (championship game)

At Fruitland High

Friday

Timberlake 12, Payette 2 (loser out)

Bear Lake 2, South Fremont 9 (loser out)

Snake River 10, Kimberly 0 (semifinal)

Fruitland 14, Priest River 1, 6 inn (semifinal)

Saturday

Timberlake (15-8) vs. Bear Lake, 9 a.m. (consolation championship)

Kimberly (18-6) vs. Priest River (16-8), noon (third-place game)

Snake River (20-2) vs. Fruitland (23-3), 3 p.m. (championship game)

At Rodeo Park, Nampa

Friday

Melba 3, Firth 1 (loser out)

Malad 15, Wendell 0, 5 inn. (loser out)

Nampa Christian 6, St. Maries 5 (semifinal)

Grangeville 6, New Plymouth 3 (semifinal)

Saturday

Melba vs. Malad, 9 a.m. (consolation championship)

St. Maries (17-3) vs. New Plymouth (22-2), noon (third-place game)

Nampa Christian vs. Grangeville (20-6), 3 p.m. (championship game)