• SOFTBALL

MERIDIAN — Senior Devry Bursch pitched a five-inning no-hitter with 10 strikeouts as the Lakeland Hawks wrapped up play at the Win The Pitch Spring Break Classic with a 12-0 victory over Wood River of Hailey at Meridian High.

Bursch, a left-hander, walked none for Lakeland (3-5). She struck out the first six batters she faced. Two batters reached on errors for Wood River.

“She just turned it on today; she threw so well,” Lakeland coach Colleen Bevacqua said of Bursch, who suffered a hyperextended right knee vs. Coeur d’Alene a week and a half ago. “Her screwball was just nasty, and she was really throwing hard — the hardest I’ve ever seen her throw.”

Cienna Walls went 3 for 3 with a triple, two RBIs and a run scored for the Hawks, who scored eight runs in the first inning. Hailey Gosch had a pair of hits for Lakeland.

Earlier, Lakeland put together another eight-run first inning en route to a 17-5 victory over Meridian.

Haylee Smit hit a two-run home run in the first inning, and finished 3 for 4 with three RBIs. Walls was 3 for 4 with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs. Harley See was 2 for 2 with two RBIs and three runs scored for Lakeland, which went 3-3 in its stretch of six games in three days in the Treasure Valley.

“The girls just really hit well,” Bevacqua said. “Today was just a breakout day. We hit well all weekend, and we cleaned up the errors.”

Lakeland returns to action next Saturday at home, vs. Moscow in a doubleheader.

LAKELAND 12, WOOD RIVER 0

Wood River 000 00 — 0 0 5

Lakeland 830 1x — 12 8 2

Wood River battery unavailable; Devry Bursch and Payton Sterling; Delaney Gosch (4).

HITS: WR — none. LL — See, H. Gosch 2, Smit, Byrne, Walls 3. 2B — See. 3B — Walls.

LAKELAND 17, MERIDIAN 5

Meridian 100 31 — 5 4 5

Lakeland 822 5x — 17 12 2

Cora Serafine, Payton Tonning (3) and Carson Irwin; Kathryn Wardak, Haylee Smit (4) and Payton Sterling.

HITS: Mer — Dresie, Cox, Irwin, Tonning. LL — See 2, H. Gosch, Smit 3, Dyer, Walls 3, D. Gosch, Bursch. 2B — Bursch, Dyer, D. Gosch, Smit, Walls 2. HR — Smit.

Sandpoint 10-13

Moscow 8-2

SANDPOINT — The Bulldogs desperately wanted a victory Saturday at War Memorial Field.

And they got one, and another by completing a doubleheader sweep of Inland Empire League rival Moscow.

The Bulldogs lost their first three games this season by 12 or more runs and didn't make it past the fifth inning in any of them.

"Getting the wins today, it's really what this team deserves," Sandpoint coach Elizabeth Hawkins-Williams said. "They've been working very hard to catch up and to learn how to play softball at a varsity level."

The first game of the doubleheader was a thriller. With no outs and runners on first and second, junior Via Barlow hit a single to score Lily Gammon and Jaden Dickinson and give Sandpoint a 10-8 walk-off win.

Hawkins-Williams said a victory like that was exactly what the Bulldogs needed to build their confidence, and she was glad Barlow was the one that came through in the clutch.

"I'm super happy that it was Via that got that hit because she's new to varsity," she said, "and trying to find her role on the team ... and so for her to get that was a big deal."

Sandpoint dominated Moscow in the second game and scored seven runs in the fifth inning to 10-run rule the Bears.

Jaidyn Inman had six hits on the day for the Bulldogs, who totaled 23 hits.

"We've had a lot of strikeouts to start the season and it started to get better against Timberlake," Hawkins-Williams said, "but just to see them swinging the bats today was really nice to see ... and when you do that, you find success because you put the ball in play and put pressure on the defense."

Sandpoint (2-3, 2-2 IEL) hosts Bonners Ferry in a doubleheader at 3 p.m. Thursday.

FIRST GAME

Moscow 203 201 0 — 8 6 7

Sandpoint 003 121 2 — 10 11 3

Jaden Dickinson, Cresanna Authier (3) and Jaidyn Inman. Maya Kees and Megan Highfill. W — Dickinson. L — Kees.

HITS: Mos — Branen 3, Smith 2, Highfill. Spt — Inman 3, Cessna, Brackett, Authier 2, Gammon, Dickinson, Barlow, Ward. 2B — Smith, Ward, Authier. 3B — Highfill.

SECOND GAME

Moscow 100 10 — 2 3 4

Sandpoint 150 07 — 13 12 1

Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.

Madi Garman, Cresanna Authier (5) and Lily Gammon. Sophia Elliss, Megan Highfill. W — Garman. L — Elliss.

HITS: Mos — Branen, Smith, Highfill. Spt — Inman 3, Tuinstra 2, Barlow, Cash, Brackett, Authier, Lanie, Ward, Cessna. 2B — Smith, Inman 2, Ward, Cessna. 3B — Branen, Highfill.

Coeur d'Alene drops

two at tourney

EAGLE — The Vikings fell to Eagle 6-1 and Timberline of Boise 6-3, both at Eagle High, on Saturday to wrap up play at the Win The Pitch Spring Break Classic.

Coeur d'Alene (3-8), which went 0-4 at the tourney, returns to action April 10 at home vs. Moscow.

St. Maries 19-33

Kamiah 1-5

KAMIAH — Taci Watkins pitched a five-inning one-hitter with 15 strikeouts and no walks in the opener, and the visiting Lumberjacks went on to sweep the Kubs in the Central Idaho League opener.

Kamiah’s lone hit was a two-out double in the bottom of the fifth.

Sami Badgett went 6 for 8 with three RBIs on the day for St. Maries (4-1, 2-0). Daniella Dockery was 4 for 4 with four RBIs and four runs scored.

Kirsten Miller went 3 for 4 with eight RBIs and two runs scored in the second game for St. Maries. Lexi Chappell was 2 for 2 with three RBIs and two runs scored for the Lumberjacks.

St. Maries returns to action April 8 at Timberlake.

FIRST GAME

St. Maries 0(11)6 20 — 19 21 0

Kamiah 000 01 — 1 1 6

Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule.

Taci Watkins and Jenna Holder, Lexi Chappell (5); Dominguez and Morrow.

HITS: SM — Fuller, Mitchell 2, Watkins 3, Holder 2, Chappell, Miller, Fuller, Badgett 3, Dockery 2, Martin 2, McGreal 2, Nelson. Kam — Gower. 2B — Badgett, Gower.

SECOND GAME

St. Maries 624 5(16) — 33 25 2

Kamiah 020 12 — 5 7 6

Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule.

Gracie Barden, Darriene Todd (5) and Jenna Holder; Ketola and Morrow.

HITS: SM — Badgett 3, Mitchell, Chappell 2, Watkins 2, Fuller 2, Barden, Nelson, Holder, Brebner, Miller 3, Fuller 2, McGreal, Todd 2, Spray, Dockery 2. Kam — Ketola, Davy, Gower, Everett, Usher, Farnham, Morrow. 2B — Chappell, Watkins, Brebner. 3B — Badgett.