LITTLE LEAGUE DISTRICT 1 PLAYOFFS: Coeur d'Alene 12s force deciding Game 3
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 4 years, 3 months AGO
MARK NELKE/Press Olin Elgee (33) of Coeur d'Alene is congratulated by teammates after scoring the winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning as the Coeur d'Alene 12U All-Stars beat Lewiston 5-4 on Saturday at Canfield Sports Complex in Coeur d'Alene. The win squared their best-of-3 series for the Idaho Little League District 1 title at one game apiece, and forced a deciding game for today at 10 a.m. at Canfield.
MARK NELKE/Press Catcher Dane Perkl of the Coeur d'Alene 12U All-Stars tags out a Lewiston runner in the sixth inning on Saturday at Canfield Sports Complex in Coeur d'Alene.
COEUR d'ALENE — Olin Elgee reached on an error and scored the winning run on a fielder's choice in the bottom of the sixth inning as the Coeur d'Alene All-Stars beat Lewiston 5-4 on Saturday at Canfield Sports Complex to square their best-of-3 series for the Idaho Little League District 1 12U title at one game apiece.
Game 3 is today at 10 a.m. at Canfield. The winner advances to state next weekend in Lewiston.
In the bottom of the fifth, Matthew McCoy of Coeur d'Alene singled in Andy Irgens to tie the game at 4.
In the top of the sixth, Coeur d'Alene threw a Lewiston runner out at home trying to score from first on a double, then ended the ending by throwing out a Lewiston runner trying to steal second.
Lewiston won the first game 8-1 on Friday evening.
11U
Coeur d'Alene defeated Lewiston 12-11 to win the best-of-3 series 2-0 and advance to state next weekend in Lewiston.
10U
Lewiston beat Coeur d'Alene 15-6 to win the best-of-3 series 2-0 and advance to state next weekend in Lewiston.
13U (Juniors)
Post Falls defeated Coeur d'Alene to win the best-of-3 series 2-0. Since there are no other all-star teams in this division in District 2 (Boise area), Post Falls advances directly to regionals in Bend, Ore.
