RICHLAND, Wash. — Catherine Bakken hit a three-run homer and Skylar Burke added a two-run shot as Coeur d’Alene beat Richland 11-6, and the Vikings also beat Kennewick 8-1 at Columbia Playfield on Saturday to improve to 3-0 on the season.

“I’m happy with us at the plate; we’re all hitting, with minimal strikeouts,” Coeur d’Alene coach Bobbi Darretta said. “And the fielding was phenomenal.”

Against Richland, Matea Dorame went 4 for 4 with an RBI and two runs scored for the Vikings, Delaney Gosch was 2 for 3 with two RBIs and three runs, and Kristine Schmidt struck out seven in 4 ⅓ innings of relief.

Against Kennewick, Gosch had two hits and drove in two runs, and Burke, Dorame and Bakken each had two hits.

Coeur d’Alene is scheduled to play at Lewiston on Tuesday in a doubleheader to open Inland Empire League play.

COEUR d’ALENE 11, RICHLAND 6

Coeur d’Alene 000 515 — 11 15 1

Richland 130 020 — 6 8 0

Game called after 6 innings due to time limit.

Alexia McCurdy, Kristine Schmidt (2) and Delanie Gosch; T. Klasen, S. Sams (2) and H. Spaeth.

HITS: Cd’A — S. Burke 2, Blankenship 2, Gosch 2, Dorame 4, Bakken, McPhedran, Schmidt, Moering, C. Burke. Rich — Boyce, Chacon, Klasen, Aioupotea, No. 3, Maki, No. 11, Sauerresig. 2B — Blankenship. 3B: Gosch. HR — S. Burke, Bakken.

COEUR d’ALENE 8, KENNEWICK 1

Coeur d’Alene 013 112 — 8 12 0

Kennewick 001 000 — 1 4 1

Game called after 6 innings due to time limit.

Matea Dorame and Delanie Gosch; P. Fuhriman and A. Fielder.

HITS: Cd’A — S. Burke 2, Blankenship, Gosch 2, Dorame 2, Bakken 2, McPhedran, Moering, C. Burke. Kenn — Hobbs, Seiner 3. 2B — Bakken 2, Dorame, McPhedran, Blankenship, S. Burke, gosch, Seiner 2, Hobbs.

Post Falls splits

at Richland mixer

RICHLAND, Wash. — The Trojans lost to Kamiakin of Kennewick, Wash., 11-4 and beat Moses Lake 8-4 at Columbia Playfield.

Against Kamiakin, Eden Nye was 2 for 3 with a two-run single in the first inning for Post Falls (3-1).

Maggie O’Leary struck out 10 for Kamiakin, which pulled away with six runs in the bottom of the sixth.

Against Moses Lake, Alyssa Krause hit a grand slam to highlight a seven-run fourth inning, and she finished with five RBIs for Post Falls. McKenna Moak went 3 for 4 for the Trojans.

Post Falls opens Inland Empire League play Tuesday at home vs. Moscow in a doubleheader.

KAMIAKIN 11, POST FALLS 4

Post Falls 210 100 — 4 6 3

Kamiakin 400 016 — 11 9 3

Sophie Nungesser, McKenna Moak (6) and Alyssa Krause; Maggie O’Leary and N/A.

HITS: PF — Cramer, Solberg, Krause, Nye 2, Nungesser. Kam — Riche 2, Eder 2, O’Leary, Dilger, Anderson, Shaffer, Metcalf. 2B — Cramer, Krause, Nungesser, Nye, Dilger, Eder, Riche. 3B — Eder.

POST FALLS 8, MOSES LAKE 4

Post Falls 000 701 0 — 8 9 2

Moses Lake 002 000 2 — 4 8 4

McKenna Moak and Alyssa Krause; Paige Richardson, Annalyse Hernandez (5) and Katelyn Kriete.

HITS: PF — Cramer, Krause 2, Moak 3, Richart, Nungesser 2. ML — Hofheins, Stanley 2, Torres, Bradshaw 2, Reffett 2. 2B — Hofheins Reffett 2. 3B — Bradshaw. HR — Krause.

Lake City drops

pair in Tri-Cities

RICHLAND, Wash. — Layla Gugino went 3 for 3 with three RBIs, including a two-run double in the first inning, for the Timberwolves in a 13-8 loss to Walla Walla in their first game Saturday at Columbia Playfield.

Lake City lost its second game of the day, 14-3 in five innings to Richland.

Hope Bodak hit a two-run triple in the third inning for the Timberwolves (0-3).

Lake City travels to Post Falls on Tuesday for a doubleheader to open Inland Empire League play.

WALLA WALLA 13, LAKE CITY 8

Lake City 233 0 — 8 11 3

Walla Walla (12)10 x — 13 11 0

Game called in 4th inning due to time limit.

Kylee Palmer. Layla Gugino (1) and Hope Bodak; A. Delarosa and R. Justice.

HITS: LC — Hill, Bodak, Stoddard 2, Glenn 2, Gugino 3, Wullenwaber 2. WW — Bergivin 2, S. Justice, Sickels, Chapman 2, R. Justice, Kemp 2, Hamm 2. 2B — Glenn, Gugino, Wullenwaber, Stoddard., Chapman, R. Justice, Hamm, Bergivin. 3B — Bodak.

RICHLAND 14, LAKE CITY 3

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Timberlake 15

Colville 0

COLVILLE, Wash. — Acacia Pecor’s arm was OK on Saturday.

So was her bat.

Pecor, who left the first game Friday in Orofino after four innings with a sore arm, struck out eight and allowed two hits in four innings as the visiting Tigers beat the Crimson Hawks in nonleague play.

She also went 4 for 4 with four RBIs, including a two-run homer in the first inning for Timberlake (3-0).

“She was feeling fine today,” Timberlake coach Casi Lupinacci said. “She pitched great.”

It was Pecor’s first varsity homer. Casey Whaley followed with her first varsity homer. Earlier, Ashley Grantham hit a grand-slam to jump-start a 10-run first.

Freshman Jesi Kitchin went 4 for 4 with three RBIs and three runs scored for the Tigers, including a two-run single to cap the scoring in the first.

Timberlake plays Grangeville on Tuesday at Airport Park in Lewiston.

Timberlake (10)03 2 — 15 15 0

Colville 000 0 — 0 2 2

Game called after 4 innings due to 15-run rule.

Acacia Pecor and Taylor Bentley; R. Koeppen, M. Sumner (2), I. Cleveland (4) and B. Scihers.

HITS: TL — Carhart, Bentley, Walsh, Grantham, Kitchin 4, Rojas, Pecor 4, Whaley, Cameron. Col — Vanquekelberg, Scihers. 2B — Carhart, Kitchin, Rojas, Walsh. HR — Grantham, Pecor, Whaley.