LEWISTON — Kristine Schmidt struck out 12 in a two-hitter as the Coeur d’Alene Vikings beat the Lewiston Bengals 3-1 in the first game of an Inland Empire League doubleheader Tuesday at Airport Park.

Lewiston won the second game 4-3.

Delaney Gosch went 3 for 4 in the opener for Coeur d’Alene (4-1, 1-1 IEL), which scored twice on an error in the first inning. Kaitlin Banks struck out nine for Lewiston (2-1, 1-1), last year’s 5A IEL champions.

"Couldn't be prouder of Kristine Schmidt; she absolutely dominated out there," Coeur d'Alene coach Bobbi Darretta said.

In the second game, Jenna Barney singled in the sixth and scored the go-ahead run on an error for Lewiston.

"We'd hoped to take both, but we're facing the No. 1 seed from last year, and they have a number of games under their belt," Darretta said. "I was hoping for at least a split."

Coeur d’Alene returns to action April 9 at home vs. Lakeland in an Inland Empire League doubleheader.

FIRST GAME

Coeur d’Alene 200 010 0 — 3 9 2

Lewiston 000 010 0 — 1 2 3

Kristine Schmidt and Delaney Gosch; Kaitlin Banks and Taryn Barney.

HITS: Cd’A — S. Burke, Blankenship, Gosch 3, Dorame, Bakken, Schmidt, Moering. Lew — Ortiz, Purington. 2B — Schmidt.

SECOND GAME

Coeur d’Alene 000 111 0 — 3 12 4

Lewiston 120 001 x — 4 4 2

Matea Dorame, Kristine Schmidt (2) and Delaney Gosch; Jenna Barney and Taryn Barney.

HITS: Cd’A — S. Burke 2, Blankenship, Gosch, Dorame, Bakken, McPhedran 2, McLaughlin, Schmidt, Moering, C. Burke. Lew — T. Barney, Ortiz, J. Barney, Douglass. 2B — Schmidt, McPhedran.

Timberlake 15

Grangeville 1

LEWISTON — Logan Walsh and Ashley Grantham homered back-to-back in a nine-run third inning as the Tigers beat the Bulldogs in nonleague play at Airport Park.

Walsh hit a two-run homer in the third for Timberlake (4-0), and Grantham went yard to follow.

Lily Carhart went 2 for 4 with four RBIs and two runs scored for the Tigers, including a two-run double in the first.

Tapanga Rojas went 3 for 4 with three RBIs and two runs scored, including a two-run single in the first and a run-scoring single in the fourth.

Casey Whaley struck out five in five innings, and also went 2 for 3 with a run scored.

Timberlake returns to action April 7 at St. Maries.

Timberlake 109 41 — 15 17 4

Grangeville 001 00 — 1 5 3

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

Casey Whaley and Taylor Bentley; A. Lefebvre and M. Smith.

HITS: TL — Bentley 2, Carhart 2, Walsh 2, Pecor, Grantham 2, Kitchin, Beardsall, Whaley 2, Rojas 3, Cameron. Grange — Thacker 2, Smith 2, Green. 2B — Bentley 2, Carhart, Walsh, Whaley. 3B — Rojas. HR — Grantham, Walsh.

St. Maries 14-24

Priest River 1-1

PRIEST RIVER — Taci Watkins pitched a no-hitter in the first game with 15 strikeouts for the Lumberjacks in their season opener, and struck out 10 in a two-hitter in the nightcap.

Danika Sloper and Lexi Fuller each drove in three runs in the opener for St. Maries.

Addyson Stewart and Stacie Mitchell drove in three runs each in the second game for the Lumberjacks.

Priest River pitchers walked 26 and hit 16 in the two games.

St. Maries is next scheduled to play a doubleheader Saturday at Bonners Ferry.

FIRST GAME

St. Maries (10)01 30 — 14 4 3

Priest River 001 00 — 1 0 7

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

Taci Watkins and Stacie Mitchell; B. Hansen, L. Freitas (2) and O. Rose.

HITS: SM — Stewart 2, Watkins 2, Mitchell, Elliott, Sande, Sloper, Fuller. PR — None. 2B — Fuller.

SECOND GAME

St. Maries (10)34 7 — 24 7 0

Priest River 100 0 — 1 2 7

Taci Watkins and Brenna Elliott; J. Zylstra, B. Hansen (2), Zylstra (3) and L. Frietas, C. Watt (4).

HITS: SM — Stewart 2, Watkins, Mitchell, Elliott, Sande. PR — Freitas, Zylstra. 2B — Mitchell, Stewart. 3B — Freitas.