Sandpoint falls to Lewiston in two games at home
MAX OSWALD | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 year, 8 months AGO
I grew up in the small town of Orwigsburg, Pa., where I resided all of my life before moving to Sandpoint. I attended Blue Mountain High School, where I participated in cross country and track and field, a sport that I ended up falling in love with. I went on to attend and run for DeSales University (with other brief stints at Susquehanna University and Elizabethtown College) and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in sport communication with a minor in sport management. I remember just how great it made me feel when I was mentioned in my hometown newspaper. I want to be able to give that feeling to every athlete in Bonner County, no matter how big or small their accomplishments are. As an athlete myself, I know how many hours of work are put in on a daily basis, and that hard work deserves to be recognized. It is my goal to cover as much of the Bulldogs, Spartans and Wampus Cats as I can. I want to work with every athlete, parent, coach, administrator and the community to ensure the best stories are published. | April 25, 2023 1:00 AM
SANDPOINT – Sandpoint was defeated by Lewiston, 11-0, and 14-3, in both halves of a doubleheader at War Memorial Field on Saturday, April 22.
In Game 1, Sandpoint struggled at the plate. The Bulldogs lone hit came from Cadence Skibitsky in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Besides the hit from Skibitsky, Lewiston’s Ashland Schnell was near-perfect throwing a full six innings and recording seven strikeouts. Lewiston’s catcher, Loryn Barney led the Bengals with two hits and two RBIs in Game 1. Lewiston scored at least one run in every inning except the fifth.
In Game 2, Sandpoint was yet again not able to contain Lewiston’s offense. The Bengals were leading 7-0 after the first two innings.
In the fourth inning, with the Bulldogs down 14-0, Ashlyn Darling got the Sandpoint on board with an RBI single to right field. The very next at-bat Peyton Cessna tripled to right field to score Darling; she was then brought home by Kaylee McCown, 14-3 Bengals.
The Bulldogs had four hits in Game 2, but the most important one was a single from Bella Crum in the bottom of the third inning. Crum, a senior, has struggled with injuries all season and got a chance to play on Sandpoint’s senior day.
The Bulldogs will be back in action for a doubleheader versus Moscow on Tuesday, April 25 at War Memorial Field.
GAME ONE
Lewiston 113 105 — 11 10 1
Sandpoint 000 000— 0 1 3
Game called after 6 innings due to the 10-run rule.
HITS: LHS –Douglass 2, L. Barney 2, She. Arellano 2, Shepard, Williams, Ready, J. Barney. SPT – Skibitsky.
2B – L. Barney. 3B – L. Barney.
GAME TWO
Lewiston 340 07 – 14 13 3
Sandpoint 000 30 – 3 4 6
Game called after 5 innings due to the 10-run rule.
HITS: LHS – Thorson 3, Williams 2, Douglass 2, Syd. Arellano 2, J. Barney, She. Arellano, Ready, Shepard. SPT — Crum, Knowles, Cessna, Darling.
2B — Darling, Douglass, Syd. Arellano, Thorson. 3B — Cessna.
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