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LEGION BASEBALL: Lums knock out familiar foe, play another loser-out game today

Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 2 years, 8 months AGO
| August 6, 2023 1:15 AM

HAVRE, Mont. — Charlie Dixon had an RBI double in a four-run fifth inning for the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen, who fought off elimination to beat JNS Baseball of Idaho Falls 6-0 in a loser-out game in the Northwest ‘A’ American Legion baseball tournament on Saturday morning.

Will Beckenhauer, who pitched the Lums to the state title against JNS Baseball last Sunday in Nampa, struck out four for Coeur d’Alene in the complete game shutout.

Coeur d’Alene (33-10) will play another loser-out game today at 3 p.m., against tournament host Havre. Havre lost 4-3 to Powell, Wyo., as The Press went to its press deadline on Saturday.

Idaho Falls, which advanced by finishing runner-up at state, finishes 25-18.

Idaho Falls 000 000 0 — 0 6 4

Coeur d’Alene 100 041 x — 6 10 2

Whiting, Reilly (5) and Smith; Will Beckenhauer and Tanner Franklin.

HITS: IF — Lords, Ferguson, Cammack 2, Bowen 2. Cd’A — Pierce, Coey, Hawkins 2, Dixon 2, Hunter, Franklin, Robson, Beckenhauer. 2B — Cammack, Hunter, Dixon.

NORTHWEST ‘A’ AMERICAN LEGION REGIONAL TOURNAMENT

At Havre, Mont.

Friday’s Games

Service Cougars (Alaska) 4, Coeur d’Alene 0

Powell (Wyo.) Pioneers 2, Redmond (Ore.) SunWest 1

Belgrade (Mont.) Bandits 5, Idaho Falls JNS Baseball 0

Havre (Mont.) Northstars 1, Ridgeline Wolverines 0

Saturday’s Games

Coeur d'Alene 6, Idaho Falls JNS Baseball 0 (Idaho Falls eliminated)

Redmont SunWest 12, Ridgeline 2 (Ridgeline eliminated)

Service 2, Belgrade 1

Powell 4, Havre 3

Sunday’s Games

Game 9 — Redmont (Ore.) SunWest (27-8-1) vs. Belgrade (Mont.) Bandits (32-12), noon (loser out)

Game 10 — Coeur d'Alene (33-10) vs. Havre (Mont.) Northstars (44-19-1), 3 p.m. (loser out)

Game 11 — Service (Alaska) Cougars (25-6) vs. Powell (Wyo.) Pioneers (48-18), 6 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Game 12 — Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 11, 3 p.m.

Game 13 — Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 11, 6 p.m. (unless teams have already played)

Tuesday’s Games

Game 14 — Winner Game 12 vs. Winner Game 13, 11 a.m. (championship game)

Game 15 — if necessary championship game, 30 minutes after conclusion of previous game