The North 16U travel softball team, who were the bottom-seed at the August DeMarini Classic held Aug. 3-4 at the Owens Sports Complex in Portland, Ore., took down the top-seeded CSC Ignite of Salem, Ore., and eventually settled for a fourth place finish at one of the most competitive tournaments in the West.

In pool play on Saturday, The North fell to the Mound Time 14U of Hillsboro, Ore. (6-1), the NW Thunder 14U of Battleground, Wash. (12-8) and the NW Mayhem 18U of Milwaukie, Ore. (11-3). In the loss to Mound Time, Leslie Gravier (Troy, Mont.) was 3-for-3 with two singles, a double, and two runs scored. Against the NW Thunder, Teagan Newsom (Sandpoint) was 2-for-3 with two singles, a run scored, and one RBI. Against the NW Mayhem, Baylie Hindle (Sandpoint) led the way with an RBI single.

With the losses, The North knew they would have to face the CSC Ignite, who finished pool play 2-1 and with a 22-6 run differential, first thing Sunday. 

They didn’t shy away from the challenge. 

Bailey Lancaster (Sandpoint) and Abi Miller (Sandpoint) led the charge with two hits each and The North came away with a 10-5 upset win. Sarah Koskela (Thompson Falls, Mont.) also had multiple hits in the win and pitched a phenomenal game on the mound, giving up four hits, one walk and no earned runs while striking out three batters.

After the win, The North lost again to Mound Time, who took second place overall, 11-5. In the third-fourth place match, The North was downed by the Impulse Fastpitch 16U of Camas, Wash., 10-0.

Overall, Newsom, a rising sophomore at Sandpoint High, was the only player to have a hit in all six contests for The North. She went a combined 8-for-18 with six singles, two doubles, two RBIs and four runs scored.

The North was the only team from Idaho at the tournament.

GAME ONE

Mound Time 012 120 0 — 6 8 0

The North 100 000 0 — 1 6 4

W — Farramond: 7IP, 6H, 0ER, 3BB, 6K.  L — Fitchett: 7IP, 8H, 4ER, 4BB, 1K.

HITS: N — Gravier 3, Koskela 1, Newsom 1, A. Frederickson 1. MT — Chambers 1, Brown 1, Farramond 1, Andrehsen 1, Townsend 1, Burke 1, Johnson 1, Slater 1.

2B — Gravier, Koskela. HR — Farramond.

RBI: N — None. MT — Brown 1, Farramond 1, Slater 1, French 1.

SB: N — None. MT — Brown 1, Chambers 1.

GAME TWO

NW Thunder 223 50X X — 12 10 3

The North 025 01X X — 8 9 11

W — Mongrain: 5IP, 9H, 6ER, 3BB, 2K. L — Koskela: 5IP, 10H, 5ER, 2BB, 1K.

HITS: N —Newsom 2, Dalmau 1, Fitchett 1, Koskela 1, Lancaster 1, Neesvig 1, Dungan 1, A. Frederickson 1. NW — O’Connor 2, Reive 2, McDougal 2, Newton 1, Wilmoth 1, Newlean 1, Lish 1.

No extra-base hits.

RBI: N —Koskela 1, Lancaster 1, Newsom 1, Dungan 1, A. Frederickson 1. NW — Mongrain 2, Newlean 2, McDougal 1, Reive 1, Wilmoth 1, O’Connor 1.

SB: N — Dalmau 1. NW —Newlean 1, McDougal 1.

GAME THREE

NW Mayhem 430 31X X — 11 12 0

The North 030 00X X — 3 2 2

W — Elison: 5IP, 2H, 2ER, 2BB, 4K. L — Fitchett: 5IP, 12H, 9ER, 4BB, 2K.

HITS: N — Newsom 1, Hindle 1. NW — Whiteaker 3, Lawrence 2, Fisher 2, Graham 1, Kirkpatrick 1, Lyman 1, Manly 1, Saldanha 1.

2B — Manly, Lawrence.

RBI: N — Hindle 1. NW — Lawrence 3, Kirkpatrick 2, Whiteaker 1, Lyman 1, Clark 1, Manly 1.

SB: N — Gravier 1, Newsom 1.  NW — None.

GAME FOUR

The North 323 02X X — 10 12 5

CSC Ignite 100 04X X — 5 4 1

W — Koskela: 5IP, 4H, 0ER, 1BB, 3K. L — Dodge: 0.0IP, 1H, 3ER, 1BB, 0K.

HITS: N — Dalmau 2, Koskela 2, Lancaster 2, Miller 2, Newsom 1, Neesvig 1, Hindle 1, Dungan 1. CSC — Nicholson 1, Walker 1, Dodge 1, Bakke 1.

2B — Koskela, Newsom, Walker.

RBI: N — Koskela 3, Lancaster 2, Dungan 2, Newsom 1, Neesvig 1.

SB: N — Gravier 1, Dalmau 1. CSC — None.

GAME FIVE

The North 002 030 X — 5 7 8

Mound Time 106 130 X — 11 12 3

W — Casey: 6IP, 7H, 2ER, 4BB, 5K. L — Fitchett: 4IP, 9H, 3ER, 2BB, 0K.

HITS: N — Dalmau 2, Gravier 1, Koskela 1, Newsom 1, Miller 1, Dungan 1. MT — Chambers 3, Townsend 2, Burke 2, Slater 1, Sparkman 1, Casey 1, Brown 1.

2B — Farramond.

RBI: N — Gravier 1, Koskela 1, Miller 1, Dungan 1. MT — Brown 2, Farramond 2, Andrehsen 1, Casey 1.

SB: N — None. MT — None.

GAME SIX

The North 000 00X X — 0 5 1

Impulse 331 3XX X — 10 11 1

W — Millhollin: 5IP, 5H, 0ER, 0BB, 1K. L — Fitchett: 4IP, 11H, 8ER, 3BB, 0K.

HITS: N — Gravier 1, Koskela 1, Lancaster 1, Newsom 1, Fitchett 1. IM — H. Wiest 2, Vuylsteke 2, Plew 1, Dupree 1, Millhollin 1, Pratoussy 1, Johnson 1, K. Weist 1, Concannon 1.

2B — Newsom, Plew, H. Weiest, Concannon.

RBI: N — None. IM — Plew 2, H. Weist 2, Millhollin 2, K. Weist 1. Vuylsteke 1.

SB: N — Gravier 1. IM — H. Weist 1.