LITTLE LEAGUE: Coeur d'Alene 11U boys walk off with state title
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 1 year, 1 month AGO
Courtesy photo The Coeur d'Alene 11U all-stars won the Idaho Little League state championship Saturday in Boise. In the front row from left are Bryson Munger, Westin Holmquist, Kase Ralston, Jack Elgee, Rylan McCreavy and Caden Bennett; middle row from left, Maddox Spencer, Quinton Wilburn, Hudson Whiteman, Cannon Groven, Will Radobenko and Luke Templeton; and back row from left, coach Jesse Lenz, manager Charlie Radobenko and coach Bryce Ralston.
State best-of-3 playoffs
At Lake Hazel Middle School, Boise
11U: Max Spencer singled in ghost runner Jack Elgee from third base in the eighth inning as Coeur d’Alene defeated West Valley of Eagle, Star and Middleton 5-4 in the deciding game of the best-of-3 series for the state 11U championship Saturday.
Earlier in the day, West Valley won 5-2 to square the series. Coeur d’Alene won Game 1 3-2 on Friday night, also in walk-off fashion.
In the third game, Westin Holmquist struck out 10 over 5.1 innings for Coeur d’Alene. Quinton Wilburn was 2 for 2 with two RBIs, and Will Radobenko, who had the game-winning two-run double on Friday, was 2 for 3 with an RBI.
The state tournament is the end of the road in the 11U division.
12U (Majors): After throwing a no-hitter to force a deciding game, Post Falls came up just short of earning a trip to San Bernardino, Calif., falling 5-4 in Game 3 to Southwest Ada of Boise, Meridian and Kuna on Saturday.
Earlier Saturday, Evan Ruth and Fletcher Tandy combined on a no-hitter for Post Falls in a 2-0 win, striking out seven. Ethan Squires hit a two-run homer in the first inning for the game’s only runs.
Southwest Ada, which advances to the Northwest Regional, won 3-1 in Game 1 on Friday night.
10U: Coeur d’Alene won Game 2 22-16 on Saturday to force a deciding game later that day, but West Valley won that one 3-2 to capture the state title.
West Valley won 5-2 in Game 1 on Friday night.