LEGION BASEBALL: Tamagni shines as Northern Lakes sweeps

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LEWISTON — Griffin Tamagni went 5 for 6 with seven RBIs on the day as the Northern Lakes Mountaineers swept the Lewis-Clark Cubs 10-1 and 14-4 in class A North Idaho League play Thursday at Harris Field. 

Tamagni went 2 for 3 with four RBIs for Northern Lakes (7-0, 4-0 NIL) in the first game, which counted in the league standings. Three runs scored on his second-inning single, part of a five-run frame for the Mountaineers. 

“Any time you get production out of the 9-hole, it’s going to lead to a lot of runs, because you’re flipping your lineup over,” Northern Lakes coach Brice Johnson said.  

Jace Taylor added a two-run double in the seventh inning of the first game for Northern Lakes. 

“We got off to a hot start,” Johnson said. “We have a lot of talent offensively, and we’re starting to figure out where the pieces go.” 

Jace Cooksey had two hits, both doubles, and drove in four runs in the nonleague second game for Northern Lakes, and Eric Wylie went 3 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs scored. 

The games were moved up on Thursday to allow for two games in the class AA Dwight Church Memorial Tournament to be played later that day on that field. 

Northern Lakes opted for the earlier start so it could still play at the home yard of the NAIA Lewis-Clark State Warriors. 

“It’s the coolest venue any of our high school kids will play in,” Johnson said. 

Northern Lakes will play host to Lewis-Clark in a doubleheader Saturday at John Shaffer Field in Spirit Lake. 

FIRST GAME  

N. Lakes    050    030    2    —    10    8    0 

Lewis-Clark    000    000    1    —    1    7    1 

Ryker Brennan, Ethan Pecor (5) and Jace Cooksey; Jaxon Holthaus, Caddis Sevy (5) and Cody Blackwell. 

HITS: NL — Pecor, Ellwood, Taylor, Wylie, Perkl 2, Tamagni 2. LC — Franklin, Peterson 2, Henson, Kelley, Kuther, Helm. 2B — Taylor. 3B — Wylie. 

SECOND GAME  

N. Lakes    401    221    4    —    14    12    1 

Lewis-Clark    010    010    2    —    4    5    2 

Jake Larcher, Grant Allaway (5), Ethan Pecor (7) and Jace Cooksey; Landon Ortiz, Cade Cameron (1), Karston Eilers (5) and Peyton Bonebrake. 

HITS: NL — Taylor, Wylie 3, Cooksey 2, Pecor 2, Brennan, Tamagni 3. LC — Gimlin 2, Henson, Jones 2. 2B — Tamagni 2, Cooksey 2, Gimlin, Jones. \

• AA

Benz Boys 6 

Coeur d’Alene 3 

LEWISTON — Deacon Hunter drove in a pair of runs for the Lumbermen (6-7), who lost in their first game of the Dwight Church Memorial Tournament at Harris Field. 

Owen Mangini of the Benz Boys (6-1), a recent graduate of Lake City High who has signed with Nevada, hit a two-run homer in the first inning. He hit a sacrifice fly in the second inning, finishing 2 for 3 with three RBIs.  

Coeur d’Alene is scheduled to play tonight at 7 at Church Field as tourney play continues. 

Cd’A         000    120    0    —    3    4    1 

Benz Boys    211    020    x    —    6    11    3 

Andy Everson and Tanner Franklin; Zach Swanson, Aiden Jones (5) and Teegan O’Brien. 

HITS: Cd’A — Holecek, Johnson, Hunter, Everson. Benz — Rolling 2, Mangini 2, Ostrom, Copony 3, Pulliam, Castro, O’Brien. 2B — Rolling, O’Brien. HR — Mangini.