North Idaho 14, Lakeside 4

SANDPOINT — Karsen Garvin's bat came alive Wednesday night.

The Priest River High rising sophomore went 2-for-3 with a bases-clearing triple and five RBI as the Lakers defeated the Eagles in the opener of Spokane American Legion "A" doubleheader held at War Memorial Field. Garvin recorded a two-run double during a three-run first frame and a three-run triple during a nine-run fourth frame to help lift North Idaho to the run-rule victory.

"It was a great win; we need to collect as many league wins as we can going into districts," head coach Travis Tyler said. "The boys came out swinging the bats, laying bunts down, and played solid small ball. Asher Cramer had an amazing diving catch and Arrow Cramer got scrappy with a line drive at shortstop and made a double play out of it. We really backed up our pitcher tonight, and that's what I keep preaching to them. We were sold all-around in Game 1."

It wasn't just Garvin's bat that came alive in the 10-run win. The Lakers rallied for 13 hits in total, with multi-hit efforts coming from Arrow Cramer, Erik Hansen, Cody Gutierrez, and Cy Marshall. Marshall, who had two RBI singles, also happened to have pitched a tremendous game on the mound, allowing just one earned run over four solid innings. He now holds a 3.71 ERA on the season across 11.1 innings.

"We are getting better every week, and as a coach, that's all we can ask for," assistant coach Eric Burk said. " Cy had a great day at the plate and on the mound and is becoming one of our leaders, Karsen's bat has been reliable for us, and our defense is coming together as we start learning each players' strengths. We believe this team can accomplish anything."

Lakeside 0 1 0 1 2 — 4 7 4

North Idaho 3 1 0 9 1 — 14 13 2

PITCHING

NI — Marshall: 4IP, 4H, 1ER, 1BB, 2K. Hansen: 1IP, 3H, 2ER, 1BB, 2K. LAK — Clancy: 2.1IP, 6H, 4ER, 0BB, 3K. T. Drummond: 1IP, 5H, 5ER, 2BB, 1K. Q. Drummond: 1IP, 2H, 5ER, 3BB, 0K.

BATTING

HITS: NI — Garvin 2, Ar. Cramer 2, Hansen 2, Gutierrez 2, Marshall 2, Langlois 1, Davison 1, Wohlschlager 1. LAK — Fritz 2, Matiska 2, Smeltzer 1, Carroll 1, Zickler 1. 3B — Garvin, Matiska. RBI: NI — Garvin 5, Marshall 2, Gutierrez 1, Langlois 1, T. Cramer 1. LAK — Matiska 2, Carroll 1, Semtlzer 1.

Lakeside 10, North Idaho 3

SANDPOINT — Cy Marshall continued his hot streak in Game 2, going 2-for-2 with an RBI single and a triple, a run scored and a walk as the Lakers fell to the Eagles in the nightcap of their Spokane American Legion "A" doubleheader held Wednesday at War Memorial Field.

Drake Burk and Mason Balch chipped in singles at the plate for North Idaho, which led 2-0 after the first inning of play. On the mound, Arrow Cramer of Clark Fork struck out five batters over 3.2 innings and Erik Hansen fanned six batters over 2.1 innings in relief.

North Idaho (4-5, 4-5) will travel to Deer Park on Wednesday for a league doubleheader against the Tri-County North Stars.

Lakeside 0 0 4 6 0 0 — 10 10 0

North Idaho 2 0 1 0 0 0 — 3 4 0

PITCHING

NI — Ar. Cramer: 3.2IP, 8H, 6ER, 4BB, 5K. Hansen: 2.1IP, 2H, 4ER, 8BB, 6K. LAK — Carroll: 2.1IP, 3H, 3ER, 3BB, 3K. Klein: 3.2IP, 1H, 0ER, 4BB, 2K.

BATTING

HITS: NI — Marshall 2, Burk 1, Balch 1. LAK — Clancy 2, Smeltzer 2, Archard 2, Fritz 1, Carroll 1, Klein 1, Q. Drummond 1. 2B — Balch, Smeltzer. 3B — Marshall, Clancy. RBI: NI — Marshall 1, Burk 1. LAK — Smeltzer 3, Clancy 2, Carroll 1, Matiska 1, T. Drummond 1, Archard 1.

    Karsen Garvin, a rising sophomore at Priest River High, smacks a two-run single to right field during the bottom of the first inning of Game 1 on Wednesday at War Memorial Field.
  

    North Idaho Lakers bat boy Kam Tyler, 7, retrieves a bat from the Lakeside catcher during Game 1 on Wednesday at War Memorial Field.