LEGION BASEBALL: Lums, Lewis-Clark split twinbill

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COEUR d’ALENE — Jack Pierce drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the second inning of the second game to give Coeur d’Alene the lead for good as the Lumbermen beat the visiting Lewis-Clark Twins 6-3 in the nightcap for a split of a Class AA North Idaho League doubleheader on Tuesday at Thorco Field. 

Mark Holecek was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to score Cash Lund and tie the game at 2-2 in the second for Coeur d’Alene, which got four hits from Lund — all singles — in the win. 

Coeur d’Alene loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning, but was unable to push across the tying run in a 3-2 loss to the Twins in the first game. 

Coeur d’Alene pitcher Dylan Cook struck out nine in six innings. 

Coeur d’Alene (13-12, 1-1 NIL) begins play in the Western Invitational against the Pocatello Runnin’ Rebels on Thursday in Hyrum, Utah.

Lewis-Clark is 8-11, 1-1. 

FIRST GAME 

Lewis-Clark    002    001    0    —    3    7    1 

Coeur d’Alene    100    000    1    —    2    6    0 

Jayden Estlund, Hayden Line (7) and Makhi Durrett; Dylan Cook, Andy Everson (7) and Colton Nordman, Tanner Franklin (4). 

HITS: LC — Schumacher 2, Durrett, Line, Krasselt 2, Phillips. Cd’A — Holecek, Pierce, Johnson 2, Cook, Everson. 

SECOND GAME 

Lewis-Clark    200    100    0    —    3    5    1 

Coeur d’Alene    031    011    x    —    6    11    2 

Cooper Thomas, Isaiah Raines (6) and River Stamper; Kyle Johnson, Asa Morton (7) and Tanner Franklin. 

HITS: LC — Schumacher, Krasselt, Durrett 2, Bambacigno. Cd’A — Holecek, Noffke, Johnson, Usdrowski, Lund 4, Franklin 2, Lapresta. 2B — Durrett, Usdrowski. 

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Northern Lakes 12 

Coeur d’Alene 2 

COEUR d’ALENE — Jace Taylor and Jake Larcher drove in three runs each for the Mountaineers in a North Idaho League Class A win over the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen at Lake City High. 

Northern Lakes pitcher Eric Wylie struck out seven and allowed four hits in the win.  

“We do a really good job of striking first,” Northern Lakes coach Bryce Johnson said. “We’re averaging three to four runs in the first inning, then we trail off a little bit. On one side, it’s a little frustrating because it’s bit us a few times, but we’re trying to bridge the gap. We came out and really swung the bats well.”

Colten Nordman and Tristen Martin had RBIs for Coeur d’Alene (8-10-1, 3-4), which faces Prairie on Thursday at Post Falls High. 

Northern Lakes (13-3, 7-0 NIL) travels to Orofino for a doubleheader on Friday. 

Northern Lakes    503    000    4    —    12    12    0 

Coeur d’Alene    000    020    0    —    2    4    5 

Eric Wylie and Jace Cooksey; Brennan Jensen, James Togiailua (5), Maddix Whitten (7) and Colten Nordman. 

HITS: NL — Tamagi, Taylor 2, Wylie, Perkl, Allaway, Pecor 2, Cooksey, Larcher 2, Brennan. Cd’A — Strimback, Nordman, Davenport, Anstine. 2B — Tamagni, Wylie, Allaway.  

    JASON ELLIOTT/Press Northern Lakes second baseman Dane Perkl fields the ball as Coeur d'Alene baserunner Will D'Orazi runs to second base during Tuesday's game at Lake City High.