LEGION BASEBALL: Lums knock off two-time state champs
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 1 year, 1 month AGO
HYRUM, Utah — It was some 110 miles south and 11 months later, but the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen “AA” team earned a measure of revenge over the Pocatello Runnin’ Rebels on Thursday.
The Lums knocked off the two-time Idaho state Legion champions 6-5 in the first round of the Western Invitational.
Mark Holecek went 3 for 5 with two doubles and two runs scored for Coeur d’Alene (14-12), which led 6-2 after the top of the sixth inning, then held off Pocatello, which scored once in the bottom of the sixth and twice in the seventh. The Runnin’ Rebels (10-7) had runners at second and third with two out before Lums reliever Andy Everson retired the next batter.
Kyle Johnson singled in a run in the first inning for Coeur d’Alene. Holecek hit a two-run double in the fourth, then scored on Aven Adams’ single for a 4-1 Lums lead.
Tanner Franklin’s RBI single in the sixth made it 6-2 Lums.
Coeur d’Alene plays the BR Blue Bears AA 17U today at 9:30 a.m. PDT, then faces Silverado at 2:30 p.m. as play in the eight-team tournament continues.
The BR Blue Bears beat Silverado 18-6 on Thursday.
Coeur d’Alene 100 302 0 — 6 14 2
Pocatello 010 101 2 — 5 10 2
Tanner Franklin, Andy Everson (7) and Hunter Avriett; Preston Foltz, Kache Stucki (7) and Lana Alvarico.
HITS: Cd’A — Holecek 3, Adams 2, Usdrowski 2, Johnson, Franklin 2, Hunter 2, Cook, Avriett. Poc — Foltz, Durham, Stucki 3, Himmerich, Rogers, Humphries 2, Short. 2B — Franklin, Hunter, Holecek 2, Stucki 2, Humphries.
Prairie “A” 9
Coeur d’Alene 0
POST FALLS — Gavin Wienker struck out eight and pitched a three-hit shutout as the Prairie Cardinals blanked the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen in a class A North Idaho League game at Post Falls High.
Bryce Berger hit a two-run single in the third inning for Prairie (12-8-1, 4-1 NIL), and finished with three RBIs.
Will D’Orazi had two of the three hits for the Lums (8-11-1, 3-6).
Prairie plays host to Orofino on Sunday in a noon doubleheader at Post Falls High.
Coeur d’Alene 000 000 0 — 0 3 6
Prairie 304 011 x — 9 6 1
JD Davenport, Logan Strimback (5) and Colten Nordman; Gavin Wienker and Mason Perkins.
HITS: Cd’A — D’Orazi 2, Davenport. Pra — Howard 2, Berger, Stinson, Finn, Hoskinson. 2B — Davenport, Finn, Howard.