LEGION BASEBALL: Lums drop pair at Utah tourney

HYRUM, Utah — A pair of late comebacks fell short as the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen “AA” team lost twice on Friday at the Western Invitational. 

Coeur d’Alene lost 7-5 to the Bear River Bears of Garland, Utah, at Hyrum City Park, then fell 10-6 to Silverado High School Post 40 of Las Vegas at Mountain Crest High. 

The Lums (14-14) now 1-2 in tourney play. 

Against Bear River, Travis Usdrowski drove in three runs for the Lums. He hit a solo homer in the first inning, then hit a two-run single in the seventh to pull Coeur d’Alene within two runs with nobody out. But the next three Lums were retired. 

Aven Adams doubled to open the seventh for Coeur d’Alene, advanced to third on Mark Holecek’s single, and scored on Jack Pierce’s double. 

Against Silverado, Dylan Cook had two hits, both doubles including a two-run double to cap a four-run seventh inning for the Lums. 

Usdrowski had two hits, including an RBI double in the third, and finished the day 4 for 8 with four RBIs. Mark Holecek and Tyler Voorhees each had two hits for Coeur d’Alene. 

Tourney play continues today, with the Lums facing the Post 43 Giants at 9:30 a.m. PDT.

BEAR RIVER 7, COEUR d’ALENE 5 

Cd’A     100    001    3    —    5    9    2 

Bear River    301    300    x    —    7    6    0 

Vinny Lapresta, Asa Morton (1), Aven Adams (5) and Tanner Franklin; B. Gardner, G. Davis (7) and C. Hawes. 

HITS: Cd’A — Holecek, Pierce, Usdrowski 2, Voorhees, Franklin, Lund, Everson, Adams. BR — Rice 2, Hawes, Higgs, Bevan 2. 2B — Pierce, Adams, Hawes. HR — Usdrowski. 

SILVERADO 10, COEUR d’ALENE 6 

Coeur d’Alene    002    000    4    —    6    11    2 

Silverado    142    120    x    —    10    13    2 

Kasen Noffke, Cash Lund (3) and Tanner Franklin; J. Orphan, H. Hawkins (7), S. Villalobos (7) and A. Rhodus. 

HITS: Cd’A — Holecek 2, Voorhees 2, Usdrowski 2, Pierce, Cook 2, Franklin, Adams. Sil — Hawkins 3, Wolfgang 2, Orphan 2, Rhodus, Barlow 3, Trinidad, Hoover. 2B — Holecek, Usdrowski, Cook 2, Barlow, Hawkins 2. 

Northern Lakes 10-14 

Orofino 0-2 

OROFINO — Ryker Brennan pitched a three-hit shut for the visiting Mountaineers in the opener, which counted in the class A North Idaho League standings. 

Brennan struck out three and walked one for Northern Lakes (14-3, 8-0). 

Griffin Tamagni hit a two-run single to highlight a six-run first inning for the Mountaineers, who had just four hits but took advantage of 12 walks and four hit-by-pitches. 

In the nonleague second game, Jace Taylor and Eric Wylie each had two-run singles in an eight-run fifth inning for Northern Lakes. Wylie finished 2 for 2 with three RBIs and two runs scored, Taylor scored four runs, and Brennan was 2 for 3 with two RBIs. 

Northern Lakes plays host to Orofino on Tuesday in a noon doubleheader at John Shaffer Field in Spirit Lake. 

FIRST GAME 

N. Lakes     610    30    —    10    4    1 

Orofino     000    00    —    0    3    2 

Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule. 

Ryker Brennan and Jace Cooksey; Ethan Gilmore, Barack Meyer (2), Hunter Gamble (4) and Lane Turcott. 

HITS: NL — Tamagni, Ellwood, Wylie, Van Tassel. Oro — D. Barlow, Gilmore, Argone.  

SECOND GAME  

N. Lakes    220    28    —    14    8    1 

Orofino     101    00    —    2    4    8 

Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule. 

Tadhg Ellwood, Jake Larcher (5) and Jace Cooksey; J. Argone, Garett Sanders (5), Blaine Johnson (5) and Hunter Gamble, Colter Craig (5). 

HITS: NL — Taylor, Wylie 2, Ellwood, Brennan 2, Perkl, Caywood. Oro — B. Barlow, Zumpe, D. Barlow, Gamble. 2B — Wylie.