PREP BASEBALL: Vikings' Fenter drives in eight in opener

POST FALLS — It’s safe to say that Coeur d’Alene senior Bam Fenter is comfortable in his spot in the at the top of the Viking batting order. 

At least he was on Tuesday. 

Fenter, who has signed with NAIA Lewis-Clark State in Lewiston, went 4 for 4 with two home runs — including a grand slam in the third inning — for Coeur d’Alene in a 24-9 win over Post Falls in the first game of a 6A Inland Empire League doubleheader at Post Falls High. 

“He’s just getting locked in little by little,” Coeur d’Alene coach Brandon Williams said. “He’s still getting used to that leadoff spot and figuring out what he’s supposed to do. Once he dials it in, as he goes, we go.” 

Junior Jackson Hackett walked three times and hit a solo home run in the third for Coeur d’Alene, which drew 14 walks in the opener. 

“Our guys just did a good job taking our walks,” Williams said. “When we got our pitch, we jumped on it.” 

“We didn’t show up ready to play in that first game,” Post Falls coach Kurt Reese said. “We came out really flat and had eight walks and three dropped flies. All season, we’ve had games where we’d show up and it’s hard to tell which team is going to show up. We looked disinterested.” 

In the nightcap, the teams were tied 12-12 after six innings before the game was stopped due to darkness. The game will be completed if the result could affect postseason seeding.

Post Falls (2-7) travels to Coeur d’Alene (3-2) for a doubleheader on Thursday. 

FIRST GAME 

Coeur d’Alene    866    40    —    24    15    5 

Post Falls    022    23    —    9    7    0 

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

Bam Fenter, Trevor Booze, Tucker Ackerman (4) and Hunter Chambers, Henry Lowry (5); Gavin Wienker, Bryce Berger (1), Colin Davis (2), Mason Perkins (2), Isaiah Kearney (3), Ben Carrasco (4) and Marshall Tomlinson. 

HITS: Cd’A — Fenter 4, Larson 2, Hackett, Helms 2, Cook, Foulk, Bishop, Stevens 2, Chambers. PF — Berend 2, Kearney, Felix, O’Connor, Tomlinson 2, Berger. 2B — Fenter 2, Stevens, Tomlinson, Berger. HR — Fenter 2. 

Sandpoint 3-8 

Lake City 2-1 

SANDPOINT — Cooper Chaffin scored on a fielder’s choice in the sixth inning to cut the deficit to 3-2 in the opener for the Timberwolves, who fell to the Bulldogs in the first game of a doubleheader at Memorial Field. 

Brennan Shaw struck out five in 3 2/3 innings of relief in the first game for Sandpoint. 

In the second game, Ethan Stach singled to score Chaffin in the sixth inning as the Timberwolves were limited to two hits in a loss to the Bulldogs. 

Lake City (4-8) travels to Post Falls for a 6A Inland Empire League doubleheader on Saturday. 

Sandpoint is 7-1. 

FIRST GAME 

Lake City    000    020    0    —    2    6    1 

Sandpoint    300    000    x    —    3    4    2 

James Morast, Noah Childress (5) and Logan Strimback; Dallen Williams, Brennan Shaw (4) and Coleman Inge. 

HITS: LC — Strimback, MacNiven, Slife, Huss, Noffke, Parson. Spt — Shaw, Caprio, Reichart, Medeiros. 2B — Medeiros. 3B — Parson. 

SECOND GAME 

Lake City    000    001    0    —    1    2    3 

Sandpoint    331    100    x    —    8    10    3 

Kasen Noffke, Maverick Lanigan (2), Evan Huss (6) and Ethan Stach; Saige Medeiros, Parker Reichart (6) and Coleman Inge. 

HITS: LC — Stach, Strimback. Spt — Shaw 2, Reichart, Medeiros, Mittle, Caprio, Schriber 2, Miller 2. 3B — Schriber. 

Lakeland 11-18 

Timberlake 3-5 

SPIRIT LAKE — Sophomore Luke Knight had five hits and five RBIs on the day for the Hawks, who swept a nonleague doubleheader from the Tigers at John Shaffer Field. 

Senior Cash Lund hit a three-run triple in the sixth inning, finishing with four RBIs in the second game for Lakeland (4-4), which hosts Lewiston in a 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader on Thursday. 

Timberlake (6-6) travels to Reardan for a doubleheader on Thursday. 

FIRST GAME 

Lakeland    221    012    3    —    11    13    4 

Timberlake    000    010    2    —    3    8    3 

Jace Taylor, Jake Larcher (5) and Nate Bevacqua; Eric Wylie, Tanner Van Tassel (7) and Gage Haines. 

HITS: LL — Puzio 3, Larcher, Taylor, Bevacqua 3, Knight 2, Byrd 2, Lund. TL — Brennan 2, Perkl 2, Van Tassel, Tenney, Horn, Shively. 2B — Bevacqua, Knight, Horn, Brennan. 3B — Taylor.  

SECOND GAME 

Lakeland    200    42(10)    —    18    11    0 

Timberlake    000    050    —    5    2    3 

Landon Puzio, Luke Knight (4), Austin Smith (5) and Nate Bevacqua; Ryker Brennan, Nate Beardsall (6), Ethen Blansfield (6) and Gage Haines. 

HITS: LL — Puzio, Larcher, Taylor 3, Bevacqua 2, Knight 3, Lund. TL — Wylie, Beardsall. 2B — Knight 2, Bevacqua. 3B — Lund. 

St. Maries 18 

Kellogg 14 

ST. MARIES — Peyton Lingo had three hits, four RBIs and two runs scored for the Lumberjacks in a Central Idaho League win over the Wildcats at PotlatchDeltic Field. 

Sawyer Nantell had three hits, three RBIs and three runs scored for St. Maries (2-1, 2-0 CIL), which faces Kellogg in a doubleheader on Saturday at Morehouse Field in Osburn. 

Bob Liddicoat had three hits and three RBIs for Kellogg (0-10, 0-4). 

Kellogg        112    160    3    —    14    11    2 

St. Maries    242    415    x    —    18    14    2 

Henry Larson, Preston Graaskamp (3), Tyler Fox (6) and Gage Nosworthy; Daniel Jensen, Kris Brusseau (5), Peyton Lingo (5) and Santana Jensen.  

HITS: Kell — Nosworthy 2, Rose, Graaskamp 2, Cassidy 2, Larson, Liddicoat 3. SM — Lingo 3, D. Jensen, Durham 2, S. Jensen 2, Baker, Nantell 3, Mitchell 2. 2B — Cassidy, Liddicoat 2, Graaskamp, Lingo, D. Jensen. 3B — Graaskamp, Durham, Baker. 

    MARK NELKE/Press Ryker Brennan (8) of Timberlake scores as Lakeland catcher Nate Bevacqua reaches for the throw in the first game Tuesday at John Shaffer Field in Spirit Lake.