PREP BASEBALL: Coeur d'Alene, Post Falls split

COEUR d’ALENE — Pitching can take you a long way. 

If you don’t have that depth, it can get tough in a hurry. 

Coeur d’Alene senior Bam Fenter allowed two hits, striking out 12 in a 7-0 win over the Post Falls Trojans in the first game of a 6A Inland Empire League game at Ted Page Field on Thursday. In the nightcap, Gavin Wienker hit a go-ahead three-run double in the fifth inning as the Trojans beat the Vikings 7-5 to get the split. 

“It really comes down to pitching league wide,” Post Falls coach Kurt Reese said. “We got dominated pretty good in the first game and Bam didn’t allow a lot of chances. When we’re able to get to the bullpen, that’s where we want to be.” 

Fenter, who drove in 10 runs in Tuesday’s first game between the schools, hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth in the first game. 

“He just did a good job of locating his pitches and we were behind everything,” Reese said. “We’ve got to put up a better fight than that.” 

Senior Ayden Carrasco had two RBIs in the second game for Post Falls (3-8, 1-2 6A IEL), which hosts Lake City in a doubleheader on Saturday. 

“I really like how we battled in the second game,” Reese said. “That’s what we’re going to need to do to put some wins together.” 

Coeur d’Alene (4-3, 2-1) travels to Lewiston on Tuesday. 

FIRST GAME 

Post Falls    000    000    0    —    0    2    0 

Coeur d’Alene    300    103    x    —    7    7    0 

Caden Reese, Dylan Vranich (6) and Marshall Tomlinson; Bam Fenter, Vinny Paliotto (7) and Hunter Chambers. 

HITS: PF — A. Carrasco 2. Cd’A — Fenter, Hackett, Helms, Cook, Bishop, Larson, Stevens. 2B — Helms. HR — Fenter. 

SECOND GAME  

Post Falls    110    050    0    —    7    7    2 

Coeur d’Alene    000    230    0    —    5    7    2 

Gavin Wienker, Karl Berend (4), Marshall Tomlinson (6) and Brandon Felix; Dylan Cook, JD Davenport (5), Tyler Kernkamp (6) and Colten Nordman, Ryder Bishop (7). 

HITS: PF — Berend, Tomlinson, Wienker, Carrasco, Beyer 2, Felix. Cd’A — Fenter 2, Helms, Foulk, Cook, Larson, Stevens. 2B — Wienker, Fenter, Foulk, Stevens. 

Lewiston 13-5 

Lakeland 2-7 

RATHDRUM — Sophomore Nate Bevacqua hit a three-run home run to tie the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the fifth inning for the Hawks, then had an RBI double in the sixth as the Hawks rallied to beat the Bengals in the nightcap of a 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader at Gorton Field. 

Senior Jake Larcher went 3 for 4 with two RBIs and two runs scored and sophomore Landon Puzio struck out six in the second game for Lakeland. 

“We came out and competed really well in the second game,” Lakeland coach Al Bevacqua said. “The first home game, it’s always a little nerve wracking. Landon was lights out on the mound and Nate’s home run was pretty awesome to see.” 

Junior Parker Byrd had two of Lakeland’s three hits in the opener. 

“(Lewiston pitcher) Karston Eilers really kept us off balance, but Parker was really on him,” Al Bevacqua said. “Lewiston’s a good hitting ball team and efficient in everything that they do. You’ve got to play really well to beat them.” 

Lakeland (5-5, 1-3 5A IEL) hosts Moscow in a doubleheader on Saturday. 

Lewiston (10-5, 3-3) hosts Sandpoint in a doubleheader on Saturday. 

FIRST GAME 

Lewiston    017    05    —    13    10    0 

Lakeland    000    02    —    2    3    2 

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

Karston Eilers and Peyton Bonebrake; Jace Taylor, Jake Larcher (3), Austin Smith (5) and Nate Bevacqua. 

HITS: Lew — Krasselt, Peterson, Bambacigno, Robbins 2, Collins, Phillips, Bonebrake, Richardson 2. LL — Lund, Byrd 2. 2B — Phillips. 3B — Robbins, Peterson. HR — Byrd. 

SECOND GAME 

Lewiston    012    010    1    —    5    12    0 

Lakeland    000    043    x    —    7    12    1 

Carson Henson, Landon Ortiz (6), Jaxon Holthaus (6) and Grady Kennedy; Landon Puzio, Luke Knight (7) and Nate Bevacqua. 

HITS: Lew — Krasselt 2, Collins 2, Peterson, Robbins 2, Bonebrake 2, Casey 2, Henson. LL — Tamagni, Larcher 3, Taylor 2, Bevacqua 2, Puzio, Fuhriman, Lund, Byrd. 2B — Krasselt, Robbins 2, Bevacqua, Taylor. 3B — Tamagni. HR — Bevacqua. 

Timberlake 12-22 

Reardan 0-9 

REARDAN, Wash. — Junior Nate Beardsall allowed one hit, a one-out single in the bottom of the fifth inning, striking out seven in the opener for the Tigers in a nonleague win over the Screaming Eagles.  

In the nightcap, junior Gage Haines hit a two-run single in the first inning, finishing with four RBIs as the Tigers completed the sweep. Beardsall also had three RBIs in the second game for Timberlake, which drew 12 walks. 

Timberlake (8-6) hosts Frenchtown (Mont.) on Saturday at John Shaffer Field in Spirit Lake. 

Reardan is 2-7. 

FIRST GAME 

Timberlake    111    45    —    12    9    1 

Reardan    000    00    —    0    1    4 

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

Nate Beardsall and Gage Haines; Jacob Bodeau, Luke Heindl (5) and Dominic Mischel. 

HITS: TL — Perkl, Wylie, Beardsall 2, Van Tassel, Tenney, Shively 3. Rear — Lonning. 2B — Tenney, Wylie. 

SECOND GAME 

Timberlake    341    428    —    22    11    3 

Reardan    000    720    —    9    9    6 

Game called after 6 innings due to 10-run rule. 

Tanner Van Tassel and Gage Hains; Brady Angell, Colton Lonning (5), Maveric Sobotta (6) and Dominic Mischel.  

HITS: TL — Brennan 2, Wylie 2, Beardall 2, Van Tassel 3, Haines, Tenney. Rear — Lonning, Angell 3, Sobotta, Smith 2, Mischel 2. 2B — Wylie, Mischel, Angell, Smith. 3B — Tenney. 

    MARK NELKE/Press Coeur d'Alene shortstop Seth Stevens (5) reaches for an errant throw as Beckett Beyer (6) of Post Falls slides safely into second base in the first game Thursday at Coeur d'Alene High.