BONNERS FERRY — The Badgers, playing in their second home series of the season, were unable to get the offense going in both games of a doubleheader against the Kellogg Wildcats, resulting in two losses. 

Game 1: Kellogg 7, Bonners Ferry 1 

It was a pitcher’s duel for the first five innings, but six runs from the visiting team blew the game wide open in the fifth inning. 

Rebekah McBride, Bentlee Anderson, Hailey Dickson and Ryelle Short all singled for Bonners Ferry. McBride had the team’s only run batted in, scoring Dickson.  

Short was the starting and only pitcher for Bonners Ferry in the opener, throwing seven innings, giving up only four hits, three earned runs and striking out an impressive 12 batters.  

For the first four innings, both pitchers were mowing down the lineups, with neither side having two batters reach safely in an inning. However, the top of the fifth was one the Badgers would like to forget, as two errors and three walks led to a 6-0 Wildcat lead.  

Kellogg added another run in the top of the seventh inning, before Bonners Ferry scored one run in the final frame to avoid the shutout.  

Bonners Ferry 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 — 1 4 5 

Kellogg 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 — 7 4 1 

HITTING 

Hits: Short 1, McBride 1, Dickson 1, Anderson 1. RBI: McBride 1. Runs: Dickson 1.  

PITCHING

Short: 7IP, 4H, 7R (3ER), 12K, 5BB. 

Game 2: Kellogg 24, Bonners Ferry 1 

Hannah Frago doubled and Hailey Dickson singled for the Badgers, but the second matchup of the day between the two teams ended in a blowout.

The Wildcats came out of the blocks quickly and did not slow down, scoring at least four runs in each inning of the game, which ended after four innings. 

Bonners Ferry scored one run in the bottom of the first inning, with Ryelle Short scoring on a steal of home. 

Frago was the starting pitcher for the Badgers, pitching one inning, not giving up any earned runs and striking out two. Errors hurt Bonners Ferry, who had eight total.  

The Badgers next play at home against Timberlake on April 17 at 3 p.m. before an away doubleheader at Sandpoint on April 21.  

Bonners Ferry 1 0 0 0 — 1 2 8 

Kellogg 5 5 4 10 — 24 8 1 

HITTING 

Hits: Dickson 1. 2B: Frago 1. Runs: Short 1. 

PITCHING 

Frago: 1Ip, 2H, 3R (0ER), 2K, 2BB. Anderson: 1.1IP, 4H, 11R (5ER), 1K, 6BB. 

    A throw is made to first base in the first game of a doubleheader against Kellogg.