LEGION BASEBALL: Annual Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Wood Bat Classic begins Friday
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The Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen will host a pod in the annual Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Wood Bat Classic starting on Friday morning.
On Friday, Coeur d'Alene will face the Athx Redhawks 18U at 4:30 p.m., then face the Calgary Premier Blues at 7 p.m.
Coeur d'Alene faces the Northwest 509 Stars on Saturday at 4:30 p.m., then concludes pool play against the Spokane Valley Bombers at 7 p.m.
The top two teams in each pod advance to the quarterfinals on Sunday at 11:30 a.m., with the winners moving onto the semifinals on Monday at Al K. Jackson Field at Shadle Park High on Sunday.
The Senior Division championship game is scheduled for Monday at 2 p.m.
The Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen 17U will host a Junior Division pod at Lake City High starting on Friday.
The Junior Division championship game will be Monday at Thorco Field starting at 2 p.m.
SENIOR DIVISION
At Thorco Field, Coeur d'Alene
Friday's Games
Spokane Valley Bombers vs. Northwest 509 Stars, 9 a.m.; Northwest 509 Stars vs. Athx Redhawks 18U, 11:30 a.m.; Calgary Premier Blues vs. Spokane Valley Bombers, 2 p.m.; Athx Redhawks 18U vs. Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen, 4:30 p.m.; Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen vs. Calgary Premier Blues, 7 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Calgary Premier Blues vs. Athx Redhawks 18U, 9 a.m.; Northwest 509 Stars vs. Calgary Premier Blues, 11:30 p.m.; Athx Redhawks 18U vs. Spokane Valley Bombers, 2 p.m.; Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen vs. Northwest 509 Stars, 4:30 p.m.; Spokane Valley Bombers vs. Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen, 7 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Consolation game, 9 a.m.; Quarterfinal game, 11:30 a.m.; Consolation game, 2 p.m.
At Post Falls High
Friday's Games
Calgary Blues vs. Spokane Crew 18U, 8 a.m.; Spokane Crew 18U vs. Spokane Expos (Williamson), 10:30 a.m.; Yakima Pepsi Beetles vs. Calgary Blues, 1 p.m.; Spokane Expos (Williamson) vs. River City Premier (Webb), 3:30 p.m.; River City Premier (Webb) vs. Yakima Pepsi Beetles, 6 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Calgary Blues vs. Spokane Crew 18U, 8 a.m.; Spokane Crew 18U vs. Spokane Expos (Williamson), 10:30 a.m.; Yakima Pepsi Beetles vs. Calgary Blues, 1 p.m.; River City Premier (Webb) vs. Spokane Crew 18U, 3:30 p.m.; Calgary Blues vs. River City Premier (Webb), 6 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Consolation game, 9 a.m.; Consolation game, 11:30 a.m.
Monday's Games
At Al K. Jackson Field (Shadle Park High), Spokane
First semifinal, 9 a.m.; Second semifinal, 11:30 a.m.; Championship game, 2 p.m.
JUNIOR DIVISION
At Lake City High, Coeur d'Alene
Friday's Games
South Hill Bolts vs. North Idaho Lakers, 8 a.m.; North Idaho Lakers vs. Spokane Expos 15U, 10:30 a.m.; WWVBC Griz vs. South Hill Bolts, 1 p.m.; Spokane Expos 15U vs. Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen 17U, 3:30 p.m.; Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen 17U vs. WWVBC Griz, 6 p.m.
Saturday's Games
WWVBC Griz vs. Spokane Expos 15U, 8 a.m.; North Idaho Lakers vs. WWVBC Griz, 10:30 a.m.; Spokane Expos 15U vs. South Hill Bolts, 1 p.m.; Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen 17U vs. North Idaho Lakers, 3:30 p.m. South Hill Bolts vs. Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen 17U, 6 p.m.
Sunday's Games
Consolation game, 9 a.m.; consolation game, 11:30 a.m.; consolation game, 2 p.m.
Monday's Games
At Thorco Field, Coeur d'Alene
First semifinal, 9 a.m.; second semifinal, 11:30 a.m.; championship game, 2 p.m.
Orofino 3-6
Northern Lakes 1-3
OROFINO — Grant Rigler doubled to score Parker Byrd to cut the deficit to 2-1 for Northern Lakes, which fell 3-1 to the Orofino Merchants in a Class A North Idaho League game.
Camden Tondevold hit a two-run single in the first inning for Orofino (10-7, 3-2 NIL).
Ryker Brennan struck out seven in the first game for Northern Lakes (13-5, 4-2 NIL).
Later, Orofino defeated Northern Lakes 6-3 in a nonleague game. Further details from the second game were not available.
Northern Lakes travels to Moscow for a doubleheader on Friday.
FIRST GAME
Northern Lakes 010 000 0 — 1 5 3
Orofino 300 000 x — 3 5 2
Ryker Brennan, Jake Larcher (6) and Gage Haines; Blake Barlow and Lane Turcott.
HITS: NL — Brennan, Larcher, Byrd, Rigler, Pecor. Oro — J. Tondevold, Turcott, Barlow 2, C. Tondevold. 2B — Rigler.