LEGION BASEBALL: Lums open Palouse tourney with win
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 2 days, 7 hours AGO
PULLMAN — Justin Fagan hit an inside-the-park grand slam to highlight a seven-run fifth inning as the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen AA team beat the Palouse Patriots AA 17U squad 13-2 in five innings to open the Palouse Summer Series at Washington State’s Bailey-Brayton Field.
Noah Childress struck out nine and scattered five innings for the Lums (4-4), and also went 2 for 3 with an RBI and two runs scored.
Malcolm MacNiven hit a two-run single in the first inning for Coeur d’Alene, and finished 3 for 3 with two runs scored.
Today, the Lums are scheduled to play the Palouse Patriots AAA 18U at 3 p.m. at McDonald Park in Colfax, then play the Kalispell Lakers A 18U at 6 p.m. at WSU.
Coeur d’Alene 222 07 — 13 10 1
Palouse 17U 011 00 — 2 5 1
Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule.
Noah Childress and Colton Nordman; Ross Cofer, Julien Delgado (5) and Colton Nebe.
HITS: Cd’A — Strimback 2, Pierce, Fagan 2, MacNiven 3, Childress 2. Pal — Repp, Aune, Hyatt, Purcell, Nebe. 2B — Strimback, Pierce, Purcell. HR — Fagan.