AA Lakers stay perfect at Palouse tourney
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PULLMAN, Wash. — Beau Schulz went 3-for-3 and drove in five runs in the AA Lakers opening win Saturday against the Tri City Titans at the Palouse Summer Series.
In their second game of the day, the AA Lakers defeated the Palouse Patriots 10-5 to go 4-0 in pool play
Schulz doubled and hit two singles in the opening 10-2 victory. Dillon Wink added two RBIs.
On the mound, George Schwan went all five innings, allowing two runs on four hits.
Schulz first inning single helped the AA Lakers to a 2-0 lead early, scoring Tait Orme.
His second single came in the third and scored Orme again; Dillon Wink quickly followed that with a two-RBI single of his own to make it 5-0.
The Lakers never trailed in the win.
In game two, Orme delivered three hits and three RBIs.
His first inning triple put Kalispell on the board 1-0, scoring Micah Engle.
Eli Coopman made it 2-0 with a single in the top of the fourth, scoring Schulz. A wild pitch brough Coopman home later in the frame.
Hunter Fann tripled in the fifth to spark a three-run inning that helped Kalispell to a 6-0 advantage.
Orme again delivered with a two-run double in the sixth to grow the advantage before Palouse scored five in the bottom half to make it an 8-5 ballgame.
Two errors added some insurance runs for the Lakers, who closed out the victory.
Kyler Croft tossed five no-hit innings, fanning five. Engle added two innings in relief with one batter sat down.
AA Lakers 203 32 - 10 13 0
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George Schwan and Carter Wigginton. Sebastian Iniguez, Bradley Parker (3) and Brayden Sullivan.
KALISPELL AA LAKERS — Teagan Dixon 3-4, Micah Engle 2-4, Tait Orme 2-2, Eli Coopman 1-2, Beau Schulz 3-3, Lincoln Fisher 0-3, Dillon Wink 1-2, Max Schara 1-3, Carter Wigginton 0-1, Wyatt Asher 0-2.
TRI CITY — Trayce Teagle 2-3, Sebastian Iniguez 0-3, Bradley Parker 0-1, Dominic Driver 0-1, Chase Taylor 0-2, Brady Mattson 0-1, Brayden Sullivan 1-2, Kason Allen 0-1, Dallas Doherty 1-1, Tanner Raines 0-2, Gavin Kelly 0-1.
2B — Engle, Schulz, Orme. Doherty. RBIs — Schulz 5, Wink 2, Dixon, Orme. Teagle, Kelly.
AA Lakers 100 232 2 - 10 11 0
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Kyler Croft, Lincoln Fisher (6), Engle (6) and Brady Buckmaster. Will Denney, Zachery Kroll (4) and Jake Melhus.
KALISPELL AA LAKERS — Dixon 1-5, Engle 0-2, Orme 3-3, Fann 1-3, Schulz 2-4, Coopman 1-3, Fisher 0-1, Buckmaster 1-3, Wink 1-4, Rech 0-3, Arrowsmith 1-3.
PALOUSE PATRIOTS — Will Denney 1-4, James Halverson 1-4, Zachery Kroll 0-2, Cayden Adkins 0-0, Rocky Karino-Evans 1-3, Harrison Focht 0-3, Jake Melhus 0-2, Turner Deeds 0-2, Jakob Dienno 2-3, Cash McCann 1-3.
2B — Arrowsmith, Orme. 3B — Orme, Fann. RBIs — Orme 3, Coopman 2, Wink, Fann, Schulz. Halverson 2, Karino-Evans.