LEGION BASEBALL: Prairie tops Lums in pitchers' duel
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MARK NELKE/Press Prairie Cardinals second baseman Isaiah Kearney throws on to first after forcing out Evan Huss of the Coeur d'Alene Lumbermen at second base in the fourth inning Tuesday at Brett James Memorial Field in Post Falls.
MARK NELKE/Press Gavin Wienker of Prairie struck out six, walked one and scattered six hits in a complete-game win over Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday at Brett James Memorial Field in Post Falls.
POST FALLS — Gavin Wienker of Prairie won a pitchers’ duel and Bryce Berger delivered the key hit as the Cardinals downed the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen 3-1 in class AA North Idaho League play Tuesday at Brett James Memorial Field.
Wienker struck out six, walked one and scattered six hits in the complete-game win for Prairie (9-4-1, 1-1 NIL).
The lefty swinging Berger grounded a single into right field in the third inning to score Timothy Howard, who led off with a single, and Wienker, whose bunt turned into a single and a throwing error, putting runners at second and third.
Prairie added an insurance run in the sixth when Kasen Noffke walked and scored on a bases-loaded walk.
Coeur d’Alene (5-8, 1-3) scored first in the top of the second when Evan Huss singled, was sacrificed to second by Jack Pierce, moved up on a groundout and scored on a base hit by Will D’Orazi.
Asa Morton struck out six, walked three and allowed six hits in 5.2 innings for the Lums.
Prairie takes on Baden Premier 18U on Thursday in Colfax.
Coeur d’Alene returns to action next Thursday at the Western Invitational in Hyrum, Utah.
Cd’A 010 000 0 — 1 6 2
Prairie 002 001 x — 3 6 3
Asa Morton, Liam Mills (6), Logan Strimback (6) and Colton Nordman; Gavin Wienker and Houston Smith.
HITS: Cd’A — Huss 2, Pierce, D’Orazi, Anstine, Booze. Pra — Howard, Wienker, Berger 2, Finn, Begalman.
Northern Lakes 16
Prairie 1
POST FALLS — Gage Tenney, a rising junior at Timberlake High, hit a two-run single in the top of the second inning for the Mountaineers in a Class A North Idaho League win over the Cardinals at Post Falls High.
“Gage has been hitting pretty well for us early this year,” Northern Lakes coach Bryce Johnson said. “He’s a really good fastball hitter and I love having a guy in the lower part of the lineup that’s a tough out.”
Tenney finished with three RBIs and two runs scored for Northern Lakes (4-2, 1-1 NIL). Grant Rigler, a rising junior at Post Falls High, struck out seven for Northern Lakes, which faces Lewis-Clark in a doubleheader today at Harris Field in Lewiston.
“Grant had a great outing and wanted a chance to pitch against his friends,” Johnson said. “He did a good job of getting ahead in counts and putting the pressure on them.”
Kaiden Kubo had two hits for Prairie (2-4, 1-3), which travels to Lewis-Clark on Saturday.
Northern Lakes 065 14 — 16 10 2
Prairie 000 10 — 1 5 6
Game called after 5 innings due to 10-run rule.
Grant Rigler and Ethan Pecor, Gaige Haines (2); Dylan Vranich, Ian Tandy (4) and Kaiden Kubo.
HITS: NL — Larcher, Pecor, Brennan, Beardsall 2, Perkl 2, Byrd, Tenney 2. Pra — Kubo 2, Oliver, Peters, Murphy. 2B — none. 3B — none.
MARK NELKE/Press Gavin Wienker of Prairie struck out six, walked one and scattered six hits in a complete-game win over Coeur d'Alene on Tuesday at Brett James Memorial Field in Post Falls.