BASEBALL

Sandpoint 7, Lewiston 0

SANDPOINT — That's certainly one way to start off your senior season.

Senior Dallen Williams struck out 12 batters across 6.1 scoreless frames on the mound and recorded a two-run double to right field in the sixth inning, junior Brennan Shaw went 3-for-4 with three singles, including a two-run base hit to center in the second, and bagged two stolen bases, and the Bulldogs gave first-year head coach Jesse Dunham his first career win via a shut out of the Bengals on Tuesday afternoon at War Memorial Field.

Williams also had a sacrifice fly in the first to get the Bulldogs on the board, senior catcher Coleman Inge doubled to begin the sixth, and senior Sage Medeiros chipped in an RBI single to left in the fifth frame for Sandpoint, which limited Lewiston to just four hits in the 5A Inland Empire League contest. The Bulldogs set the tone early with a 6-4-3 double play — from Parker Reichart to Mason Little to Carson Resso — in the first inning.

Juniors Jack Schriber and Resso also put together base hits and senior Soren Caprio led the way with three runs scored in what was the season opener for both teams. It's the second consecutive year the Bulldogs have bested the Bengals to start the season, with their last season-opening win coming in 2021 before that.

Lewiston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 4 4

Sandpoint 1 3 0 0 1 2 X — 7 8 1

PITCHING

SPT — Williams (W): 6.1IP, 4H, 0ER, 1BB, 12K. Shaw: 0.2IP, 0H, 0ER, 0BB, 1K. LEW — Kennedy (L): 1.1IP, 3H, 4ER, 2BB, 1K. Holthaus: 4.2IP, 5H, 0ER, 0BB, 2K.

BATTING

HITS: SPT — Shaw 3, Williams 1, Medeiros 1, Schriber 1, Resso 1, Inge 1. LEW — Casey 2, Robbins 1, Peterson 1. 2B — Inge, Williams. RBI: SPT — Williams 3, Shaw 2, Medeiros 1. LEW — None.

Sandpoint 9, Lewiston 1

SANDPOINT — Bring out the brooms.

Senior Sage Medeiros flexed his 85-mile-per-hour fastball as he struck out five batters over five two-hit innings on the bump — and he got it done at the plate as well with a 2-for-3 effort, including a double and a triple — senior Parker Reichart struck out three batters across two no-hit innings in relief, and the Bulldogs beat the Bengals by an 8-run margin in Tuesday's 5A Inland Empire League nightcap at War Memorial Field.

Medeiros' two-run triple came during the Bulldogs' three-run fourth inning, and his RBI double to left field in the third ignited a four-run rally as Sandpoint took a commanding lead with their effort in the two frames. Reichart also put together a multi-hit effort, as did senior Coleman Inge, who hit an RBI single in the second to put the Bulldogs on the board, and junior Brennan Shaw.

Junior Jack Schriber doubled and seniors Soren Caprio and Dallen Williams also had base knocks in the winning effort for Sandpoint (2-0), which is off to their first 2-0 start since 2021 and will look to keep things rolling when they travel to Lakeland on Tuesday for a 5A IEL doubleheader.

Lewiston 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 — 1 2 2

Sandpoint 0 2 4 3 0 0 X — 9 11 1

PITCHING

SPT — Medeiros (W): 5IP, 2H, 0ER, 1BB, 5K. Reichart: 2IP, 0H, 0ER, 1BB, 3K. LEW — Bambacigno (L): 2IP, 6H, 3ER, 1BB, 2K. McFee: 2IP, 3H, 5ER, 2BB, 1K. Ortiz: 1IP, 2H, 0ER, 0BB, 1K. Richardson: 1IP, 0H, 0ER, 1BB, 0K.

BATTING

HITS: SPT — Shaw 2, Reichart 2, Medeiros 2, Inge 2, Caprio 1, Williams 1, Schriber 1. LEW — Bambacigno 1, Krasselt 1. 2B — Schriber, Medeiros, Krasselt. 3B — Medeiros. RBI: SPT — Medeiros 3, Inge 2, Schriber 1, Shaw 1, Caprio 1. LEW — Peterson 1.

SOFTBALL

Lewiston 13, Sandpoint 3 (6)

SANDPOINT — Sophomore Bailey Wilson doubled and struck out five batters across 5.2 innings of work in the circle, sophomores Marlee Stevens and Raelyn Olsen hit singles, and the Lady Bulldogs fell to the Lady Bengals in their season-opening 5A Inland Empire League game at Airport Park on Tuesday afternoon.

Olsen snagged two stolen bases to go along with her base knock and senior Cadence Skibitsky drew three of the Bulldogs' 12 walks in game one. Stevens recorded Sandpoint's only RBI in the contest via a two-out single to center in the fourth frame.

Shelby Arellano struck out 12 batters and had two base hits for Lewiston, which scored three runs in each of the first three frames to secure the victory.

Sandpoint 0 0 2 1 0 0 — 3 3 5

Lewiston 3 3 3 1 1 2 — 13 10 2

Game called in six innings due to run rule.

PITCHING

SPT — Wilson (L): 5.2IP, 10H, 8ER, 6BB, 5K. LEW — Arellano (W): 6IP, 3H, 1ER, 12BB, 12K.

BATTING

HITS: SPT — Wilson 1, M. Stevens 1, Olsen 1. LEW — Litchfield 2, Arellano 2, Thorson 2, Hernandez 2, Robins 1, Fisbeck 1. 2B — Wilson, Fisbeck 1. 3B — Thorson 1.  RBI: SPT — M. Stevens 1. LEW — Thorson 3, Fisbeck 2, Scoville 1, Arellano 1.

Sandpoint 6, Lewiston 4 (8)

SANDPOINT — It took extra innings, but Sandpoint got the job done when it mattered most.

Marlee Stevens struck out 11 batters across eight innings of work in her sophomore debut, junior Teagan Newsom compiled a 3-for-4 effort at the plate, including an RBI double that capped off a four-run eighth frame, and the Lady Bulldogs outlasted the Lady Bengals in the nightcap of a 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader to force a series split on Tuesday night at Airport Park.

Senior Arah Stevens also put together a multi-hit effort that included a double and an RBI triple to deep right field in the eighth. Senior Cadence Skitbitsky launched an RBI double to left in the at-bat prior for Sandpoint, which outhit Lewiston 9 to 7 in the contest. 

"Those hits came at such a clutch time, especially with the international tiebreaker [inning starts with runner on second base]," Sandpoint High head coach Leah Platt said. "Arah and Cadence were definitely leaders out there today."

Sophomore Raelyn Olsen, who doubled to begin the fourth, stole home later in the inning to get the Lady Bulldogs on the board and break the ice. Marlee Stevens accounted for the other run in the frame via an RBI groundout; she also knocked home a run in the eighth. 

Adison Johnson hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning to force the tie for Lewiston, which scored two more in the eighth but were shut down with runners on first and second, with Marlee Stevens striking out the final Lady Bengal batter in four pitches.

"It was a total team fight and they had each other's backs today," coach Platt noted of her team's tenacity even after a bus breakdown and a 30-minute delay to the day's games. "I could not be more proud of them. Everyone contributed from courtesy runners to people on the bench. We're hoping this is a good sign for how the rest of the season is going to go."

Sophomore Taylor Bannick recorded her first career varsity hit in the win for Sandpoint (1-1), which will carry some momentum into their 5A Inland Empire League doubleheader at Lakeland on Tuesday.

Sandpoint 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 — 6 9 0

Lewiston 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 — 4 7 1

PITCHING

SPT — M. Stevens (W): 8IP, 7H, 3ER, 5BB, 11K. LEW — Jordan (L): 8IP, 9H, 4ER, 3BB, 4K.

BATTING

HITS: SPT — Newsom 3, A. Stevens 2, Olsen 1, Skibitsky 1, M. Stevens 1, Bannick 1. LEW — Litchfield 2, Thorson 2, Jordan 1, Johnson 1, Erbst 1. 2B — A. Stevens, Skibitsky, Olsen, Newsom, Thorson. 3B — A. Stevens, Litchfield. HR — Johnson. RBI: SPT — M. Stevens 2, Newsom 1, A. Stevens 1, Skibitsky 1. LEW — Johnson 2, Jordan 1, Thorson 1.