Hamilton leads Bulldogs in doubleheader loss to Bengals

SANDPOINT — Meghan Hamilton scored three runs and stole a base in the second game, but it wasn’t enough as the Bulldogs fell 12-1 and 16-4 to Lewiston in a softball doubleheader Thursday at Travers Park.

Sandpoint (3-10) committed eight errors in the two games, and had trouble keeping the Bengals off the basepaths. Dickinson felt his team made strides in the outfield, and had high praise for the hustle of Hamilton.

“She was getting on base and getting dirty,” he said, noting Hamilton moved from catcher to the infield as the Bulldogs shuffled some players around in the absence of hot-hitting Maggie Kirscher. “She also played well at shortstop, where she really hasn’t played.”

Hammack had three hits on the day, including a smoked opposite field double, and Sammi Thoreson added two hits for Sandpoint.

The Bulldogs play a doubleheader at Lakeland on Tuesday.

GAME 1

Lewiston  410 410 2 — 12   11   1

Sandpoint 001 000 0 — 1     3    3

Kym DaVault, Kayanna Quigley (5) and Rachel Hammack. L — DaVault (1-5). HITS: Spt — Hammack. St. Sauver, Dotson.

GAME 2

Lewiston   273 04 — 16   11   1

Sandpoint 101 02 — 4      5    5

Quigley, DaVault (3), Givens (4) and Hammack. L — Quigley (0-1). HITS: Spt — Hamilton, Thoreson 2, Hammack 2. 2B — Hammack.

n Lake City downs Sandpoint.

COEUR d’ALENE — Jason Pattis delivered a two-run double to highlight a five-run second inning as the Timberwolves defeated the Bulldogs 11-1 in Thursday afternoon baseball at Lake City High School.

Scott Siebert scattered three hits and struck out three for Lake City (7-5).

Eric Nikssarian singled and came around to score on a passed ball in the fourth inning for Sandpoint (5-6), which also got hits from Daniel Charvoz and Nick Halpin.

Sandpoint is at Lakeland on Tuesday, looking to even the season series in the final league game against the Hawks.

Sandpoint 000 10 — 1     3     4

Lake City 151 31 — 11    9     1

Game called in 5th inning due to 10-run rule.

Patrick Anthony, Eric Nikssarian (2), Daniel Charvoz (4) and Eddo Feyen; Scott Siebert and Emmett Stangel. W — Siebert (2-0). L — Anthony .

HITS: Spt — Charvoz, Nikssarian, Halpin. LC — Pharis, Mort, Pattis 2, Curtis 2, Hoffman, Stangel, Mayfield. 2B — Curtis, Stangel. 3B — Pattis.