Vikings rout Bulldogs in openers

| March 19, 2014 7:00 AM

COEUR d’ALENE — Brooke Albertson drove in eight runs and homered twice, leading the Vikings past the Bulldogs 25-0 and 16-1 in a season opening nonleague doubleheader Tuesday at Larry Schwenke Field.

Ana Raynor also drove in five runs in the first game for Coeur d’Alene, which had six players collect multi-hit games. Breana Burke struck out seven in the win.

“We just tore the cover off the ball and really hit it hard,” Coeur d’Alene coach Larry Bieber said. “They put the ball in play a little more in the second game, so we played some defense and played really well all the way around.”

Freshman Sam Holland ripped a double and finished with two hits, Lucinda Calvert added a pair of singles and Kaylee Poulin a hit for the Bulldogs (0-2), who host Bonners Ferry in a home opener on Tuesday.

FIRST GAME

Coeur d’Alene 67(12) — 25 20 0

Sandpoint 000 — 0 2 4

Game called after three innings due to 10-run rule.

Breana Burke and Abby Howard; Lucinda Calvert and Sam Holland. W — Burke (1-0). L — Calvert (0-1).

HITS: Cd’A — B. Albertson 4, Clark 3, Raynor 3, Howard 2, K. Albertson 2, Rasmussen 2, Parker, Smith, Behm, Burke. Spt — Calvert, Holland. 2B — Holland, Howard, K. Albertson, Smith, Raynor. 3B — B. Albertson, Clark, Raynor. HR — B. Albertson, K. Albertson, Howard.

SECOND GAME

Coeur d’Alene 41(11) — 16 14 1

Sandpoint 001 — 1 3 2

Game called after third inning due to 10-run rule.

Mariah Montee and Abby Howard; Calvert and Holland. W — Montee (1-0). L — Calvert (0-2).

HITS: Cd’A — Burke 2, Rasmussen 2, Smith 2, Catt, Raynor, Parker, B. Albertson, K. Albertson, Howard, Behm, Montee. Spt — Calvert, Holland, Poulim. 2B — Rasmussen 2, Smith 2, Burke, Parker, Howard, K. Albertson. HR — B. Albertson (2).