Bulldogs, Hawks split doubleheader

SANDPOINT — Freshman Bri Baldree was sharp on the mound, and junior sister Cody Baldree provided the run support, helping lead Sandpoint to an 11-0 win over Lakeland in the opener of a 4A Inland Empire League softball doubleheader Saturday at windy Sandpoint Middle School.

Bri spun a four-hitter while striking out four, and Cody laced a triple among her three hits, driving in seven runs and scoring three more as the Bulldogs (2-5, 1-1 4A IEL) put up crooked numbers in four frames. Sam Holland added two hits and three runs, but it was the team’s defensive effort that caught Sandpoint head coach Elizabeth Hawkins’ eye.

“Our defense was as solid as I’ve ever seen us play,” described Hawkins. “We shut them down with our defense and Bri’s pitching.”

The Hawks (1-8, 1-1 4A IEL) came alive offensively in the second game, as Shayna Woolley ripped a double and triple among her four hits and four RBIs, and Emily Vanderhoof added three hits and three runs in a 13-9 win. The Hawks plated five runs in the top of the six to blow the game open.

“We really worked together as a team,” said Hawks head coach Colleen Bevacqua of the key to bouncing back to pick up the team’s first win. “We did a great job bringing it together as a team.”

Topi Elsfelder scored four runs for the Bulldogs in game two, and Hawkins praised the strong relief effort of Nycole Moreland, who inherited a bases loaded jam in the sixth inning and got out of it to keep the game close.

Sandpoint is at Moscow in another 4A North doubleheader on Monday.

Game 1

Lakeland    000    00    —    0    4    4

Sandpoint    230    24    —    11    8    1

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

Kari Prockish and Abbey Leon; Bri Baldree and Sam Holland. W — Baldree. L — Prockish.

HITS: LL — Vanderhoof, Kastning, Wolley, Williams. Spt — B. Baldree, Holland 2, C.  Baldree 3, Elsfelder, Martin, Moreland. 2B — Wolley, Williams. 3B — C. Baldree.

Game 2

Lakeland    040    205    2    —    13    11    2

Sandpoint    042    101    2    —    9    10    1

Kacie Owens, Kari Prockish (2) and MaRynda Pehrson; Bri Baldree, Nycole Moreland (6) and Holland. W — Prockish. L — Baldree.

HITS: LL — Vanderhoof 3, Woolley 4, Williams, Blauvelt 2, Leon. Spt — B. Baldree 2, Calvert, Holland, Bluemer, Elsfelder 2, Martin 2, Crabb. 2B — Elsfelder, Woolley. 3B — Woolley.