Lakers fall to Northern Lakes after 14 innings; defeat Lewis-Clark to stay alive
SANDPOINT – Saturday morning, the Lakers took the field against the Northern Lakes Mountaineers. After 14 innings, the team would fall short, 7-6. Despite facing elimination in their afternoon game, the team continued to fight and defeated the Lewis-Clark Cubs 6-3 in the District A Legion tournament at War Memorial Field.
Against Northern Lakes, the lead changed four times during the four-and-a-half-hour affair. Northern Lakes’ Grant Allaway hit the game-winning single to left field in the bottom of the 14th.
Despite the loss, the Lakers had some great performances. Dallen Williams went 4-for-6 with a double, three singles, and two RBIs. Coleman Inge and Mason Little both recorded three hits each; Little had a go-ahead double in the top of the 10th that was matched in the bottom half of the inning.
Zeke Roop and Sage Medeiros had quality outings on the mound. Roop struck out eight batters over six innings while Medeiros fanned five batters in five innings.
Down but not out, the Lakers had to keep their composure and face the Lewis-Clark Cubs in an afternoon elimination game. North Idaho would snag a 6-3 victory thanks to some big performances.
Brent Campbell went 2-for-3 with a double, a single, and four RBIs; the southpaw also received the save on the mound after a 1-2-3 top of the seventh that included two strikeouts. Roop, Williams, and Medeiros all had two hits each. Soren Caprio went 1-for-3 hitting the only triple of the game.
On the mound, Dallen Williams was locked in. The rising sophomore threw six innings giving up six hits, two earned runs, and two walks while striking out eight batters.
The North Idaho Lakers (12-10) will face Orofino at 12 p.m. today at War Memorial Field. If victorious, the team will face the loser of Northern Lakes/Coeur d’Alene game at 2:45 p.m. today.
NORTH IDAHO 6, NORTHERN LAKES 7
North Idaho 110 010 110 100 00 — 6 15 3
Northern Lakes 040 000 010 100 01 — 7 16 3
(Final in 14 innings)
W — R. Ellwood L — Kuprienko.
HITS: NIL — Williams 4, Inge 3, Little 3, Medeiros 2, Reichart, Tyler, Roop. NLM — R. Ellwood 3, Allaway 3, Mason 2, Horn 2, T. Ellwood 2, Lenz 2, Cooksey, Wells.
2B — Williams, Little, Horn, Mason, Lenz. 3B — Cooksey.
LEWIS-CLARK 3, NORTH IDAHO 6
Lewis-Clark 000 012 0 – 3 6 10
North Idaho 033 000 – 6 10 1
W – Williams. L – Bambacigno.
HITS: NIL – Williams 2, Roop 2, Medeiros 2, Campbell 2, Caprio, Inge. LCC – Way, Roberts, Bambacigno, Topp, Gilmore, Ralston.
2B – Roop, Campbell, Gilmore. 3B – Caprio, Roberts.
