LEGION BASEBALL: 19U Lakers extend winning streak to five with sweep of Camas Prairie

Extended recap from Sunday's paper

SANDPOINT — After trailing 7-1 at one point in the first game, the 19U North Idaho Lakers scored 31 out of the next 32 runs during Saturday’s doubleheader to take down the Grangeville-based Camas Prairie Zephyrs 15-8 and 17-0 at War Memorial Field.

In the first game, Gavin Day, who was 3-for-3 with three singles, knocked an RBI single to right in the bottom of the first inning to get the Lakers started. However, North Idaho’s bats struggled until the fourth inning. Down 7-1, Sage Medeiros hit an RBI triple, Finn Mellander an RBI double, to get the Lakers back within three runs. In the fifth, the Lakers kept things rolling. Mellander, Dallen Williams and Coleman Inge all hit RBI singles to give the Lakers a 10-7 lead. In the sixth, it was much the same for North Idaho. Jorden Tyler and Chase Sanroman hit RBI doubles, Greysen Johnson an RBI single, to give the Lakers a 15-7 advantage.

Inge got his first win of the summer season on the mound, throwing two innings in relief and giving up four hits, two walks and four earned runs while striking out one batter. 

In the second game, North Idaho’s bats stayed hot. Heading into the top of the second inning leading 3-0, Jacob Hansen capped off a 5-run Lakers rally with a two-run triple to deep right field. In the fourth, Hansen and Inge had RBI singles, and Soren Caprio, who was 3-for-4 in the contest with 5 RBIs and three runs scored, hit an inside the park grand slam to put North Idaho up 14-0. The Lakers added three more runs in the top of the fifth and eventually took home a 17-0 shutout victory.

Mason Little got the win on the bump, throwing 2 1/3 no-hit innings, giving up three walks and striking out two batters. Mellander pitched 1 2/3 innings in relief and gave up one hit and one walk while recording a strikeout. Williams pitched a 1-2-3 final inning, which included one strikeout, to finish out the game.

Over the last four games, the Lakers have knocked 50 hits and are averaging 12.3 runs per game.

With the two wins Saturday, North Idaho (16-11) improved to 11-3 in league play and have officially clinched the No. 2 seed heading into the Class A Area A District Championship set to be held July 18-21 in Moscow.

GAME ONE

Camas Prairie 003 400 1 — 8 10 2

North Idaho 100 365 X — 15 13 1

W — Inge: 2IP, 4H, 4ER, 2BB, 1K. L — Jackson: 5.2IP, 12H, 11ER, 3BB, 2K.

HITS: NI — Day 3, Mellander 2, Caprio 2, Medeiros 1, Tyler 1, Johnson 1, Williams 1, Inge 1, Ch. Sanroman. CP — Hinds 3, Williams 2, Holes 1, Shears 1, Jackson 1, Behler 1, Schumacher 1.

2B — Ch. Sanroman, Mellander, Tyler, Hinds. 3B — Medeiros, Hinds, Holes, Williams.

RBI: NI — Mellander 3, Williams 3, Johnson 2, Ch. Sanroman 2, Inge 1, Tyler 1, Medeiros 1, Day 1. CP — Holes 3, Schumacher 2, Williams 1, Jackson 1, Hinds 1.

SB: NI — Ch. Sanroman 2, Williams 1, Caprio 1. CP — None.

GAME TWO

North Idaho 350 63X X — 17 11 1

Camas Prairie 000 00X X — 0 1 3

W — Little: 2.1 IP, 0H, 0ER, 3BB, 2K. L — T. Williams: 4IP, 11H, 10ER, 0BB, 1K.

HITS: NI — Caprio 3, Little 3, Jansen 2, Johnson 1, Ch. Sanroman 1, Inge 1. CP — Hinds 1.

2B — Little, Hinds. 3B — Hansen. HR — Caprio.

RBI: NI — Caprio 5, Hansen 3, Inge 2, Johnson 1, Reichart 1, Medeiros 1. CP — None.

SB: NI — Little 2, Co. Sanroman 1, Tyler 1, Caprio 1. CP — None.

    Coleman Inge, who picked up his first win of the summer season on Saturday, gets ready to release a pitch during the first game against Camas Prairie.
  

    Cole Sanroman bunts down the first base line during the second game against Camas Prairie. Due to miscommunication by the Zephyrs, nobody was covering first base and Cole made it all the way to third and the Lakers scored two runs on the play.
  

    Cole Sanroman attempts to beat out Camas Prairie catcher Thayn Williams during the first game on Saturday.
  

    Parker Reichart throws a fastball during the first game against Camas Prairie. Reichart, who got the start in the contest, went three innings and gave up four hits and three earned runs while striking out two batters.
  

    Second baseman Jorden Tyler charges a ground ball and throws to first on the run during the first game against Camas Prairie.
  

    Shortstop Mason Little tags out Camas Prairie's J.T. Jackson during the first game on Saturday.