LEGION BASEBALL: 16U Lakers fall in season-opening twinbill
SANDPOINT — Jacob Alexander went 4-for-4 with four singles and three RBIs in the second game and the 16U North Idaho Lakers, who only fielded eight players, fell to the Lewis & Clark Tigers 19-11 and 24-14 in their season-opening series at War Memorial Field on Saturday.
In the first game, the Lakers trailed 6-1 heading into the bottom of third, but it was Weston Swen who was able to lead a three-run rally with an RBI single to bring the Lakers within two runs. North Idaho, however, would give up 13 runs in the top of the fourth. Down but not out, Karsen Garvin hit a two-run double, Jacob Alexander an RBI single, to lead the Lakers to a seven-run bottom of the fourth before the game would eventually be called due to time constraints.
In the second game, the Lakers scored three runs in the first inning, six in the fourth, but the Cubs used a 13-run second inning to take the victory. Alexander and Cy Marshall had RBI singles in both the first and the fourth to lead North Idaho. In the fourth inning, Garvin, Austyn Young and Noah Benner also notched RBI singles. The Lakers rallied for another five runs in the fifth after Alexander hit another RBI single, but couldn't escape the 10-run rule.
16U North Idaho (0-2) will head to the Premier Sports Invitational in Post Falls set to be held June 7-9.
GAME ONE
Lewis & Clark 402 [13]XX X — 19 13 2
North Idaho 103 7XX X — 11 5 3
Game called due to time constraints.
W — Stelle. L — Benner.
HITS: NI — Alexander 1, Young 1, Swen 1, Ryan 1, Garvin 1. LC — Vincent 4, Stelle 3, Rasmussen 2, Stein 1, Wagner 1, Allen 1, Freeburn 1.
2B — Garvin, Stelle. 3B — Vincent. HR — Vincent.
RBI: NI — Garvin 2, Alexander 1, Young 1, Swen 1, Ryan 1, Marshall 1. LC — Vincent 6, Rasmussen 3, Stelle 3, Allen 1, Freeburn 1, Stein 1, Adama 1.
GAME TWO
North Idaho 300 65X X — 14 11 1
Lewis-Clark 3[13]4 4XX X — 24 20 0
Game called in fifth due to 10-run rule.
W — Freeburn. L — Young.
HITS: NI — Alexander 4, Young 2, Marshall 2, Garvin 1, Ryan 1, Benner 1. LC — Stelle 4, Allen 3, Freeburn 3, Rasmussen 3, Freeburn 3, Side 2, Vincent 1, Wagner 1.
2B — Stelle 2, Allen, Freeburn, Side, Young, Ryan. 3B — Stelle. HR — Freeburn.
RBI: NI — Young 3, Alexander 2, Benner 2, Marshall 2, Garvin 1, Ryan 1, Swen 1. LC — Allen 4, Stelle 4, Freeburn 4, Adama 2, Side 2, Rasmussen 2, Vincent 2, Wagner 1.
Austyn Young fires a pitch during the second game.
Cody Gutierrez throws to first after fielding a ground ball at shortstop during the second game.