LEGION BASEBALL: 19U Lakers power past Prairie Falls
Chase Sanroman, who hails from Clark Fork, fires a pitch during Tuesday’s matchup against Prairie Falls.
Photo by Brandee Caprio
19U Lakers
SANDPOINT — Mason Little and Finn Mellander both had multiple hits and the 19U North Idaho Lakers scored runs in four different innings to capture a 5-3 win over the Prairie Falls Cardinals on Tuesday at War Memorial Field.
For the fourth straight game, the Lakers scored in the first inning. Sage Medeiros hit an RBI triple, the only extra-base hit of the game, to deep center field and then scored on a wild pitch during the next at-bat. In the second, Little extended the lead to three runs with an RBI single to center. However, the Cardinals knotted things up at three with a three-run top of the third. Later on, Medeiros drew a walk with the bases loaded in the fourth and Coleman Inge hit an RBI single to left to score Greysen Johnson in the fifth to help the Lakers secure the victory.
On the mound, Medeiros started off the game with 1 ⅔ innings pitched, giving up just one hit, no earned runs and three walks while striking out four batters. Dallen Williams then battled for 3 ⅓ innings, picking up the win after giving up four hits, three earned runs and two walks while striking out three batters. Chase Sanroman made his first appearance of the year and notched a save. He threw two no-hit innings and gave up just one walk while striking out one batter.
North Idaho (7-3) will travel to Libby for the Libby Big Bucks Tournament set to be held June 21-23 at Lee Gehring Field. The Lakers are slated to face the Bitterroot Bucks, the Mission Valley Mariners and Central Alberta during the first two days of action.
Prairie Falls 003 000 0 — 3 7 3
North Idaho 210 110 X — 5 10 1
W — Williams: 3.1IP: 4H, 3ER, 2BB, 3K. L — Perkins: 4IP, 6H, 1ER, 2BB, 1K. SV: Ch. Sanroman: 2IP, 2H, 0ER, 0BB, 1K.
HITS: NI — Mellander 2, Little 2, Co. Sanroman 1, Ch. Sanroman 1, Johnson 1, Inge 1, Medeiros 1. PR — Wienker 2, Howard 1, Berger 1, Perkins 1, Begalman 1, Morast 1.
3B — Medeiros.
RBI: NI — Medeiros 2, Inge 1, Little 1. PR — Begalman 2, Perkins 1.
SB: NI — Little 3, Johnson 1, Hansen 1, Tyler 1, Caprio 1. PR — None.
16U Lakers
SANDPOINT — The 16U North Idaho Lakers fell to the Northern Lakes Mountaineers 17-1 on Tuesday at War Memorial Field.
Noah Benner had North Idaho’s lone RBI after hitting a sacrifice fly to left field in the bottom of the third inning. Kieran Ryan and Trevor Skon had stolen bases for the Lakers.
North Idaho (0-8) will compete at the Post Falls Invitational June 21-23; their first matchup is Friday against the Trail Orioles 15U.
Northern Lakes 112 3[10]X X — 17 12 1
North Idaho 001 00X X — 1 0 3
W — Caywood: 5IP, 0H, 0ER, 4BB, 8K. L — Ryan: 3IP, 5H, 3ER, 3BB, 5K.
HITS: NI — None. NL — Tamagni 4, Junkin 2, Averett 1, Van Tassel 1, Fuhriman 1, Byrd 1, Haines 1, Brennan 1.
2B — Averett, Haines, Tamagni, Junkin. 3B — Junkin.
RBI: NI — Benner 1. NL — Haines 3, Tamagni 3, Averett 3, Junkin 2, Van Tassel 1, Fuhriman 1, Byrd 1.
SB: NI — Ryan 1, Skon 1. NL — Brennan 3, Haines 2, Caywood 2, Vollink 1, Fuhriman 1.