JULIAETTA - Kyle Van Boeyen struck out eight in five innings as the L-C Cubs mercy-ruled Colter's Creek 13-0 in league play on Tuesday. The Bucks were allowed only three hits as Van Boeyen finished with no walks and one free base on a hit-by-pitch.
"That's pretty good," Cubs coach Mark Medalia said of Van Boeyen after adding that his ace had thrown 65 pitches. "He was very dominant, he just filled out the strike zone and let the defense do their work."
Offensively, L-C (4-7) came out strong, stringing together seven runs in the first and capping off the second with three.
"Besides the fact that we did have a couple errors, we're improving drastically," Medalia said. "We're making big improvements since our first game, first practice. The guys are showing a lot of life. Showing signs of a team that's getting better."
The night before, the Cubs had sunk their first half of a doubleheader against Orofino 9-10 before swinging back in the nightcap to win 11-7 at Harris Field. Monday's games were reported late to the Tribune.
Lewis-Clark Cubs 730 30-13 10 2
Colter's Creek Bucks 000 00- 0 3 2
Kyle Van Boeyen and Nate Savolainen. Seth Wadsworth and Chris Weber.
Cubs hits - Ryder Shultz, Levi Speer, Wyatt Baldwin 2, Hayden Woods, Jonah Carpenter 2, Savolainen, Bill Alspach, Trent Reel.
Colter's Creek - Wadsworth, Bailey Peters, Jose Ortiz.
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FIRST GAME
Orofino Merchants 340 030 0-10 6 2
Lewis-Clark Cubs 023 130 0- 9 9 4
Hayden Wilson and Chase Atkinson. Coy Stout and Savolainen.
Orofino hits - Atkinson 2 (2B), Terran Burke, Kolby Brink 2 (2B), James Bolling (2B).
Cubs hits - Carpenter (2B), Speer, Van Boeyen 2 (2B), Woods, Savolainen 3 (3 2B), Trey Charlo 2.
SECOND GAME
Orofino Merchants 500 020 0- 7 1 2
Lewis-Clark Cubs 400 232 0-11 7 2
Issaiah Coomer and Atkinson. Preston Peterson and Connor Stamper.
Orofino hits - Brink (2B).
Cubs hits - Not available.
Blue Devils 9, Capital 4
MOSCOW - At this point in the season, the Blue Devils know they have starting pitching they can rely on. Now they need to test the strength of their depth.
Insert Jacob Gray, Jack Dunn and Bryan Vis, three young arms who have seen little to no time on the mound this season. The trio, each 16 years old or younger, left coach Griffin Rod smiling as he jogged to the dugout after they combined keep the visiting Capital Bulldogs mostly in check during Tuesday's 9-4 nonleague win at the Moscow School District Community Playfields.
"I was really glad. Once we get to conference games we're going to put the guys out there who prove they can throw strikes, basically," said Rod, whose plan was to give each pitcher at least two innings on the mound.
Capital 010 010 2-4 6 1
Moscow 202 041 x-9 13 0
Jacob Gray, Jack Dunn (3), Bryan Vis (6) and Cade Knott, Brysen Gottschalk. Brett Stock, Tanner Johnson (5) and Zach Robbins
Moscow hits - Eric Redinger 2 (3B), Brysen Gottschalk, Jack Dunn 2 (2B), Duke Richardson 3 (2B), Mat Shears 2 (3B), Brock Garrity (2B), Jacob Gray, Devin Carscallen
Capital hits - Kayle Fry (2B), Matt Hovanseck 2, Sam Condon 2, Alex Holstead
Asotin County Blues 5-0,
Gonzaga Prep Bullpups 4-10
SPOKANE - Behind a strong effort on the mound from Devin Fry, the Asotin County Blues picked up a 5-4 win in the game that mattered - a Spokane AA League contest against Gonzaga Prep - before falling to the Bullpups 10-0 in a game that didn't count toward the league standings.
The Blues needed a three-run seventh inning in the opener to come out victorious after falling behind 4-2. Their three-, four- and five-hole hitters gave it to them.
Brady Chadwick reached base, Mitch Miller notched a single and a wild pitch advanced both one base. Grant Kinzer then stepped to the plate and delivered a double to score both of his teammates. Kinzer then scored the fifth run on a sacrifice fly.
"It was a very good job by our 3-4-5 hitters coming up big," Asotin County coach Perry Black said, noting the opponent carried a perfect 3-0 league record entering the game.
Fry allowed only one earned run in six innings and did a good job of "mixing in his fastball and curveball," Black said.
Kinzer and Elliott Marks each had two RBI in the game.
The Blues got a team-high three hits on the day from Tyson Collins, who recorded the lone Asotin County hit in the nightcap.
With the split, the Blues moved to 7-9 overall and 2-2 in league play.
FIRST GAME
Asotin County Blues 002 000 3-5 8 3
Gonzaga Prep Bullpups 010 210 0-4 5 1
Devin Fry, Brady Chadwick (7) and Elliott Marks. Josh Miller, Noah Drynan (6), Jeffrey Young (7) and Casey Anthony.
Asotin County hits - Cameron Bean, Chadwick (2B), Mitch Miller 2 (2B), Grant Kinzer (2B), Marks, Tyson Collins 2.
Gonzaga Prep hits - Young 2, Davis Wright, J. Miller (2B), Josh Grimes.
SECOND GAME
Asotin County Blues 000 000- 0 1 3
Gonzaga Prep Bullpups 310 312-10 11 0
Treyson Lejameyer, Miller (6) and Josh Wilkinson. Young and Korey Anthony.
Asotin County hits - Collins.
Gonzaga Prep hits - K. Anthony, Dryman 2, Young 2 (HR), Wright 2 (2 2B), Bo McGrinn 2 (2B), J. Miller (2B), Lucas Struck (2B).
