AREA BRIEFS
After falling behind by two runs over the first three innings, the Asotin County Blues roared ahead in the middle of the game and beat the Lewis-Clark Cubs 7-2 during Thursday's first round of action in the Clancy Ellis Memorial Tournament at Harris Field.
The American Legion baseball tournament will continue today with five games, starting at 9 a.m.
The Blues (12-17-1) were down 2-0 before cracking the scoreboard with one run in the fourth. Then they took to lead for good in the fifth, as Tanner Berzett and Brady Chadwick singled, followed by Grant Kinzer's two-out, two-run double to the base of the wall in left-center.
Asotin County padded its lead in the sixth with four runs. Dalton James led off that inning with a single, and Cam Bean followed with a two-run single.
Bean finished with two hits, two stolen bases and a run scored. The Blues also get two hits apiece from Chadwick, Kinzer, James and Elliott Marks.
Chadwick, the Blues' pitcher, went the distance and allowed six hits while striking out eight. He held the Cubs scoreless over the final four innings.
"He's been the guy that's pitched every big game for us, and once again didn't let down," Blues coach Perry Black said of Chadwick.
The Cubs (10-11) got solid pitching from Coy Stout and great defensive play from third baseman Levi Speer, according to Black.
But it was a disappointing loss for the Cubs, who had beaten the Blues 17-3 on Tuesday.
Asotin County 000 124 0-7 12 3
Lewis-Clark Cubs 101 000 0-2 6 1
Brady Chadwick and Elliott Marks. Coy Stout and Garrett Beckman, Connor Stamper (7).
Asotin County hits - Cam Bean 2 (2B), Tanner Berzett, Chadwick 2 (2B), Mitch Miller, Grant Kinzer 2 (2-2B), Marks 2, Dalton James 2.
Cubs hits - Nate Savolainen 2, Wyatt Baldwin, Kyle Van Boyen (2B), Hayden Woods 2.
Orofino 16, Hood River 6
THE DALLES, Ore. - The Merchants' James Bolling notched six RBI on four hits as Orofino won by mercy during a nonleague contest over the hosts.
Kolby Brink went 3-for-3 before sitting.
That mark made Brink perfect in his last seven at-bats.
Concluding the Merchants' road swing, the win improved the visitors to 12-14.
It also gave them a 4-2 mark on their march through Oregon.
Doing a stint on the mound, Cody Isbelle fanned three upon entering midway through the second frame. The Merchants tallied five punchouts while limiting Hood River as a team to just three hits.
Orofino Merchants 302 443 0-16 17 1
Hood River 040 002 0-6 3 5
Brink, Isbelle (2), Barajas (4), Howell (6) and Adkison, Olson (3). Altrens, Honmo (4), Davis (5) and Johnson.
Orofino hits - Wilson 2 (2B), Adkison (2B), Barton 2, Brink 3 (3B), Bolling, Bolling 4 (2B, 3B), Olson 2, Barajas, Isbelle
Hood River hits - unknown, Honmo, Johnson
Coeur d'Alene 4, Moscow 3
The Moscow Blue Devils outhit Coeur d'Alene, but scattered their knocks and stranded 12 baserunners in a loss at the Clancy Ellis Memorial Tournament at Lewiston's Harris Field.
"They took advantage in one inning of our mistakes and put the bat on the ball," Moscow coach Griffin Rod said.
Moscow entered the top of the seventh inning trailing 4-2, but a leadoff double by Theo Howard gave the team hope. He eventually came home on a groundout, but Moscow wasn't able to produce the tying run.
Moscow, which is now 17-4 on the year, will play Owyhee at 2:30 p.m. today.
Moscow 001 100 1-3 7 1
Coeur d'Alene 000 040 x-4 5 1
Jack Dunn, Charlie Lidean (4) and Cade Knott. Conner Taylor, A. Rios (6) and Conner Conigliaro.
Moscow hits - Chad Robertson, Matt Shears, Theo Howard (2B), Cade Knott 2 (2B), Jacob Gray (2B).
Coer d'Alene hits - Bennett Cunningham, Jack Blume 2 (2B), Brett Keesde (2B), R. Alle (2B).
YOUTH BASEBALL
Latah Co. 10U goes 1-1
MERIDIAN - The Latah County 10-and-under all-stars were the only Palouse team to pick up a victory Thursday in a busy day of youth baseball at the Cal Ripken state tournament at Settlers Park.
The 10U Blue Devils defeated Idaho Falls 13-10 in the second of two pool play games and will take a 1-1 record into today's pool play. The Blue Devils lost 9-7 to the same Idaho Falls team Thursday morning.
The top four teams in the nine-team tournament will advance to championship play Saturday and battle for a state title.
The 10U hitting standouts on the day included Levi Anderson with five singles, Garrett Farrell with four hits and two runs batted in, Jason Swam with three hits and five runs batted in and Alex Windsor with three hits and three runs batted in.
Both the 12U and 9U squads from Latah County went winless on Thursday. The 12U team lost to Twin Falls 18-1 and fell to Meridian 20-1 while the 9U club lost to Meridian National 12-5 and Meridian American 4-2.
The 12U team is in a four-team division and is guaranteed a spot in the state semifinals Saturday. It will play one pool game today. The 9U team is in a six-team division an likely will need to win both pool play games today to advance to championship play Saturday.
TRACK
Tingstad sits eighth in decathlon
SEATTLE - Pullman's Joe Tingstad stood in eighth place in the boys' 17-18-year-old decathlon after five events Thursday at the Region 13 Junior Olympics here.
Tingstad, a member of the Pullman-based Comets Track Club, has 2,779 points. The last five events of the decathlon will be held today, and the top two placers in the 18-athlete field will qualify for the national Junior Olympics later this month.
Tingstad is one of eight Comets at the meet, but was the only one to compete Thursday. The event is being held at the Southwest Athletic Complex at Chief Sealth High.
TINGSTAD'S MARKS THURSDAY
100 - 11.94.
Long jump - 18-4.
Shot put - 37-81/2.
High jump - 5-1.
400 - 54.6.
Correction
The Lewis-Clark Twins' Burton Memorial game is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Saturday at Harris Field. An incorrect starting time appeared in Thursday's edition due to wrong information provided to the Tribune.
