WALLA WALLA - The Lewis-Clark Twins piled up 30 hits on the day as they barrelled to a nonleague sweep of Walla Walla in American Legion baseball Tuesday evening.
The scores were 12-7 and 11-1, with the second game ending on the 10-run mercy rule.
L-C started auspiciously, with Riley Way singling, then Jaden Phillips driving him in with a triple and Luke White following with a two-run homer.
"Our bats were alive from the get-go, right when we took our first swings," Twins assistant coach Kevin Maurer said. "That was really nice to see."
White finished 4-for-5 and was a triple short of the cycle. Way, Chandler Tibbits and Danny Robinson added three hits apiece in the opener.
In the second game, Phillips and White added three more hits each, giving pitcher Michael Murphy all the support he needed. Murphy allowed three hits and struck out nine.
The Twins will return to league play tonight at Harris Field when they play host to Northern Lakes of Rathdrum in a doubleheader starting at 3 p.m.
FIRST GAME
Lewis-Clark Twins 302 403 0-12 18 2
Walla Walla 300 120 1- 7 11 1
Poe and Grijalva. McKeown, Richards (5), Taylor (6) and Watilo.
Twins hits - Way 3 (2B), Phillips 2 (3B), White 4 (2B, HR), Tibbits 3 (2B), Moore 2, Robinson 3, Grijalva.
Walla Walla hits - Magnaghi, Gray 2, Yenney, Watilo 2 (2B), Lesmeister 3 (2B), Smith, Calzaretta.
SECOND GAME
Lewis-Clark Twins 233 12-11 12 0
Walla Walla 001 00- 1 3 2
Murphy and Fuller. Glossler, Zolzoretta (3) and Watilo.
Twins hits - Way 2, Robinson 2, Phillips 3, White 3, Tibbits (2B), Moore.
Walla Walla hits - Magnaghi, Gray, Yenney.
L-C Cubs 17, Asotin Co. Blues 3
With their offense coming alive, the Lewis-Clark Cubs blasted the Asotin County Blues in a nonleague game at Harris Field.
The five-inning, mercy-rule win bumped the Cubs' record to 10-10.
L-C got four RBI apiece from Levi Speer and Ryder Shoults.
"Our offense is starting to come around," L-C coach Mark Medalia said, also lauding the play of pitcher Bill Alspach, who fanned five Blues while going the distance in "a very promising outing."
Looking to extend their win streak to three games, the Cubs, against their most recent foe, will return to Harris Field Thursday in the opening round of the Clancy Ellis tournament, that game taking place at 1 p.m.
Asotin County Blues 010 20- 3 3 2
Lewis-Clark Cubs 066 5x-17 10 2
Terin Judy and Elliott Marks. Bill Alspach and Garrett Beckman.
Blues hits - Cam Bean, Brady Chadwick, Elliott Marks.
Cubs hits - Nate Savolainen, Ryder Shoults 2 (2-2B), Kyle Van Boeyen, Levi Speer 2 (2B, 3B), Garrett Beckman (2B), Trey Charlo, Hayden Woods (2B).
Coos Bay 13-9, Orofino 3-8
COOS BAY, Ore. - The Orofino Merchants suffered a twinbill sweep, falling to nonleague foe Coos Bay 13-3 and 9-8 on the road.
The Merchants committed 10 errors in the first game, five in the nightcap and "it showed," Orofino coach Jeff Wilson said of his team's fatigue from being on the road three straight days.
Chase Adkison notched a homer for the Merchants in the nightcap but the visitors still fell to 10-14 on the year.
First Game
Orofino Merchants 003 00- 3 3 10
Coos Bay 130 81-13 11 2
Olive, Isbelle (4) and unknown. Kauffman, Doane (2), Freeman (4) and unknown.
Orofino hits - Burke, Wilson, Olive.
Coos Bay hits - Simmon 2, Hixenbaugh 3 (2-2B, 3B), Rose 2 (2B), Doane, Cornish, Freeman, Denton.
SECOND GAME
Orofino Merchants 103 022 0-8 9 5
Coos Bay 220 203 x-9 13 4
Adkison, Brink (6) and unknown. Clark, Cornish (4), Rose (6), Hollingsworth (7) and unknown.
Orofino hits - Burke (2B), Brink (2B), Adkison 2 (2B, HR), Bolling 2, Barton 2, Olson.
Coos Bay hits - Simmon 3, Hixenbaugh (HR), Rose 2, Doane (2B), Baker 3, Freeman, Clark, Olson.
