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Badgers beat Spartans, lose to Bulldogs
in BF baseball tournament
April 3, 2015
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The Bonners Ferry Badgers beat the Priest River Spartans 9 - 3 in the first game of the Bonners Ferry tournament last Friday, then lost to the Sandpoint Bulldogs 6-2 in the night cap. Saturdays games were cancelled due to the weather.

GAME 1 – Bonners Ferry – 9 Priest River – 3
Sophomore Kevin Gray pitched a complete game giving up six hits and striking out eight while walking only one batter in the 9 – 3 win.

Priest River started the scoring in the top of the 2nd inning scoring their only three runs on five hits. After that inning, Gray settled down to allow just one more hit for the Spartans. The Badgers responded with two runs in their half of the 2nd when brothers Chris Sabin and Nick Sabin both reached base on a walk and later scored on an error from the shortstop.

Bonners Ferry added four more runs in the 4th inning after Jesse Dunham had a bunt single to load the bases. Brady Bateman then hit a two run single and Chris Sabin hit a two run double down the left field line. The Badgers added three runs in the 5th inning when Caleb Gering hit a single and Dunham hit a double to left. Bateman then hit another two run single to score Gering and Dunham. Bateman scored on a balk by the pitcher.

The Badgers were led by Dunham and Bateman with two hits each in the game. Bateman had four RBI.


GAME 2 – Bonners Ferry – 2 Sandpoint – 6
The Badgers got 10 hits in the game but lost to the Bulldogs 6 – 2 stranding 11 runners on base.

Sandpoint scored two runs in the top of the 1st and one in the 2nd inning to take a 3 – 0 lead going into the bottom of the 2nd.

The Badgers scored a run in the 2nd inning after Vince Bennett singled and later scored on a passed ball. Sandpoint responded in the 4th inning scoring a run on a passed ball to make the score 4 – 1. The Badgers added another run to cut the margin to 4 – 2 in the bottom of the 5th when Jesse Dunham hit a single and later scored on a sacrifice fly from Bennett. The Bulldogs added two more runs in the 6th inning to secure the 6 – 2 win.

Brady Bateman got three hits in the game, while Steve Anzalone and Nick Sabin both got two hits each.

Bonners Ferry JV hosts LV Rogers this Saturday at home for a double header beginning at 11:00 a.m., followed by the Bonners Ferry varsity playing Sandpoint varsity at 3:00 p.m.
 
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