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Steamrolling Badgers knock off 5A Post Falls
in tune-up for District Tournament |
Azalone hits double
to clear loaded bases and give Badgers the lead
in 3rd inning;
Bateman goes three
for four with three RBI |
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May 2, 2015 |
by Tom Turpin
Head Coach, BFHS Varsity Baseball
In their final regular season game before
hosting the District 1-2 3A baseball tournament,
the Bonners Ferry Badgers faced the 5A Post
Falls Trojan varsity squad and came away with a
10-6 win. The win puts their overall record at
15-6 heading into tournament play on Monday.
The Trojans scored two runs in the 2nd inning to
take a 2-0 lead, but in the top of the 3rd
inning, the Badgers scored four runs on two
hits. With one out, Kevin Gray walked and Kaleb
Stockton reached base on a fielder’s choice,
then Brady Bateman hit a RBI double to right to
score Gray. The next batter, Jesse Dunham,
walked to load the bases. Steve Azalone then
came to bat with a bases clearing double to left
center scoring Stockton, Bateman and Dunham.
The Badgers added one run in the 5th inning
after Gray started the inning off with a single
and later scored on Bateman’s RBI single to
right to make the score 5-2. Bonners Ferry
erupted with five runs in the 6th inning on six
hits to make the score 10-2. Caleb Gering
started the inning off with a single to left
followed by Caleb Blackmore reaching on an error
from the pitcher. After Vince Bennett walked to
load the bases, Chris Sabin and Shay Garcia
struck out. With two outs in the inning, Nick
Sabin hit a two-run single to score Gering and
Blackmore. Bateman then hit a RBI single to
score Bennett. Dunham then hit a RBI single to
score Sabin and Anzalone hit a single to score
Bateman.
The Trojans responded with two runs in the 6th
inning to narrow the score to 10-4. In the
bottom of the 7th inning with one out, Post
Falls batters Wyatt Sectian and Quin Bennett
each hit solo home runs to left for the final
score of 10-6.
Pitcher Steve Anzalone pitched a complete game
striking out six and walking six while giving up
nine hits. Brady Bateman went three for four
with three RBI, Anzalone went two for four with
four RBI, and Caleb Gering went two for four in
the game. In all, there were 12 hits from eight
players from the Badgers.
The #1 seed Badgers play Monday, May 4 at home
against #4 seed Priest River Spartans beginning
at 2:00 p.m. The #2 seed Timberlake Tigers face
#3 seed Kellogg Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. Winners of
both games play for the District Title and a
trip to the State Tournament on Tuesday at 4:00
p.m.
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