Cards Quadruple Pleasure To Earn Split With TVcc
College baseball
The North Idaho Cardinals smacked four home runs, two in the second inning, to beat host Treasure Valley CC 11-4 in the first game of a Region 18 doubleheader at Ontario, Ore.
In the second game, the Chukars rebounded for a 4-3 win behind two hits, including a homer from Brandon Ray.
In the opener, the Cardinals scoring six runs in the second inning. Evan Metz belted a three-run homer and Mark Collins had a two-run blast in the inning.
Jeremy Mort and Tristan Fike added two-run homers in the seventh and eighth, respectively.
Steve Schorzman recorded the win, while Scott Skolrud took the loss.
In the nightcap, the Cardinals took an early 2-0 lead before TVCC started rolling in the fourth.
Dan Striker earned the win, while Mark Nelson took the loss.
NIC 11-3, Treasure Valley 4-4
North Idaho 060 000 320 - 11 14 2 TVCC Valley 001 011 100 - 4 4 4
Schorzman, Decelle (8) and Metz; Skolrud, Warner (6) and Barrus. W-Schorzman (4-1). L-Skolrud.
NICJe.Martin 3, Danton, Fike 2, Jo.Martin, Metz 2, Tarsoff, Mort 3. TVCCBidwell 2, Johnson, Echanis. 2B-Bidwell 2, Danton, Jo.Martin, Metz, Mort. HR-Collins (2), Fike (6), Metz (4), Mort (1).
North Idaho 010 100 0 - 3 5 2 TVCC 000 121 x - 4 8 1
Nelson and Metz; Brown, Striker (4), Van Luthen (7) and Shafer. W-Striker. L-Nelson (2-3).
NICJe.Martin, Danton, Fike 2, Metz. TVCCHartley, Bidwell 2, B.Ray 2, Figg, Favor 2. 2B-B.Ray. HR-B.Ray.
LC-S 6, Whitworth 3
Catcher John McAninch belted two homers as the Lewis-Clark State Warriors beat the visiting Whitworth Pirates in a non-league game at Lewiston.
The Pirates (6-6-1) scored two runs in the top of the first, but the Warriors (27-5) countered with three runs in the third and never faltered.
Matt Wagner (6-0) recorded the win, striking out eight, while Billy Wark (2-2) took the loss.
McAninch was 2 for 3 with five RBIs, including a sacrifice fly in the first, a three-run homer in the third and a solo shot in the fifth.
Pirate Don O’Neal went 4 for 5 with a homer and two RBIs.
The same teams meet again this afternoon in Lewiston.
Whitworth 200 000 100 - 3 11 2 LCSC 103 110 00x - 6 12 0
Wark, McDougal (8) and Fukai; Wagner and McAninch. W-Wagner (6-0). L-Wark (2-2).
Whitworth-Good 3, Fukai, O’Neal 4, Nordhagen, Worsham, Mayer. L-C State-Pereira 4, Inzunza 3, Vopata, McAninch 2, Baeza 2. 2B-Pereira. HR-O’Neal, McAninch 2 (7).