Garcia Pitches Cda Past Post Falls In Border Baseball

With Derek Garcia in command, Coeur d’Alene dispatched visiting Post Falls 9-3 in a Border League baseball game Monday.

Garcia pitched a four-hitter, striking out eight and walking only one, to run his record to 3-0. Three of the Post Falls hits were doubles - all in the fifth inning, when the Trojans scored their runs.

Matt Brown had a two-run home run in the second inning and drove in three runs for the Vikings (16-4, 14-2 BL).

In another Border League game, Lewiston put together six of its seven hits in the first two innings to score four runs en route to a 6-2 win over visiting Cheney. Steve Storey pitched a six-hitter, striking out three and walking one, in collecting the win.

In the Intermountain League, Timberlake and Bonners Ferry split a doubleheader in Rathdrum. The Tigers won the opener 12-6, and the Badgers the nightcap 10-9. Jason Scheu hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning in the opener for Timberlake. In second game, Timberlake scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh, but left the tying run on second base. Justin Solomon hit a two-run homer for Timberlake in the seventh.

Andy Wiley pitched a five-inning no-hitter, striking out nine, as Northport defeated Columbia 22-0 to complete a Panorama League doubleheader sweep. Wiley, who walked three, also contributed to the Mustangs’ offense with his sixth home run. The Mustangs won the opener 10-1.

College football

Drew Kok, a 6-foot-2, 300-pound offensive lineman from West Valley High School in Yakima, has signed a letter of intent with Eastern Washington, Eagles coach Paul Wulff announced Monday.

Kok, a first-team All-Mid Valley League selection on both offensive and defensive, caught the attention of Wulff and his staff at EWU’s 1999 lineman’s camp.

“We really liked his aggressiveness and size,” Wulff said. “We feel he’ll add some toughness and attitude to our offensive line.”

Wulff also announced the addition of five other incoming freshmen who will join the Eagles in the fall.

They are Keith Garner, a 6-1, 205-pound All-Great Northern League linebacker from Chewelah; Martese Henderson, 5-8, 170, running back, Spanaway, Wash.; Mike Koenen, 5-10, 160, kicker, and Paul Terrell, 6-4, 215, tight end, both Ferndale, Wash.; and Neal Sharma, 6-3, 190, quarterback, San Jose, Calif.