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With injured players out, Badgers still win in
IML game |
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April 27, 2016 |
The Badger baseball team improved their IML
record to 6-0 and 16-2 overall with a 9-1 win
over the Priest River Spartans yesterday.
BONNERS FERRY 9, PRIEST RIVER 1
Senior Caleb Blackmore pitched a complete game
four hitter for his first win of the season as
the injury riddled Badgers beat Priest River
9-1.
With two Badger starters (Brady Bateman and
Jesse Dunham) injured, the bench stepped up to
provide Blackmore with the defense needed to
secure the win. Freshman Seth Bateman, nursing a
groin injury as well, played exceptionally at
third, making diving stops and ending the game
on a double play with his glove. “The entire
team stepped up today with the injury to several
of our guys. I couldn’t be more proud of the
effort they displayed coming up with the win,”
Coach Turpin said.
The Badgers started the scoring off in the first
inning after Blackmore walked and Vince Bennett
singled to left center. Caleb Gering scored
Blackmore from third on a fielder’s choice.
Bonners Ferry added another run on the second
inning after Kevin Gray started off with a
single, and Chris Sabin hit a double down the
left field line scoring Gray.
Priest River narrowed the lead to 2-1 in the
bottom of the fourth with a two out single from
Nate Pettit and a RBI double from Hartwig.
Bonners Ferry added two runs in the fifth inning
when Raul Rodriguez reached base on an error and
later scored on a RBI single from Bennett.
Blackmore reached on another error and scored on
a RBI single from Nick Sabin. Bonners Ferry put
the game away in the top half of the sixth
scoring 5 runs on one hit, two walks, a hit
batter and two errors.
Bonners Ferry 1
1 0 0 2 5 0
9 8 0
Priest River
0 0 0 1 0 0
0 1 4 5
Badger hits: Bennett – 2, N. Sabin – 2, Gray, C.
Sabin, Rodriguez, S. Bateman
The Badgers play a doubleheader in Kellogg this
Saturday and finish the IML league on Tuesday in
Timberlake.
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