Badgers defeat Timberlake Tigers to finish perfect in IML Baseball

May 4, 2

by Tom Turpin BFHS Head Baseball Coach The Badger baseball team completed their first ever perfect season in Intermountain League history by beating the Timberlake Tigers 9-5 last Tuesday. The win improves their overall record to 19-2 with a 9-0 league record going into the District tournament next Monday. BONNERS FERRY 9, TIMBERLAKE 5 The Badgers pounded out five runs on seven hits in the top of the first inning and scattered four more runs throughout the game to secure the 9-5 win over the Tigers. Senior Caleb Blackmore started off the inning with a single to left followed by back-to-back singles from Vince Bennett and Jesse Dunham. Senior Caleb Gering then pounded a two-run triple to deep left center to score Bennett and Dunham. With one out in the inning, junior Kaleb Stockton hit a RBI triple of his own to score Gering. Junior Kevin Gray then followed up with a RBI single to score Stockton. The Badgers added a run in the top of the third to make the score 6-0 on a RBI single from Dunham. The Tigers responded with two runs in the bottom half of the third on one hit and a Badger error to narrow the lead to 6-2. Bonners Ferry added two runs in the top of the fourth when Stockton hit a double to left center and Gray followed up with a single. Junior Raul Rodriguez scored both of them on a two run double to make the score 8-2. Timberlake responded again by scoring two runs with two outs in the inning aided by another Badger error and two hits making the score 8-4. Both teams went scoreless in the fifth inning but Timberlake narrowed the lead in the bottom of the sixth scoring a single run to make the score 8-5. Bonners Ferry added a run in their half of the seventh after Gering walked and later scored on a wild pitch. Bennett, coming in relief for pitcher Dunham, struck out the last two batters to end the game. Bonners Ferry will play Kellogg on Monday, May 9 at 4:00 p.m. in Bonners Ferry in the first round of the District 1 – 3A baseball tournament. The winner advances to the Championship game on Tuesday at 4:00 p.m., with the winner of that game moving on to the State Tournament. Jesse Dunham got the win, improving his record to 6-0 while Bennett came in relief in the sixth inning. Bonners Ferry   5  0  1  2  0  0  1  9  17  2 Timberlake        0  0  2  2  0  1  0  5    7  1 Badger hits: Blackmore, Bennett – 2, Dunham – 2, Gering – 2 (3B), Nick Sabin, Stockton – 2 (2B, 3B), Brady Bateman, Gray – 2, Rodriguez – 3, Chris Sabin