American Legion: Twins fall
By Theo Lawson, Lewiston Tribune, Idaho | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
Down a pair of strikes with two down,
It was an old-fashioned meatball and Blunt hit the daylight out of it. Idaho Falls coach Joldy Watts cringed.
And the only thing that got in the way of an RBI base hit that would have put L-C's tying run in scoring position was
Fuhriman regathered himself and tossed to first for the easy out. He hobbled off the field, stepped over the first-base line and took to the ground, clenching his thigh in agony.
He wasn't supposed to throw Thursday, but Fuhriman, and his steel leg, helped the two-time defending champion Bandits remain unbeaten in the
There was no doubt that Watts didn't fancy the idea of using Fuhriman, usually a starter, this early in the tournament.
Desperation called for the move, though, after Idaho Falls reliever
"I didn't, I really didn't," Watts said.
And there was no doubt that the Bandit bench would've rather seen catcher
"I was probably even more mad that it was an 0-2 pitch and we lifted it over the plate and the guy hit the living heck out of it," Watts said.
There wasn't much to be mad about, though, when Fuhriman shook off the obvious pain and threw out the speedy Blunt at first, holding L-C to just two runs in the inning.
"He's a tough kid. I don't care how tough you are -- that ball hurt," Watts said.
L-C didn't necessarily lose the game in that moment, though. The Twins out-hit their opponent, but dished out nine free passes. Just a night before, the hosts were out-hit, but came out with a comfortable 15-5, mercy-rule win over
"We gave them a hell of an effort ... we made them work for it," L-C coach
A pair of leadoff walks, coupled with
Justin Chandrick paced the Twins with three hits, while
In today's games, Boise will face Idaho Falls in a battle of unbeatens at
Idaho Falls 030 001 200-7 8 1
Idaho Falls hits --
Boise Gems 19, Nampa Chiefs 14
In an error-marred game, the Boise Gems used two big innings to claw past the Nampa Chiefs.
Both teams combined for 13 errors but the Gems scored 12 of their 19 runs in the third and seventh stanzas to seize control and hand the Chiefs their first loss at State.
Boise 015 101 701-19 15 7
Nampa 100 002 820-14 10 6
Boise hits --
Meridian Rangers 14, Mountain View Toros 1
Meridian's
Meridian 000 504 5-14 15 0
Meridian hits --
Twin Falls Cowboys 11, Prairie Cardinals 1
The Cowboys corralled the Cardinals and sent them packing, holding Prairie to just one run despite ceding eight hits.
Twin Falls 312 000 401-11 11 0
Prairie 000 100 000- 1 8 5
Prairie hits -- Blake Wrotenberry,
Lawson can be reached at (208) 848-2260 or at [email protected]
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