Pirates lose at Kendrick The Prairie baseball team was held to just 2 hits and 1 run in a 1-10 loss at Kendrick Thursday, April 4. A doubleheader scheduled against Potlatch on Saturday,  April 6 was postponed due to snow on the field.Phil Schwartz led off the game by drawing a walk but was then forced at second and the next two hitters were put out. Kendrick scored 3 runs in the bottom of the first on 2 singles, 2 errors and 2 sacrifice flies. Jake Quintal led off the second inning with a walk. Collin Ray drew a 1 out walk and then a passed ball moved both runners up. After a second out, Quintal was put out trying to steal home. Coach David Shears claimed the pitcher had balked by not pausing in his delivery but the umpires didn’t agree. Pitcher Noah Behler pitched a 1-2-3 second inning with 2 groundouts and a called third strike. Schwartz drew a 1-out walk in the third but was caught stealing and the next batter was put out to end the inning. In the bottom of the inning Behler hit a batter with 1 out but he was then catcher Cody Kaschmitter threw him out trying to steal. Behler then got out of the inning with a popout to first. With 1 out in the fourth inning, Behler broke up Kendrick’s no-hitter with a single to right. Quintal drew a walk and with 2 outs, Ray singled to right to score Behler. Devon Poxleitner drew a walks to load the bases but Kendrick then got out of the inning. In the bottom of the fourth Kendrick added 3 more runs on a walk, an error and 3 singles. Kendrick changed pitchers in the fifth inning and the new pitcher didn’t allow a baserunner in the final two innings of the game. Kendrick meanwhile added 2 more runs each inning.They scored twice on 3 hits in the fifth and then twice more in the sixth on a single, walk and 3 errors. The game was called after 6 innings of play. Prairie had just 2 hits, a single by Behler and an RBI single by Ray. Behler gave up 10 runs on 8 hits with 2 walks, 1 hit batsman and 4 strikeouts in 6 innings. Prairie is now 1-6 on the season and 1-2 in league play. Prairie 0 0 0 1 0 0— 1 2 6 Kendrick 3 0 0 3 2 2—10 8 0  Noah Behler slides into home with Prairie's only run at Kendrick.  Jake Quintal gets safely back to first on a pickoff attempt.  Kade Quintal gets ready to throw back to the infield after making a catch in right field.  Levi McElroy makes a catch in centerfield.  Pitcher Noah Behler covers first on an infield grounder to the right side.  Phil Schwartz takes ball 4 for a leadoff walk.  Levi McElroy leads off of second base. Prairie Baseball Schedule March 15-C.V., there, V & JV, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.19-vs. Lapwai at Clearwater Park, Lewiston, 4:30 p.m. 20-Pomeroy, there, 4 p.m. 21-Southfork Slugfest at Kooskia, vs. Liberty Christian of Richland, WA, 1:30 p.m. Schedule changed for this event, lost 3-5 23-Southfork Slugest at Kooskia, vs. North Star Charter, 9:30 a.m.; vs. Bandon, OR,, 11:30 a.m., lost to North Star 3-7; lost to Bandon 10-12 April 4-Kendrick, there, 4 p.m.6-Potlatch, here, (2), Noon and 2 p.m. 9-Lewis County, here, 4:30 p.m. 16-Genesee, there, (2), 3 and 5 p.m. 20-vs Troy at Clearwater Park, (2), 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. 23-Lewis County, there, (2), 3 & 5 p.m. 25-Kendrick, here, V & JV. 4 p.m. 27-Potlatch, here, (2), 11 a.m. & 1 p.m. 30-C.V., here, V & JV, 4 p.m. May 3-Lapwai, here, 4:30 p.m.7-District Tournament, higher seed host, 4:30 p.m. 10-11-District Tournament at Orofino 16-18-State at Capital High School, Boise |
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