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win 1 of 3
The Prairie baseball team suffered their first loss of the season against Lapwai, 3-5, at Lewiston Thursday, April 18, and then came back and split a doubleheader at Kamiah on Monday, April 22. They lost the first game 4-6 but won the second 4-2. Prairie took the early lead with 2 runs in the second against Lapwai ace Tui Moliga but managed just 2 hits in the game. Lapwai scored again in the fifth to make it 2-5 with Prairie scoring another run in the sixth to get within 2. We don’t have any details on who got the hits. Prairie 0 2 0 0 0 1 0—3 2 Lapwai 0 0 4 0 1 0 x—5 5 
Kamiah was the home team in the opening game and Tate Berdoy led off the game with a double to left but wound up still at second as the inning ended. Starting pitcher Mager struck out the leadoff hitter for the Kubs but then gave up 3 straight singles and a 2 run homer as the Kubs plated 4 runs. Prairie scored their first run in the third when Berdoy beat out an infield hit with 1 outs. He stole second went to third on a wild pitch and then scored on the same play on a bad throw by the catcher. Kamiah got that run back in the bottom of the third on a single, stolen base, balk and another single. The Kubs added another run in the fourth for a 5-run lead on a walk, stolen base and then an RBI single. Prairie tried to rally in the fifth as pinch-hitter Travis Alfrey led off with a walk. Berdoy doubled to left to put runners on second and third. Owen Anderson scored Alfrey with a sacrifice fly to center. After a second out Spencer Schumacher singled to right to score Berdoy. Chase Kaschmitter followed with a single up the middle and Dean Johnson singled to left to score Schumacher. Dalton Ross walked to load the bases before Kamiah got the final out on a popup. Prairie had 7 hits in the game with Berdoy collecting 2 doubles and a single. Johnson had 2 singles and an RBI. Schumacher had an RBI single and Kaschmitter had a single while Anderson had an RBI. Mager pitched the first two innings and allowed 4 runs on 3 hits with no walks, a hit batsman and 4 strikeouts. Kaschmitter pitched the third inning and allowed 1 run on 2 hits with 2 strikeouts. Berdoy pitched 1 inning and allowed 1 run on 1 hit with a walk and 3 strikeouts. Anderson started the second game and gave up a 1 out walk. After a stolen base a run scored on a single. In the bottom of the first Berdoy led off with a single and went to second on a wild pitch. He went to third when Anderson struck out on a pitch in the dirt and had to be thrown out at first. Berdoy then scored on another wild pitch to tie the game at 1-1. Anderson gave up another 1-out walk in the second inning and that runner wound up scoring on a single after he had stolen second. P  rairie
took their first lead of the day with a 3-run second inning. Johnson led
off with a double to deep centerfield. He scored when Ross singled to right.
Conner Schwartz reached on an error when his grounder went through the
pitcher’s legs and then he and Ross wound up on second and third when the
shortstop fielded the ball and threw wide of first. Berdoy then got his
fifth straight hit, a 2-run single up the middle to give Prairie a 4-2
lead.
Kaschmitter had gone to the mound to get the final out of the second inning and survived a leadoff walk in the third when catcher Mager threw out the runner trying to steal. Kaschmitter then struck out the next two hitters. Kaschmitter had a 1-out single in the third but after stealing second was stranded. Schumacher took over on the mound in the fourth and walked the leadoff hitter. He then got two outs before walking 2 more to load the bases. He got out of trouble with a strikeout. Kamiah changed pitchers in the fourth and Schwartz led off with a single to right. Anderson and Schumacher both walked to load the bases with 2 outs but after another change of pitchers the Kubs got out of the inning. Schumacher struck out the first two batters in the top of the fifth before running up against the pitch limit of 35 that allows you to come back and pitch the next day. Coach Kyle Westhoff was doing the same with all his pitchers seeing as how he had a doubleheader on Tuesday at Genesee. Berdoy still had 12 pitches available before hitting the 35 pitch limit but didn’t need them as he ended the game with a 4-pitch strikeout. Prairie had 6 hits in the game with Berdoy collecting a pair of singles and 2 RBI. Johnson had a double. Ross had an RBI single. Kaschmitter and Schwzrtz each added a single. Prairie pitching limited Kamiah to just 2 hits and 2 runs. Anderson gave up 2 runs on 2 hits with 2 walks and 2 strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings. Kaschmitter allowed no runs on no hits with 1 walk and 3 strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings. Schumacher allowed no run on no hits with 3 walks and 4 strikeouts in 1 2/3 innings and Berdoy struck out the only hitter he faced. Prairie is now 5-2 on the season and 3-2 in league play. Game 1 Prairie 0 0 1 0 3—4 7 1 Kamiah 4 0 1 1 x—6 7 2 Game 2 Kamiah 1 1 0 0 0—2 2 2 Prairie 1 3 0 0 x—4 6 0
Tate Berdoy slides into home with a first inning run in the opening game against Kamiah. Sam Mager is the Prairie player watching. PIRATES BASEBALL SCHEDULE FOR 2019 MARCH 19-at C.V., 4:30 p.m., won 3-2 23-at Nezperce (2), 11 a.m., postponed to April 20 28-at Pomeroy, 5:00 p.m., won 9-6 in 8 innings 11-Grangeville, here, 4:30 p.m., cancelled 13-Troy, here (2), 11 a.m., moved to Lewiston's Airport Park, won 6-0 and 7-0 16-at Kamiah, 4:30 p.m., postponed to April 25 as part of a doubleheader 18-Lapwai, here, 4:30 p.m., lost 3-5 20-vs. Lewis County at Nezperce (2), 10 a.m.--postponed 22-Doubleheader at Kamiah, 4 p.m., lost 4-6, won 4-2 23-Genesee, here (2), 4:30 p.m., won 10-0, lost 6-8, details next week 25-Lewis County, here, (2), 3:30 p.m. 27-Potlatch, here (2), Noon. 30-Lapwai, here, 4:30 p.m. 7-District Play-in, #6 at #3, #5 at #4 9-11-District Baseball @ Orofino 17-18-State Baseball @ Glenns Ferry |
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