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Badgers drop final two

April 28, 2013
The Badger baseball team finished the regular season by being swept rival Priest River, 6-0 and 13-6 in Intermountain League play.

In the first game, senior Garrett Skeen saved the Badgers from getting no hit by dropping a single into short right field in the sixth inning. The Badgers committed six errors and struck out 11 times at the plate. The Spartans only managed five hits to win the game 6-0.

In the second game, the Badgers did get 11 hits in the game but gave up seven runs and committed five errors in the first inning and could not come back from the deficit, losing 13-6.

Skeen went three for four, including a double and triple, and freshman Caleb Blackmore went two for three. Senior Austin Hawks got his first hit of the season and pitched 1 2/3 effective innings. Hawks has been injured all year until finally getting cleared last week.

Bonners Ferry finishing the regular season 10-10 overall and 4-5 in IML. They will be the number three seed going into the District tournament most likely playing Priest River. The game will be at Timberlake High School on Friday, May 10, at 3 p.m.
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