Badgers Advance to Championship Game, Add
Three to All-League Team
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May 9, 2014 |
The Bonners Ferry Badgers baseball team advanced
to the district championship game by defeating
the Priest River Spartans 6-1 in the first round
of Intermountain League tournament play Thursday
afternoon.
Lefty sophomore Vince Bennett went the distance,
pitching a complete game to pick up the win.
Bennett gave up one un-earned run on five hits,
striking out eight, while only walking three.
Bennett was equally as impressive at the plate
going 3-4 with two RBI’s. Caleb
Blackmore got the Badgers on the board with a
two run single in the third inning.
Jesse Dunham and Shay Garcia also had good days
at the plate picking up two hits each.
The Badgers scoring started in the third when
Matt Gray led off the inning with a
single to left, followed by a sacrifice bunt by
Matt Sabin. Dylan Unruh singled to
left then promptly stole second, setting the
stage for Caleb Blackmore who delivered a two
run single left. The Badgers scored three runs
in the inning.
The Badgers were not done. In the fourth they
added three more runs. Connor Bennett caught the
Tigers third baseman off guard by dropping a
drag bunt down the third baseline. Bennett
advanced to second on a balk. Matt Gray advanced
Bennett to third on a sacrifice bunt. Matt Sabin
took one for the team, getting hit by the pitch,
then stole second. With runners on second and
third, Dylan Unruh knocked them in with a two
run single. Unruh stole second and Jesse Dunham
picked up an RBI with a single to left.
Coach Tom Turpin was pleased with how his team
performed top to bottom.
Adding more good news to the team victory, three
Badger players were named to the Intermountain
All-League team. Congratulations to junior Shay
Garcia, sophomore Vincent Bennett, and freshman
Jesse Dunham for being selected to the
All-League team.
Timberlake’s Austin Allen picked up the
Intermountain League MVP trophy, while the
Badgers Vincent Bennett tallied the second most
points in the MVP voting.
The Badgers will be looking to knock off the
number one seed Timberlake Tigers to bring home
the league tournament trophy and earn a trip to
the state tournament. The Tigers advanced to the
championship game by defeating the Kellogg
Wildcats 18-2 in their first round matchup.
The Badgers take on the Timberlake Tigers
Saturday at 12:00 pm at Timberlake High School.
In the event of a rainout, the game will be
re-scheduled for Monday, time TBA.
W- V. Bennett . L-King
Hits: Priest River- Perkins, Fitzmorris, Seager
(2), Miller. Bonners Ferry- Dunham (2),
Blackmore, V. Bennett(3), Garcia(2), C. Bennett,
M. Gray, Unruh.
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