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Badgers pound Wildcats in IML baseball—
invoke mercy rule yet again
April 20, 2016
by Tom Turpin
BFHS Varsity Baseball Head Coach

The Badger baseball team beat the Kellogg Wildcats 19-6 in Intermountain League play on a sun-soaked Tuesday afternoon yesterday. The win improves their overall record to 13-2 and 3-0 in league.

KELLOGG 19, BONNERS FERRY 6 (5 innings)

Sophomore pitcher Brady Bateman pitched a complete game striking out seven and walking only two batters in the shortened five inning contest. The win improves his overall record to 2-1.

The Badgers started the scoring off in the bottom of the first inning after Bateman walked and Vince Bennett singled. Both runners advanced on a wild pitch and later scored on back to back sacrifice flies from Jesse Dunham and Caleb Gering. The Wildcats added a run in the top of the second after a leadoff double from Brandon Stott who later scored on a sacrifice fly.

The Wildcats took a brief lead in the top of the third after scoring two runs on lead off walks, but the Badgers erupted for 14 runs in their half of the third inning coming on seven hits, five walks and five errors. The Badgers added three more runs in the bottom of the fourth when Gering led off with a double to left and a single from Nick Sabin. After three straight walks, Bateman hit an RBI single to left to score his brother Seth Bateman.

Kellogg added three runs in the top of the fifth inning to make the final score 19-6.

The Badgers play an important doubleheader this Saturday against rival Timberlake to determine first place. It is also senior day as we recognize Caleb Gering, Caleb Blackmore and Vince Bennett. First game starts at 11:00 a.m.

Kellogg                0   1    2   0   3    6    9   7
Bonners Ferry     2   0  14   3  X  19  13   1

Bonners Ferry hits – B. Bateman – 2 – (2B), Bennett – 2, Gering – 2 (2B), Blackmore, N. Sabin, S. Bateman, Stockton – 2 (2B), C. Sabin, Gray
 
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