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Badger Baseball defeats Payette in Game 1 at State,
moves on to semi-finals
May 18, 2018
The Bonners Ferry Badgers won their first game at the State Baseball Championships yesterday, defeating Payette 5-1

The Badgers first scored when Will Parr hit a single in the second inning, which drove in one run. The big inning for Bonners Ferry was number six, with the Badgers adding three more runs.

The Badgers were productive in the batter's box, with 12 hits during the game, which included four doubles. Seth Bateman led the parade of hits with three. Seth accounted for one of the Badger doubles.

Will Parr had a complete game pitching for the Badgers. He continued the good season he is having at the mound, allowing only two hits for Payette, and one run. He had eight strikeouts and no walks.

Only four teams remain in the running for the 3-A State Championship, and Bonners Ferry is one of those teams. The Badgers' next game is today at 3:00 pm Bonners Ferry time, when they will play Kimberly, who defeated Teton 1-0 yesterday. Winner of the Bonners Ferry vs Kimberly game moves into the Championship game. The Badger game today can be viewed at 3:00 p.m. on www.idahosports.com.

Timberlake, the other Intermountain League team in the state tournament, lost their first game to Marsh Valley by a 3-0 score. Timberlake next plays South Fremont.

See the box scores below for yesterday's Badger state tournament game.


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