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Badgers sweep Maniacs in three game series |
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March 23, 2016 |
by Tom Turpin
BFHS Head Baseball Coach
The Bonners Ferry Badger baseball team traveled
to Orofino this past weekend for their annual
three game series against the Maniacs, winning
all three games for the first time in program
history. The wins put the Badger baseball record
at 3-1 in the early season.
GAME 1 – Bonners Ferry 10 - Orofino 0
Senior Vince Bennett had a no hitter going in to
the 6th inning and the Badger bats pounded 14
hits highlighted by Jesse Dunham’s first high
school home run to beat the Maniacs 10-0.
Bonners Ferry scored one in the 2nd and
unleashed a seven run burst in the 6th inning to
break the game open. The Badgers added two more
runs in the top of the 7th inning to secure the
10-0 win. Dunham’s three run home run came in
the 6th inning with two outs. Freshman Seth
Bateman went 4 for 4 and Senior Caleb Gering and
Bennett each got two hits in the game.
Bennett finished with a two hitter, striking out
eight and walking only three batters. Kevin Gray
came in for one inning of relief.
Bonners Ferry 0 1 0 0 0 7 2 10 14 0
Orofino
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
Bonners Ferry hits – B. Bateman, Bennett 2,
Dunham (HR), Gering 2, N. Sabin (2B), Blackmore,
Rodriguez, Stockton (2B), C. Sabin, S. Bateman 4
(2B)
GAME 2 – Bonners Ferry 17 - Orofino 7
The Badger bats continued to be hot with 17 hits
in the game including four doubles as they
routed the Maniacs 17-7 in game 2. Jesse Dunham
recorded the win with five strong innings of
work.
Vince Bennett got four hits and scored four
times while Brady Bateman and Dunham both got
three hits in the game. Dunham had two doubles
with four RBI to lead the Badgers. Seth Bateman
hit a two-run double in the 3rd and went 2 for 4
with 3 RBI.
Bonners Ferry 1 1 3 2 7 0 3 17 17 0
Orofino
0 1 1 2 1 0 2 7 10 2
Bonners Ferry hits – B. Bateman 3, Bennett 4,
Dunham 3 (2-2B), Gering 2 (2B), N. Sabin 2, S.
Bateman 2 (2B), Gray, Stockton, C. Sabin 2.
GAME 3 – Bonners Ferry 11 - Orofino 10
In the final game of the series, the Badgers
edged the Maniacs 11-10 in a tight game that
included 23 total hits. Junior Nick Sabin came
in relief in the 5th inning to hold Orofino
scoreless in the final three innings to secure
the save. Junior Kevin Gray recorded the win.
In the first inning, Vince Bennett reached on a
single with one out and later scored on a wild
pitch. The Maniacs scored a run in the bottom of
the first to make the score 1-1 after the first
inning. The Badgers scored 2 runs in the top of
the second when Brady Bateman hit a two-run
single to score Nick Sabin and Chris Sabin. The
Maniacs took the lead in their half of the 2nd
after scoring three runs to make the score 4-3.
The Badgers added five runs in the 3rd inning
with only two hits including a three run home
run by sophomore Brady Bateman’s first high
school home run. The Maniacs wouldn’t go away
and ended up scoring six runs of their own to
maintain a lead 10-8 heading into the 4th
inning.
In the 4th inning, Bonners Ferry added three
more runs starting off with Caleb Gering’s
single. Caleb Blackmore reached on a single to
score Gering and Junior Nick Sabin hit a two-run
home run over the left field fence to record his
first high school home run. That blast was the
difference as Sabin came in relief in the 5th
inning to save the game 11-10.
Bonners Ferry 1 2 5 3 0 0 0 11 10 1
Orofino
1 3 6 0 0 0 0 10 13 4
Bonners Ferry hits – B. Bateman 2 (HR), Bennett,
Dunham, Gering 2, Blackmore, N. Sabin (HR), C.
Sabin 2
Overall for the series, the Badgers had 41 hits
in 102 at bats including three home runs and
seven doubles.
The Badgers take on the Sandpoint Bulldogs at
home this Friday at 4:00 p.m., then travel to
Sandpoint on Saturday to face them in a
doubleheader.
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