Baseball Recap: Tyler Voorhees leads a balanced attack to beat Lewiston

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2024, 7:43pm

Baseball Recap: Coeur d'Alene Vikings vs. Lewiston Bengals

On Saturday, Coeur d'Alene faced Lewiston in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Coeur d'Alene Vikings won by a run and slipped past the Lewiston Bengals 5-4. Winning may never get old, but Coeur d'Alene sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.

Blanco Aidan spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on four hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.

At the plate, Coeur d'Alene's win was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Voorhees, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, a double, and an RBI.

Coeur d'Alene is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Lewiston, their loss dropped their record down to 11-8.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Coeur d'Alene beat Lewiston by a score of 10-2 later that day.

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