Prairie boys basketball awards were handed out Monday, March 18. From left are Noah Behler, varsity Pirate Award and co-Most Valuable; Levi Gehring, JV co-Most Valuable; Trenton Lorentz, varsity Defensive Player of the Year; Phil Schwartz, varsity Most Improved; Lee Forsmann, varsity co-Most Valuable; Collin Ray, JV co-Most Improved; Nate Forsmann, JV co-Most Valuable; Chase VonBargen, JV Defensive Player of the Year and Cole Duclos, JV co-Most Improved. Not pictured is Max Rehder, JV Pirate Award. The Pirates were limited to just 3 hits in the game, a single each by Phil Schwartz, Chris Schumacher and Devin Schultz. They scored their only run in the fourth inning. Jake Quintal drew a leadoff walk. Collin Ray then hit the ball toward second and reached on an error. Schumacher grounded to short, forcing Ray at second with Quintal going to third. Prairie then executed a delayed double steal. Schumacher took off for second with the throw going to second. Quintal took off from third as soon as the throw was made and scored while Schumacher beat the throw at second. Prairie pitcher Noah Behler, their best pitcher last season, wasn’t sharp in the opener. C.V.’s first 3 hitters all singled on the only strikes each one saw. They all came around to score as the Rams put up 5 first innings singles while picking up a pair of free passes in a hit batsman and a walk. The Rams added 2 more in the second on 3 more hits and a hit batsman. The Rams added another 4 runs in the third inning on just 2 hits with 2 walks and a hit batsman. Behler hit the pitch limit after 3 inning and Schwartz took over on the mound. He faced 4 batters and couldn’t get any outs, giving up 2 hits and 2 walks. Levi McElroy then went to the mound and gave up a single before getting a sacrifice fly and a strikeout. He then struggled to find the strike zone as he walked 4 straight batters. Jake Quintal then took over on the mound to get the final out on a forceout. Behler gave up 10 hits in 3 innings and 9 runs with 3 strikeouts, 3 walks and 3 hit batsmen. Schwartz gave up 2 hits and 2 walks and 4 runs. McElroy gave up 1 hit and 2 runs with 4 walks and a strikeout. Quintal face one batter and got an out. Prairie is 0-1 on both the season and in league play. Prairie 0 0 0 1 0— 1 3 4 C.V. 3 2 4 6 x—15 13 3  Phil Schwartz heads for first with a single at C.V.  Noah Behler throws a pitch at C.V.  Jake Quintal makes a catch in left field.  Levi McElroy chases after a fly ball in center. Prairie Baseball Schedule March 15-C.V., there, V & JV, 4:30 and 6:30 p.m.19-vs. Lapwai at Clearwater Park, Lewiston, 4:30 p.m. 20-Pomeroy, there, 4 p.m. 21-Southfork Slugfest at Kooskia, vs. Liberty Christian of Richland, WA, 1:30 p.m. Schedule changed for this event 23-Southfork Slugest at Kooskia, vs. North Star Charter, 9:30 a.m.; vs. Bandon, OR,, 11:30 a.m. April 4-Kendrick, there, V & JV, 4 and 6 p.m.6-Potlatch, here, (2), Noon and 2 p.m. 9-Lewis County, here, 4:30 p.m. 16-Genesee, there, (2), 3 and 5 p.m. 20-vs Troy at Clearwater Park, (2), 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. 23-Lewis County, there, 4 p.m. 25-Kendrick, here, V & JV. 4 p.m. 30-C.V., here, V & JV, 4 p.m. May 3-Lapwai, here, 4:30 p.m.7-District Tournament, higher seed host, 4:30 p.m. 10-11-District Tournament at Orofino 16-18-State at Capital High School, Boise |
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