We are the champions – my friend And we’ll keep on fighting till the end We are the champions We are the champions No time for losers ‘Cause we are the champions of the world (Queen). On June 23rd though the 27th, the Northwest DirtBags Baseball team came out and won the Best of the West Classic baseball tournament in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. In the newspaper there was an article on the championship game;
Cubs fall to Northwest in title game
June 28, 2010
COEUR D’ALENE – A comeback fell one run short as the Lewis-Clark Cubs lost 7-6 to the Northwest Dirtbags in the championship game of the Coeur d’Alene Elite Series baseball tournament Sunday.
Reece Qualey of the Cubs led off the bottom of the seventh inning with his fourth double of the game, but was thrown out trying to stretch it into a triple.
“Two perfect throws,” L-C coach Justin Miller said of the Dirtbags’ defense on the play. “I probably shouldn’t have sent him, but if they had 99 more chances I don’t think they’d get him.”
The Cubs (14-8) committed four errors and gave up four unearned runs, falling behind 7-1 before rallying. They wound up 3-2 in the six-team tournament.
The Dirtbags are a regional select team whose roster includes Pete Bakker of Lewiston, who drove in four runs.
Allen Willey went the distance for the Cubs, throwing 118 pitches. “It was his fourth loss of the year, and we should have won them all,” Miller said.
Northwest 102 130 0-7 10 2
L-C Cubs 100 041 0-6 10 4
Costello, Krapas (5), Snider (6) and Bakker. Willey and Brooks., Charlo (6).
Northwest hits – Bozett, Snider, Key 3, Bakker 3 (2B), Krapas 2 (2B).
L-C Cubs hits – Robins, Qualey 4 (4-2B), Tibbits 2 (2B), Damato 2 (2-2B), J. Hassell (2B).
The DirtBags played some great baseball in this tournament and now next weekend, July 2nd through the 4th they will be in the Triple Crown Classic Tacoma/Pierce, in Tacoma, Washington. As always thanks for viewing. If anyone would like me to photograph a certain thing or player just let me know. Also if anyone would like to purchase photos from me, let me know and we can work it out. 🙂
-Alyssa
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