[Archelirion]

2nd June 2019

If yesterday was the Great Beginning, then today was the Great Leveller – only two days into the Idaho League’s running, we have no teams with 100% or 0% records in the competition! Let’s see what happened on the ballpark…

Pocatello Suns (1-0) @ (0-1) Boise Steamrollers

In a tentative game only featuring 11 hits between the two sides, the Boise Steamrollers inched ahead of the Suns, aided partially by a three-walk 8th from Pocatello reliever Josh Kramb which helped the home side score a decisive two more. Ultimately, the game ended Pocatello 3 @ 4 Boise.

Nevertheless, the game wasn’t without its drama, as in the upper 9th, CL Darrell Iannarone walked Jose Gonzalez on two outs, and could only watch as Jose Tonton jacked a monster homer out left to bring the game within a run. Luckily for the Steamrollers (and for Iannarone’s save), 2B Josh Prince hit an infield fly to end the game in Boise’s favour.

Pocatello Suns – CF Jose Alejandro Gonzalez, 0-from-2, 2 R, 3-BB / LF Jose Tonton, 1-from-4, R, 2-RBI, BB, home run / C Chris Weimer, 2-from-3, BB / RF Eric Greathouse, 1-from-4, double // SP Marc Roscoe L (0-1), 5.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 3 K, HR

Boise Steamrollers – LF Nate Sams, 1-from-3, 2 R, BB / RF Jay Stout, 2-from-3, RBI, BB, double / SS Dan Jennings, 0-from-2, 2 BB / C Joey Otto, 1-from-3, 2-RBI / RF-PH Alfredo Sigala, 1-from-1, R, home run / 1B Brad Wink, 1-from-4, double // SP A. J. Peters, W (1-0), 5.0 IP, 3 H, ER, 5 BB, 5 K, POTG / RP Jared O’Quinn, H (1), 1.0 IP, H, 0 ER, BB / RP Josh Stokes, H (1), 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K / RP Robert Robbins, H (1), 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K / CL Darrell Iannarone, SV (1), 1.0 IP, H, 2 ER, BB, K, HR


Idaho Falls Maulers (0-1) @ (1-0) Twin Falls Elephants

It was a battle of the Bobby’s, as fantastic pitching performances from both Maulers’ man Bobby Pasternack and Twin Falls’ Bobby Everett ensured that this game would be kept on a knife-edge from start to finish – however, a 2-run 4th was to be the difference, as Idaho Falls overcame the Twin Falls Elephants. Idaho Falls 3 @ 1 Twin Falls.

“It was a fantastic battle between Bobby and I,” said the 27-year-old Idaho Falls starter, born in Rexburg, after the game. “He played really well, maybe even better than me for most the game. But I’m glad to have kept my concentration and come away with the win.” Pasternack remarkably only has one confident pitch, his super-heated fastball, but is reportedly working hard on his curveball too.

Idaho Falls Maulers – 2B Joe Davis, 2-from-4, R, double / 1B Steve Phelps, 1-from-4, 2 RBI // SP Bobby Pasternack, W (1-0), 7.2 IP, 5 H, ER, 3 BB, 4 K, POTG / CL Rob Williams, SV (1), 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, BB, 2 K

Twin Falls Elephants – 2B Kalaika Kahoohalahala, 2-from-5, RBI / LF Troy Dixon, 1-from-3, 2 BB // SP Bobby Everett, L (0-1), 7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, BB, 6 K


Caldwell 97s (1-0) @ (0-1) Coeur d’Alene White Wings

The White Wings took their fans on an emotional rollercoaster this evening against the 97s, but eventually came away with the result of Caldwell 1 @ 2 Coeur d’Alene.

After scoring the sole run of the game in the upper 7th, Kurt Allen’s base hit being enough to push 3B Josh Skuse over the plate, all the 97s needed to do was get through the bottom 9th unscathed and they had a team shutout on their hands. However, CL Erik Clack couldn’t stop his first adversary, Greg Neese, from clocking an impressive boundary hit to tie the game. Proceedings then continued for a very tit-for-tat three more innings, until Coeur d’Alene third baseman Jon Church jacked a homer off 97s reliever Josh Doyle. The game may only have ended at just gone 9:15 from a 5 p.m. start, but White Wings fans went home exhilarated following the league’s first ever walk-off.

Caldwell 97s – SS Kevin Stoup, 3-from-5, BB / 2B Kurt Allen, 1-from-5, RBI (3) / LF Josh Prier, 2-from-5 / 3B Josh Skuse, 1-from-4, R, double (3) // SP Jonathan Farris, 5.1 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K / RP Eddie Reierson, H (1), 1.0 IP, 0 ER, BB / CL Erik Clack, BS (1), 1.0 IP, H, ER, BB, K, HR / RP Josh Doyle, L (0-1), H, ER, K, HR

Coeur d’Alene White Wings – LF Jon Church, 3-from-5, R, RBI, BB, home run / C Greg Neese, 1-from-3, R, RBI, 2 BB, home run / SS Mike Jungers, 1-from-4, BB, double // SP Deole Elom, 6.1 IP, 7 H, ER, 3 BB, 6 K, POTG / RP Mitch Davis, W (1-0), 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K