Twins drop North Stars in home debut

The Lewis-Clark Twins opened their home schedule in style - both results-wise and uniform-wise. The Twins rolled to an 8-0 victory over the Spokane North Stars on Thursday at Church Field during the first day of the Dwight Church Tournament. The game was stopped after six innings on the tournament's eight-run mercy rule. L-C (5-1) jumped ahead immediately, with Riley Way reaching base after being hit by a pitch, then scoring on AJ Davis' triple. Davis also scrambled home on an error on the play. The Twins added to their lead on Chris Powell's three-run double in the third. L-C starting pitcher Wyatt Baldwin didn't allow any hits in his three-inning stint, and was pulled to leave him eligible to pitch Sunday. Nate Savolainen worked the last three innings, giving up three hits and no runs. This game marked the debut of the Twins' black uniform tops - the first time L-C has sported such a look in recent memory. It will compliment their usual green jerseys. "We've had gray, yellow, white," Twins coach Kevin Maurer said. "This is a jersey that's never been defeated in." One other game in the tournament, between the Missoula Mavericks and Hanford Flames, got started but was eventually rained out. That and the Twins' Thursday nightcap against Hodgen Distributing were canceled because of rain. One game from today's schedule was eliminated to leave each team with four games in the tournament. Here is today's slate as it now stands: Hanford Flames vs. Hodgen Distributing, 1 p.m.; Missoula Mavericks vs. Hodgen Distributing, 4 p.m.; Lewis-Clark Twins vs. Southridge Bandits, 7 p.m. Lewis-Clark Twins 203 111-8 9 0 Spokane North Stars 000 000-0 3 1 Baldwin, Savolainen (4) and Adkison. Bolden, Hauser (5) and Ross. Twins hits - Way (2B), Davis 2 (3B), Robinson (3B), Phillips, Powell (2B), Van Boeyen (2B), Olson 2. North Stars hits - Adams, Ross, Kraufz.