ONATRIO, Ore. - The Lewis-Clark Twins' season-opening road trip was capped by their first loss, but their coach was still pleased with the 4-1 showing.
The Twins split an American Legion baseball doubleheader with the Treasure Valley Stars on Tuesday, as L-C won the first 8-2 and the Stars took the second 2-1.
The Twins trailed most of the opener, with Treasure Valley leading 2-0 heading into the fifth. L-C tied it with single tallies in the fifth and sixth, then emphatically siezed the lead with a six-run seventh. The Twins smacked four hits in the seventh, with Wyatt Baldwin delivering a bases-clearing triple.
Twins starter Cooper Lund worked five strong innings and tallied eight strikeouts while Chase Adkison handled the sixth and seventh. Adkison's 1-2-3 sixth seemed to inspire L-C's offensive eruption in the top of the seventh, coach Kevin Maurer said.
In the second game, it was Treasure Valley that rallied late to claim victory. The Stars tied it at 1-1 with a run in the sixth, then brought home a walk-off score in the seventh on Connor Buck's RBI single.
Riley Way started at pitcher for the Twins - his first start on the mound in two years, Maurer said - and was efficent, throwing just 55 pitches through five innings. He carried a no-hitter into the fourth, thanks in part to Adkison, playing in right field, throwing out a batter before he could get to first.
While it ended on a sour note, the Twins' trip was mostly impressive, as they outscored their opponents 36-7, outhit them 44-19 and struck out just six times compared to 32 times for their foes.
"It was nothing to hang their head about," Maurer said. "... We were pretty pleased with the trip that we had."
The Twins will next make their home debut in the Dwight Church Tournament, which starts Thursday at Harris Field. L-C will play the Spokane North Stars at noon and a Pendleton, Ore., club at 7 p.m. on the first day.
FIRST GAME
Lewis-Clark Twins 000 011 6-8 8 0
Treasure Valley 011 000 0-2 5 2
Lund, Adkison (6) and Savolainen. Rodriguez, Hawker (6) and Wagerman.
Twins hits - Way (2B), Davis, White 2, Robinson, Baldwin 2 (3B), Olson 2.
Treasure Valley hits - Wagerman, Harris, Burke, Buck (2B), Hawker.
SECOND GAME
Lewis-Clark Twins 100 000 0-1 2 0
Treasure Valley 000 001 1-2 4 0
Way, Robinson (7) and Fuller. Navarret and Stricker.
Twins hits - Light, Davis.
Treasure Valley hits - Wagerman (2B), Stricker, Buck, Denear.
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