The College of Idaho upset top-ranked Lewis-Clark State.
C of I Upsets No. 1 Ranked Lewis-Clark State, 3-2
LEWISTON, Idaho -- A pinch hit RBI fielder's choice by Jordan Lanman scored Perry Hamilton from third base in the top of the tenth inning, as The College of Idaho ended a 18-game losing streak to Lewis-Clark State, stopping the No. 1 ranked Warriors, 3-2, in the final game of the Regence Blue Shield Tournament at Harris Field.
The win for the Coyotes (4-4) was their first against L-C since February of 2005 and their first extra inning win over their Idaho rivals since 1999.
With one out in the tenth, Hamilton looped a fly ball to right that was dropped by Chris Valencia - giving the Yotes the go-ahead run in scoring position. Luke Howarth laced the next pitch into right field for a base hit to put runners on the corners, with Lanman hitting a slow roller to shortstop - beating out the chance for a double play to give The C of I the lead.
Justin Marsh-Quinlan was stellar in relief, tossing three scoreless innings - recording a pair of strikeouts in the bottom of the tenth, to notch his first win. Andrew Brock went the first seven innings for the Yotes, allowing just two runs on eight hits without a walk, recording the no-decision.
L-C (6-2) got on the board in the third on a Ricky Reavis sacrifice fly, but the Coyotes took the lead in the sixth inning, as Cody Brubaker ripped a two-out, two-run single into center. The Warriors got even in the seventh on a Travis Georgious RBI single and nearly won it in the ninth, but a diving catch on a Mike Rivera line drive with the winning run aboard by Howarth ended the threat.
Howarth and Alex O'Brien each had two hits for the Yotes, while Kyle Greene had two hits for L-C.
The Yotes will embark on their annual Winter Break trip this week, heading to Northern California for five games, beginning Wednesday at Sonoma State.