COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: Dillon whiffs career-high 10 batters, leads Yaks to first win of season
Austin Dillon, Yakima Valley College Baseball
A 2023 graduate of Sandpoint High, Austin hurled seven innings, giving up nine hits, three earned runs and no walks while striking out a career-high 10 batters as the Yaks picked up their first win of the season, an 8-5 victory over Olympic this past Saturday, March 8. Yakima Valley (3-9), which won three out of their four games over the weekend, will face Bellevue and Centralia in a pair of road doubleheaders starting Saturday, March 15, and ending Sunday, March 16.
Jantzen Lucas, Lewis-Clark State College Baseball
A 2020 graduate of Priest River High, Jantzen got the win on the bump, pitching five innings and giving up five hits, no earned runs and two walks while striking out four batters in a 10-0 win over Eastern Oregon this past Sunday, March 9. With the stellar outing, he lowers his season ERA to 4.60 and has now struck out 12 batters across 15.2 innings of work. The Warriors (10-7) will travel to Corban for a four-game series starting Friday, March 14, and ending Saturday, March 15.
Jack Zimmerman, Lassen College Baseball
A 2023 graduate of Sandpoint High, Jack went 2-for-3 with two singles and drew two walks in the Cougars series-opening 9-4 win over Butte this past Friday, March 7. Lassen (13-7-1), which won two out of three in the series, hosts American River on Tuesday, March 11, and then plays Feather River for a three-game series starting Friday, March 14, and ending Saturday, March 15.
Cody Newhart, Lackawanna College Baseball
A 2023 graduate of Sandpoint High, Cody went 1-for-3 with an RBI single in the Falcons' 11-1 home win over Onondaga Community College this past Sunday, March 9. Lackawanna (5-8), which swept the doubleheader, hits the road for a doubleheader against Rowan College South Jersey at Cumberland on Wednesday, March 12.
Evan Williams, Tabor College Baseball
A 2021 graduate of Sandpoint High, Evan pitched the Blue Jays to another win, throwing 4.1 innings and giving up five hits, one earned run and three walks while striking out five batters in a series-finale 21-6 win over Bethany College (Lindsborg, Kan.) this past Sunday, March 9. The hard-throwing righty now holds a 4.35 ERA on the season and has struck out 41 batters across 31 innings of work. Tabor (12-8), which swept the three-game series, travels to Sterling College (Sterling, Kan.) for a three-game series starting Friday, March 14, and ending Saturday, March 15.
Braylyn Bayer, Weber State University Golf
A 2024 graduate of Bonners Ferry High, Braylyn finished 45th out of 77 golfers at the Lady Thunderbird Pizza Hut Invitational hosted by Southern Utah University at the Sunbrook Golf Course in St. George, Utah, this past Friday, March 7, through Sunday, March 9. She put up a 15-over-par across three rounds, scoring a 5-over-par 77, a 4-over-par 76, and a 6-over-par 78, in that order, while shooting 27 pars and seven birdies. Weber State, which finished fifth out of 12 teams, returns to action on Friday, March 14, through Sunday, March 16, at the Red Rocks Invitational hosted by Northern Arizona University.
Avery Bayer, Idaho State University Golf
A 2024 graduate of Bonners Ferry High, Avery finished with a 34-over-par across three rounds and placed 72nd at the Lady Thunderbird Pizza Hut Invitational. She finished with a 13-over-par 85, 13-over-par 85, and 8-over-par 80, in that order, and tallied 19 pars and three birdies. Idaho State, which finished 12th, will compete next on Monday, April 7, through Wednesday, April 9, at the Bobcat Desert Invitational hosted by Montana State University in Goodyear, Ariz.
Jantzen Lucas
Jack Zimmerman
Cody Newhart
Evan Williams
Braylyn Bayer
Avery Bayer