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Braden Box used his position as Twin Falls High's leadoff hitter to great effect, banging two doubles and reaching base six times in eight plate appearances to lead the Bruins to a doubleheader sweep of host Idaho Falls on Friday, winning 7-4 and 10-2.

Box's ability to get on base helped Twin Falls (17-3, 6-0 Region Four-Five-Six) get out to a quick start in both games, and the Bruins' pitching shut the door on Idaho Falls in both games. The Tigers opened their scoring in the fourth inning of both games when Twin Falls was already well in front.

"Box sets the tone and did really well for us today, he's pretty much the catalyst for our team," said Twin Falls coach Mike Federico. "We get out to a good start, and our pitching has been so good, so that helps maintain the tone of the game once we get a couple of runs and our pitcher goes out and shuts them down. That makes a big difference."

Jacob Coats went the distance in the first game, and Nick Yergensen and Kasey Jeroue combined to nail down the nightcap. Bo Folkinga belted his third homer of the season in the second game.

The Bruins have but one conference doubleheader remaining, at home against Skyline as they look to run the region table. They have yet to lose to Idaho opposition on the season, but Federico said that wasn't necessarily indicative of his team's possible status as a favorite.

"We don't really pay attention to the other teams," he said. "But we're feeling pretty good. We know if we play to potential we'll do OK."

Twin Falls is at Minico Thursday.

Game 1

Twin Falls 7, Idaho Falls 4

Twin Falls 210 004 0 ��" 7 12 1

Idaho Falls 000 200 2 ��" 4 7 2

Jacob Coats and Trevor Evans; Pullen, Hackett (6) and Thompson. W: Coats (6-1). L: Pullen.

Extra-base hits ��" 2B: Twin Falls, Braden Box.

Game 2

Twin Falls 10, Idaho Falls 2

Twin Falls 321 300 1 ��" 10 15 0

Idaho Falls 000 101 0 ��" 2 4 1

Nick Yergensen, Kasey Jeroue (6) and Trevor Evans; Arehart, Ralph (4), Burton (7) and Thompson. W: Yergensen (4-1). L: Arehart.

Extra-base hits ��" 2B: Twin Falls, Braden Box. 3B: Twin Falls, Remington Pullen. HR: Twin Falls, Bo Folkinga.

Wendell splits at Glenns Ferry tourney

Wendell downed New Plymouth 9-1 in six innings Friday at the Glenns Ferry Wooden Bat Invitational, but fell 3-0 to Nampa Christian.

The host Pilots were off Friday, but will face Nampa Christian in the championship game at 5:30 p.m., today.

For the 6-3 Trojans, John Goedhart pitched the win over New Plymouth and also went 2-for-3 with a double and a RBI. Wendell scored seven runs in the top of the sixth to break the game open.

"We spread the hits around nicely, particularly in that inning,"Trojans head coach Jesse Koopman said."

Joey Rocha threw a dandy against Nampa Christian, allowing just one hit and striking out seven. Still he took the loss as Nathan Riessing struck out eight and held Wendell to only two hits. Dustin Camper's RBI double was the lone hit for Nampa Christian, but helped spur three fifth-inning runs.

In other games Friday, Wells (Nev.) blasted 13 hits in a 14-4 win over Melba, while New Plymouth took a 12-0 win over Soda Springs. Today's action includes New Plymouth vs. Melba at 10 a.m., Soda Springs vs. New Plymouth at 12:30 p.m., and Wendell against Melba at 3 p.m.

Glenns Ferry Wooden Bat Invitational boxes

Wendell 9, New Plymouth 1,

six innings

Wendell 010 107 ��" 9 6 4

New Plymouth 000 001 ��" 1 3 6

John Goedhart and Jasper Peterson; Wes Hooten and Brady Harris. W: Hooten. L: Goedhart.

Extra-base hits ��" 2B: Wendell. Goedhart, Joey Rocha.

Nampa Christian 3, Wendell 0

Wendell 000 000 0 ��" 0 2 0

Nampa Christian 000 050 x ��" 3 1 2

Joey Rocha and Jasper Peterson.;Nathan Riessing and Nick Hendrickson. W: Riessing. L: Rocha.

Extra-base hits ��" 2B: Nampa Christian, Dustin Camper.

Burley sweeps Blackfoot

Playing on the road, the Burley baseball team swept a doubleheader from Blackfoot, 8-4 and 9-3.

The Bobcats committed seven errors in the opener, but the offense picked up the slack, scoring five runs in the sixth.

"We got two pretty good wins, especially coming off a tough loss to Century last night," Burley coach Brett Graham said. "I was really happy with how the kids bounced back today. We had quite a few errors, but we overcame them and got the win."

Steve Beck earned the win in Game 1, and Kace Redder pitched a complete game to earn the victory in the nightcap.

Burley is now 7-8 on the season, and will put its 3-1 conference record against Great Basin West foe Minico on Tuesday at 4 p.m.

Game 1

Burley 8, Blackfoot 4

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Blackfoot 110 100 1 ��" 4 7 0

Steve Beck, Dallon Beltran (7) and Sam Harris, Beck (7); Alex Jones, Preston Simpson (6) and Eric Torgerson. W: Beck. L: Jones.

Extra-base hits ��" 2B: Burley, Hoskins. Blackfoot, Zach Reay, Brock Katscanes. HR: Burley, Beltran.

Game 1

Burley 9, Blackfoot 3

Burley 105 002 1 ��" 9 9 3

Blackfoot 012 000 0 ��" 3 5 3

Kace Redder and Steve Beck; Zach Reay, Brock Katscanes (3), Bill Wortman (6) and Eric Torgerson. W: Redder. L: Reay.

Extra-base hits ��" 2B: Blackfoot, Reay.

Softball

Glenns Ferry wins in home tourney

Playing in their own Glenns Ferry Rural Telephone Classic, the Pilots topped Nampa Christian 13-3 in a run-rule abbreviated game.

Glenns Ferry pitcher Jaclynn Ferry struck out eight batters and walked none to earn the win.

"It took a couple innings to get the bat on the ball, but we hit really well," Glenns Ferry coach Kelli McHone said. "We played good defense, and Jaclynn had a solid performance. We finally played a complete game."

Glenns Ferry improved to 8-8 on the season and remains 2-0 in Canyon Conference play.

In other action, New Plymouth topped Soda Springs 8-0, while Wendell defeated the Filer junior varsity 11-4. Nampa Christian also beat Filer's JV 11-6.

Today's action will begin with the 10 a.m. meeting of New Plymouth and Filer's JV. Wendell will take on Soda Springs at noon, Glenns Ferry will meet New Plymouth at 2 p.m., and Wendell will battle Nampa Christian at 4 p.m.

Glenns Ferry 13, Nampa Christian 3 (six innings)

Nampa Christian 000 102 ��" 3 5 4

Glenns Ferry 000 626 ��" 15 1

Ryan, Mapree (5) and Liljejrean; Jaclynn Ferry and Crystal Laib. W: Ferry. L: Ryan.

Extra-base hits ��" 3B: Nampa Christian, Lilejejrean.

Wendell 11, Filer JV 4, six innings

Filer 000 022 ��" 4 1 8

Wendell 401 312 ��" 11 10 7

W: Krystal Miller.

Extra-base hits ��" 2B: Wendell, Miller, Heather Sturgeon, Whitney Gines. 3B: Kaitlyn Sites.

Minico splits at Tiger-Grizz

The Minico softball team split a pair of games at the Tiger-Grizz Tournament in Idaho Falls, beating West Jefferson 3-0 and losing 3-1 to Skyline. No further details were available Friday.

Correction

Jerome tennis ties Minico

Due to inaccurate results provided to the Times-News, Thursday's tennis match between Jerome and Minico was incorrectly reported in Friday's edition. The two teams tied 6-6 on Thursday night. The Times-News regrets the error.

Jerome 6, Minico 6

Boys singles: Eric Novis, Jerome, def. Ben Child 6-1, 6-2; Michael Pittman, Jerome, def. Sheldon Zimmerman 6-1, 6-3; Kevin Jurgensmeier, Minico, def. Travyn Mapes 6-4, 6-3.

Girls singles: Lacy VanEvery, Minico, def. Sam Sobotka 5-7, 7-6, 6-2; Karee Jurgensmeier, Minico, def. Breanna Gilbert 6-2, 6-0; Halley Hansen, Minico, def. Abby Blevins 6-1, 6-0.

Boys doubles: Chace Capps and Jordan Meservy, Jerome, def. Aaron Kleopfer and Kurt Kobagashi 6-1, 6-0; Matt Child and Derek Jentzsch, Minico, def. Kim Young and Aaron Ross 6-3, 6-7, 6-0.

Girls doubles: Erin Barnes and Caitlyn Chandler, Minico, def. Cassie Novis and Banz Prairuangkit 6-3, 6-2; Megan Wayment and Rachel Pickett, Jerome, def. Samantha Halverson and Inna Osrach 6-0, 6-1.

Mixed doubles: Danny Lasike and Melissa Fairbrother, Jerome, def. Kathleen Child and Jake Sanford 7-6, 6-3; Michael Gilbert and Katherine Halper, Jerome, def. Carianna Chandler and Landon Whitesides 6-3, 6-1.