District baseball recap: Bishop Kelly rolls, Skyview rallies into 5A SIC title game
High school baseball district tournaments in the Boise area kicked off the week with a busy Monday on the diamond.
Here are the top highlights from the day.
[Related: District tournament brackets, scores]
5A SIC DISTRICT BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
SKYVIEW 6, VALLIVUE 2: Jacoby Navarro inherited an ugly situation.
Trailing 2-0 in the third, the Hawks brought the senior pitcher in from the bullpen with two runners on base and nobody out. But Navarro slammed the door shut, throwing five scoreless innings to earn the win as the Hawks rallied to victory in their 5A SIC district semifinal.
Navarro’s steady outing allowed Skyview to take the lead on Brodie Fleshman’s RBI triple in the sixth inning. The Hawks then tacked on runs with a single from Elijah Strong, a sacrifice fly from Mason Krahn and a single from Trevan Plew in the final two innings to advance to the district finals.
Skyview, the reigning district champ, will face Bishop Kelly at 5 p.m. Thursday at Vallivue. The winner clinches a spot in the state’s new regional round.
Colt Augustus led Vallivue with a 1-for-4 day that included a two-run single in the third inning. The Falcons drop into the district tournament’s losers’ bracket, where they will host Columbia at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
BISHOP KELLY 21, NAMPA 5 (5 innings): The top-seeded Knights erupted for 12 runs in the third inning to blow open their 5A SIC district semifinal and roll into the district championship.
Colin Brazil provided the biggest highlights in the inning, ripping a run-scoring triple to right field and adding an RBI single later in the frame. But the Knights also took advantage of four walks and an error in the inning to keep the wheels turning.
Luca Quilici led the Knights at the plate, going 4-for-4 with four RBIs, and he also earned the win on the mound. Sy Wong also went 2-for-3 with three RBIs, and Jaxson Brady added three RBIs of his own.
Nampa’s Ethan Stauffer finished 3-for-3 with a double as the Bulldogs dropped into the losers’ bracket, where they will face Emmett at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Vallivue.
MONDAY’S GAME BALLS
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BASEBALL
Jacoby Navarro, Skyview: Threw five scoreless innings of relief for the victory in a 6-2 win over Vallivue. He’s yet to allow a run in 16 ⅓ innings on the mound this season.
Wylee Bidiman, Homedale: Ripped an RBI double to cap a four-run rally in the sixth inning that propelled the Trojans to an 8-5 upset win over Cole Valley Christian in the first round of the 4A SRV district tournament.
Quinn Hood, Fruitland: Homered and tripled in a 12-2 win over Payette in the first round of the 4A SRV district tournament, finishing 3-for-4 with three RBIs to keep the Grizzlies (22-0) undefeated.
Brayden Schaefer, Nampa Christian: Finished a 10-2 nonconference win over Wendell a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate with four RBIs and a stolen base.
Tristin Leslie, Garden Valley: Went 3-for-4 with a triple and five RBIs to extend the Wolverines’ season with a 19-12 win at Gem State in the play-in round of the 2A WIC district tournament.
SOFTBALL
Karlie Barnum, Cole Valley Christian: Threw a five-inning no-hitter and struck out 11 in a 15-0 win over Fruitland. She also went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs.
BASEBALL DISTRICT TOURNAMENT SCOREBOARD
2 automatic teams to regionals, 4 at-large berths
MONDAY
Semifinals
Bishop Kelly 21, Nampa 5, 5 innings
Skyview 6, Vallivue 2
WEDNESDAY
Losers’ bracket
At Vallivue
Game 5: Columbia vs. Vallivue, 3 p.m.
Game 6: Emmett vs. Nampa, 5 p.m.
1 automatic team to regionals, 3 at-large berths
MONDAY
First round
Fruitland 12, Payette 2, 5 innings
Homedale 8, Cole Valley Christian 5
TUESDAY
Losers’ bracket
Game 5: Payette at Cole Valley Christian, 5:30 p.m.
Semifinal
Game 6: Homedale at Fruitland, 6:30 p.m.
2 automatic teams to regionals, 4 at-large berths
MONDAY
Play-in round
Garden Valley 19, Gem State 12
WEDNESDAY
Semifinals
At Glenns Ferry
Game 2: No. 3 Idaho City vs. No. 2 Glenns Ferry, 1 p.m.
Game 3: Garden Valley vs. No. 1 North Star Charter, 3:30 p.m.
This story was originally published April 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM.
