District baseball scores: Ridgevue rallies, Eagle cruises, Vallivue bounces back
The high school baseball district tournaments in Boise and the Treasure Valley rolled on Wednesday with plenty of late-game drama.
These were the top highlights of the day.
[Related: Full baseball district tournament brackets, scores]
[Related: Brackets, schedule for softball district tournaments]
6A SIC DISTRICT BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
RIDGEVUE 10, CAPITAL 9: Warhawks senior Chance Schreiber stepped to the plate with the bases loaded and his team trailing by two in the bottom of the sixth inning. And he didn’t waste the opportunity.
Schreiber ripped a bases-clearing double into right field to send Ridgevue into the winners’ side of its three-team regional qualifier. The seventh-seeded Warhawks (11-8-1) will face No. 4 Rocky Mountain (17-7) at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Schreiber’s double capped the scoring in a back-and-forth game that saw Ridgevue jump out to a 5-0 lead in the second inning before Capital slowly but surely rallied to take the lead.
Jameson Deitz went 2-for-3 with a double, and Jaxon Johnson drove in two runs to lead the Warhawks at the plate. Brady Ruzicka tripled and drove in a run for Capital (11-14), which faces the loser of Ridgevue-Rocky Mountain at 6 p.m. Friday in the losers’ bracket of their three-team regional qualifier.
EAGLE 15, TIMBERLINE 3 (5 innings): Timberline hung two runs in the top of the first inning. But the Mustangs answered with seven runs in their half of the frame, jumping out to a commanding lead before rolling to a mercy-rule win in the opening game of their three-team regional qualifier.
Easton Gothberg and Owen Brent each tallied two-run singles in the bottom of the first inning, and Brady Ford added a two-run triple in the second inning as the Mustangs scored in all four trips to the plate.
Brent topped the box score with a 2-for-3 night that included four RBIs, while Andrew Palfreyman and Jack Swanstrom each added doubles.
The sixth-seeded Mustangs (13-9) advance to face No. 5 Mountain View (15-8) at 6 p.m. Thursday. The winner advances to the finals of their regional qualifier, while the loser faces Timberline (7-16) at 6 p.m. Friday.
5A SIC DISTRICT BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
VALLIVUE 11, COLUMBIA 1 (6 innings): The second-seeded Falcons bounced back from an upset loss Monday thanks to Cooper Crutcher’s performance on the mound and at the plate.
The senior went the distance, holding Columbia (7-17) to one run on one hit while striking six. He also helped his own cause at the plate, going 3-for-4 with a two-run triple in the fourth inning.
Eli Daniel also tripled, Aaron Rayo went 1-for-3 with two RBIs, and Baren Vadapalli triggered the 10-run mercy rule with a line-drive single to right field in the sixth inning.
The Falcons (22-3) will host Nampa at 3 p.m. Thursday in another losers’ bracket game at Vallivue.
NAMPA 8, EMMETT 1: Only the state’s pitch count rules could slow Nampa pitcher Jaxon Wade in another losers’ bracket game at the 5A district tournament.
The junior limited Emmett (4-17) to one run while scattering six hits and striking out six through 6 ⅔ innings. The Bulldogs pulled him at 85 pitches, meaning he could return to pitch Saturday in the district’s second-place game. But Nampa (11-12) will first need to upset host Vallivue on Thursday.
Nampa jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning, using a two-run single from Ryker Good and RBI singles from Ethan Stauffer and Bradley Norman to give Wade more than enough cushion.
WEDNESDAY’S GAME BALLS
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BASEBALL
Chance Schreiber, Ridgevue: Delivered in the clutch with a three-run, go-ahead double in the bottom of the sixth inning to rally past Capital. He also drew a walk to drive in another run, finishing 1-for-3 with four RBIs.
Cooper Crutcher, Vallivue: Threw a six-inning complete game, holding Columbia to a single hit to keep the Falcons in the hunt for a guaranteed berth at regionals. He also went 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs.
Luke Fox, North Star Charter: Fired a one-hit shutout and struck out nine in a 17-0, five-inning over Garden Valley in the semifinals of the 2A WIC district tournament.
Bryce Sterling, Glenns Ferry: Ripped a walk-off double in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Pilots to a 6-5 win in the semifinals of the 2A WIC district tournament.
SOFTBALL
Abbie English, Cole Valley Christian: Stole four bases and went 2-for-4 with two RBIs as the Chargers clinched the 4A SRV regular-season title with a 15-2 win at Fruitland.
Ellie Shirts, Weiser: Went 4-for-4 with three doubles and two RBIs in a 17-1 win over Payette to clinch the second seed in the upcoming 4A SRV district tournament.
BASEBALL DISTRICT TOURNAMENT SCOREBOARD
Regional Qualifiers
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30
At Rocky Mountain
Ridgevue 10, Capital 9
At Mountain View
Eagle 15, Timberline 3, 5 innings
THURSDAY, MAY 1
At Rocky Mountain
Game 2: Ridgevue vs. No. 4 Rocky Mountain, 6 p.m.
At Mountain View
Game 7: Eagle vs. No. 5 Mountain View, 6 p.m.
FRIDAY, MAY 2
At Rocky Mountain
Game 3: Capital vs. Loser 2, 6 p.m.
At Mountain View
Game 8: Timberline vs. Loser 7, 6 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30
Losers’ bracket
At Vallivue
Vallivue 11, Columbia 1, 6 innings
Nampa 8, Emmett 1
THURSDAY, MAY 1
Losers’ bracket
At Vallivue
Game 7: Vallivue vs. Nampa, 3 p.m.
Championship
(Winner to regionals)
At Vallivue
Game 8: Bishop Kelly vs. Skyview, 5 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30
Losers’ bracket semifinal
Payette 7, Homedale 6, 8 innings
THURSDAY, MAY 1
Championship
(Winner to regionals)
Game 8: Payette at Fruitland, 6:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30
Semifinals
At Glenns Ferry
Glenns Ferry 6, Idaho City 5
North Star Charter 17, Garden Valley 0, 5 innings
FRIDAY, MAY 2
Losers’ bracket
At Glenns Ferry
Game 4: Idaho City vs. Garden Valley, 1:30 p.m.
Championship
(Winner to regionals)
At Glenns Ferry
Game 5: North Star Charter vs. Glenns Ferry, 3 p.m.
Second-place game
(Winner to regionals)
At Glenns Ferry
Loser 5 vs. Winner 4, 6 p.m.
This story was originally published April 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM.
