Kuna sweeps baseball, softball 4A district titles
BASEBALL
4A: KUNA 7, BISHOP KELLY 1
Asher Hendrix struck out 11 batters, and the Kavemen pounded out 11 hits in a victory over Bishop Kelly in the 4A District Three Tournament championship.
The district title is Kuna’s first at the 4A level. The Kavemen last won a district crown as a 3A team in 1999. They went on to win state that season.
Ross Blattner led Kuna (13-13) at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three RBIs.
Bishop Kelly (15-10) mustered just two hits as Hendrix registered the complete-game victory.
Both teams are headed to state, which begins Thursday in Twin Falls.
3A: FRUITLAND 2, HOMEDALE 1
Casey Rodriguez and Matt Murphy each had two hits as the Grizzlies won their 11th straight district title.
Fruitland (19-7) and Homedale (16-6) both advance to the state tournament, which begins Thursday at Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Ore.
SOFTBALL
4A: KUNA 2, MIDDLETON 1
Mickey Kleffner hit a two-run double in the bottom of the fourth inning to lift Kuna (19-6-1) to its first district championship since 2012.
Kleffner also earned the victory, striking out eight.
Lainey Lyle hit a home run to put Middleton (20-4) on the board in the top of the fourth and give the Vikings a short-lived lead.
The 4A state tournament begins Friday at Twin Falls High.
3A: HOMEDALE 8, EMMETT 0
Dakota Kelly struck out 15 batters as the Trojans won their third straight district title with a shutout against Emmett (17-7).
Gardenia Machuca was 3-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI for Homedale (23-2).
The 3A state tournament begins Friday at Ward Park in Pocatello.
This story was originally published May 13, 2016 at 12:01 AM with the headline "Kuna sweeps baseball, softball 4A district titles."