Kendrick wins regular-season Whitepine League baseball title

Going into Friday’s game at Clearwater Field in Lewiston, both the Kendrick and Troy baseball teams had matching conference records and with the regular-season Whitepine League title on the line, the Tigers prevailed with a 10-2 decision.

It was the largest defeat suffered by the Trojans, winners of two straight Idaho Class 1A state baseball championships, since an 11-3 loss to North Star of Eagle, Idaho on March 25, 2022.

“I think the first couple innings we were trying to do too much,” Kendrick coach Kyle Jones said. “And so, we just settled in and got into a rhythm and did our job like we work on every day. Not trying to do anything more. We were a little loose on defense to start things out and really proud of (Noah Littlefield) the way he pushed through that. Continued to throw a pile of strikes and kept us in a place where we knew we could get past those guys and keep moving forward.”