3-29-08
The
Lewis-Clark State
College baseball team
has announced the
signing of two high
school baseball players
with Lewiston High
pitcher Brett Watson
(shown left) and Lake
City shortstop Trent
Bridges, Warrior
assistant coach Gus
Knickrehm announced.
Both are seniors this
spring and will join the
Warriors for workouts in
the fall.
Watson is a left-handed
pitcher who struck out
17 batters last Saturday
in a seven-inning win
over Coeur d’Alene High.
The 17 strikeouts are a
career-high for Watson,
who is 2-0 on the
season.
Watson’s high school
coach and American
Legion coach is former
Warrior Tom Grunenfelder,
who told the Lewiston
Tribune last summer that
he believes Watson is
“going to be as good a
pitcher as we’ve had
come out of this program
since I’ve been here.”
Watson was a second-team
all-Inland Empire League
selection last season
and helped Lewiston High
to a second-place finish
in the Idaho State 5A
Tournament.
The
team Lewiston lost to in
the title game was Lake
City, which used two
hits from Bridges to
beat Lewiston 7-1.
Bridges (shown left) was
a first-team all-Inland
Empire League selection
last season.
Bridges also started on
the Timberwolves’
basketball team and
played in the District 1
All-Star Game.
“These are two of the
top high school
prospects in the state,”
Knickrehm said. “Watson
is probably one of the
best left-handed
pitchers in the state
and Bridges is one of
the top hitters.”
