Even though the College of Idaho baseball team owns one of two victories against Lewis-Clark State College this season, the Coyotes probably have seen enough of the Warriors, at least for this week. 

Pounding out 17 hits off of six Coyote pitchers, the Warriors blasted their way to a 13-1 win at Caldwell’s Simplot Stadium on Wednesday to complete a three-game series sweep. LCSC has now defeated the Coyotes in six of their seven meetings this season and have outscored them 55-14 in the process.  During the three game sweep, LCSC outscored the Coyotes 31-4. 

The Warriors, ranked No. 1 in the NAIA, improved to 18-2 with the win, which was its 12th straight this season. LCSC also has defeated the Coyotes 14 straight times at Simplot Stadium. 

LCSC had 12 players collect hit in the contest, including three from Sean Halton, who also drove in a pair of runs. Despite collecting only one hit, Ikaika Lester was the big run producer on the day with four RBI, while Kyle Greene went 1-for-1 with three RBI and three runs scored. 

The Warriors had plenty of scoring opportunities as along with the 17 hits, LCSC hitters drew six walks and were hit by pitches twice. The Warriors left 13 runners on base in the game. 

As it did in its doubleheader sweep on Tuesday, the Warriors jumped out to the early lead. In the three-game series, LCSC outscored College of Idaho 19-2 in the first three innings. 

LCSC got the ball rolling in the first when Brent Wyatt walked, and Paul Martin and Josh Ashenbrenner singled to load the bases. Green then hit a sacrifice fly to right-center to bring in the first run. A wild pitch allowed Martin to score, and Halton’s single moved Ashenbrenner to third. Lester’s sacrifice fly to right-center field made it 3-0 for the Warriors. 

In the third, Ashenbrenner opened the frame with a single and Greene followed with a two-run home run to center field. It was Greene’s second home run in as many days and his team-leading fourth homer of the season. 

LCSC added a run in the fifth when Greene was hit by a pitcher and later scored on a sacrifice fly by Lester. 

LCSC made it 10-0 in the sixth, sending 10 batter to the plate to collect four runs on four hits. Two walks and a single loaded the bases for Halton, who hit a two-run double down the left-field line. Lester followed with a run-scoring single, and Nic Benton drove in the final run with a single. 

The Warriors added two runs in the top of the seventh when Thomas Lees doubled, Ricky Reavis singled, and Zach Adam was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Armando Reyes and Lester followed with consecutive sacrifice flies to right to produce the runs. 

College of Idaho picked up its only run in the seventh on Alex O’Brien’s infield single. O’Brien was one of the few bright spots for the Coyotes as he went 3-for-3 with the RBI. 

LCSC’s final run came in the eighth when an error and two walks loaded the bases with two outs to set up Adam’s RBI single. 

The Warriors used three pitchers in the contest. Left-hander Blaine Hardy went five innings and allowed five hits with a strikeout to pick up the win and improve to 3-1 on the season. Justin Mace went the next three innings and also allowed five hits and the run, but struck out four. Brent Stenger went the final inning and allowed a hit and the staff’s only walk of the day. 

LCSC resumes play on Friday in Salem, Ore., when it starts a three-game series against Corban College.  The two teams play at 1 p.m. on Friday and then have a noon doubleheader on Saturday.