Mavs upend Lakers

| July 20, 2005 1:00 AM

The Daily Inter Lake

MISSOULA - A three-run fourth inning and a four-run sixth powered Missoula to an easy 7-1 victory over the Kalispell Lakers Tuesday in AA American Legion baseball action.

Both teams are now tied for second place at 11-8 in the Western Division action with the season winding down.

Missoula hosts Kalispell again for a single game on Thursday.

Missoula entertains the Glacier Twins, 7-10, tonight for two games, beginning at 5 p.m.

Kalispell had five players with one hit and avoided a shutout with a run in the sixth inning.

Craig Olson doubled for Kalispell.

Missoula totaled eight hits, led by Mac Cuffe, who went 2-for-3.

Mavericks' Jesse Ayala had the game's other extra base hit, a double.

MAVERICKS 7, LAKERS 1

Kalispell 000 001 000 - 1 5 4

Missoula 000 304 00x - 7 8 2

Tom Gregory, Sam Freudenberg (6) and Jake Fitzsimmons. Brian Fowler and Mac Cuffe. W - Fowler (10-5). L - Gregory.

Kalispell - Stefan Malkuck 1-4, Dan Conners 0-4, Fitzsimmons 1-4, Nick Hergesheimer 1-2, Matt Venturini 0-4, Craig Olson 1-3, Carl Christiansen 1-3, Ryan Grubb 0-1, Chris Hooley 0-3, Geoff Hogan 0-1, Freudenberg 0-3.

Missoula - Dan Belet 1-5, Kyle Amundson 1-3, Eric Maunder 0-1, Jesse Ayala 1-3, Brad Rutherford 0-4, Austin Duncan 0-3, Conor Dwyer 1-3, Cuffe 2-3, Travis Johnsen 1-3, Ryan Sharkey 1-2.

2B - Olson. Ayala. RBIs - Dwyer, Cuffe.

Western Conference

League Games

W L

Lethbridge 11 6

Missoula 11 8

Kalispell 11 8

Great Falls Stallions 10 8

Glacier 7 10

Medicine Hat 7 11

Great Falls Electrics 7 13