Lakers whip Libby; now 3-3 overall
The Daily Inter Lake
The Kalispell Lakers evened their overall record at 3-3 Tuesday with a 20-1 home victory over Libby in American Legion baseball play.
It was the season opener for Libby.
"We're continuing to progress and improve each time out," said first-year Lakers coach Ryan Malmin.
"Trying to get kids healthy."
Derek Keller paced the Laker offense, going 5-for-6 with 2 RBIs and 3 runs scored.
Zach Davis, 2-for-6, scored three times and had 2 RBIs.
Laker hurler John White pitched four innings. He gave up no walks and fanned six of the 12 batters he faced.
Kalispell is back in action Saturday hosting Bozeman for a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.
The Lakers host Helena on Sunday for two more nonconference games beginning at 11 a.m.
Lakers 20, LOGGERS 1
R H E
Libby 000 000 1 - 1 3 7
Lakers (11)30 060 x - 20 14 0
Battery: NA
Hitting
Kalispell (3-3) - Derek Keller 5-6 (2 RBI, 3 runs), Zach Davis 2-6 (3 runs, 2 RBI), Fredenberg 1-4 (4 runs, 1 RBI), Ford 1-4 (1 run, 2 RBI), White 1-2 (1 run, 1 RBI), Rossman 1-5 (2 runs, 1RBI), Chambers 0-5 (1 run), Hankinson 1-5, Olson 1-3 (1 rbi). April 30
April 30
At Butte
Game 1
Kalispell 004 001 1 - 6 7 4
Butte 171 020 x - 11 7 4
Zach Davis, Adam Olsen (3) and Ryan Loughlin. Ryan Pollock, John Lappin (5), Kody Kennedy (7) and Matt Doble. W - Lappin (1-0). L - Davis.
Kalispell (1-3) - Chis Hooley 2-4, Dan Conners 0-2, Austin Zapata 2-4, Davis 0-3, Tyler Reichoff 1-4, Weston Chambers 0-1, John White 0-0, Seth Fraedenberg 0-1, Olsen 1-2, Loughlin 0-4, Tucker Hankingson 1-2.
Butte (1-2) - Shane Clary 1-4, Jason Matilla 1-4, Kennedy 1-4, Pollock 2-2, Brian Andreas 0-1, Doble 0-4, Jordan Tracy 1-3, Logan Harris 0-3, Lappin 0-1, Heath McCloskey 2-3.
RBIs - Kal. 2 (Zapata 2), But. 7 (Matilla 2, Pollock 2, McCloskey 2, Kennedy). 2B - Kal. 0, But. 2 (McCloskey, Pollock). 3B - Kal. 0, But. 1 (Matilla).
Pitching
Kalispell
Davis 2 IP, 8 r, 6 er, 4 h, 4 k, 1 bb
Olsen 4 ip, 3 r, 1 er, 3 h, 4 k, 2 bb
Butte
Pollock 4 ip, 4 r, 2 er, 2 h, 4 k, 4 bb
Lappin 2 ip, 1 r, 1 er, 3 h, 1 k, 2 bb
Kennedy 1 ip, 1 r, 1 er, 2 h, 2 k, 1 bb
Game 2
Kalispell 237 031 2 - 18 21 2
Butte 024 040 2 - 12 13 7
Weston Chambers, Tyler Reichoff (3) and Ryan Loughlin. Mike Waldorf, Shane Clary (3), Matt Doble (5) and Jason Matilla. W - Reichoff. L - Waldorf (0-1).
Kalispell (2-3) - Chris Hooley 0-6, Dan Conners 3-5, Austin Zapata 3-5, Zoe Ford 3-4, Reichoff 2-5, Zach Davis 1-5, John White 1-2, Seth Fraedenberg 4-5, Loughlin 4-5.
Butte (1-3) - Ben Bersanti 2-5, Kody Kennedy 2-3, Matilla 1-3, Justin Sullivan 0-1, Ryan Pollock 0-4, Jordan Tracy 0-1, Clary 0-1, Doble 1-1, Steve Antonich 2-5, Waldorf 2-3, Brian Andreas 2-5, Heath McCloskey 1-3.
RBIs - Kal. 10 (Fraedenberg 3, Loughlin 3, Ford 2, Zapata, Reichoff), But. 12 (Kennedy 3, Waldorf 3, Andreas 2, McCloskey, Antonich, Matilla, Bersanti). 2B - Kal. 1 (Loughlin), But. 4 (Bersanti 2, Doble, Waldorf). 3B - Kal. 2 (Conners, Zapata), But. 1 (Kennedy).
Pitching
Kalispell
Chambers 2.2 ip, 6 r, 6 er, 5 h, 1 k, 9 bb
Reichoff 4.1 ip, 6 r, 6 er, 8 h, 4 k, 1 bb
Butte
Waldorf 2.1 ip, 8 r, 4 er, 6 h, 2 k, 2 bb
Clary 1.2 ip, 6 r, 6 er, 8 h, 0 k, 0 bb
Doble 3 ip, 4 r, 3 er, 7 h, 0 k, 2 bb
April 26
At Eureka
LAKERS 15, RANGERS 9
Kalispell 413 002 401 - 15 17 2
Kootenai Valley 001 004 031 - 9 12 2
Weston Chambers, Tyler Reichoff (4), Sam Freudenberg (6), Zach Davis (7), John White (8) and Ryan Laughlin; Niewsma, Lindberg (5), Chupp (8) and Belstad.
Kalispell (1-2) - Chris Hooley 3-6, Freudenberg 2-3, Reichoff 1-4, White 3-5, Zac Ford 3-5, Adam Olson 0-4, Derek Keller 2-6, Laughlin 1-5, Tucker Hankinson 2-5.
Kootenai Valley - NA
2B-Hooley (2), White (2); 3B-Hooley; HRs-Freudenberg (1); RBIs-Freudenberg (2), Reichoff, White, Ford, Keller (2), Laughlin.
April 23
Doubleheader at Helena
Snowed out