Twins take 3 of 4 at Belgrade

The Daily Inter Lake

BELGRADE - The Class AA Glacier Twins began their American Legion baseball season by taking three of four games from Belgrade last weekend.

The Twins split Saturday's doubleheader, claiming the first game 15-4 before falling 6-2 in the nightcap. Glacier swept Sunday's action, beating the Bandits 8-4 and then 19-7.

The Bandits (2-6) moved up from Class A to AA this season.

"We did what we should have done," Twins coach Jarod Grubb said. "The biggest thing was we found out what we need to work on and what we do well. We found out what dull points we need to sharpen up - learned a lot about the team - so that was huge.

"We're starting to get our approaches, but mechanically we looked great, and we're just starting to get on the same page."

Glacier (3-1) hosts the Class A Mission Valley Mariners on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

Saturday (Game 1)

Glacier 15, Belgrade 4

Six Twins recorded multi-hit games, and Weston Chambers (1-0) earned the win as the Twins routed the Bandits in five innings.

The Twins tallied 13 hits, including two apiece by Adam Pisk, Josh Peterson, Rusty Hill, Ryan Caron, Michael Hader and Chambers. Peterson doubled for Glacier's lone extra-base hit.

Hader pitched two innings of relief and led the Twins with three RBIs. Hill and Nielsen each drove in a pair of runs.

Glacier led 12-0 after two innings as the Bandits committed six errors in the game.

Glacier 480 03 - 15 13 1

Belgrade 002 02 - 4 5 6

Weston Chambers, Michael Hader and Ryan Caron. Joel Barnett, Justin Halvorson, Keldon Graff, Pat Freund and C. Shultz and CJ Berberet. W - Chambers (1-0). L - Barnett (NA).

GLACIER (1-0) - Scott Yogodzinski 0-5, Adam Pisk 2-4, Josh Peterson 2-4, Rusty Hill 2-3, Brad Nielsen 1-2, Caron 2-4, Wes Bougher 0-3, Hader 2-4, Chambers 2-4.

BELGRADE (1-4) - Matt Thiebault 1-3, Lane Berberet 0-0, Shay Helm 0-1, Daniel Kristensen 0-0, Bobby Nemeth 0-1, Andy Freund 0-1, Barnett 2-2, Jeff Hoffman 0-1, Kole Mickolio 2-2, Schultz 0-0, CJ Berberet 0-3, Brynn Harris 0-2, LD Severson 0-1, Halvorson 0-1, Graff 0-0, P. Freund, 0-0, Phil Prickett 0-1, Kevin Peters 0-0.

RBIs - Gla. 11 (Hader 3, Hill 2, Nielsen 2, Peterson, Caron, Bougher, Chambers), Bel. 4 (Barnett 2, Mickolio 2). 2B - Gla. 1 (Peterson), Bel. 2 (Barnett, Mickolio). SB - Gla. 1 (Yogodzinski), Bel. 2 (Mickolio, Graff).

Game 2

Belgrade 6, Glacier 2

Utah Valley State recruit Kole Mickolio pitched a complete game, notching eight strikeouts over seven innings while holding the Twins to five hits and one earned run.

"It was good to face their ace," Grubb said. "He's a real good thrower. It's good to face guys like that early on."

Center fielder Phil Prickett slugged a solo home run for the Bandits, who tallied seven hits and were aided by five Glacier errors. They drew six walks and swiped eight bases.

Glacier's Adam Pisk and Josh Peterson had two hits apiece. Peterson drove in two runs.

Glacier 001 000 1 - 2 5 5

Belgrade 112 200 x - 6 7 1

Justin Collom, RJ Beasley and Ryan Caron. Kole Mickolio and CJ Berberet. W - Mickolio (NA). L - Collom (0-1).

GLACIER (1-1) - Scott Yogodzinski 0-1, Michael Hader 1-2, Adam Pisk 2-4, Josh Peterson 2-4, Rusty Hill 0-2, Brad Nielsen 0-2, Caron 0-2, Wes Bougher 0-2, Beasley 0-3, Collom 0-3.

BELGRADE (2-4) - Kevin Peters 1-3, Brynn Harris 0-3, Andy Freund 0-3, Mickolio 1-2, CJ Berberet 2-3, Joel Barnett 0-2, Justin Halvorson 0-1, Jordan Prester 0-3, Pat Freund 0-0, Phil Prickett 2-3, Jeff Hoffman 1-3, Lane Berberet 0-0.

RBIs - Gla. 2 (Peterson 2), Bel. 4 (Peters, Mickolio, CJ Berberet, Prickett). HR - Gla. 0, Bel. 1 (Prickett). SB - Gla. 2 (Nielsen, Bougher), Bel. 8 (A. Freund 3, Mickolio 2, Peters, CJ Berberet, Halvorson).

Sunday (Game 1)

Glacier 8, Belgrade 4 (10)

The Twins scored four runs in the 10th inning to outlast Belgrade.

Scott Yogodzinski pitched five solid innings to start the game, striking out nine Bandits while surrendering two earned runs. But Brad Bell earned the win with 2 2/3 innings of hitless relief.

Glacier pounded Belgrade pitching for 15 hits, including four by Brad Nielsen and three by Adam Pisk. Weston Chambers, Rusty Hill and Justin Collom picked up two hits each.

Pisk, Hill and Collom each drove in two runs.

The teams were tied 3-3 after six innings and 4-4 after eight.

The Twins played magnificent defense, committing no errors.

Glacier 210 000 010 4 - 8 15 0

Belgrade 100 101 010 0 - 4 6 2

Scott Yogodzinksi, Wes Bougher, Brad Bell and Ryan Caron. Andy Freund, Bobby Nemeth, Pat Freund and CJ Berberet. W - Bell (1-0). L - Nemeth (NA).

GLACIER (2-1) - Brad Nielsen 4-6, Adam Pisk 3-4, Josh Peterson 1-4, Caron 0-4, Weston Chambers 2-4, Bell 0-0, Rusty Hill 2-5, Justin Collom 2-5, RJ Beasley 0-4, Michael Hader 1-4, Yogodzinski 0-0, Bougher 0-0.

BELGRADE (2-5) - Kevin Peters 0-4, Daniel Kristensen 0-2, Justin Halvorson 0-1, Jordan Prester 0-1, A. Freund 3-4, Kole Mickolio 2-2, Phil Prickett 0-1, Berberet 1-3, Joel Barnett 0-4, Nemeth 0-3, P. Freund 0-0, Jeff Hoffman 0-2, Matt Thiebault 0-1, Brynn Harris 0-2, LD Severson 0-2.

RBIs - Gla. 8 (Pisk 2, Hill 2, Collom 2, Chamers, Beasley), Bel. 4 (Berberet 2, A. Freund, Mickolio). 2B - Gla. 2 (Nielsen, Chambers), Bel. 5 (A. Freund 2, Mickolio 2, Berberet). SB - Gla. 3 (Nielsen 2, Hader), Bel. 3 (A. Freund 2, Mickolio).

Game 2

Glacier 19, Belgrade 7

Twins catcher Brad Bell had a monster game, driving in seven runs on four hits, including a triple.

Glacier amassed 16 hits, including three by Scott Yogodzinski and two apiece by Ryan Caron and Weston Chambers.

Yogodzinski had three RBIs and Collom had two.

Josh Peterson picked up the win, allowing three runs over three innings of work, and Michael Hader was impressive in relief, notching four strikeouts over 3 2/3 scoreless innings.

Glacier led 13-7 after five innings before scoring six runs in the seventh.

The Twins scored five unearned runs as the Bandits made nine errors.

Glacier 321 700 6 - 19 16 1

Belgrade 012 400 0 - 7 7 9

Josh Peterson, Michael Hader, Rusty Hill and Brad Bell. Kevin Peters, Keldon Graff, Phil Prickett, Shay Helm, Pat Freund, Bobby Nemeth and CJ Layman and C. Schultz. W - Peterson (1-0). L - Peters (NA).

GLACIER (3-1) - Brad Nielsen 1-4, Ryan Caron 2-2, Adam Pisk 1-4, Peterson 1-1, Hader 0-2, Bell 4-5, Hill 0-4, Weston Chambers 2-4, Justin Collom 1-3, Wes Bougher 1-3, Scott Yogodzinski 3-5.

BELGRADE (2-6) - Prickett 0-1, Helm 0-2, P. Freund 0-3, Nemeth 0-0, Andy Freund 1-3, Kole Mickolio 1-3, CJ Berberet 1-3, Justin Halvorson 1-2, Joel Barnett 0-0, Brynn Harris 1-2, LD Severson 1-1, Lane Berberet 0-1, Daniel Kristensen 0-0, Layman 0-1, Schultz 1-3, Peters 0-0, Graff 0-0.

RBIs - Gla. 16 (Bell 7, Yogodzinski 3, Collom 2, Nielsen, Pisk, Chambers, Bougher), Bel. 5 (Helm, P. Freund, A. Freund, Mickolio, Harris). 3B - Gla. 1 (Bell), Bel. 0. 2B - Gla. 3 (Collom, Chambers, Collom), Bel. 2 (A. Freund, Severson). SB - Gla. 4 (Nielsen, Pisk, Hader, Yogodzinski), Bel. 0.