Sansaver throws no-hitter for Lakers

| July 2, 2007 1:00 AM

The Daily Inter Lake

BOZEMAN - The Kalispell Lakers (A) finished play at the Howard Rein Memorial Tournament on Sunday on a high note as Ben Sansaver threw a no-hitter in an 11-3 victory over the Billings Cardinals.

Sansaver struck out six Billings hitters and issued five walks.

That gave the Lakers a fifth-place finish in the tournament.

Kalispell had 10 hits in the contest. Sansaver, Zach Brosten and Austin Roehl all had two hits apiece for the Lakers.

Bozeman edged Lethbridge 7-6 in the championship game while the Butte Muckers downed Missoula Mavs (A) 7-4 in the battle for third place.

The Lakers are back in action Tuesday hosting the Great Falls Sparkies, 3 p.m., for a doubleheader.

Fifth/Sixth

Lakers 11, Cardinals 3

Billings 003 000 - 3 0 2

Kalispell 003 215 - 11 10 3

Kyle Cummins, Josh Monson (4) and Tyler Girard, Jake Dukart; Ben Sansaver and Zach Brosten. W - Sansaver. L - Cummins.

Billings - Girard 0-1, Brady Muller 0-0, Ty Gilmore 0-1, Jordan Roberts 0-2, Lucas Blehm 0-3, Wyatt Milliron 0-2, Justin Black 0-3, Anthony Kuntz 0-3, Matt Schrotenboer 0-2, Dukart 0-1.

Kalispell - Sansaver 2-3, Chase Decker 1-2, Brian Sneck 1-3, Reid Buckley 0-2, Brosten 2-2, Toby Liechti 1-1, Austin Roehl 2-3, Caleb Sibley 0-2, Josh Stratton 1-4, Blaine Matulevich 0-2.

2B-Sansaver, Brosten; 3B-Roehl; RBIs-Milliron; Sansaver (2), Decker (2), Brosten, Roehl (3), Sibley, Stratton.

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Championship

Bozeman 7, Lethbridge 6

Bozeman 100 501 0 - 7 13 0

Lethbridge 023 100 0 - 6 11 2

Doug Crossman and Andy Ballinger; Tyler Czech and Braiden Bloor. W - Crossman; L - Czech.

Bozeman - David Demo 0-2, Justin Abbott 0-1, Ethan Wilkes 3-4, Kyle Britt 2-3, Andrew Abate 1-4, Ben Leister 1-4, Sean Zabawa 1-4, Andy Ballinger 2-4, Cole Smith 0-0, Kyle Oswald 0-0, Doug Crossman 2-4, Mario Stanislao 1-2.

Lethbridge - Kym Barthel 1-4, Jerrad Peterson 1-3, Tanner Granberg 2-4, Sheldon Haughian 1-4, Mitch Maxwell 2-4, Tyson Hudson 2-3, Cole Lencucha 0-2, Braiden Bloor 2-3, Jamin Heller 0-0, Tyler Czech 0-2, Pat Maclean 0-2.