Lakers crush Black Hills, 21-0

The Daily Inter Lake

WHITEFISH - The Kalispell Lakers Class AA American Legion baseball team ended the 23rd Annual Sapa-Johnsrud Memorial Baseball Tournament Saturday on a good note … A real good note.

Greg Neils pitched a complete-game shutout and the Lakers pounded Black Hills pitching for 20 hits in a 21-0 victory.

Geoff Hogan, Brian Sneck and Tucker Hankinson each had three hits. Hogan hit a home run and added four RBIs. Hankinson had a double and six RBIs and Neils had three RBIs.

Neils allowed just five hits and a walk while striking out four.

The Lakers improved to 25-26 on the season. They play Glacier in a Western AA game Tuesday night in Kalispell.

Kalispell 180 75 - 21 20 0

Black Hills 000 00 - 0 5 3

Greg Neils and Tony Lawrence. Poren, Marvice (4), Snyder (5) and Klonitsko. W - Neils (5-2) . L - Poren.

KALISPELL (25-26) - Pat Hergesheimer 1-2, Niels 1-3, John White 1-4, Tyler Reichoff 0-3, Adam Olson 4-5, Geoff Hogan 3-3, Zac Ford 1-3, Brian Sneck 3-3, Lawrence 2-3, Tucker Hankinson 3-4.

BLACK HILLS - Nichols 2-3, Klonitsko 0-1, Beatie 0-2, Schnieder 1-2, Greene 0-2, Snyder 0-2, Strech 0-1, Poren 0-2, Marvice 0-2, Fransen 1-2, McMillan 1-1.

RBIs - Neils 3, White, Olson, Hogan 4, Ford 2, Sneck, Hankinson 6. HR - Hogan. 2B - Hergesheimer, Hankinson.