Twins go 2-1 on Great Falls trip
The Daily Inter Lake
GREAT FALLS - The Glacier Twins Class AA American Legion baseball team swept the Great Falls Electrics Friday before losing to the Stallions on Saturday.
The Twins and Stallions were scheduled for a Western AA doubleheader, but rain and hail at Centene Stadium suspended the second game. It will resumed at that point later in the season, time and place yet to be determined. The Stallions led 3-1 in the top of the second when the second game was suspended.
The Twins swept the Electrics 9-5 and 5-3. The Stallions beat them 6-1. The Twins are now 2-3 in Western A play and 17-10 overall on the season.
The Stallions are 2-2 in conference and the Electrics are 4-5.
Stallions 6, Glacier 1
Tanner Bleskin pitched a two-hitter and Phil Parrish blasted his fourth home run in a week.
Bleskin, a talented all-around athlete, did not have an earned run and struck out seven. The 16-year-old lefty allowed but two hits, a double by Brad Bell and a single by Justin Collom.
The Stallions tied the game at 1 in the bottom of the third when Parrish, the southpaw-swinging outfielder, capped his sensational week with a long home run to right. Parrish hit two home runs on June 10 and blasted another on June 14. The 18-year-old now has seven long balls on the season.
The Stallions took the lead in the fourth on an RBI single by Zach Griffith. Then in the fifth, two Glacier infield errors opened the door and the Stallions took advantage to score four times.
Glacier 100 000 0 - 1 2 4
GF Stallions 001 140 x - 6 8 1
Weston Chambers, Zane Ridings (5) and Brad Nielsen. Tanner Bleskin and Cole McPherson. W-Bleskin (3-4). LP-Chambers.
GLACIER (2-3, 17-10) - Scott Palmer 0-0, Ryan Carone 0-2, Brad Bell 1-2, Justin Collom 1-1 (RBI), Josh Peterson 0-2, R.J. Beasley 0-1, Rusty Hill 0-3, Brad Nielsen 0-3, Zane Ridings 0-3, Scott Yogodzinski 0-1, Justin Goode 0-1.
GF STALLIONS (2-2, 12-18) - Phil Parrish 1-2 (RBI), Dan Olinger 0-4, Tanner Bleskin 0-3, John Coleman 1-4, Rick Hedstrom 1-3, Kyle DeBolt 1-4 (RBI), Taylor Ferradas 1-2 (RBI), Zach Griffith 2-3 (2 RBI), Cole McPherson 1-3 (RBI).
2B-Bell. HR-Parrish (7).
Glacier 9, Electrics 5
Ahead 5-0 going into the bottom of the fourth inning, the Twins allowed the Electrics to tie the game. But the Twins scored at least one run in each of the remaining innings to take command.
Justin Collom earned the complete-game victory, allowing 10 hits. No other stats were available.
Collom, Scott Palmer and Brad Bell each went 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
Glacier 002 311 2 - 9 12 3
GF Electrics 000 500 0 - 5 10 3
Justin Collom and Ryan Carone. Tyler Fayden, Reid Tramelli (5), Casey Johnson (7) and Tyler Brinka. W-Collom. L-Tramelli (2-2).
GLACIER (1-2, 16-9) - Roo Grubb 0-3, Scott Palmer 2-4 (2 RBI), Brad Bell 2-4 (2 RBI), Justin Collom 2-4 (2 RBI), Josh Peterson 0-5, Rusty Hill 1-3, Justin Goode 2-3, Ryan Caron 3-4 (RBI), Scott Yogodzinski 0-3 (2 RBI).
GF ELECTRICS (4-4, 17-17) - Shaun Tatarka 1-4 (RBI), Jake Meierhoff 3-3 (RBI), Tyler Fayden 1-3 (RBI), Ryan Beecroft 1-3, Curtis Bloomfield 0-2, Reid Tramelli 1-2, Casey Johnson 0-4, Tyler Brinka 0-4, Taylor Shanahan 2-3 (RBI), John Reilly 1-2.
2B-Palmer, Goode. 3B-Tatarka.
Glacier 5, Electrics 3
The Twin scored three runs in the top of the first inning and never gave up the lead.
Scott Yogodzinski allowed five hits in the complete game victory. No stats were available.
Glacier 300 101 0 - 5 5 2
GF Electrics 000 101 1 - 3 5 4
Yogodzinski and Brad Nielsen. John Reilly and Tyler Brinka. W-Yogodzinski. L-Reilly.
GLACIER (2-2, 17-9) - Roo Grubb 1-3 (RBI), Justin Goode 0-0, Scott Palmer 2-2 (RBI), Brad Bell 0-3, Justin Collom 0-3, Josh Peterson 0-3, Rusty Hill 1-4, Brad Nielsen 1-4 (2 RBI), Ryan Caron 0-3, Yogodzinski 0-3.
GF ELECTRICS (4-5, 17-18) - Shaun Tatarka 1-4, Jake Meierhoff 0-2 (RBI), Tyler Fayden 0-4, Ryan Beecroft 1-4, Curtis Bloomfield 2-3 (RBI), Casey Johnson 1-2, Tyler Brinka 0-3, Taylor Shanahan 0-2, John Reilly 0-2.
3B-Beecroft