Lakers split in Bozeman, Twins swept

The Daily Inter Lake

BOZEMAN - Kalispell's Class AA American Legion baseball team outplayed Bozeman all day Saturday, but had to settle with a non-conference doubleheader split.

The Lakers out-hit the Bucks, 11-7, in the first game but lost, 6-3. But they made up for the loss in the big way with a 19-run, 16-hit performance in a 19-9 victory, which was shortened to five innings.

The Lakers got as close as 4-3 in the sixth inning when Jacob Scott hit a two-run double, but the Bucks scored two more in the bottom of the sixth. Lakers coach Ryan Malmin said the Lakers stranded more than 10 runners on base.

The Lakers scored seven runs in their first at bats of the second game with Pat Hergesheimer hitting his second AA home run. It was a three-run job. Adam Olson hit his first homer of the year - a two-run dinger - in the fifth inning to close the Lakers scoring.

Brian Sneck delivered his first AA pitching performance, coming in during the second inning, and came away with his first victory. He allowed just three hits and a walk in 3 1-3 innings.

The Lakers are 6-4 and play in Helena today.

Bozeman 6, Kalispell 3

Kalispell 100 002 0 - 3 11 2

Bozeman 020 202 x - 6 7 1

Adam Olson and Tony Lawrence. Loren Carosella, Jeff Squire (5) and Ryan Minkoff. W - Carosella. L - Olson (0-2).

KALISPELL (5-4) - Jacob Scott 2-4, Derek Keller 0-4, Tyler Reichoff 1-3, Olson 2-2, Zac Ford 0-4, Pat Hergesheimer 1-4, Austin Zapata 2-3, Zach Davis 1-2, Lawrence 2-2.

BOZEMAN (11-2) - Gabe Weidenaar 0-2, Matt Comer 0-3, Minkoff 0-3, Sean Potkay 3-3, Caleb Schlender 1-3, Anthony Rinard 1-3, Andy Pike 0-0, Will Spears 0-2, Trevor Peck 1-3.

RBIs - n/a. 2B - Scott, Zapata, Potkay 2. 3B - Rinard

Kalispell 19, Bozeman 9 (5)

Kalispell 732 16 - 19 16 2

Bozeman 440 10 - 9 9 1

Davis, Brian Sneck (2) and Hergesheimer. Spears, Jared Bies (1), Brad Gross (4) and Squire. W - Sneck (1-0). L - Spears.

KALISPELL (6-4) - Scott 3-4, Keller 2-4, Reichoff 1-3, Olson 1-3, Ford 3-4, Hergesheimer 2-4, Zapata 3-3, Davis 2-3, Sneck 0-3.

BOZEMAN (11-3) - Weidenaar 1-3, Peck 1-2, Minkoff 1-3, Potkay 1-2, Schlender 1-2, Rinard 2-3, Pike 1-3, Squire 0-3, Brendan Phillips 1-3.

RBIs - Scott 2, Reichoff, Olson 3, Ford, Hergesheimer 4; Potkay 2. 2B - Ford, Zapata, Davis. HR - Olson, Hergesheimer, Potkay.

Senators sweep Glacier

HELENA - The honeymoon is over.

The Glacier Twins Class AA team suffered another sweep at the hands of the Helena Senators, 10-3 and 13-3 in five innings.

It was the fourth straight loss for the Twins after starting the season 9-1. They are now 9-5 and play at Class A powerhouse Bitterrott Bucs in Florence today.

The Senators out-hit the Twins, 9-6, in the first game as the Twins committed five errors. Helena had 12 hits in the second game, compared to Glacier's 5.

The bright spot for Glacier came from catcher Ryan Caron on offense. He went 4-for-5 on the day.

Helena 10, Glacier 3

Glacier 020 100 0 - 3 6 5

Helena 020 530 x - 10 9 2

Justin Collom, Scott Yogodzinski (4), Wes Booker (6) and Ryan Caron. Jake Sharbono, Travis Capps (6) and Buddy Burnett. W - Sharbono. L - Collom (1-2).

GLACIER (9-4) - Brad Nielsen 0-2, Rob Grubb 0-1, Brad Bell 1-3 (SB), Josh Peterson 0-4, Rusty Hill 0-4, J. Collom 0-3 (SB, R), Weston Chambers 1-2, S. Yogodzinski 1-3 (2B, 2 R), R. Caron 3-3 (2B, 2 RBI), Michael Hader 0-2 (RBI).

HELENA (4-2) - Derek Carley 1-3 (2 SB, R), Nick Retz 3-4 (3B, 2 R, 2 RBI), Travis Capps 2-5 (2 R, RBI), Jake Vulk 0-3, Adam Eckhart 0-3 (2 R, 2 RBI), B. Burnett 1-2 (RBI), Matt Williams 1-3 (R), Nick Trapp 1-3 (RBI), Mike Bartlett 0-1 (R), Anthony Hogan 0-2.

Helena 13, Glacier 3 (5)

Glacier 003 00 - 3 5 2

Helena 112 9x - 13 12 0

Hader, R.J. Beasley (4) and Caron. Jake Vulk and A. Echart. W - Vulk. L - Hader (1-1).

GLACIER (9-5) - Nielsen 1-3 (R), Bell 0-2 (R), Peterson 1-3 (R ), Hill 1-2 (3B, 3 RBI), Yogodzinski 1-2, Caron 1-2, Grubb 0-1, Wes Booker 0-1.

HELENA (5-2) - D. Carley 1-2 (SB, 2 R, RBI), N. Retz 3-4 (R, RBI), T. Capps 2-2 (2B, 2 R, RBI), B. Burnett 1-2 (2 R, RBI), A. Eckhart 1-4 (HR, R, 4 RBI), M. Williams 1-2 (R), Joe Andriolo 0-3 (R), Wade Heverly 3-3 (3B, 2 R, 2 RBI).

Class A

Mariners sweep Salmon

SALMON, Idaho - John Rausch and Craig Bagnell pitched gems for the Mariners as they opened their Western A schedule with a doubleheader sweep.

Rausch struck out 12 Savages and combined with Derrick Rathe to spread five hits over seven innings in the first game. Eric Locke went 3-for-4 with two doubles and Tim Rausch added three RBIs.

In the second game, Bagnell struck out five and allowed just two hits. Locke hit his third home run of the season. Tim Rausch had a triple and three RBIs and Brandon Roy hit two doubles.

The Mariners are now 2-0 in conference and 5-2 on the season.

Mission Valley 8, Salmon 1

Mission 202 013 0 - 8 9 0

Salmon 100 000 0 - 1 5 0

John Rausch, Derrick Rathe (7) and Will Gordon. M. Barrick, D. Barberick (6) and K. Rhodes. W - Rausch (1-0). L - Barrick.

MISSION VALLEY (1-0, 4-2) - J. Rausch 2-3, Eric Locke 3-4, Gordon 1-4, Tim Rausch 2-4, Beau Nordberg 0-3, Cubby Pierre 0-3, Nick Felde 1-4, Mike Fischer 0-1, Kyle Brown 0-3.

SALMON (0-1, 0-1) - M. Barberick 1-3, N. Klefnen 0-3, D. Barberick 0-3, J. Riggan 2-3, R. Fister 2-3, K. Rhodes 0-3, C. Hackett 0-3, C. Sykes 0-3, B. Stokes 0-2.

RBIs - MV 7 (J. Rausch, Locke, Gordon, T. Rausch 3, Brown). 2B - J. Rausch, Locke 2.

Mission Valley 15, Salmon 0

Mission 304 44 - 15 12 0

Salmon 000 00 - 0 2 1

Craig Bagnell and T. Rausch. Riggan, Kelfman (4) and Sykes. W - Bagnell (1-0). L - Riggan.

MISSION VALLEY (2-0, 5-2) - Brown 0-3, Rathe 1-1, Locke 2-3, Fischer 0-1, Bagnell 1-3, T. Rausch 3-4, Brandon Roy 2-2, Nordberg 2-3, Tyler Linse 0-1, Pierre 0-2, Austin Moran 1-3, Joe McCarthey 0-2.

SALMON (0-2, 0-2) - M. Barberick 1-2, Klefmen 0-2, B Barberick 0-2, Riggan 0-2, R. Foster 0-2, J. Drnevick 1-2, Sykes 0-2, Amncomas 0-2, S. Smith 0-1.

RBIs - MV 10 (Locke 2, Bagnell, T. Rausch 3, Roy, Nordberg 2, Moran). HR - Locke (3). 3B - T. Rausch. 2B - Roy 2

Missoula sweeps Lakers

MISSOULA - Kalispell's Class A Lakers lost to Missoula, 10-0 in five innings and 12-9.

After getting 10-runned, the Lakers rallied from an 8-1 deficit to tie the second game in the fifth inning.

No other details were reported.

Missoula 10, Kalispell 0

Kalispell 000 00 - 0 1 1

Missoula 110 35 - 10 6 0

Evan Ploeger and Darin Olson. Wes Martens and Robbie King. W - Martens (2-1). L - Evan Ploeger.

Missoula 12, Kalispell 9

Kalispell 100 521 0 - 9 8 2

Missoula 260 022 0 - 12 12 2

Josh Stratton, Ryan Andrews (2) and Zach Brosten. Matt McMahon, Anthony Maes (5) and Jordan Schaeffer. W - Maes (1-1). L - Andrews.

Kootenai Valley at Libby

The non-conference doubleheader was not reported in time. Please see Monday's paper.