Lakers tip Loggers

The Daily Inter Lake

LIBBY - Tyler Reichhoff ripped a grand slam home run to left field in the top of the ninth inning Wednesday to lift the AA Kalispell Lakers to a 13-11 nonconference American Legion baseball victory over Libby Loggers.

The shot came with two outs.

Reichhoff went 3-for-6 and drove in five runs. He also doubled.

Libby's Steve Bertelsen belted a three-run homer to left-center field in the sixth inning to tie the contest at 9-all.

That was Bertelsen's only hit of the game.

Chris Herbig and Derek Benefield had three hits each for Libby.

Kalispell 170 010 004 - 13 12 4

Libby 020 403 020 - 11 15 3

Mario Venturini, Toby Liechti (6), Ben Sansaver (7), Adam Olson (9) and Zach Brosten; Nate Peltier, Colton Cannon (2), Rory Hendrickson (8), Derek Benefield (9) and Matt Schad. W - Olson: L - Hendrickson.

Kalispell (10-6) - Sansaver 0-5, Dean Stimpson 0-5, Tyler Reichhoff 3-6, Olson 3-6, Pat Hergesheimer 2-3, Austin Roehl 0-3, Brosten 0-3, Brian Sneck 3-5; Greg Neils 1-2, Josh Stratton 0-0, Derek Keller 0-0.

Libby (3-7) - Cannon 2-6, Chris Herbig 3-6, Hendrickson 1-3, Schad 2-4, Steve Bertelsen 1-5, Peltier 2-6, Benefield 3-5, Ryan Stapley 1-4, Mitch Cotten 0-2, Derek Willis 0-1, Nick Monroe 0-1, Dustin Morningstar 0-2.

2B-Reichhoff: Herbig; HR-Reichhoff; Bertelsen; RBIs-Sansaver, Stimpson, Reichhoff (5), Olson, Sneck (2); Cannon, Herbig, Hendrickson (2), Schad, Bertelsen (3), Peltier.