Lakers A go 2-2 in Harp tourney
The Daily Inter Lake
The Kalispell Lakers split for the second-straight day, beating Mission Valley Senior Babe Ruth 23-5, then falling to the Laurel Dodgers 13-0 on Saturday at the John R. Harp Tournament.
Kalispell, with a 2-2 tournament mark, does not advance to the champioship round.
The Mission Valley Mariners will face the Laurel Dodgers today at 4:15 p.m. in the title game at Griffin Field.
Laurel Dodgers 005 35 - 13 13 0
Kalispell Lakers 000 00 - 0 4 4
Clay Graber and Sam Faust; Alex Stanley, Britt Block (4) and Jimmy Jumper. W - Graber. L - Stanley.
LAUREL DODGERS - Gill Finstock 3-4, Flokhetter 3-4, Graber 0-1, Faust 2-4, Chris Meilstod 0-4, Jordan Wilson 3-3, Weatherford 1-4, David Swecker 1-2, Spencer Babich 0-3.
KALISPELL LAKERS - Jumper 0-3, Block 1-2, Brady Mott 0-2, Shawn Moody 0-2, Marshall Boyland 1-2, Stanley 0-1, Scoob Decker 1-2, Chris Calles 1-2, Domenic Eickert 0-2, Kiefer Wills 0-1.
2B-Finstock, Wilson (2), Weatheford; Block; 3B-Faust, Flokhetter; RBIs-Flokhetter (3), Graber, Faust, Wilson (3).
Kalispell 23,
MV Sr. Babe Ruth 5
Alex Stanley and Andrew Gilpin both slammed home runs as Kalispell rolled to an easy victory.
Stanley ripped a three-run shot to left field in the Lakers' 10-run first inning. It was his third round-tripper of the season.
Gilpin belted a solo shot in the fifth inning to right field. It was his first HR of the season.
The runs scored, 23, and hits, 16, were both season highs for Kalispell.
The Lakers totaled nine doubles in the game, led by Jimmy Jumper and Marshall Boyland with two each.
Jumper had a perfect game at the plate, going 3-for-3.
Kalispell Lakers (10)40 81 - 23 16 3
Mission Valley 005 00 - 5 4 7
Britt Block, Scoob Decker (3), Parker Motley (5) and Jimmy Jumper; Rasmussen, Peterson (1) and Kamaraine. W - Motley; L - Rasmussen.
KALISPELL LAKERS - Keifer Wills 0-4, Jumper 3-3, Alex Stanley 1-4, Shawn Moody 2-3, Decker 1-4, Andrew Gilpin 2-5, Domenic Eickert 1-4, Chris Calles 1-3, Shane Johnson 2-4, Marshall Boyland 2-2.
MISSION VALLEY SENIOR BABE RUTH - Hoel 2-2, Liebrecht 0-3, Peterson 0-1, Kamaraine 0-2, Brosten 0-1, Jason Peterson 1-2, Anderson 0-3, Rasmussen 1-3, Birthmark 0-2, Matt 0-2.
2B-Jumper (2), Boyland (2), Moody, Decker, Eickert, Calles, Johnson; HR-Gilpin, Stanley: RBIs-Jumper (4), Stanley (3), Moody (3), Boyland (2), Decker (2), Gilpin (2), Calles, Johnson (3); Jason Peterson (2), Rasmussen (2).
Other Saturday Scores
Lethbridge Miners 8, Great Falls Black Sox 2
Spokane Rattlers won by forfeit over Glacier Twins, 7-0
Laurel Dodgers 3, Kootenai Valley 2
Lethbridge Miners won by fofeit over Glacier Twins, 7-0
Mission Valley Mariners 4, Great Falls Black Sox 2
Lethbridge Miners 13, Mission Valley Senior Babe Ruth 0
Mission Valley Mariners 10, Spokane Rattlers 3
Today
Pool Play
Griffin Field
10 a.m. - Great Falls Black Sox vs. Kootenai Valley
Championship Round
Third Place
1 p.m. - Spokane vs. Lethbridge
Championship
4:15 p.m. - Mission Valley Mariners vs. Laurel Dodgers