Cannon, Morningstar push Libby past Glacier
The Daily Inter Lake
LIBBY - Dustin Morningstar crushed a grand slam home run in the opener and Colt Cannon pushed his hitting streak to 12 games as Libby won a Class A American Legion baseball doubleheader on Friday with the Glacier Twins.
Libby, 5-3 league and 17-17 overall, won 10-0 and 9-4.
Morningstar's slam came in the third inning of the opener with two outs. Those were the final runs of a nine-run inning.
Cannon started the scoring with a bases clearing double to left center.
Cannon was 1-for-2 in the first game and doubled twice in the nightcap, 2-for-4.
"He's been hitting a ton lately," Libby coach Kelly Morford said.
"It's good for us to have him in the middle lineup."
Cannon hits third in the order.
Mike Heeter went 3-for-3 for Glacier in the second game. He also had a hit in the opener.
Libby's annual Loggers Alumni game is tonight at 7. It starts with a home run derby at 6.
The Loggers are back in action July 3 at the Glacier Twins, 5 p.m.
Glacier 000 00 - 0 4 2
Libby 009 01 - 10 9 1
Mike Heeter and Zach Maassen; Eric Riddle and Micah Germany. W - Riddle (4 hits, 4 strikeouts, 0 walks), 2-0. L - Heeter.
GLACIER - Tyler Blades 0-3, Heeter 1-2, Maassen 1-2, Connor Waterude 1-2, Brynn Thomas 0-2, Kris Gross 0-2, Mikey Cotton 1-2, Ed Hynes 0-2, Josh Vann 0-2.
LIBBY - Dustin Morningstar 2-3, Chris Herbig 1-2, Colt Cannon 1-2, Derek Willis 1-3, Germany 0-3, Clay Smith 1-2, oyce Hendrickson 0-3, Zach Watson 1-3, Eric Grotjohn 1-2, Tate Wilson 1-1.
2B-Maassen; Cannon; HRs-Morningstar; RBIs-Morningstar (5), Cannon (3), Willis, Watson.
Glacier 021 001 0 - 4 7 5
Libby 202 320 x - 9 8 2
Maassen, Jake Rogers (5) and Rogers, Maassen (5); Watson, Cannon (5), Adam Stapley (7) and Cannon, Germany (5). W - Watson (5 hits, 5 strikeouts, 1 walks, 1 hit batter). L - Maassen.
GLACIER - Rogers 0-3, Heeter 3-3, Maassen 1-3, Waterude 0-4, Thomas 0-3, Gross 1-3, Cotton 0-3, Vann 1-3, Hynes 1-3.
LIBBY - Morningstar 0-2, Herbig 2-3, Cannon 2-4, Joe Coker 0-3, Willis 1-4, Germany 1-4, Stapley 2-3, Riddle 0-2, Wilson 0-2, Grotjohn 0-2.
2B-Gross, Vann; Cannon (2); RBIs-Maassen, Vann; Herbig (2), Cannon, Willis, Germany, Stapley (2).