Coker's grand slam gives Loggers a split

by The Daily Inter Lake
| June 13, 2010 2:00 AM

HAMILTON — Joe Coker hit a grand slam home run in the third inning and Adam Stapley pitched five strong innings as Libby defeated the Bitterroot Red Sox 5-3 in the first game of an American Legion baseball doubleheader on Saturday.

Bitterroot won the second game 2-0.

The grand slam raised Coker’s home run total on the season to seven. His shot traveled 400 feet to left center field.

“That was a good win for us,” Libby coach Kelly Morford said.

“Joe had a big grand slam and Stapley did a good job of throwing the ball as well.”

That was the first loss for the Red Sox (21-4 overall) this season to a Class A team.

Libby outhit the Red Sox in the second game, but just couldn’t push a run across the plate.

“Just didn’t string any hits together,” Morford said.

Dustin Morningstar went 2-for-4 for the Loggers in the nightcap.

Libby (15-15) hosts the Kalispell AA Lakers on Thursday. The doubleheader starts at 5:05 p.m.

Game 1

Libby 004 100 0 — 5 5 0

Bitterroot 010 002 0 — 3 7 1

Adam Stapley, Dustin Morningstar (6) and Joe Coker; Jake Lindquist and Austin Allen. W — Stapley (1-2). L — Lindquist. S — Morningstar (1).

LIBBY — Morningstar 1-3, Chris Herbig 1-1, Micah Germany 0-3, Coker 1-3, Justin Wicka 1-4, Clay Smith 0-2, Eric Grotjohn 1-3, Tate Wilson 0-3, Eric Riddle 0-3.

BITTERROOT RED SOX — Rodee Anderson 1-3, Trevor Brown 0-2, A. Allen 1-3, Tyler Tintzman 2-3, Taylor Allen 0-3, Logan Connors 1-3, Drew Zeiter 1-3, Jake Capko 0-3, Clint Crossman 1-3.

2B—Tintzman (2); HR—Coker; Connors; RBIs—Coker (4); Tintzman (2), Connors.

Game 2

Libby 000 000 0 — 0 7 1

Bitterroot 020 000 x — 2 10 0

Coker and Germany; A. Allen and Zeiter. W — A. Allen. L — Coker (1-4).

LIBBY — Morningstar 2-4, Herbig 1-4, Germany 0-1, Coker 0-2, Wicka 1-3, Grotjohn 0-2, Stapley 1-3, Zach Watson 0-2, Wilson 1-1, Riddle 0-1, Byron Benefield 0-0, Smith 1-1.

BITTERROOT RED SOX — Anderson 1-3, Brown 0-3, A. Allen 3-3, Tintzman 1-3, Connors 2-3, Lindquist 1-3, Zeiter 1-3, Capko 1-2, Crossman 0-2.

2B—Stapley; Anderson, A. Allen, Capko; RBIs—Anderson, Capko.