Twins win on Cronin's single in 8th

by The Daily Inter Lake
| June 2, 2011 2:00 AM

WHITEFISH - Jack Cronin's RBI single to left center scored Connor Donahue from third base in the eighth inning, giving the Glacier AA Twins a 5-4 American Legion baseball victory over the Mission Valley A Mariners on Wednesday at Memorial Field.

Donahue led off the inning with a double and advanced to third on a passed ball.

Seven different players accounted for Glacier's seven hits in the contest. Kyler Blades had the other extra base hit with a triple.

Glacier (14-9) plays at Kalispell AA Lakers tonight at 6.

Mission Valley A 000 002 110 - 4 6 4

Glacier Twins AA 200 001 11x - 5 7 0

Josh Rustad, Hoyt (5) and Jack Humphreys, Robby Gauthier (5); Connor Donahue, Geoff Streeter (7) and Jimmy Jumper. W - Streeter. L - Hoyt.

MISSION VALLEY A - Humphreys 0-1, Davin Sorrell 0-2, Rustad 1-4, Jake Young 1-3, Chris Clary 1-3, Gauthier 0-3, Kevin Hagedorn 0-4, Bradley Pichler 1-3, Hoyt 1-4, Dalton Molhzon 1-4.

2B-Molhzon; RBI-Pixler, Young.

GLACIER TWINS AA - Jeremy Nielson 1-4, Jack Cronin 1-5, Kyler Blades 1-4, Streeter 1-4, Carl Talsma 0-3, Cody Hill 1-4, Zach Maassen 0-3, Donahue 1-3, Jumper 1-4.

2B-Donahue; 3B-Blades; RBI-Blades, Cronin.