McLean, Eaves combine on no-hitter for Lakers

by The Daily Inter Lake
| May 4, 2011 2:00 AM

Matt McLean and Dillon Eaves combined on a no-hitter and Joe Pistorese ripped a grand slam home run in the second inning as the Kalispell AA Lakers downed visiting Libby 11-1 on Tuesday in American Legion nonconference baseball play.

McLean went five innings, fanning 11 and walking four.

Eaves had five strikeouts in the final two innings.

Eaves also homered to left field in the sixth inning with one runner aboard. He injured his wrist in his last at-bat when he was struck with a fastball. He is expected to miss three weeks.

Pistorese's slam was to right field.

Kalispell (2-1 overall) had 10 hits in the contest.

Libby 001 000 0 - 1 0 1

Kalispell 340 022 x - 11 10 1

Micah Germany, Justyn Mack (2), NA (6) and Tate Wilson; Matt McLean, Dillon Eaves (6) and Cody Dopps. W - McLean (1-0). L - Germany.

LIBBY - Justin Wicka 0-0, Jared Winslow 0-2, Wilson 0-3, Germany 0-3, Alex Cislo 0-3, Mack 0-3, Andrew Haggerty 0-2, Luke Haggerty 0-2, Will Reithel 0-2.

KALISPELL - Dillon Matteson 1-2, Kendrick Lee 1-2, Nate Bengston 0-1, Dopps 2-3, Joe Pistorese 1-3, Alex Stanley 0-3, Sidney Schenck 2-4, Eaves 1-2, Sean O'Connell 2-3, Mike Bare 0-3.

2B-Schenck (2); HR-Pistorese, Eaves; RBI-Dopps, Pistorese (4), Schenck, Eaves (2).