Elek hits slam in Twins sweep
WHITEFISH - Cody Elek and the Glacier Twins are swinging the bats as well as ever.
Elek hit a grand slam in the second game of a doubleheader against Belgrade and the AA Twins came away with two wins on Saturday, 12-9 and 15-10.
The Twins (7-5) have won six the last seven.
"Offensively we've been swinging the bats pretty good lately," head coach Lindsay Fansler said.
The Twins had three homers on the day and 20 hits. Kyler Blades had a homer to start a 4-run inning in the opener for Glacier. Jack Cronin added a 3-run homer in the fourth to take the lead for good.
Glacier continues today against Helena, hosting a doubleheader starting at noon.
Twins 12, Belgrade Bandits 9
Belgrade 311 001 3 - 9 14 1
Glacier 004 530 0 - 12 9 2
Franklin, Stock (5) and Switzer. Connor Donhue, Isaac Venezio (4) and Jim Jumper. W - Venezio; L - Franklin.
BELGRADE - Mitchell 2-2, Gilbreath 3-5, Franklin 2-3, Severson 2-5, Castenda 2-5, Switzer 2-4, Olson 1-2, Stump 0-3, Harris 0-4.
2B - Mitchell 2, Gilbreath, Franklin; RBI - Gilbreath, Harris 2.
GLACIER - Jeremy Nielson 1-4, Kyler Blades 2-4, Cody Elek 1-2, Chris King 0-1, Jack Cronin 1-3, Geoff Streeter 2-3, Cody Hill 2-3, Devyn Rocker 0-4, Jumper 0-2.
2B - Hill; HR - Blades, Cronin; RBI - Blades 2, King, Cronin 3, Streeter 2, Hill.
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Glacier 15, Belgrade 10
Belgrade 101 312 2 - 10 7 3
Glacier 002 760 x - 15 11 4
Harris, Hess (4), Stock (5) and Switzer. Devyn Rocker, Geoff Streeter (6) and Jim Jumper. W - Rocker; L - Hess.
BELGRADE - Mitchell 1-2, Gilbreath 1-5, Switzer 1-2, Severson 1-4, Franklin 2-3, Gier 0-2, Voster 0-2, Hess 0-4, Stock 1-3.
2B - Switzer, Gilbreath; RBI - Mitchell, Switzer 2, Severson.
GLACIER - Jeremy Neilson 1-3, Kyler Blades 1-4, Cody Elek 1-4, Chris King 0-5, Jack Cronin 2-3, Connor Donohue 0-1, Geoff Streeter 2-4, Cody Hill 2-4, Isaac Venezio 2-3, Jim Jumper 1-3.
2B - Streeter 2, Venezio; HR - Elek.
Libby falls at
Wood Bat Tourney
LIBBY - The Loggers' bats went cold as the Rocky Mountain Bandits cruised to a 9-1 victory at the annual Wood Bat Tournament on Saturday.
Micah Germany had the lone RBI for the Loggers (3-6).
Rocky Mountain Bandits 9, Libby 1
Rocky Mtn 200 220 3 - 9 10 4
Libby 000 001 0 - 1 3 4
Jason Berg and Greg Wimmer. Justyn Mack, Andrew Haggerty (5) and Micah Germany. W - Berg; L - Mack.
CRANBROOK - Kono Okada 0-2, Brendon Masoneau 1-2, Sheldon Juricic 1-3, TJ Bone 3-4, Memphis Von 2-4, Parker Morris 0-0, Chris Keck 0-4, Greg Wimmer 3-3, Carter McDonald 0-4, Jason Berg 0-3.
2B - Bone, Von; RBI - Bone 3, Von 3, Keck 2, Wimmer, McDonald.
LIBBY - Justin Wicka 1-2, Jared Winslow 1-3, Germany 1-2, Alex Cislo 0-3, Mack 0-2, Cody Benefield 0-1, Gunnar Bradeen 0-1, A. Haggerty 0-1, Clay Edgmon 0-1, Luke Haggerty 0-2, Dylan Berget 0-1, Tate Wilson 0-1, Will Reichel 0-2.
RBI - Germany.
Saturday scores:
Missoula Pioneers 7, Mission Valley Rockies 5
Missoula Pioneers 9, Kootenai Valley Rangers 5
Rocky Mountain Bandits 14, Kootenai Valley Rangers 1
Mission Valley Rockies forfeits to Libby
Today's Schedule:
9 a.m. - Mission Rockies vs. Rocky Mountain Bandits
11:30 a.m. - Rocky Mountain Bandits vs. Missoula Pioneers
2 p.m. - Kootenai Valley Rangers vs. Mission Rockies
4:30 p.m. - Kootenai Valley Rangers vs. Libby Loggers
Lakers, Twins swept
HAMILTON - The Bitterroot Red Sox swept the Kalispell Lakers A team on Saturday, winning 13-5 and 10-8.
The Glacier Twins A had a similar fate in Polson as Mission Valley came away with two victories - 12-7 and 7-6.
First game
Kalispell 300 011 0 - 5 4 1
Red Sox 100 282 x - 13 10 3
Hank McLeod, Nathan Calles (3), Evan Eickert (5), Bryant Plympton (6) and Robby Krueger. Audi Anderson, Drew Zeiler (7) and Tucker Lehr, Trevor Zeiler (2). W - Anderson (2-0). L - Calles.
Second game
Kalispell 700 010 0 - 8 7 0
Red Sox 240 013 x - 10 9 1
Luke LaFontaine and Robert Simmons. Jake Capko, Rodee Anderson (7) and T. Zeiler. W - Capko (1-0). L - LaFontaine. S - Anderson.
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First game
Glacier 000 007 0 - 7 8 7
Mis. Valley 313 203 x - 12 9 5
Corey Davis, Jake Slaybaugh (3) and Austin Martin. Josh Rustad, Kellen Hoyt (6) and Jack Humphreys. W - Rustad (3-2). L - Davis.
Second game
Glacier 101 002 2 - 6 8 2
Mis. Valley 022 010 2 - 7 9 3
Garrett Houston, Nick LaGrandeur (7) and Brendon Whindauer. Justin Evertz, Austin Reynolds (6), Bradley Pichler (6) and Humphreys. W - Pichler (1-0). L - LaGradeur.