Legion Roundup: Holder hits for cycle, throws 15 K's to beat Libby
EUREKA — Hitting for his second cycle this week, Kootenai Valley’s Ryan Holder took over a makeup contest against Libby on Tuesday, hitting in five runners while dominating from the mound, taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning.
Holder was 4 for 5 from the plate and threw 15 strikeouts on the mound to help lead the Rangers, now 8-6 in conference and 26-19 overall, to a 9-5 conference win. His no-hitter was broken up in the seventh inning on a single by Micah Germany.
“Ryan had a great game, we didn’t have an answer for him offensively or defensively,” Libby coach Kelly Morford said. “Hopefully we can compete a little better tomorrow.”
Bryton Guckenberg also had a big day for the Rangers, hitting two doubles and a massive home run, hitting in two runs while going 3 for 3.
Libby scored four runs in the seventh inning to cut into the lead, before Dalton Smith closed out the game. Luke and Andrew Haggerty and Matt Willis picked up RBIs for the Loggers.
The two teams will meet again today in a doubleheader at Libby.
Rangers 9, Loggers 5
Libby 001 000 4 — 5 3 3
KV 331 110 x — 9 9 2
Micah Germany, Andrew Haggerty (2), Cameron Burkes (5) and Oliver Gruphenhoff. Ryan Holder, Dalton Smith (7) and Kade Davis. W— Holder (10-1) L — Germany.
LIBBY — Luke Haggerty 0-3, Will Reichel 0-4, Jared Winslow 0-4, Germany 1-2, Gruphenhoff 0-3, A. Haggerty 1-3, Josh Foote 0-0, Matt Willis 1-3, Collin Johnson 0-1, Burkes 0-2.
RBI — L. Haggerty, A. Haggerty (2), Willis.
KOOTENAI VALLEY — CJ Henrie 0-2, Guckenberg 3-3, Holder 4-5, Davis 1-3, Dalton Smith 0-3, Nick Rackley 0-1, RJ Glover 0-2, Mark Good 1-3, Gallen Sullivan 0-3.
2B — Guckenberg (2), Holder. 3B — Holder. HR — Guckenberg, Holder. RBI — Guckenberg (2), Holder (5), Glover.
Chargers 7,
Twins AA 0
Chargers 8,
Twins AA 3
WHITEFISH — The Glacier Twins AA lost both ends of a Western AA doubleheader against the Great Falls Chargers on Tuesday, falling 7-0 and 8-3.
Jeremy Nielsen hit a double in the opener for one of the Twins’ four hits and Peter Seymour went 2 for 3 from the plate. Nick LaGrandeur pitched 6 1/3 innings, in a solid start coming back from shoulder problems.
The Twins scored three runs in the second inning of the second game, staying in the game down just 4-3 through the fourth inning. Things fell apart in the fifth, with Glacier giving up four runs over two innings, ending its chances for a comeback.
The Twins will try to get back in the win column on Thursday, when they host Lethbridge for a conference game.
Chargers 7, Twins AA 0
Great Falls 110 012 2 — 7 10 0
Glacier 000 000 0 — 0 4 2
Tyler Pfennigs and Destin Wassmann. Nick LaGrandeur, Carl Talsma (7) and Jeremy Nielsen. W — Pfennigs. L — LaGrandeur.
GREAT FALLS — Anthony Bonilla 0-3, Cayden Napierala 1-3, Scott Held 0-3, Tanner Watson 2-4, Wassmann 2-3, Dalton Cook 0-4, Jayse McLean 2-3, Sam Wingerter 1-2, Justin Pfennigs 1-1, Derick Powell 1-1.
2B — J. Pfennigs, Powell. HR — Napierala, Watson. RBI — Napierala (2), Watson (2), McLean, Pfennigs.
GLACIER — Nielsen 1-3, Talsma 0-3, Cory Davis 0-2, Peter Seymour 2-3, LaGrandeur 1-2, Isaac Venezio 0-3, Garrett Houston 0-2, Bryce Wehrli 0-2, Conner Donahue 0-2, Shane Marcial 0-1.
2B — Nielsen.
Chargers 8, Twins AA 3
Great Falls 130 013 0 — 8 9 4
Glacier 030 000 0 — 3 5 4
Erick Bailey and Tanner Watson. Donahue, Seymour (6) and Nielsen. W — Bailey. L — Donahue.
GREAT FALLS — Bonilla 2-2, Napierala 1-3, Held 1-3, Watson 3-3, Cook 0-3, McLean 0-3, Wingerter 0-4, Powell 2-4, J. Pfennigs 0-4.
2B — Watson, Powell. RBI — Napierala (2), Watson (2), Held, McLean.
GLACIER — Nielsen 0-4, Talsma 1-3, Davis 0-4, Seymour 1-2, Venezio 0-3, Donahue 1-3, Nathan Carr 0-1, Houston 2-3, Wehrli 0-3, Marcial 0-1, LaGrandeur 0-0.
RBI — Houston.