Loggers sweep Twins

LIBBY — A doubleheader sweep Sunday of the Glacier Twins on the final day of regular season play in Class A American Legion baseball gave the Libby Loggers the No. 3 seed for the upcoming West District A Tournament, which begins Thursday in Missoula.

The Loggers rode the hot bat of Micah Germany and the strong arm of Jared Winslow to a 9-0 triumph over the Twins in the first game.

Will Reichel came back with another complete game performance on the hill in the final as the Loggers rolled over Glacier 9-3.

Libby, winners of six of its last eight games, finished 24-20 overall, 12-8 in league action.

“Jared pounded the strike zone with his fast ball and mixed in some off-speed stuff when he had to,” Libby coach Kelly Morford said of the opener.

“Micah has been on a terror the last couple weeks and that continued in the first game.”

Germany was 3 for 4 in that outing and drove in two runs, along with Reichel.

Winslow struck out 12 and walked three in seven innings.

Oliver Gruphenhoff led the Libby attack in the second game. He was 3 for 4 with three RBIs.

Reichel finished with three strikeouts and walked just one batter.

“Will threw well,” Morford said. “He’s been right there ... giving us good starts, too.”

Libby will play No. 6 seeded Kalispell Lakers in the district tournament on Thursday at 1 p.m.

Glacier 100 000 2 — 3 5 5

Libby 410 301 x — 9 10 1

Zach Darling, James Ratzlaff (3) and Austin Robbins; Will Reichel and Oliver Gruphenhoff. W — Reichel. L — Darling.

GLACIER — Ratzlaff 1-4, Robert Reason 0-3, Darling 0-3, Lucas Leigh 1-3, Brandon Maassen 2-3, Chris Joy 0-2, Austin Robbins 0-2, Colten Wild 1-3, Treven Turgeon 0-3.

LIBBY — Luke Haggerty 0-4, Reichel 2-3, Jared Winslow 2-3, Micah Germany 1-4, Gruphenhoff 3-4, Nic Robertson 1-2, Andrew Haggerty 1-3, Cameron Burkes 0-2, Isaac Jones 0-3.

2B—Wild; Winslow, Germany, Gruphenhoff; RBIs—Ratzlaff, Darling, Wild; Winslow, Germany (3), Gruphenhoff (3).

Glacier 000 000 0 — 0 2 4

Libby 121 500 x — 9 12 2

Robbins, Reason (6) and Darling; Winslow and Germany. W — Winslow. L — Robbins.

GLACIER — Ratzlaff 0-3, Reason 1-2, Darling 0-2, Lucas Leigh 1-3, Maassen 0-3, Joy 0-3, Robbins 0-3, Wild 0-2, Turgeon 0-3.

LIBBY — L. Haggerty 1-3, Reichel 1-4, Winslow 0-3, Germany 3-4, Gruphenhoff 1-4, A. Haggerty 2-4, Robertson 1-3, Josh Foote 1-2, Burkes 2-3.

2B—Reason; RBIs—L. Haggerty, Reichel (2), Winslow, Germany (2), A. Haggerty (2)

West District A Tournament

Thursday through Sunday

At Missoula

Thursday’s Games

10 a.m. — No. 4 Kootenai Valley vs. No. 5 Bitterroot Red Sox

1 p.m. — No. 3 Libby vs. No. 6 Kalispell Lakers

4 p.m. — No. 1 Mission Valley vs. No. 8 Glacier

7 p.m. — No. 2 Bitterroot Bucs vs. No. 7 Missoula

Rangers 8, Lakers 3

Rangers 14, Lakers 12

EUREKA — Kootenai Valley hit the 30-win mark for the season by sweeping a doubleheader from the Kalispell Lakers.

The Rangers (30-21, 12-8) will be the No. 4 seed for the West District Tournament, which starts Thursday in Missoula. Kootenai Valley plays No. 5 seeded Bitterroot Red Sox at 10 a.m.

Kalispell Lakers 000 000 3 — 3 5 1

Kootenai Valley 222 011 x — 8 8 0

Daniel Satterfield, Jake Barstow (4), Tucker Rauthe (6) and Skylar Brown; Bryton Guckenberg and Kade Davis. W — Guckenberg (6-1). L — Satterfield.

KALISPELL — Rauthe 1-4, Brown 0-2, Dalton Meredith 1-3, Jonathon Centner 1-3, Colton Gove 0-2, Luke LaFontaine 0-3, Colton Wiley 0-3, Nathan Brown 0-1, Barstow 1-3, Chris Sibley 1-1.

KOOTENAI VALLEY — CJ Henrie 1-2, Guckenberg 3-4, Ryan Holder 0-2, Davis 0-2, Dalton Smith 1-3, Nick Rackley 1-3, RJ Glover 0-2, Mark Good 2-3, Gallen Sullivan 0-3.

HR—Guckenberg; RBIs—Rauthe, Centner; Henrie, Guckenberg (2), Davis (2), Rackley, Good.

Kalispell Lakers 007 200 3 — 12 11 0

Kootenai Valley 150 233 x — 14 8 2

S. Brown, Wiley (5), Nathan Brown (6) and Sibley, LaFontaine (5); Austin Perez, Good (4) and Sullivan, Davis (6). W — Good (2-2). L — Wiley.

KALISPELL — Gove 2-4, Meredith 1-3, Rauthe 1-5, Centner 1-2, Barstow 3-5, Wiley 1-3, Dylan Torgerson 1-2, Sibley 0-4, Satterfield 0-0, LaFontaine 1-1.

KOOTENAI VALLEY — Henrie 1-4, Guckenberg 2-3, Holder 3-3, Davis 0-2, Smith 0-2, Rackley 0-2, Glover 0-2, Perez 1-2, Sullivan 1-2, Good 0-1.

2B—Meredith; Henrie, Guckenberg, Holder; RBIs—Gove, Rauthe, Centner (3), Barstow (2), Wiley (2), Torgerson; Henrie, Guckenberg, Holder (3), Davis (2), Smith, Sullivan.