Glacier Twins AA drop two in Great Falls

GREAT FALLS — The Glacier Twins AA couldn’t get the bats going on Tuesday, losing both ends of a doubleheader to the Great Falls Chargers at Don Olson Field in Great Falls.

The Twins stayed close in a tight opening game, scoring the first run of the game and holding at least a share of the lead into the fourth inning. Yet, they didn’t score again until the seventh, when they were able to rally for one run, falling a few shy in a 4-2 loss.

The second game wasn’t quite as close, as the Chargers answered a second inning run by Glacier with four of their own. Great Falls scored one more in the third and added four insurance runs in the sixth to win 9-1, holding the Twins to four hits for the second straight game.

Carl Talsma and Isaac Venezio picked up RBIs in the first game, while Garrett Houston was 2 for 2 with an RBI in the second game, accounting for half the teams hits.

The Twins will host their next four games, starting against the Missoula Mavericks on Friday and Saturday.

G.F. Chargers 4, Glacier Twins AA 2

Glacier  100  000  1  —  2  4  4

Great Falls  100  210  x  —  4  5  1

Nick LaGrandeur, Isaac Venezio (5) and Jeremy Nielsen; Tanner Watson, Tyler Pfennigs (6) and Justin Pfennigs. WP—Watson. LP—Lagrander. Save—T. Pfennigs

GLACIER — Shane Marcial 0-4, Nielsen 1-3, Carl Talsma 1-3, Pete Seymour 0-2, Cory Davis 0-2, Venezio 1-1, Conner Donahue 0-3, Bryce Wehrli 0-2, Garrett Houston 0-1, Nathan Carr 0-2, Jake Slaybaugh 0-2, LaGrandeur 1-1.

RBI — Talsma, Venezio.

GREAT FALLS —Anthony Bonilla 0-3, Cayden Napierala 1-2, Scott Held 1-3, Tanner Watson 0-2, Dalton Cook 1-2, Jayse McLean 0-2, Sam Wingerter 1-2, Garrett Cornwell 1-2, Tyler Pfennigs 0-1, Justin Pfennigs 0-3.

2B -- Nielson, Wingerter, Cornwell; RBI — Cook.

Chargers 9, Twins AA 1

Glacier Twins  010  000  0  —  1  4  2

Great Falls  041  004  x  —  9  9  2

Garrett Houston, Carl Talsma (6) and Jeremy Nielsen; Dalton Cook and Justin Pfennigs. WP—Cook. LP—Houston.

GLACIER — Nielsen 0-3, Talsma 0-4, Nick LaGrandeur 0-3, Pete Seymour 1-3, Isaac Venezio 0-2, Bruce Wehrli 0-2, Houston 2-2, Nathan Carr 0-2, Shane Marcial 1-2.

RBI — Houston.

GREAT FALLS — Anthony Bonilla 2-4, Cayden Napierala 1-4, Scott Held 1-4, Tanner Watson 1-3, Destin Wassmann 2-4, Jayse McLean 0-0, Sam Wingerter 1-3, Tyler Pfennigs 0-3, Justin Pfennigs 1-2.

RBI — Wingerter (2), Bonilla, Napierala, Held, Wassmann.