Mariners whip Edmonton in John R. Harp Tournament
<p>Mission Valley Mariners first baseman Jeremiah Crawford fields a ground ball Friday evening during the John R. Harp Tournament at Archie Roe Field. Crawford had a big game at the plate, hitting two doubles and a home run in the Mariners’ 18-5 victory over the Edmonton Cardinals.</p>
<p>Kalispell Lakers Chandler Eaves pitches during Friday evening’s late game with Medicine Hat at Griffin Field in the John R. Harp American Legion baseball tournament. No score was available by press time.</p>
Jeremiah Crawford homered and doubled twice in three plate appearances to lead the Mission Valley Mariners to an 18-5 victory over the Edmonton Cardinals Friday night in the John R. Harp American Legion baseball tournament at Griffin Field.
Crawford finished with five RBIs.
Mission Valley led 9-3 after two innings and scored nine times in the sixth.
TJ Olson went 2 for 4 and also homered and doubled for the Mariners.
Alex Killian, 2 for 4, doubled twice for the Mission Valley.
Zeke Webster-Yaqui, 3 for 5, and Bransen Krebs, 2 for 4, also doubled for the hot-hitting Mariners, who totaled 17 hits.
Webster-Yaqui went the distance on the mound to pick up the victory. He had four strikeouts and walked two batters.
Edmonton had five hits in the contest.
The Mariners are back in action today versus Vauxhall at noon and then again at 5 p.m. versus Asotin. Both games are at Griffin Field.
Mission Valley 630 009 — 18 17 4
Edmonton 122 000 — 5 5 3
Zeke Webster-Yaqui and Alex Killian; Matt Bondarchuk, Chase Harris (6) and Devon Briscoe. W — Webster-Yaqui. L — Bondarchuk.
MISSION VALLEY — Ryan Pablo 2-5, Webster-Yaqui 3-5, Killian 2-4, Jeremiah Crawford 3-3, Quinn Harlan 0-1, Bradley Pichler 1-3, Bransen Krebs 2-4, TJ Olson 2-4, Jared Young 1-3, Brennan Andrews 1-3, Kellen Hoyt 0-0.
EDMONTON — Brandon Yarema 2-2, Player 13 0-1, Ashton Martin 0-1, Tanner Babiuk 1-2, Matt Stebner 0-1, Scott Kramers 0-2, Brandon Yurema 0-3, Tauren Langley 2-3, Briscoe 0-3, Finnigan Duffield 0-2, Calvin Warwick 0-3, Tyler VanAmsterdam 0-2.
2B—Krebs, Olson, Crawford (2), Killian (2), Webster-Yaqui; HRs—Olson, Crawford; RBIs—Webster-Yaqui (2), Killian, Crawford (5), Krebs (2), Olson (3), Young (3), Andrews (2); Stebner, Kramers (2), Warwick, VanAmsterdam.
Friday’s Scores
Edmonton Cardinals 14, Glacier Twins B 1
Calgary Redbirds 9, Fort McLeod Royals 6
Vauxhall Spurs 9, Cranbrook Bandits 8
Medicine Hat Knights 15, Asotin County Blues 5
Vauxhall Spurs 8, Calgary Redbirds 7
Mission Valley Mariners 18, Edmonton Cardinals 5
Kalispell Lakers vs. Medicine Hat Knights, late
Today
Griffin Field
9:30 a.m. — Asotin vs. Glacier
Noon — Mission Valley vs. Vauxhall
2:30 p.m. — Medicine Hat vs. Edmonton
5 p.m. — Mission Valley vs. Asotin
7:30 p.m. — Kalispell vs. Fort McLeod
Archie Roe Field
9:30 a.m. — Cranbrook vs. Fort McLeod
Noon — Kalispell vs. Calgary
2:30 p.m. — Glacier vs. Cranbrook