Legion baseball: Lakers fall to Mavericks

MISSOULA — Missoula broke a 1-all tie in the bottom of the second inning with a four-run rally, then pushed another run across the plate in the third and capped it off with six runs in the fourth to drop the Kalispell Lakers 12-2 in Class AA American Legion baseball play Monday evening.

The game ended after seven innings on the 10-run rule.

Robert Reaser led Kalispell in hitting, going 2 for 3. He had the team’s lone extra base hit — a double — and drove in a run.

The Lakers (26-24 overall, 9-9 league) host Bozeman on Wednesday for two conference games. Play begins at 5 p.m. at Griffin Field.

Kalispell closes out regular-season action with a Saturday home doubleheader with Medicine Hat at 1 p.m.

The state tournament begins July 31 in Billings.

Kalispell 010 010 0 — 2 6 4

Missoula 141 600 x — 12 12 1

Luke LaFontaine, Adam Frandsen (4), Chris Sibley (5) and Dillon Matteson. Nathan Jewett, Shane Olson (7) and Slade Heggen. W – Contonio. L – Cooper.

KALISPELL – Chris Combs 1-3, Charlie Obermiller 0-3, Dillon Eaves 0-3, Sean O’Connell 1-3, Dillon Matteson 1-3, Robert Reaser 2-3, Adam Frandsen 0-1, Jake Barstow 1-3, Justin Wallace 0-2.

MISSOULA – Slade Heggen 3-4, Tres Cunningham 1-4, Shane Olson 2-4, Nathan Jewett 1-4, Josh Meader 1-2, Anthony Contonio 0-1, Alec Bouchee 0-2, Jesson Preston 1-3, Matt McHugh 2-3, Tanner Rheinschmidt 1-2.

2B – Reaser; Heggen, McHugh. HR – Olson. RBIs – Reaser, Barstow; Heggen 2, Olson 2, McHugh 2, Cunningham, Jewett, Meader, Preston, Rheinschmidt.