Glacier All-Stars to play in Babe Ruth World Series

HELENA — The Glacier All-Stars are headed to the Babe Ruth 13-year-old World Series in Glen Allen, Va.

Glacier defeated Lewiston, Idaho, 5-4 in Sunday’s baseball championship game at the Pacific Northwest Regional to earn the trip to Virginia. World Series dates are Aug. 16-23.

It marked the second time Glacier and Lewiston met in this regional. Glacier also won the first meeting in pool play on Saturday 6-1.

Glacier advanced to Sunday’s championship round with a 3-1 record in pool games.

Glacier, the top seed from its pool, beat Longview, Wash., in Sunday morning’s semifinal round 8-4. Lewiston edged Sedro-Woolley, Wash., 4-3 in the other semifinal pairing.

Columbia Falls and Whitefish will honor the champs with a firetruck ride today starting at 4:45 p.m. at Sapa-Johnsrud Field in Columbia Falls. At 6 p.m. the team will be in Whitefish for a parade that will begin at Memorial Field.

Pacific Northwest Regional

Scores

Sunday

Semifinals

Lewiston (Idaho) 4, Sedro-Woolley (Northern Washington) 3

Glacier (Montana) 8, Longview (Southern Washington) 2

Championship

Glacier 5, Lewiston 4

Pool Play

Saturday

Meridian (Idaho) 6, West Linn (Northern Oregon) 5

Meridian 8, Sheridan (Wyoming) 4

Glacier 11, West Linn 1

Lewiston 14, Sheridan 7

Longview (Southern Washington) 11, South Coast (Southern Oregon) 3

Sedro-Woolley 11, Calgary (Alberta) 1

Kalispell (Montana) 8, South Coast 7

Longview 11, Calgary 1

Sedro-Woolley 7, Kalispell 4

Glacier 6, Lewiston 1

Friday

Friday

Lewiston 9, Meridian 7

Sedro-Woolley 2, Longview 1

West Linn 20, Sheridan 0

South Coast 11, Calgary 4

Meridian 13, Glacier 8

Longview 5, Kalispell 1

Lewiston 11, West Linn 6

Sedro-Woolley 4 , South Coast 2

Glacier 4, Sheridan 3

Kalispell 10, Calgary 6