Baseball roundup: Lakers split at Harp
The Kalispell Lakers A split opening-day action at the John R. Harp American Legion baseball tournament.
Okotoks (Alberta) scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning for a 13-12 win over the Lakers on the final game of the day Friday at Griffin Field.
Kalispell and Cranbrook opened the three-day event at noon at Archie Roe Field with the Lakers holding off a late rally by the Bandits for a 13-11 victory.
In the win over Cranbrook, Haydn Schlepp, 3 for 3, Torin Bowden, 4 for 4, and Eric Seaman, 0 for 0, had three RBIs each.
Schlepp doubled twice and Bowden once.
Dawson Smith was also perfect at the plate, 2 for 2, and Spencer Pisk drove in two runs.
Cranbrook scored seven times in the fifth to make it close.
Kalispell held an 11-9 lead on Okotoks after three innings.
Schlepp, 3 for 3, tripled in that outing.
Bowden had a double.
Bowden, Cade White and Jonas Nyman had two RBIs each.
Kalispell has two games today — noon versus Medicine Hat at Archie Roe Field and 7:30 p.m. versus Priest River at Griffin Field.
The tournament ends Sunday.
Kalispell Lakers 335 01 — 12 11 1
Okotoks 207 04 — 13 8 6
WP—Liam Chatenay; LP—Eric Seaman.
KALISPELL — Gunnar Marsh 1-2, Haydn Schlepp 3-3, Torin Bowden 1-3, Spencer Pisk 1-1, Seaman 2-3, Cade White 1-2, Jonas Nyman 1-4, Dawson Smith 0-4, Keaden Morisaki 1-4.
OKOTOKS — Tate Morrell 1-3, Ethan Jarvis 2-2, Phil Whelan 1-4, Mike Vanwezer 0-2, Riley Rowland 2-3, Kody Leskun 0-3, Mike Clapperton 2-3, Chatenay 0-1, Deondre Guay 0-1.
2B—Bowden; 3B—Schlepp; RBI—Bowden (2), Pisk, Seaman, White (2), Nyman (2); Jarvis (3), Vanwezer, Rowland, Leskun, Clapperton (3), Guay.
Cranbrook Bandits 202 07 — 11 8 3
Kalispell Lakers 253 3x — 13 11 2
WP—Pisk; LP—Cedar Kemp.
CRANBROOK — Connor Armstrong 1-4, Brendan Bird 3-4, Brandon Ouillette 1-3, Devin Marra 1-3, Caden McCormack 0-1, Robert Nickell 0-1, Jaice Bromley 1-3, Tyler Thorn 1-2, Noah Rennette 0-2.
KALISPELL — Marsh 0-1, Schlepp 3-3, Bowden 4-4, Pisk 0-3, Seaman 0-0, Keaden Morisaki 0-3, Nyman 1-3, Smith 2-2, Jaycob Serrano 1-3.
2B—Bromley, Bird, Marra; Schlepp (2), Bowden; RBI—Armstrong, Bird (2), Marra, McCormack, Nickell, Bromley (2), Thorn (2), Rennette; Marsh, Schlepp (3), Bowden (3), Pisk (2), Seaman (3).
Sapa-Johnsrud Memorial
Glacier Twins 2,
Spokane Dodgers 1
WHITEFISH — James Sampson-Keck doubled to center field to drive in two runs in the second second inning and Jonny Sapa won a pitcher’s battle with Mason Wells of Spokane as the Glacier Twins posted a victory over the Dodgers during second-day action at the 31st annual Sapa-Johnsrud Memorial American Legion baseball tournament at Memorial Field.
Sapa went the distance on the mound, giving up one hit — a home run in the second inning to Jackson Sumner. Sapa had four strike outs and walked none in seven innings.
Wells was just as impressive. He checked the Twins on one hit, had five strikeouts and walked two.
Glacier (29-10) is 2-0 in tournament play.
The Twins are back in action today with two games — 11:30 a.m. versus the Spokane Mead Panthers and 4:30 p.m. versus the Lethbridge Elks.
The tournament ends Sunday.
Spokane 010 000 0 — 1 1 2
Glacier 020 000 x — 2 1 2
WP—Jonny Sapa; LP—Mason Wells.
SPOKANE — Jadan Vandervert 0-3, Koby Blunt 0-3, Ben Albrecht 0-3, Des Parisolto 0-3, Jackson Sumner 1-3, Quin Bennet 0-2, Zach Steele 0-2, Jake Wells 0-2, Jake Pfennings 0-2.
GLACIER — Jayce Fagerland 0-3, Kyler Howke 0-2, Tyler Murphy 0-2, Colten Parker 0-3, Austin Robins 0-1, James Sampson-Keck 1-2, Vinny Smith 0-2, Tristin Steinwand 0-2, AJ Wetsch 0-1.
2B—Sampson-Keck; HR—Sumner; RBI—Sumner; Sampson-Keck (2).
Friday’s Other Scores
Spokane Cannons 9, Spokane Mead Panthers 0
Calgary Redbirds 19, Spokane Ferris Saxons 2
Lethbridge Elks 7, Spokane Dodgers 3
Clancy Ellis Memorial
Nampa Braves 8,
Libby Loggers 2
LEWISTON, Idaho — The Nampa (Idaho) Braves scored in every inning but the fifth in rolling past the Libby Loggers in second-day action at the Clancy Ellis Memorial Tournament.
Jared Winslow went 3 for 4 at the plate to lead the Logger offense.
Winslow doubled and Collin Johnson tripled for the Loggers’ two extra-base hits.
Both team had just six hits.
Libby plays the Owyhee (Idaho) RiverCats today at 11:30 a.m. in Pool B action. Libby won Thursday’s opener over the LC Cubs 12-9. Oliver Grupenhoff, 2 for 4, doubled and homered and drove in four runs for Libby. Teammate Trace Tamarro, 2 for 3, doubled twice and had two RBI. Winslow also had two RBI.
The tournament ends Sunday.
Libby Loggers 100 100 0 — 2 6 3
Nampa Braves 122 102 x — 8 6 1
WP—Hibbard; LP—Erik Lauer.
LIBBY — Collin Johnson 1-4, Luke Haggerty 0-4, Jared Winslow 3-4, Oliver Grupenhoff 1-4, Trace Tamarro 0-2, Lauer 0-2, Braydan Thom 0-2, Taylor Wisdom 1-3, Mason Chapel 0-2, Q. Grupenhoff 0-1.
NAMPA — Bernal 1-2, Carlson 0-3, Makinster 0-2, King 3-3, Balle 0-2, Villinueva 1-2, O’Dell 0-3, Calhoun 1-3, Smith 0-2.
2B—Winslow; Bernal; 3B—Johnson; RBI—Haggerty, Chapel; Bernal (2), King, Villinueva (2), Calhoun.
Late Thursday
Libby Loggers 200 500 5 — 12 12 3
LC Cubs 400 201 2 — 9 11 2
WP—Haggerty; LP—Baldwin.
LIBBY — Johnson 2-4, Haggerty 1-3, Winslow 0-5, O. Grupenhoff 2-4, Tamarro 2-3, Lauer 0-5, Thom 0-4, Wisdom 3-4, Chapel 2-3.
LC — Powell 2-4, Way 2-5, Washburn 3-5, Baldwin 1-3, Fuller 0-4, Wallace 2-4, Stottemeyer 0-3, Borth 1-3, Light 0-3.
2B—Grupenhoff, Tamarro (2); 3B—Borth; HR—Grupenhoff; RBI—Winslow (2), Grupenhoff (4), Tamarro (2); Powell, Washburn (3), Baldwin, Wallace (2), Borth.