Legion baseball: Malmin, Ericksen lift Lakers by Butte

Walker Malmin had a big game at the plate in the first game and Leif Ericksen delivered the game-winning hit in the bottom of the seventh inning of the finale as the Kalispell Lakers AA swept an American Legion baseball doubleheader from Butte on Sunday afternoon at Griffin Field.

Malmin went 3 for 3 with five RBI in a 13-0 victory in the opener. He doubled and tripled in that outing.

Sam Crompton picked up the win, pitching four innings. He gave up one hit, walked four and struck out three.

Kalispell put the game away with a nine-run second inning.

Ericksen had a walk-off single to right field with the bases loaded to give Kalispell the one-run victory in the second game.

It was Ericksen’s only at-bat.

Tiler Whiteaker went 2 for 4 with an RBI.

Andrew Schleusner doubled for Kalispell in that contest.

Logan DeCock pitched the seventh inning to pick up the win. He fanned two batters and walked one.

“It was a little frustrating in that we rolled them in the first game, but were a little more passive in our attack in the second game,” Lakers manager Ryan Malmin said.

“But it was fun to see the kids battle back. They need games like that to know they can do it (pull it out).”

Kalispell (15-6 overall) is home Wednesday for a single nonconference game with the Mission Valley Mariners A. The first pitch is scheduled for 6 p.m.

NOTE: Saturday’s doubleheader with Helena was rained out.

Butte 000 00 — 0 3 3

Kalispell 290 2x — 13 9 1

WP—Sam Crompton; LP—Quin Summers.

BUTTE — Marcus Madrazo 1-3, Trey Hoagland 0-1, Ryan Moodry 0-2, Jared Haran 1-1, Summers 0-1, Renzy Doherty 0-1, Konnor O’Niell 0-2, Dyllan Lane 0-1, Tyler Ossello 0-1, Koby Doherty 1-2.

KALISPELL — Tiler Whiteaker 0-3, Walker Malmin 3-3, Brandon Maassen 1-3, Andrew Schleusner 0-3, Patrick O’Connell 0-1, Leif Ericksen 0-3, Andy Bemis 1-2, Quinn Barber 2-2, Jayson Combs 2-2.

2B—Malmin: 3B—Malmin; RBI—Whiteaker, Malmin (5), Maassen, Ericksen, Bemis (2), Combs (2).

Butte 003 001 0 — 4 9 3

Kalispell 110 010 2 — 5 8 2

WP—Logan DeCock; LP—Nate LeProwse.

BUTTE — Hoagland 1-3, Zach Hart 1-3, LeProwse 1-4, Haran 2-4, Moodry 1-4, Madrazo 1-4, Kilian O’Leary 0-1, Dylan McDonald 2-4, Braxton Henningson 0-4.

KALISPELL — Whiteaker 2-4, Schleusner 1-3, O’Connell 1-2, Andy Bemis 1-3, Malmin 0-0, Crompton 0-3, Ericksen 1-1, Levi Brenneman 1-3, Combs 0-3, Keatin Mohl 0-2, Maassen 0-1, Logan DeCock 1-2.

2B—Schleusner; HR—Madrazo; RBI—Haran, Madrazo (3); Whiteaker, Schleusner, O’Connell; Ericksen.

Twins 4, Bucs 1

Twins 2, Bucs 1

WHITEFISH — A return to conference play helped the Glacier Twins get back on the winning track.

Glacier swept a Western A doubleheader from the Bitterroot Bucs at Memorial Park, 4-1 and 2-1.

Coming in, Glacier (11-8 overall, 4-0 league) had lost seven straight.

In the opener, Vinny Smith went 2 for 3 and drove in a run for the Twins.

Colten Parker had the lone extra-base hit, a double.

A.J. Wetsch pitched the final five innings for Glacier. He allowed four hits, walked one batter and struck out three.

In the second game, Johnny Sapa went the first 5 2/3 innings for the Twins. He struck out seven, gave up nine singles and did not walk a batter.

Jesse Walburn led the attack at the plate, going 2 for 3 with an RBI.

Glacier’s next action is Thursday versus the visiting Kalispell Lakers A for a single game starting at 7 p.m.

Bitterroot Bucs 001 000 0 — 1 4 4

Glacier Twins 004 000 x — 4 8 1

WP—A.J. Wetsch; LP—Leesoine.

BITTERROOT BUCS — Therson 0-3, Zeitic 1-3, Chimo 0-2, Leesoine 1-3, Finley 0-3, Sage 0-1, Marcus Zeitic 0-2, McCullough 0-2, McCawley 2-3.

GLACIER — Jayce Fagerland 1-3, Kyler Howke 0-3, Tyler Murphy 1-3, Colten Parker 1-2, Austin Robins 1-3, Vinny Smith 2-3, Tristin Steinwand 1-3, Jesse Wlburn 1-3, Wetsch 0-2.

2B—Parker; RBI—Zeitic; Fagerland, Smith.

Bitterroot Bucs 100 000 0 — 1 11 0

Glacier Twins 100 100 x — 2 5 0

WP—Johnny Sapa; LP—Zeitic.

BITTEROOT BUCS — Therson 2-2, Zeitic 1-4, Chimo 0-3, Leesoine 2-3, Finley 2-3, Sage 1-3, McCullough 2-3, McCawley 0-2, Gavlak 1-3, Alex Gavlak 0-1.

GLACIER — Fagerland 0-2, Howke 1-1, Murphy 0-2, Parker 0-1, Robins 0-2, Smith 1-3, Steinwand 0-2, Walburn 2-3, Wetsch 0-2, Kastella 1-1.

2B—Howke; RBI—Leesoine; Howke, Walburn.

Loggers 10, Bandits 0

Bandits 9, Loggers 3

LIBBY — Libby Loggers A settled for a nonconference doubleheader split with the Cranbrook Bandits.

Libby scored in every inning to roll to a 10-0 victory in the opener.

Jared Winslow drove in two runs and Oliver Grupenhoff went 2 for 3 with one RBI. Grupenhoff also doubled.

Collin Johnson went the distance on the mound for the Loggers. He checked the Bandits on three hits. He walked two batters and fanned one.

Two big innings carried Cranbrook to the victory in the second game. The Bandits tallied four runs in the first inning and scored five times in the third.

Libby hosts the Kootenai Valley Ranger A on Tuesday for a single game starting at 5:35 p.m.

Cranbrook 000 00 — 0 3 1

Libby 221 14 — 10 6 0

W—Collin Johnson; LP—Shayne Walker.

CRANBROOK — C. Armstrong 0-2, B. Bird 1-1, J. Bromley 0-2, D. Marra 0-2, R. Nickell 1-1, C. Kemp 1-2, T. Thorn 0-2, C. Meggison 0-2, Walker 0-1, R. Detcheverry 0-0.

LIBBY — Johnson 0-0, Luke Haggerty 0-2, Jared Winslow 0-3, Oliver Grupenhoff 2-3, Mason Chapel 1-1, Dylon Lane 1-2, Bandon Sadewasser 1-2, Erik Lauer 0-1, Braydan Thom 1-2, Taylor Wisdom 0-2.

2B—Bird; Grupenhoff; RBI—Johnson, Haggerty, Winslow (2), Grupenhoff, Chapel, Lauer, Thom.

Cranbrook 405 000 0 — 9 9 2

Libby 011 000 1 — 3 6 3

WP—Thorn; LP—Grupenhoff.

CRANBROOK — Armstrong 1-5, Detcheverry 0-4, Thorn 0-4, Marra 2-4, Kemp 1-2, Bromley 1-3, N. Rinette 1-2, Nickell 1-4, Jacob Grimm 2-3.

LIBBY — Johnson 0-3, Haggerty 1-2, Winslow 1-4, Grupenhoff 1-4, Lane 1-3, Lauer 1-3, Thom 0-4, Sadewasser 1-2, Wisdom 0-1, Chapel 0-3.

2B—Marra; Grupenhoff; RBI—Armstrong, Marra (2), Kemp, Bromley, Nickell, Grimm (2); Grupenhoff, Lauer.