LEGION ROUNDUP: Pitchers carry Lakers AA to sweep; Twins A tops Gonzaga

BOZEMAN — Haydn Schlepp drilled a bases-clearing first inning double and Dawson Smith fired a four-hit complete game in the first half of a doubleheader sweep for the Kalispell Lakers AA over the Bozeman Bucks on Saturday afternoon in American Legion baseball action.

The Lakers (24-5, 3-1 Western AA) won the first game 11-1 and took the nightcap 6-1.

Smith, the 16-year-old ace of the staff, was brilliant in earning the win in game one, and veteran Leif Ericksen followed suit in the finale. Ericksen tossed the first five innings of the 6-1 win, with Andrew Schleusner coming on to close things out.

Up next for the Lakers is the Yakima Valley Tournament, which starts Thursday and runs through Sunday.

Box scores not available.

Murphy, Twins edge Gonzaga Prep

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho — Tyler Murphy struck out eight in 5 1/3 crisp innings and the Glacier Twins A took down Gonzaga Prep 2-1 at the School’s Out tournament.

Murphy allowed just two hits and one walk, working into the sixth inning. The lone run he allowed came in the fourth, but the Twins answered right back in the bottom of the inning.

Glacier won despite Josh Grimes firing a complete game four-hitter for Gonzaga. Colten Parker and Vinny Smith each doubled for the Twins.

Gonzaga 000 100 000 — 1 5 1

Glacier 000 100 001 — 2 4 1

Josh Grimes and Johnson. Tyler Murphy, Greyson Bistodeau (6) and Ryan Veneman. W — Bistodeau. L — Grimes.

GONZAGA — Ka. Anthony 0-4, Ko. Anthony 1-3, Wright 1-4, McGind 0-3, Miller 1-4, Johnson 0-3, Ni. Drynan 2-4, Cash 0-3, Struck 0-3.

GLACIER — Colten Parker 1-4, Tristin Steinwand 0-3, James Sampson-Keck 0-3, Vinny Smith 1-3, Jesse Walburn 0-3, Max Smyley 0-3, Veneman 1-3, Murphy 1-2, Bistodeau 0-1, A.J. Wetsch 0-1.

2B — Smith, Parker. RBIs — None.

Kootenai Valley wins twice in Havre

HAVRE — The Kootenai Valley Rangers held off a late Glasgow Reds push to earn a 4-2 win in game one, then annihilated the Scobey Blues 24-2 in their second game at the North Stars Jamboree.

Against Glasgow, Kootenai Valley scored twice in the first and twice more in the second to pull ahead 4-0. The Reds put single tallies on the board in the fourth and fifth before Sam Hannay shut the door in the sixth and final frame.

Hannay went the distance and earned the win, striking out 10. Dawson Henrie and Hank Dunn each had two hits to lead the Rangers offense.

Kootenai Valley scored nine times in the second inning run away from Scobey in game two, pouring across 24 runs on 19 hits in just four offensive innings.

Henrie went 4 for 5 with a double, James Dunn had four RBIs and six different Rangers had at least two hits in the blowout.

K. Valley 593 7 — 24 19 1

Scobey 200 0 — 2 3 4

James Dunn, Hank Dunn (4) and Quade Anderson. Lane Knudsen, Kobe Rolston (2), Jace Shmuker (3), Tyler Weeks (3) and CJ Nelson. W — J. Dunn. L — Knudsen.

KOOTENAI VALLEY — Dawson Henrie 4-5, H. Dunn 3-5, Sam Hannay 2-4, J. Dunn 1-2, Mo Henderson 1-3, Donovan Fornall 0-0, Anderson 3-5, Colton Cooper 2-4, Daymond Baney 2-3, Chet McCully 1-3.

SCOBEY — Spencer Russ 1-3, Nelson 1-2, Cole Dolston 0-1, Knudsen 0-1, Shmuker 0-1, Tanner Weeks 0-1, Brandon Meade 0-2, Rolston 1-2, Trey Girard 0-0.

2B — Henrie, J. Dunn (KV). RBIs — J. Dunn 4, Henrie 3, Cooper 3, H. Dunn 2, Hannay 2, Henderson 2, Anderson 2, McCully 2, Fornall, Baney (KV); Knudsen (S).

Glasgow 000 110 — 2 4 0

K. Valley 220 00x — 4 8 1

Brett Glasser and Tyler Hersom. Sam Hannay and James Dunn. W — Hannay. L — Glasser.

GLASGOW — Glasser 0-2, Alex Fransen 0-2, Kasey Seyfert 1-2, Korbin Cole 0-3, Darrin Warsal 0-3, Bryce Legare 2-3, Hersom 1-2, Jacob Meiers 0-0, Chase Guttengerg 0-3.

KOOTENAI VALLEY — Dawson Henrie 2-3, Hank Dunn 2-2, S. Hannay 1-2, J. Dunn 1-2, Mo Henderson 1-2, Quade Anderson 0-3, Donovan Fornall 1-2, Daymond Baney 0-3, Chet McCully 0-1.

2B — Legare (G); Hannay (KV). RBIs — Glasser, Legare (G); H. Dunn, Henderson (KV).

Late Friday: Lakers A 11, Mariners 4

Clayton Jaques’ bases-clearing triple highlighted an eight-run sixth inning as the Lakers A exploded past the Mission Valley Mariners in the finale of a doubleheader at Griffin Field.

Kalispell (16-6, 4-0 Western A) coughed up a 3-0 lead when the Mariners scored four times in the top of the sixth to surge in front. The Lakers had a powerful answer, though, scoring eight times on six hits and sending 14 batters to the plate in the decisive frame.

Randy Stultz and Tyler Kitch each had two hits for the Lakers. Kade Schutzman, Warren Wood and Nyqolas Gilligham had two hits each for the Mariners, who outhit Kalispell 10-8.

M. Valley 000 004 0 — 4 10 4

Kalispell 000 308 x — 11 8 3

Derek Peel, Jacob Harrod (2), Walter Wood (5) and Alex Killian, Warren Wood (2), Killian (4). Drew Scherrer, Brady Peiffer (7) and Clayton Jaques. W — Scherrer. L — Wal. Wood.

MISSION VALLEY — Ryan Pablo 0-1, Kade Schutzman 2-2, Zeke Webster-Yaqui 0-1, Harrod 1-3, Killian 0-3, Karsen Krebs 1-4, TJ Olson 0-0, Anthony Jones 1-4, War. Wood 2-4, Nyqolas Gillingham 2-3, Tyson Petticrew 0-4, Bransen Krebs 0-0, Tyler Kelsch 1-4.

KALISPELL — Ryan Symmes 1-3, Randy Stultz 2-4, Eric Seaman 1-3, Jaycob Serrano 0-0, Adam Joy 0-0, Jaques 1-4, Sam Elliott 1-2, Jaryon Venturini 0-2, Kyle Calles 0-2, Keaden Morisaki 0-2, Tyler Kitch 2-3.

2B — War. Wood (MV). 3B — Jaques (K). RBIs — Jaques 3, Symmes 2, Stultz 2, Seaman, Joy, Elliott (K).