BASEBALL ROUNDUP: Glacier Twins beat Vipers; Lakers A swept in DH
BELGRADE — Max Smyley singled in the last of five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to lead the Glacier Twins to an 8-7 victory over Eagle (Idaho) at the Boys of Summer Invitational on Friday morning.
Smyley was 2 for 3 from the plate, the most important hit pushing Glacier over the top after it fell behind 7-3 entering its final three outs. A.J. Wetsch, Tyler Murphy, Colten Parker and Tristin Steinwand all scored before Smyley’s shot to right field scored Jesse Walburn from third base.
The Twins racked up 12 hits in the contest, including five in the final inning. Glacier scored three runs in the first inning but stranded four baserunners before clawing back in the final frame.
James Sampson-Keck shined for the Twins, going 3 for 4 from the plate with two doubles and a pair of RBIs. Parker picked up the win in relief, closing out the seventh inning.
Eagle 020 021 2 — 7 6 2
Glacier 300 000 5 — 8 12 4
Jacob Janish and Alex Davidian. Jesse Walburn, Vinny Smith (5), Colten Parker (7) and Tyler Murphy. W—Parker. L—Janish.
EAGLE (Idaho) — Jesse Fuentes 0-4, Tanner Russinger 0-3, Reed Harrison 1-4, Austin Murphy 1-3, Beezer Pierce 1-2, Harrison Moody 2-4, Cole Housel 1-2, Davidian 0-3, Dawson Warner 0-2.
GLACIER — Parker 2-3, Tristin Steinwand 2-4, James Sampson-Keck 3-4, Smith 1-3, Terek Bistodeau 0-1, Walburn 1-4, Max Smyley 2-3, Ryan Veneman 0-1, Derek Kastella 0-1, A.J. Wetsch 1-3, T. Murphy 0-2.
2B—A. Murphy, Moody. Sampson-Keck 2. RBIs—Harrison 2, A. Murphy, Housel 2. Smith, Steinwand, Sampson Keck 2.
Rangers sweep Lakers A
Kootenai Valley got a pair of strong pitching performances and swept a doubleheader from the Kalispell Lakers A at Griffin Field.
Sam Hannay scattered eight hits in a complete game to lead the Rangers to a 5-2 win in the opener. Mo Henderson went the distance in the nightcap, allowing just five hits in a 3-1 victory.
Kootenai Valley scored three times in the third inning of the opener and held on from there. They tallied five times on just five hits and took advantage of a couple Lakers errors.
In the second game, Hannay went 2 for 4 at the plate and the Rangers again used a three-run inning, this time in the fifth, to earn the victory.
K. Valley 103 100 0 — 5 5 0
Kalispell 001 000 1 — 2 8 2
Sam Hannay and James Dunn (KV). Brady Peiffer, Keaden Morisaki (6) and Clayton Jaques (K). W — Hannay. L — Peiffer.
KOOTENAI VALLEY — Dawson Henrie 1-3, Hank Dunn 1-4, Hannay 1-3, J. Dunn 0-2, Mo Henderson 1-3, Connor Harmon 0-4, Quade Anderson 0-3, Donovan Fornall 1-3, Daymond Baney 0-2.
KALISPELL — Ryan Symmes 2-3, Morisaki 0-2, Eric Seaman 1-3, Adam Joy 1-1, Jaycob Serrano 1-4, Randy Stultz 1-3, Sam Elliott 0-1, Nathan Vanderbeek 0-3, Jaques 1-3, Tyler Kitch 1-3.
2B — Henrie. RBIs — H. Dunn, Henderson (KV); Serrano (K).
K. Valley 000 030 0 — 3 5 2
Kalispell 000 100 0 — 1 5 0
Mo Henderson and James Dunn (KV); Clay Prosser, Clayton Jaques (7) and Keaden Morisaki (K). W — Henderson. L — Prosser.
KOOTENAI VALLEY — Dawson Henrie 1-4, Hank Dunn 0-1, Sam Hannay 2-4, J. Dunn 0-4, Henderson 1-3, Quade Anderson 1-1, Donovan Fornall 0-3, Colton Cooper 0-2, Connor Harmon 0-2.
KALISPELL — Ryan Symmes 0-4, Morisaki 1-2, Eric Seaman 1-4, Jaycob Serrano 0-1, Kyle Calles 0-1, Randy Stultz 1-3, Sam Elliott 1-3, Jaryon Venturini 0-2, Drew Flink 1-3, Adam Joy 0-2.
2B — Elliott, Stultz. RBIs — Hannay, J. Dunn (KV); Flink (K).
Mariners win pair
DILLON — Walter Wood fired five shutout innings in the morning, then drove in three runs in the afternoon to lead the Mission Valley Mariners A to a pair of wins at the Maybelle Arthur tournament.
Wood’s pitching led the Mariners to a 2-0 victory over the Bitterroot Red Sox B early in the day. Mission Valley took their second game 10-3 against the Gallatin Valley Outlaws.
Wood and Micah McClure combined to allow only five hits in the opening shutout, with McClure picking both RBIs at the plate. The Mariners scored in the second and seventh innings in the win.
Mission Valley was rolling early offensively against the Outlaws, scoring three times in the first and second innings to take a quick 6-2 lead. Wood had a game-high three RBIs and Kade Schutzman went 3 for 4 with a triple.
M. Valley 010 000 1 — 2 8 1
Bitterroot 000 000 0 — 0 5 0
Walter Wood, Micah McClure (6) and Warren Wood (MV). Drew Schmitt and Matt Brown (B). W — Wal. Wood. L — Schmitt. S — McClure.
MISSION VALLEY — Kade Schutzman 1-3, Jacob Harrod 1-3, Wal. Wood 1-3, War. Wood 1-3, Bransen Krebs 0-2, Nyqolas Gillingham 1-2, Tyson Petticrew 2-3, McClure 1-2, Karsen Krebs 0-3.
BITTERROOT — Cole Chavez 0-3, Garrick Richardson 0-3, Brown 0-3, Garrett Hunt 1-3, Spencer Olin 0-2, Bridon Bowman 1-2, Nick Draper 1-3, D. Schmitt 1-2, Chance Schmitt 1-3.
RBIs — McClure 2.
Gallatin 111 000 0 — 3 5 3
M. Valley 331 210 x — 10 10 3
Elias Dominguez and Bryce Marson (G). Bransen Krebs and Izyk Gillingham (MV). W — Krebs. L — Dominguez.
GALLATIN VALLEY — Dominguez 0-4, Derik Defrance 1-3, Kaeson Long 2-3, Adam Geubtner 1-4, Marson 0-3, Daniel Davis 1-2, Dalton Mitchell 0-2, Chance Lee 0-1, Brady Jones 0-3.
MISSION VALLEY — Kade Schutzman 3-4, Jacob Harrod 2-4, Walter Wood 1-2, Micah McClure 0-2, Nyqolas Gillingham 0-2, Bryant Hales 0-1, Tyson Petticrew 2-3, Tyler Kelsch 2-4, Karsen Krebs 0-3, I. Gillingham 0-0.
2B — Long 2. 3B — Schutzman, Harrod. RBIs — Marson, Jones (G); Wood 3, Schutzman 2, Harrod, McClure, Petticrew, Kelsch (MV).
Loggers swept at home
The Bitterroot Bucs piled up 22 runs in a high-scoring doubleheader sweep of the Libby Loggers.
Bitterroot won the first game 15-6 and the finale 7-4.
While Libby’s pitchers may have struggled, the offense thrived, led by Brady Bateman who went 5 for 8 in the doubleheader with four doubles and three RBIs. Braydan Thom added three hits and doubled in both games.
Bitterroot 301 126 2 — 15 14 1
Libby 310 001 1 — 6 10 4
Liam LeCoure, Alec Wells (7) and Jacob Scully (B). Dylon Lane, Collin Johnson (6) and Brady Bateman (L). W — LeCoure. L — Lane.
BITTERROOT — Bo Zeiler 3-4, Dylan Gavlak 2-3, Nathan Binder 0-1, Jake Finley 3-4, Rees LeSoine 2-5, LeCoure 1-2, Wells 0-1, Braxton McCullough 2-4, Scully 0-4, Brendan Schneiter 0-1, Alex Gavlak 0-1, Brenden Bailey 1-3, Johnny Lineback 0-1.
LIBBY — Tim Carvey 1-3, C. Johnson 0-4, B. Bateman 3-4, Lane 1-4, Braydan Thom 2-3, Shane Walker 1-3, Joe Reynolds 0-1, Taylor Wisdom 1-4, Anthony Johnson 0-3, Seth Bateman 1-3.
2B — Finley 2, LeCoure, McCullough, Zeiler, LeSoine (B); B. Bateman 2, Thom, S. Bateman (L). 3B — LeSoine. RBIs — Finley 5, LeCoure 4, LeSoine 3, D. Gavlak, McCullough, Bailey (B); B.Bateman 2, Thom, Walker, S. Bateman (L).
Bitterroot 210 130 0 — 7 11 1
Libby 200 001 1 — 4 5 3
Bo Zeiler, Alec Wells (7), Dylan Gavlak (7) and Jake Scully (B). Brady Bateman, Braydan Thom (6) and Dylon Lane (L). W — Zeiler. L — B. Bateman. S — Gavlak.
BITTERROOT — Bo Zeiler 2-4, Dylan Gavlak 0-3, Jake Finley 2-4, Rees LeSoine 1-3, Liam LeCoure 2-4, Braxton McCullough 1-3, Scully 1-2, Brendan Schneiter 2-4, Brenden Bailey 0-2.
LIBBY — Tim Carvey 0-3, Seth Bateman 1-2, B. Bateman 2-4, Lane 1-4, Thom 1-3, Shane Walker 0-1, Collin Johnson 0-3, Tanner Schatz 0-2, Taylor Wisdom 0-1, Tanner Wood 0-2.
2B — Zeiler 2, Schneiter, Finley (B); B. Bateman 2, Thom, Lane (L). RBIs — Zeiler, Finley, LeSoine, Scully, Schneiter (B); Lane 2, B. Bateman, Thom (L).