BASEBALL: Glacier Twins stay undefeated at Ed Gallo

WHITEFISH — It wasn’t easy for either side, but the Glacier Twins’ A and B teams both won for the fourth straight game at the Ed Gallo Memorial Wood Bat tournament on Saturday at Memorial Park, keeping alive the possibility of an all-Glacier championship game for the second straight year.

As has been the case for much of the tournament, Glacier’s A team again took advantage of a terrific pitching performance in a 3-1 win over Kootenai Valley. The Rangers had only two hits in the contest against Skylar Warner, who pitched the first five innings, and Vinny Smith.

The Twins A scored single runs in the second, fifth and sixth innings despite only five hits. Tristin Steinwand, James Sampson-Keck and Smith had the RBIs.

The Twins B set up the title game rematch with a dramatic extra-inning win against Belgrade, prevailing 5-3 in eight innings. Caleb Meehan ignited the winning rally when he walked to lead off the inning, stole second, stole third and scored on a Jared Reynolds sacrifice fly.

Meehan had one of four Glacier hits in the win. Tom Hellwig got the start on the mound and was replaced by Matthew Morrison, who pitched a scoreless last three innings to earn the victory.

The first semifinal game is scheduled for 11 a.m. today with the second semi to follow. The two winners will meet for the tournament championship at 4 p.m.

Ed Gallo Memorial Wood Bat tournament

At Memorial Park (Whitefish)

Saturday

K. Valley 000 001 0 — 1 2 3

Glacier A 010 011 x — 3 5 1

Sam Hannay and James Dunn. Skylar Warner, Vinny Smith (6) and Tyler Murphy. W — Warner. L — Hannay.

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

GLACIER — Tristin Steinwand 0-4, Max Smyley 1-3, James Sampson-Keck 1-2, A.J. Wetsch 0-2, Murphy 0-2, Colten Parker 0-0, Warner 0-2, Derek Kastella 1-3, Ryan Veneman 1-2, Smith 0-1, Greyson Bistodeau 1-2.

2B — Kastella. RBIs — Hannay; Steinwand, Sampson-Keck, Smith.

Glacier B 201 000 02 — 5 4 5

Belgrade 100 020 00 — 3 4 3

Tom Hellwig, Matthew Morrison (6) and Nathan Hader, Quintin Schriver (6). Nate Marcelin, Jason Coltrin (8) and Brandon Beedie.

GLACIER B — Hellwig 1-3, Tatum Hanks 0-1, Schriver 0-1, Eli Taylor 1-3, Terek Bistodeau 1-2, Trey Gates 0-0, Mason Laliberty 0-2, Morrison 0-2, Jared Reynolds 0-3, Brandon Thomas 0-1, Caleb Meehan 1-1, Tucker Blake 0-3, Nathan Hader 0-4.

BELGRADE — Gunner Lund 1-4, Weston Garcia 0-3, Griffin Vaughn 1-4, Beedie 0-4, Gunney Parsons 0-2, Jerimiah Gray 0-3, Marcelin 0-3, Coltrin 0-3, Isiah Brandharst 2-3.

2B — Vaughn. RBIs — Taylor, Bistodeau, Reynolds; Beedie.

Late Friday

All-Stars 000 00 — 0 2 3

Twins B 521 0x — 8 4 2

Tanner Gove, Lee Walburn (3) and Colten McPhee, Austin Varner (2). Terek Bistodeau and Quintin Schriver. W — Bistodeau. L — Gove.

GLACIER ALL-STARS — Jake Schwager 0-2, McPhee 0-3, Colby Clark-Dickerson 0-2, Walburn 0-2, Lane Sapa 1-2, Forest Kobelt 1-2, Varner 0-1, William Bartlet Jr. 0-1, Mark Anderson 0-1, Gove 0-1, Jack Eisenbarth 0-1.

GLACIER TWINS B — Caleb Meehan 0-3, Tom Hellwig 2-2, Bistodeau 2-3, Trey Gates 0-2, Matthew Morrison 0-3, Jared Reynolds 0-0, Brandon Thomas 0-3, Nathan Hader 0-2, Schriver 0-1.

2B — Bistodeau. RBIs — Hellwig, Gates, Morrison, Reynolds, Hader.

Lakers A reach championship game

BOZEMAN — The Kalispell Lakers A moved to 4-0 at the 13th annual Howard Rein Memorial tournament and advanced to today’s championship game with an 8-1 win over the Butte Muckers on Saturday afternoon.

A five-run first inning put the game out of reach early, with each of the first four runners reaching base and eventually coming around to score. Cleanup hitter Jaryon Venturini had a two-run single in the frame and Nathan Vanderbeek added an RBI double three batters later.

Kyle Calles pitched the first six innings to earn the win, allowing just four hits and striking out five. Drew Flink added a perfect last inning.

The Lakers (23-11) play will play for the tournament title today at 2 p.m.

Butte 000 001 0 — 1 4 3

Kalispell 500 201 x — 8 12 2

Kyle Calles, Drew Flink (7) and Clayton Jaques (K). W — Calles.

BUTTE — Scout Allen 0-4, Qustin Gerry 1-4, Liam Sommer 0-3, Dylan Sestrich 0-2, Ryan Shultz 1-3, Conner Miranda 0-3, Cameron Johnson 1-3, Gabe Lacy 0-2, Kobe Moreno 1-3.

KALISPELL — Tyler Kitch 2-4, Adam Joy 0-4, Jaycob Serrano 1-4, Jaryon Venturini 2-3, Jaques 1-3, Randy Stultz 0-1, Brady Peiffer 2-4, Nathan Vanderbeek 1-2, Flink 1-1, Drew Scherrer 1-4, Calles 1-3.

2B — Shultz; Flink, Vanderbeek. RBIs — Sommer; Venturini 2, Peiffer 2, Vanderbeek, Flink.

Libby edges Coeur d’Alene at Big Buck$

LIBBY — The Libby Loggers walked off with a wild win at Lee Gehring Field to chop down the Coeur d’Alene Lumbermen 5-4 Saturday night and advance to today’s third-place game at the annual Big Buck$ tournament.

Libby fell into a 3-0 hole before rallying to tie the score in the bottom of the sixth. After the Lumbermen took the lead in the top of the seventh, the Loggers pushed a pair across in their half to earn the win.

Seven different Libby players had hits, with Braydan Thom and Tanner Wood collecting RBIs.

The Loggers will play the Lewis & Clark Cubs today at 1 p.m. with the winner taking home third at the eight-team tournament.

Mission Valley split its two games on Saturday, falling 9-5 to the Cubs in the morning before rebounding to dispatch the Strathmore Reds 8-3.

Warren Wood homered in both games for the Mariners A, including a three-run blast in the third inning against the Reds that turned a 3-2 deficit into a 5-3 lead. Wood caught all 14 innings behind the plate and finished 3 for 6 with four RBIs. Jacob Harrod was Mission Valley’s other offensive star, going 3 for 7 with a home run, double and three RBIs.

The Mariners will play in the tournament’s fifth-place game against the Lumbermen today at 10:30 a.m.

The Moscow Blue Devils and Tri-County Cardinals will play in the championship game today at 3 p.m.

Libby Big Buck$ tournament

At Lee Gehring Field (Libby)

Saturday

CDA 000 102 1 — 4 7 1

Libby 000 003 2 — 5 7 0

J. Bates (C). Brady Bateman, Shayne Walker (7) (L). W — Walker.

COEUR D’ALENE — B. Cunningham 1-3, B. Rinaldi 1-3, L. Haen 0-1, J. Bloom 2-2, R. Alley 1-4, C. Conigliaro 0-2, M. Doolley 0-3, M. Gjuere 1-3, B. Kessee 1-2.

LIBBY — Tim Carvey 1-3, Seth Bateman 1-4, B. Bateman 1-2, Dylon Lane 1-2, Erik Lauer 1-3, Braydan Thom 0-3, T. Wisdom 1-3, N. Wisdom 1-2, Tanner Wood 0-1, C. Johnson 0-2.

2B — Bloom; Bateman. HR — Alley. RBIs — Alley 2, Bloom, Conigliaro; Thom, Wood.

M. Valley 011 100 2 — 5 6 3

Lewis 200 133 x — 9 9 0

Tyson Petticrew, Marquise Askan (5) and Warren Wood. Preston Peterson and Garrett Beckman. W — Peterson. L — Petticrew.

MISSION VALLEY — Kade Schutzmann 0-3, Jacob Harrod 2-4, Walter Wood 0-4, Anthony Jones 0-3, War. Wood 2-2, Bransen Krebs 0-3, Nyqolas Gillingham 1-2, Brendan Blood 0-0, Micah McClure 1-3, Petticrew 0-2, Askan 0-1.

LEWIS & CLARK — Keegan Tanata 0-3, Nate Saralanen 1-2, Wyatt Baldwin 2-3, Kyle Van Bergen 1-3, Jonah Carpenter 1-4, Beckman 1-4, Connor Stamper 0-0, Levi Speer 1-2, Trey Charlo 0-1, Hayden Woods 1-2, Ryder Shoolts 1-3.

2B — Baldwin, Speer. HR — Harrod, War. Wood; Baldwin, Van Bergen. RBIs — Harrod 2, Gillingham 2, War. Wood; Baldwin 3, Van Bergen 3, Speer.

Strathmore 300 000 0 — 3 6 1

M. Valley 104 003 x — 8 9 1

Caleb Funk and Scott Desserre. Bryant Hales, Brendan Blood (6) and Warren Wood. W — Hales. L — Funk.

STRATHMORE — Grady White 0-2, Desserre 1-3, Jayse Wilson 1-3, Logan Crooks 2-4, Hayze Stevens 1-3, Steve Soers 0-2, Kadin Wilson 0-2, Nathan Ingram 1-3, Braden Tanner 0-3.

MISSION VALLEY — Kade Schutzmann 2-4, Jacob Harrod 1-3, Walter Wood 1-3, Anthony Jones 2-4, War. Wood 1-4, Bransen Krebs 0-3, Nyqolas Gillingham 1-3, Micah McClure 0-2, Tyson Petticrew 1-2.

2B — Desserre, J. Wilson; Harrod, Wal. Wood, Jones. HR — War. Wood. RBIs — Crooks, Stevens, K. Wilson; War. Wood 3, Harrod, Wal. Wood, Jones.

Late Friday

Strathmore 100 031 — 5 6 0

Libby 105 000 — 6 9 1

Mason Kennett, Teven Soers (3) and Scott DeSierre. Erik Lauer and Dylon Lane. W — Lauer. L — Kennett.

STRATHMORE — Robbie Butterwick 1-3, Grady White 1-4, Jayse Wilson 1-2, Logan Crooks 1-2, DeSierre 1-2, Caleb Funk 0-3, Kaden Wilson 1-3, Nathan Ingram 0-2, Brandon Lanner 0-3.

LIBBY — Tim Carvey 0-3, Seth Bateman 0-4, Brady Bateman 2-3, Lane 2-4, Lauer 2-3, Shayne Walker 0-2, Brayden Thom 2-3, Tanner Wood 1-1, Collin Johnson 0-1.

2B — DeSierre; Thom. RBIs — DeSierre; Walker, Thom, Johnson.

Moscow 000 002 0 — 2 6 2

M. Valley 001 110 x — 3 7 1

Charlie Lidean, Jack Dunn (5) and Cade Knott. Jacob Harrod, Marquise Askan (7) and Warren Wood. W — Harrod. L — Lidean.

MOSCOW — Jacob Gray 1-3, Chad Robertson 1-4, Mat Shears 1-2, Devin Carscallen 1-2, Eric Redinger 0-3, Duke Richardson 1-3, Lidean 0-1, Dunn 0-1, Theo Howard 0-3, Knott 1-3.

MISSION VALLEY — Kade Schutzmann 0-3, Harrod 2-4, Walter Wood 1-2, Anthony Jones 2-3, War. Wood 0-2, Bransen Krebs 0-2, Nyqolas Gillingham 0-3, Micah McClure 0-1, Preston Wallbeck 0-0, Askan 0-0, Tyson Petticrew 2-3.

2B — Petticrew. RBIs — Carscallen 2; Wal. Wood, Jones.