Kalispell Lakers AA, A in Canadian Days finals, again

The Kalispell Lakers have advanced to the AA and A championship games of the Canadian Days American Legion baseball tournament.

Lakers AA split on Saturday, losing to the Spokane Northstars 6-2 in an afternoon test but rebounding with a 7-2 win over the Calgary Redbirds in the evening.

That put the Lakers AA at 2-1 in tournament play.

The Lakers A also split Saturday, losing to the Cranbrook Bandits 3-1 after beating the Mission Valley Mariners 3-2 for a 2-1 tournament mark.

Today’s championship day has Calgary versus Spokane at 10 a.m. at Griffin Field. At Archie Roe Field, also at 10 a.m., Cranbrook faces Olds.

In the A and AA title games at 1 p.m., Mission Valley A plays Lakers A at Archie Roe Field while Lakers AA face Boys of Summer at Griffin Field.

Both Lakers teams are defending tournament champions.

Northstars 6, Lakers AA 2

Lakers AA 7, Redbirds 2

Taylor Morton homered and drove in three to compliment a strong effort on the mound by Drew Scherrer to help the Lakers AA rebound from an afternoon loss and down the Calgary Redbirds.

Morton joined Randy Stultz and Eric Seaman as Lakers with two hits in the nightcap. Morton and Stultz also scored two runs apiece.

Drew Scherrer did the rest, holding the Redbirds to two unearned runs on three hits in a complete game. Scherrer also struck out eight batters.

In the opener, the Lakers got to Spokane starter Colton Miracle for eight hits but struggled to cash in, leaving nine on base in the loss.

Seaman and AJ Jones tallied two hits and a run apiece for the Lakers.

Dawson Smith took the loss on the mound after allowing four runs (all earned) on five hits and four walks in 4 1/3 innings of work. He fanned five.

Kalispell Lakers AA 000 200 0 — 2 8 1

Spokane Northstars 110 031 x — 6 8 2

WP — Colton Miracle. LP — Dawson Smith.

KALISPELL LAKERS — Randy Stultz 1-4, Taylor Morton 0-4, Eric Seaman 2-4, AJ Jones 2-3, Brandon Jordan 0-3, Sam Elliott 0-3, Logan Siblerud 1-3, Jonathan Craver 0-2, Keaden Morisaki 1-1, Ryan Symmes 1-2.

SPOKANE NORTHSTARS — Tayeb Wilson 0-2, Ryder Robson 1-1, Elan Krauss 2-3, Brandon Moore 0-2, Zac Kubik 2-3, Broc Houser 1-3, Dominic Coleman 0-2, Zarren Nelson 1-3, Tanner Bratcher 0-2, Carl Oman 1-3.

2B — Krauss. 3B — Krauss. RBI — Krauss, Kubik 2, Oman.

Kalispell Lakers AA 110 032 0 — 7 10 3

Calgary Redbirds 000 002 0 — 2 3 2

WP — Drew Scherrer. LP — Brady Wilson.

KALISPELL LAKERS — Randy Stultz 2-3, Taylor Morton 2-4, Eric Seaman 2-4, AJ Jones 0-4, Dawson Smith 0-2, Logan Siblerud 1-1, Keaden Morisaki 1-3, Jonathan Craver 0-1, Sam Elliott 0-4, Johan Freudenburg 1-4, Ryan Symmes 1-2.

CALGARY REDBIRDS — Nic Taylor 0-3, Dale Bratz 1-3, Mason Bouchard 0-2, Brett Knibbs 1-3, Jose Rojas 0-2, Jonah Arsenean 0-3, Connor Leauitt 1-3, Kolbe Blackburn 0-3, Anthony Kelly 0-2.

2B — Stultz. HR — Morton. RBI — Stultz, Morton 3.

Lakers A 3, Mariners A 2

Bandits 3, Lakers A 1

Ryan McDonald checked the Mission Valley Mariners on five hits over six innings to pick up the win at Archie Roe Field in the Canadian Days A tournament.

He struck out four and walked five batters.

Kalispell could muster just five hits by five different players. Connor Drish, Thomas O’Connell and Jayden Dillon had RBIs for the Lakers.

Ben Corriveau stole three bases for Kalispell and scored once.

In the second game of the day, the Calgary Bandits broke a 1-all tie with a two-run sixth inning.

The Lakers could muster just three hits, singles by O’Connell, Wesley Palmer and Ben Corriveau.

Reid Barrows took the loss for Kalispell He went 5 1/3 innings, allowing five hits and three runs, two of which were earned. He walked three batters and fanned four.

Kalispell Lakers A 000 020 1 — 3 5 0

Mission Valley A 000 110 0 — 2 5 1

WP—Ryan McDonald; LP—Dylan.

KALISPELL LAKERS — Connor Drish 1-4, Thomas O’Connell 1-2, Jayden Dillon 1-4, Payton Davisson 0-3, Chad Queen 0-3, JD Van Kempen 0-1, Luke Halland 1-3, Reid Barrows 0-3, Ben Corriveau 1-1.

MISSION VALLEY MARINERS — Bryant 1-4, Gillingham 0-4, Dolence 0-4, Davis 2-3, Petticrew 1-2, Redstar 1-2, Merganthaler 0-1, Dylan 0-1, Bennet 0-2, Dalbey 0-2.

2B—Drish, O’Connell; Petticrew; RBIs—Drish, O’Connell, Dillon; Davis, Mergenthaler.

Calgary Bandits 001 002 0 — 3 8 2

Kalispell Lakers A 000 100 0 — 1 3 4

WP—Meeson; LP—Reid Barrows.

CALGARY BANDITS — Rebagliatti 0-3, Thorn 1-4, Mastel 1-4, Nickell 0-4, Meeson 3-3, Ducharme 1-3, Mclean 0-4, Joseph 1-3, Brayden 1-2.

KALISPELL LAKERS A — Drish 0-2, O’Connell 1-4, McDonald 0-4, Dillon 0-3, Tristin Topete 0-1, Van Kempen 0-1, Queen 0-1, Halland 0-3, Wesley Palmer 1-2, Corriveau 1-3.

2B—Joseph, Meeson; RBIs—Meeson, Joseph (2); O’Connell, Palmer, Corriveau.

Bucs A 11, Twins A 4

Bucs A 9, Twins A 1

Five-run innings in both games of a doubleheader carried the Bitterroot Bucs A to a sweep of the Glacier Twins A in a conference matchup.

Dan Seymour had two of Glacier’s seven hits while Coby Clark-Dickenson doubled in the first game. Trailing 3-0, Bitterroot scored five runs in the bottom of the fourth, four in the fifth and two in the sixth to win the opener 11-4.

Bitterroot, leading 4-1 after five innings, tallied five runs in the sixth to put the second game away.

Zach Veneman had two of Glacier’s six hits and drove in a run. Forrest Kobelt tripled.

Glacier had a rough day in the field with 10 errors total.

Glacier (1-3 overall) plays at the Kalispell Lakers AA on Saturday for a three-game Memorial Day Series.

Game 1

Glacier Twins A 101 100 1 — 4 7 6

Bitterroot Bucs A 000 542 x — 11 11 3

WP—Christopherson; LP — Forrest Kobelt.

GLACIER TWINS A — Caleb Meehan 1-4, Terek Bistodeau 1-4, Ryan Veneman 0-0, Donnie Sims 0-2, Coby Clark-Dickenson 1-4, Dan Seymour 2-3, Kobelt 1-4, Matt Morrison 1-4, Zach Veneman 0-2, Nathan Hader 0-3, Jack Schwaiger 0-0.

BITTERROOT BUCS A — Zeiler 0-4, Gavlak 3-4, Kohlman 0-2, Lecoure 2-3, Scully 1-4, Schneiter 2-3, Bailey 2-3, Lineback 0-3.

2B—Clark-Dickenson; Schneiter; RBIs—Clark-Dickenson, Seymour, Kobelt; Gavlak, Kohlman, Lecoure (2), Scully, Schneiter, Bailey (3).

Game 2

Glacier Twins A 000 100 0 — 1 6 4

Bitterroot Bucs A 120 105 x — 9 9 1

WP— Zeiler; LP — Hader.

GLACIER TWINS A — Veneman 0-4, Bistodeau 0-3, Clark-Dickenson 1-3, Kobelt 1-2, Veneman 2-3, Morrison 0-3, Simms 1-3, Hader 0-2, Seymour 0-1,Meehan 1-3, Schwaiger 0-0.

BITTERROOT BUCS A — Zeiler 3-5, Gavlak 1-3, Kohlman 0-2, Lecoure 2-3, Scully 0-3, Hinsdale 0-3, Schneiter 2-4, Bailey 0-4, Lineback 1-4.

2B—Gavlak; 3B—Kobelt; RBIs—Veneman; Zeiler, Gavlak, Lecoure, Scully, Hinsdale,Schneiter, Lienback (3).