Top-seeded Twins advance to district championship game
FLORENCE — Zach Veneman’s single in the bottom of the sixth inning helped the Glacier Twins break a tie and beat the Bitterroot Bucs 5-3 at the Western A district tournament on Saturday and earn a spot in the championship game today at 2:30 p.m.
Jacob Polumbus was the winning pitcher with three strikeouts, allowing two runs on six hits through six innings.
The Twins scored five runs on five hits. Cade Morgan, Stevyn Andrachick, Veneman, Payton Davisson and Jack Price each had one hit. Davisson and Andrachick doubled.
Bitterroot Red Sox 101 000 1 — 3 6 4
Glacier Twins A 011 003 x — 5 5 3
Blake Hinsdale, Zack Christopherson (6). Jacob Polumbus, Stevyn Andrachick (7). WP — Polumbus. LP — Hinsdale.
RED SOX— Colby Kohlman 0-3, Jesse Sage 2-2, Jake Scully 2-3, Andrew Scully 0-4, Brenden Schneiter 0-2, Zack Christopherson 0-3, Chance Schmit 0-3, Caden Zwluski 1-3, Jonny Lineback 1-3.
TWINS — Mason Peters 0-3, Steyvn Andrachick 1-3, Zach Veneman 1-3, Payton Davisson 1-2, Cade Morgan 1-2, Austyn Andrachick 0-4, Devin Beale 0-3, Chad Queen 0-1, Jack Price 1-2.
2B — J. Scully; S. Andrachick, Davisson. RBI — A. Scully, J. Scully; Veneman, Price, S. Andrachick 2, Davisson 2, Morgan.
Missoula Mavericks A 8, Kalispell Lakers A 3
FLORENCE — Five late runs doomed Kalispell Lakers A in an 8-3 loss to the Missoula Mavericks A.
The game was tied at three each when the Mavs scored five runs in the top of the sixth to pull away.
Pitcher Caleb Morgan took the loss for the Lakers, allowing three runs on six hits through five innings with three strikeouts.
Carver Van Aken led Kalispell with three hits on four at-bats. Gabe Lacroix had two hits.
Missoula Mavs A 200 105 0 — 8 9 2
Kalispell Lakers A 011 100 0 — 3 9 5
Eamon Higgins, Rory Hunt (7). Caleb Morgan, Aidan Williamson (5), Sam Manaker (6) and Owen Schilling (7). WP — Higgins. LP — Morgan.
MAVS — Nick B 1-4, Henry Gibbs 0-3, Henry Black 3-5, Jarek Bodlovik 2-4, Joey Leary 0-2, Mason Anderson 2-3, Aiden Gappert 0-4, Mike Prather 0-2, Kieler Hudson 1-4.
LAKERS — Carver Van Aken 3-4, Wyatt Freund 0-2, Ayden Driear 0-1, Caleb Morgan 1-3, Max Holden 1-4, Grady Drish 1-2, Gabe Lacroix 2-3, Aidan Wilcox 0-2, Charlie Hinchey 0-1, Devon Wallack 1-3, Nic Gustavson 0-2, Elijah Owen 0-1.
2B — Wallack. RBI — Bodlovik, Black 2, Anderson 2, Leary; Drish.
Libby Loggers 18U 7,
Mission Valley Mariners 5
FLORENCE — Aydan Wlliamson drove in four runs to help the Libby Loggers beat the Mission Valley Mariners 7-5.
Williamson drove in runs on a third inning homer and a double in the fifth.
Libby pitcher Caden Williams went the distance and allowed five runs on eight hits with three strikeouts.
Williamson led the Loggers with three hits, Quade Anderson and Williams had two.
Libby Loggers 18U 013 012 0 — 7 12 1
M.V, Mariners 100 200 2 — 5 8 3
Caden Williams. Xavier Fischer, Eric Dolence (6). WP — Williams. LP — Fischer.
LOGGERS — Tripp Zhang 2-3, Tucker Masters 1-3, Caden Williams 2-4, Trey Thompson 1-4, Aydan Williamson 3-4, Quade Anderson 2-3, Moxley Roesler-Begalke 0-3, Alex Svendsbye 1-3, Jeff Offenbecher 0-4.
MARINERS — Dumont 0-1, Xavier Fischer 1-4, Kenan Dolby 0-3, Dylan Davis 1-1, Eric Dolence 1-3, Alex Muzquiz 0-4, Espen Fisher 1-3, Trevor Lake 1-3, James Bennett 2-3, McCauley 1-3.
2B — Masters, Williams, Williamson, Zhang; Lake. 3B — McCauley. HR — Williamson. RBI —Masters, Williams, Williamson 4, Zhang; Fischer, Lake, Dolence, Davis, Bennett.