A Twins end up 5-0 at Lewistown tourney

LEWISTOWN — Jake McIntyre’s two-out, 2-run double capped a big inning that broke open a close game for the Glacier Twins, who beat Lewistown 8-3 in the championship of the Gjerde Memorial tournament Sunday.

McIntyre’s drive to left pushed Glacier’s lead out to 7-2 on the host Lewistown Redbirds, who played visitor in the game. It was the Twins’ fourth hit of the inning: Hayden Meehan hit a lead off triple and scored on Stevyn Andrachick’s grounder; Zach Veneman and Jacob Polumbus singled ahead of the double.

The Twins (25-8) went 5-0 at the tournament, including an 8-0 win over these same Redbirds Thursday night. On Sunday they took a 2-1 lead on the first, taking advantage of two walks, a hit batter and a wild pitch.

Mason Peters hit a sacrifice fly in the third to put Glacier up 3-1, before Lewistown (22-18) closed to 3-2 on Trevor McAlpin’s RBI single.

A double steal with McIntyre and Andrachick brought Andrachick home with his third run in the sixth.

George Robbins got the win, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks, in five innings. He struck out five.

Redbirds 101 000 1 - 3 8 2

Twins A 210 401 x - 8 6 2

Taylor Smith, Justin Maier (3) and Isaiah Marquart. George Robbins, Taylor Bryan (6), Hayden Meehan (7) and Danny Dunn.

LEWISTOWN REDBIRDS — Isaiah Marquart 2-3, Maxx Ray 0-0, Nolan Fry 2-3, Luke Clinton 1-3, Travis McAlpin 2-3, Xander Wright 0-4, Trajan Sparks 1-3, Matthew Golik 0-1, Wyatt Elam 0-1, Avery Crouse 0-3, Brody Jenness 0-2.

GLACIER TWINS A — Mason Peters 0-2, Stevyn Andrachick 0-2, Zach Veneman 1-2, Jacob Polumbus 1-3, Jake McInytre 1-3, Mikey Glass 0-4, Danny Dunn 0-3, Hayden Meehan 1-2, Taylor Bryan 2-3.

2B — Fry, McIntyre. 3B — Meehan. RBI — Clinton, McAlpin, McIntyre 3, Peters, Andrachick, Polumbus.