Chukars rally Friday to make it 2 straight vs. Riders
The Glacier Range Rider had the lead, then lost it, and fell to the Idaho Falls Chukars 9-5 Friday in a Pioneer League baseball game at Flathead Field.
The Range Riders (1-3 this half) managed just three hits but led 5-4 thanks to Ben McConnell reaching first on a dropped third strike — Brian Williams scored on the wild pitch — and Ryan Cash’s RBI single in the sixth inning.
Jose Reyes’ two-run double put the Chukars (3-1) back in front in the seventh. Dusty Stroupe and Reyes both hit RBI singles in the eighth and Steve Barmakian, who’d hit a home run to lead off the game, drove in a run with a double in the ninth for Idaho Falls.
The two teams were to continue their series Saturday night and Sunday.
Chukars 121 000 221 - 9 11 2
Riders 120 002 000 - 5 3 1
Seth Brewer, Jake Binder (3), Alex Fishberg (6), Keagan McGinnis (8), Jonathan Nunnally Jr (9) and Hunter Hisky. Rob Hamby, Drew Holwager (6), B Kais (7), Justin Coleman (9) and Ramon Enriquez. W — Fishberg (2-0). L — Kais (0-1).
IDAHO FALLS CHUKARS — Steve Barkamian 2-5, Tyler Kelly 1-3, Hisky 1-6, Dusty Stroupe 2-5, Jose Reyes 2-4, T DeBonvill 0-3, Brady West 1-3, Eric Callahan 1-5, Brendan Hueth 1-3, Calvin Estrada 0-1.
GLACIER RANGE RIDERS — Ben McConnell 0-3, Ryan Cash 1-4, Sam Linscott 1-3, Brody Wofford 0-4, Dean Miller 1-3, Livingston Morris 0-4, Enriquez 0-2, Brian Williams 0-0, Brenton Davis 0-1, Eddie McCable 0-4, Brandt Broussard 0-2.
2B — Barmakian, Reyes, Callahan, Linscott. HR — Barmakian (3). RBIs — Barmakian 3, Reyes 3, Storupe, DeBonvill, Callahan, Cash 2, Linscott 2. SB — DeBonvill 2, Hueth 2, West, McConnelle 2, Cash. CS — Wofford. SF — Barmakian, West, Linscott.
Late Thursday
Chukars 6, Range Riders 4
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Tyler Kelly’s two-run double put Idaho Falls ahead for good in the first inning, and the Chukars went on to beat the Range Riders.
Hunter Hisky’s sacrifice fly gave the Chukars an important insurance run in the fifth; the Range Riders used a Dean Miller double, a Livingston Morris double and a wild pitch to score twice in the seventh, cutting the gap to 6-4.
That’s as close as it got. Miller also hit a two-run homer, his ninth, in the second inning — but the rest of his team managed just two hits against four Idaho Falls pitchers. Miller also stole two bases.
Riders 020 000 200 - 4 4 0
Chukars 301 011 00x - 6 8 2
Noah Barros, Dawson Day (6), Austin Steinfort (8) and Justin Mazzone. Joe Slocum, Keagan McGinnis (7), Jonathan Nunnally Jr (8), Nate Jenkins (9) and Brady West.
W — Slocum (5-3). L — Barros (5-4). Save — Jenkins (5).
RANGE RIDERS — Brandt Broussard 0-4, Ryan Cash 0-4, Sam Linscott 0-3, Brody Wofford 1-4, John Pardue 0-0, Dean Miller 2-3, Mazzone 0-3, Livingston Morris 1-4, Eddie McCable 0-2, Brian Williams 0-3, Brenton Davis 0-2.
CHUKARS — Steve Barmakian 2-4, Jose Reyes 2-3, Hunter Hisky 1-2, Dusty Stroup 0-4, West 2-3, Tyler Kelly 1-3, Brendan Hueth 0-4, Eric Callahan 0-4, Jose Bermudez 0-3, Calvin Estrada 0-0.
2B — Morris, Barmakian, West, Kelly. 3B — Miller. HR — Miller (9). RBIs — Miller 2, Moorrs, Kelly 2, Barmaian, Reyes, Husky, West.