Polson’s Fisher, Eureka’s Butts throw gems; Mission rallies

by Daily Inter Lake
| April 22, 2023 11:55 PM

POLSON — Polson pitcher Espn Fisher scattered four hits in seven innings of work, and drove in a run as the Pirates held off Columbia Falls 3-2 Friday in high school baseball.

Dawson DuMont had two hits and drove in a run for the Pirates, and it was important: Polson saw Columbia Falls’ Cody Schweikert rap a two-run double in the seventh, cutting the gap to one.

Fisher closed it out: He struck out 11 with no walks.

Kellen Kroger and Talon Murphy threw three innings each for Columbia Falls, each allowing one earned run and striking out two.

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Polson 010 020 x - 3 7 2

Kellen Kroger, Talon Murphy (4) and Dayne Tu. Espn Fisher and H Emerson.

COLUMBIA FALLS — Reggie Sapa 0-3, Kroger 0-2, Cody Schweikert 1-3, Tu 1-3, Alihn Anderson 0-2, AC Chilson 0-1, Murphy 1-3, Trey Rice 0-3, Mark Robison 0-3, Nick Young 1-3.

POLSON — Jarrett Wilson 2-4, Fisher 0-2, Dawson DuMont 2-3, L Shoemake 0-2, C Haggard 1-2, Z Muzquiz 0-3, A Gfroerer 2-3, Cymian Kauley 0-3, Emerson 0-3, G Wyman 0-0.

2B — Schweikert, Wilson. 3B — Haggard. RBIs — Schweikert 2, Fisher, DuMont.

Mission 13, Troy 12

ST. IGNATIUS — The bottom of Mission’s batting order came up big Friday, with Milo Crooks and Sheldon McLeod combining for six runs in the Bulldogs’ 13-12 baseball win over Troy.

McLeod and Crooks each had three hits — Crooks hit three doubles — and an RBI for Mission, which piled up 12 hits and nine walks. The Bulldogs pushed across two runs in the sixth to overtake the Trojans.

Troy, which had been no-hit by Eureka a day earlier, jumped out to an 8-2 lead. Brody Kelso had three RBIs for the Trojans.

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Cody Todd, C Orr (5), B Yeadon (5) and W Schertie. Rhain Gonzalez, Chance Bockman (2), Canyon Sargent (4) and Kellen McClure.

TROY — Orr 2-3, Yeadon 0-4, Derek Cole 2-4, Paxton Fisher 0-2, Todd 1-4, Schertie 101, Brody Kelso 2-4, W Alyea 0-1, H Roy Jr. 0-1.

MISSION — Gonzalez 1-4, McClure 0-2, Sargent 0-1, Jake Helser 1-2, Bockman 2-4, Caleb Dunevin 1-4, S Andres 1-1, Jason Leishman 0-3, Milo Crooks 3-3, Sheldon McLeod 3-4.

2B — Todd, Kelso, Crooks 3, Mcleod.

3B — Dunevin. RBIs — Kelso 3, Orr 2, Schertle 2, Todd, Fisher, Roy, Gonzalez, Helser Dunevin, Leishman, Crooks, McLeod.

Thursday

Eureka 15, Troy 1

EUREKA — Eureka’s Tristan Butts threw a 6-inning no-hitter, striking out 12, and the Lions beat Troy 15-1 Thursday.

AJ Truman and Caleb utter each head three hits, including a double, and Truman scored three runs for the Lions. Col Hurst, Butts, Tyson Brouillete and Rogan Lytle all scored two runs.

Butts needed just 79 piches to work six innings. He walked two.

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Orr, Cole (1) and Cole, Orr (1). Tristan Butts and Cole Hurst.

TROY — orr 0-2, Yeadon 0-2, Cojle 0-1 Grant 0-2, Savage 0-2, Todd 0-1, Kelso 0-2, Alyea 0-2, Schertle 0-1, Peterson 0-1.

EUREKA — Rowan Burow 0-4, AJ Truman 3-4, Hurst 2-3, Butts 1-3, Caleb Utter 3-4, Emmet McKim 0-3, Tyson Brouillette 1-2, Ramsey Stalcup-Waits 0-1, Rogan Lytle 2-3.

2B — Butts, Hurst, Utter, Brouillette. RBIs — Hurst 3, Butts 2, Utter 2, Brouillette 2, Lytle McKim, Truman, Burow.