AA Lakers start hot, cool off against Senators
Kalispell Lakers AA's Max Holden (15) connects on a two-run home run in the fifth inning against the Helena Senators at Griffin Field on Wednesday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Kalispell Lakers AA's Nate Skonord (12) drives in a run with a single in the fourth inning against the Helena Senators at Griffin Field on Wednesday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Kalispell Lakers AA second baseman Kaden Drish (6) throws to first for an out against the Helena Senators at Griffin Field on Wednesday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Kalispell Lakers AA's Max Holden (15) celebrates with teammates after hitting a two-run home run in the fifth inning against the Helena Senators at Griffin Field on Wednesday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Kalispell Lakers AA's Kaden Drish (6) celebrates with teammates after scoring a run against the Helena Senators at Griffin Field on Wednesday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Kalispell Lakers AA's Andre Cephers (7) drives in two runs with a single in the first inning against the Helena Senators at Griffin Field on Wednesday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Kalispell Lakers AA's Adam Nikunen (2) scores a run in the first inning against the Helena Senators at Griffin Field on Wednesday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Kalispell Lakers AA second baseman Kaden Drish (6) throws to first to complete a double play in the first inning against the Helena Senators at Griffin Field on Wednesday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Kalispell Lakers AA shortstop Ostyn Brennan (10) gets a force out at second but can't turn a double play in time in the sixth inning against the Helena Senators at Griffin Field on Wednesday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Kalispell Lakers AA starting pitcher Carter Schlegel (5) delivers in the first inning against the Helena Senators at Griffin Field on Wednesday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
The Kalispell AA Lakers’ bats were off, then on, then off again.
Max Holden homered and Carter Schlegel threw five 1-3 sharp innings as the Lakers beat the Helena Senators 10-1 in the first game of a Legion doubleheader Wednesday at Griffin Field.
But in the second game two Helena pitchers combined to shut out the Lakers on six hits in a 5-0 win. That combined with a 12-0 win on Tuesday gave the Senators the edge in the 3-game series.
Lakers AA 10, Senators 1
Schlegel allowed three hits, one walk and one earned run in his five-plus innings on the mound. He fanned one.
Andre Cephers’ 2-run single put the Lakers up 3-0 in the first — an inning that saw three hit by pitches. Holden’s home run, a 2-run shot, came in the fifth inning and made it 10-1 in the fifth inning.
Holden and Adam Nikunen each had two hits and three runs scored.
First game
Senators 000 010 0 - 1 4 3
Lakers AA 302 320 x - 10 9 1
Seth Nielsen, Colt Tietje (3), Bohden Bahnmiller (5) and Cole Graham. Carter Schlegel, Oscar Kallis (6) and Nate Skonard.
HELENA SENATORS — Manu Melo 2-3, Carter Perlinski 0-1, Aaron Fuzesy 0-3, Walker Bennett 0-3, Bohden Bahnmiller 0-2, Tycen Mooney 1-3, Brayden Beatty 1-3, Sam Ark 0-3, Graham 0-3.
KALISPELL AA LAKERS — Max Holden 2-3, Kallis 1-2, Schlegel 0-2, Kaden Drish 1-2, Andre Cephers 1-3, Skonard 1-4, Timmy Glanville 0-2.
HR — Holden. RBIs — Melo, Holden 2, Cephers 2, Schlegel, Drish, Skonard.
Senators 5, AA Lakers 0
William Lyng threw six innings, allowing six hits and no walks. He struck out four, and reliever Dylan Willcut fanned two in the seventh.
Brayden Beatty’s 3-run double to cap the third inning was the big hit for Helena (24-7 overall, 6-3 in conference games).
Oscar Kallis had a double for the Lakers (23-7, 5-4), and he and Colin Leonard each threw two innings of scoreless relief.
Second game
Senators 104 000 0 - 5 9 0
Lakers AA 000 000 0 - 0 6 0
William Lyng, Dylan Willcut (7) and Graham. Cephers, Kallis (4), Colin Leonard (6) and Ostyn Brennan.
SENATORS — Melo 0-3, Perlinski 2-3, Fuzesy 1-4, Bennett 2-4, Bahnmiller 1-3, Mooney 1-3, Beatty 1-2, Ark 1-2, Graham 0-2.
AA LAKERS — Brennan 1-3, Adam Nikunen 1-3, Holden 0-3, Kallis 1-3, Schlegel 1-3, Drish 1-3, Kane Morisaki 0-1, Cephers 0-1, Leonard 0-1, Joey Thatcher 1-3, Glanville 0-2.
2B — Beatty, Perlinski, Kallis. RBIs — Beatty 3, Bennett, Bahnmiller.
Tuesday
Senators 12, AA Lakers 0
Helena pitcher Lance Bratlien allowed just two hits — to Joey Thatcher and Colin Leonard — and three walks white striking out six in a 5-inning shutout.
Aaron Fuzesy doubled, tripled and scored three times for the Senators, who scored six times in the fourth inning and ended the game early under the mercy rule..
Senators 231 60 - 12 12 0
Lakers AA 000 00 - 0 2 1
Nikunen, Josh Close (4), Kyne Vojta (5) and Cephers, Skonard. Lance Bratlien and Graham.
HELENA SENATORS — Beatty 0-2, Perlinski 1-2, Fuzesy 3-3, Bennett 1-4, Bahnmiller 2-4, Nick Benson 1-4, Mooney 2-2, Ark 1-2, Graham 1-2.
KALISPELL AA LAKERS — Brennan 0-2, Nikunen 0-2, Holden 0-2, Kallis 0-1, Carter Schlegel 0-2, Drish 0-1, Leonard 1-1, Cephers 0-1, Skonard 0-1, Thatcher 1-1, Morisaki 0-0, Glanville 0-1.
2B — Ark, Fuzesy, Perlinski. 3B — Fuzesy. RBIs — Graham 3, Bennett 3, Bahnmiller 2, Mooney, Fuzesy, Perlinski, Beatty.
