A Lakers, Twins win at Cloninger Classic

HELENA — Tanner Cockerill’s 2-run triple broke open a tight game in the fifth inning Thursday, and the Kalispell A Lakers beat JNS Baseball 12-4 at the Cloninger Classic tournament.

Jackson Heino threw all 6-innings for the Lakers, scattering 11 hits and two walks. He fanned four.

Brecken Walcheck and Hunter Fann also drove in two runs for the Lakers (27-8); Fann had an RBI single in the midst of a 5-run rally in the third inning that put his team up 6-0. Cockerill’s big hit came after JNS closed to 6-4.

The Lakers continue play at the tournament with a game against Gillette, Wyoming on Friday.

JNS 000 130 - 4 11 3

Lakers A 015 033 - 12 6 0

K Westergard, M Hall (4), R Hawker (6) and E Smith, T Christensen. Jackson Heino and Ethan Kim.

JNS BASEBALL — T Lords 0-4, A Morales 2-4, C Boweel 2-3, B Schwedes 1-3, Smith 0-2, Christensen 1-1, C Cammack 2-2, M Ferguson 1-2, D Hunter 2-3, T Sorenson 0-3, I Hansen. 0-0.

KALISPELL A LAKERS — Trever Cockerill 1-4, Hunter Glidden 2-3, Luke Nikunen 0-2, Braden Capser 1-2, Bryce Buckmaster 0-2, Hunter Fann 1-2, Brysen Herion 1-2, Brecken Walcheck 0-1, Kim 0-2, Cale Brink 0-0.

2B — Morales, Cammack, Christensen. 3B — Cockerill. RBIs — Bowen, Christensen, Cammack, Ferguson, Cockerill 2, Fann 2, Walcheck 2, Herion.

Twins 6, Bucks A 1

HELENA — Kellen Kroger and Dayne Tu combined to throw a 2-hitter and Stevyn Andrachick’s 2-run double broke a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the fifth inning for the Glacier Twins at the Cloninger Classic.

Andrachick came in on Mikey Glass’s single to put the Twins (11-1) up 4-1; Tristan Butts added a 2-run single in the sixth.

Kroger threw 4 2-3 innings, allowing five hits, two walks and one run. He fanned seven. Tu got the last seven outs, striking out one.