Baseball: C-Falls, Eureka win with late bursts

EVERGREEN — Kellen Kroger doubled, singled twice and drove in four runs Thursday as Colulmbia Falls pulled away late to beat Bigfork 16-3 in high school baseball at ABS Field.

Kroger did most of his damage in the Wildcats’ 11-run sixth: His two-run double made it 9-2, and his two-run single boosted the lead to 15-2 in the same frame. The game ended under the mercy rule in the bottom of the sixth.

AC Chilson hit an RBI triple in that big rally, and also doubled and scored twice for Columbia Falls (9-2). Dominick Young scored three runs while Cody Schweikert, Matthew Mitts and Dawson Juntunen all had two hits.