Legion: Twins 2-0 at Northwest A
ROSEBURG, Ore. — Kellen Kroger twirled a seven-hitter and helped his own cause with two runs batted in, and the Glacier Twins moved to 2-0 at the Northwest A Regional Legion tournament Thursday with a 5-3 win over Ridgeline, Utah.
The victory puts the Twins (33-12) into the winner’s bracket semifinal against Eagle River, Alaska, scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday. The Wolves out of Alaska beat the Gallatin Valley Outlaws 13-5 earlier Thursday.
Gallatin Valley (45-24) will face either Minico, Idaho at 2 p.m. Friday. The Idaho squad beat host Roseburg 4-3 in Thursday's late game.
Twins 5, Wolverines 3
Kroger had an RBI single in the Twins’ two-run first inning and drove in another in the sixth with a triple.
On the hill he worked around three walks and a hit batter, striking out four; Ridgeline scored two unearned runs on two hits and an error in the fourth, tying the game at 3-3.
Glacier broke the tie in the bottom of the fourth: Stevyn Andrachick singled, moved up on a groundout and came around when Nolan Amerman’s grounder was misplayed for an error.
Wolverines 001 200 0 - 3 7 1
Twins 201 101 x - 5 11 3
T Smith and Z Thompson. Kellen Kroger and Dawson Juntunen.
RIDGELINE CACHE WOLVERINES — J Ripken 1-3, Smith 1-3, Cael Kidman 1-4, Thompson 0-3, Jakckson Christensen 1-4, Jensen Maddux 1-4, L Banning 0-2, Thompson Jake 1-3, Jensen Jett 1-3.
GLACIER TWINS — Stevyn Andrachick 1-3, Kroger 2-4, Nolan Amerman 1-4, Jack McIntyre 1-3, Maddox Muller 1-3, Michael Miller 2-3, Matthew Mitts 2-3, Trent Derosa 0-3, Juntunen 1-2.
2B — McIntyre. 3B — Kroger, Miller. RBIs — Christensen, Kroger 2, Muller, Miller.
Wolves 13, Outlaws 5
Liam Lierman hit an RBI triple in the first and Gunner Mountcastle tripled in a run in the fifth as Eagle River cruised. Lierman finished with three RBIs and Mountcastle, two.
Mountcastle was also one of four pitchers for the Wolves, though he was removed after walking four hitters in an inning and a third.
The Outlaws were outhit 14-5 and committed seven errors. Jaxson Iddings had two hits, including a double, for Gallatin Valley.
Northwest AA
Scarlets 8, Runnin’ Rebels 0
BILLINGS — Drew McDowell threw a no-hitter for the Scarlets, walking four and striking out eight.
Kyler Northrup led the offense with two-run singles in the fifth and sixth innings.
Sixers 8, Mavericks 2
The Montana/Alberta state champion Missoula Mavericks exited the tournament with a loss to Cheyenne, Wyo. at Dehler Park, and finished up 54-28.
A six-run inning put Cheyenne in command: Hayden Swaen had a two-run double in the frame and Ethan Reisdorfer and Mason Tafoya also had RBI doubles.
Colin Boyce’s solo home run in the second inning accounted for one of the Mavericks’ runs.
Northwest AA Regional
Aug. 5-11, Billings
Dehler Park
Wednesday’s Games
Game 1: Eugene, Ore. 3, Cheyenne, Wyo. 2
Game 2: Service, Alaska 8, Pocatello, Idaho 5
Game 3: Bellevue, Wash. 3, Missoula Mavericks 0
Game 4: Fort Collins, Colo. 1, Billings Scarlets 0
Thursday
Game 5: Cheyenne, Wyo. 8, Missoula Mavericks 2
Game 6: Billings Scarlets 8, Pocatello, Idaho 0
Game 7: Eugene, Ore. 9, Bellevue, Wash. 4
Game 8: Service, Alaska vs. Fort Collins, Colo., late
Friday
Game 9: Billings Scarlets vs. Bellevue, Wash., 1 p.m.
Game 10: Cheyenne, Wyo. vs. Loser 8, 4 p.m.
Game 11: Eugene, Ore. vs. Winner 8, 7 p.m.
Saturday
Game 12: TBD, 4 p.m.
Game 13: TBD, 7 p.m.
Sunday
Game 14: Championship, 1 p.m.
Game 15: If necessary, 45 minutes after Game 14.
West A Regional
Aug. 5-11, Roseburg, Ore.
Bill Gray Legion Stadium
Wednesday’s Games
Game 1: Gallatin Valley Outlaws 10, Hyrum, Utah 0
Game 2: Ridgeline, Utah 4, Minico, Idaho 3
Game 3: Eagle River, Alaska 7, Central Point, Ore. 1
Game 4: Glacier Twins 5, Roseburg, Ore. 4
Thursday
Game 5: Central Point, Ore. 4, Hyrum, Utah 1
Game 7: Eagle River, Alaska 13, Gallatin Valley 5
Game 8: Glacier Twins 5, Ridgeline, Utah 3
Game 6: Minico, Idaho 4, Roseburg, Ore. 3
Friday
Game 9: Minico, Idaho (29-7) vs. Gallatin Valley (45-24), 2 p.m.
Game 10: Central Point,Oore. (31-7) vs. Ridgeline, Utah (30-11), 5 p.m.
Game 11: Eagle River (16-11) vs. Glacier Twins (33-12), 8 p.m.
Saturday
Game 12: TBD, 5 p.m.
Game 13: TBD, 8 p.m.
Sunday
Game 14: Championship, noon
Game 15: If necessary, 45 minutes after Game 14 ends