Range Riders lose 10-5 to conclude first half

by Daily Inter Laker
| July 14, 2024 8:30 PM

BOISE – The Range Riders used six different pitchers and lost the series finale against the Boise Hawks 10-5 at Memorial Stadium to conclude the first half of the season on Sunday.

With the Range Riders clinching a playoff berth Saturday, it appeared that they used Sunday to give some players some much needed rest. No pitcher lasted more than two innings and the Range Riders used a lineup full of bench players.

Andy Atwood, who is usually an everyday starter on the infield, was one of the players given a day off but was brought in the game in the eighth inning to pitch. Jerry Huntzinger, who was the starting catcher in the prior game, was also used as a pitcher in the seventh inning.

The Range Riders offense scored five runs in the first five innings, highlighted by Ty Penner’s two-run single but was held in check throughout the final four frames.

It was the third time in the last four series the Range Riders (29-19) were on the road and now will return home to take on the team that finished above them in the standings, the Missoula PaddleHeads (36-11).

In their only other matchup this season, Missoula took the first four games of the series at home before the Range Riders won the next two. This time the Range Riders will host the PaddleHeads for the first three games of the series, before heading to Missoula for three games to kick off the second half of the season.

Glacier 100 130 000 – 5 6 3

Boise 221 140 00x – 10 6 2

Brady Held (2), Aidan McEvoy (4), Jason Bollman (5), Tyler Clayton (6), Jerry Huntzinger (7), Andy Atwood (8) and Nick Gore. Emilio Alfonso (4), Reed Garland (7), Evan Kowalski (8), Casey Dykstra (9) and Carter Sanford.

GLACIER RANGE RIDERS – JD McLaughlin 0-4, Ajay Sczepkowski 1-2, Nick Block 0-5, Ty Penner 1-5, Gabe Howell 1-4, Christian Kirtley 2-4, Freddy Guilamo 1-4, Nick Gore 0-3, Kevin Johnson 0-3.

BOISE HAWKS – Noah Marcelo 0-4, Carter Sanford 1-4, Micah Yonamine 1-3, Troy Viola 1-4, Patrick Merino 1-4, Joseph Kalafut 1-3, Tyler Jorgensen 0-4, Tyner Hughes 0-4, Max Jung-Goldberg 1-2.

2B – Kirtley, Penner. Kalafut, Yonamine. HR – Merino (6). RBIs – Kirtley, Penner 2. Jung-Goldberg, Jorgensen, Kalafut, Sanford, Yonamine, Merino 2.