C-Falls takes third at State baseball

MISSOULA — With one out and a runner on second Saturday, Butte seemed on the verge of a big inning when Matt Donaldson stroked a line drive toward right.

Then Cody Schweikert, Columbia Falls’ 6-foot-3 first baseman, laid out and caught it. The next Bulldog got a hit, but it didn’t score a run, and a 5-0 Wildcat lead was protected.

The way Schweikert celebrated, the game might have been over right there. As it was the Cats cruised to a 16-2 win in the third-place game at the State Baseball tournament.