A Lakers win wild opener over Loggers

A wild pickoff throw allowed the Kalispell A Lakers to break a 10-10 tie in the seventh inning, and two more runs in the eighth proved important in their 13-11 win over Libby, in the American Legion baseball opener for both teams Wednesday.

Jake Hale had an RBI single in that eighth inning to put the Lakers up 12-10; another run scored on a passed ball, in a Griffin Field contest that featured nine errors, 17 walks — 11 issued by the Libby Loggers — and 10 hit batters (seven by Libby). 

It also featured four lead changes: Libby led 6-2, trailed 9-6 and then lead 10-9 going to that seventh inning. The Loggers pushed across an 11th run in the ninth inning, thanks to an error, a walk and two wild pitches.