Laker bats explode against frustrated Twins
The Kalispell Lakers scored eight runs against the Glacier Twins in an AA American Legion conference match-up at Memorial Field on June 3 before the Twins even swung a bat.
The Lakers' Toby Liechti clubbed a double into left field that scored two of Kalispell's eight runs in the first inning, and the Lakers defeated the Twins, 16-3.
The Lakers picked up the road victory in seven innings with the 10-run rule and hiked their record to 3-2 in conference and 14-7 overall.
Pat Hergesheimer started the flood of runs for Kalispell with a line-drive single between third base and shortstop that scored Ben Sansaver from second. After that Liechti stepped up and knocked in two more and the Lakers first eight batters reached base safely.
The worrisome inning continued and a frustrated Glacier Twins coach Bill Sapa pulled starter Kyle Knox off the mound and brought in Trevor Miller.
The Twins survived the first inning, and Miller was able to settle down the Lakers' offense until the fourth, when a pair of runs came in thanks again to Hergesheimer, 2-for-3, and Liechti, 2-for-5.
Chris King had an RBI double, and Wayde Martinson had two of the Twin's seven hits. The Twins dropped to 0-5 in conference.
Kalispell Lakers 800 206 0 — 16 15 1
Glacier Twins 100 002 0 — 3 7 7
Joe Pistorese, Mario Venturini (6) and Zach Brosten. Kyle Knox, Trevor Miller (1), Adam Pisk (4), Wayde Martinson (6) and Devyn Rocker. WP — Pistorese (8 strikeouts, 4 walks); LP — Knox
LAKERS — Dean Stimpson 1-5, Ben Sansaver 2-5, Blaine Matulevich 0-1, Michael O'Connell 3-5, Greg Seaman 0-1, Pat Hergesheimer 2-3, Toby Liechti 2-5, Mat O'Brien 0-5, Zach Brosten 3-3, Joe Pistorese 2-4, Bryant Eickert 0-3.
2B — Brosten (3), Hergesheimer Liechti, Pistorese. RBI — Sansaver (3), Liechti (3), Stimpson (2), Hergesheimer (2), Pistorese (2), O'Brien, Brosten.
TWINS — Willie Roche 1-3, Jeremy Nielsen1-4, Wayde Martinson 2-3, Chris King 1-4, Joe Blakemire 0-3, Kyle Knox 1-3, Devyn Rocker 0-2, Adam Pisk 1-3, Trevor Miller 0-2, Carl Talsma 0-1.
2B — King. RBI — King, Knox.
Twins lose on the road
The Glacier Twins couldn't get past the Missoula Mavericks in a doubleheader in Missoula on Sunday, June 7.
Willie Roche batted 2-for-3 in the first game, and Cody Elek was 3-for-3 with four RBIs in the second game, but it wasn't nearly enough.
The Twins gave up 13 hits and committed three errors to lose the first game 19-0, then gave up 12 hits in the nightcap, which they lost 12-7.
The Twins led the second game 3-2 midway through the fourth inning, but gave up eight runs in the bottom of the fifth.
Game 1
Mavericks 19, Twins 0
Glacier 000 00 — 0 6 3
Missoula 2(10)0 7x — 19 13 1
Adam Pisk, Devyn Rocker and Cody Elek. Jake Schilling and Sean Dwyer. W – Schilling (6-2). L – Pisk.
GLACIER – Willie Roche 2-3, Jeremy Nielson 1-3, Wade Martinson 1-3, Chris King 1-2, Pisk 0-1, Kyle Knox 1-2, Rocker 0-2, Elek 0-2, Trevor Miller 0-2.
MISSOULA – Brody Miller 0-3, Sam Sopko 2-4, Kendal Maier 1-2, Sean Dwyer 2-3, Robby King 3-4, Matt McMann 0-1, Andrew Sopko 1-1, Drew Lytle 2-4, Steven DeYoung 2-3, Andrew Bewley 0-2.
2B – S. Sopko, McMann, Lytle. 3B – Dwyer, DeYoung. HR – Dwyer, DeYoung. RBIs – Maier, Dwyer 5, R. King, McMann, DeYoung 5.
Game 2
Mavericks 12, Twins 7
Glacier 010 201 3 — 7 14 2
Missoula 101 280 x — 12 12 1
T, Miller, Mortenson (5), Roche (5) and Elek. Brent Daugherty, A. Sopko (6) and Dwyer. W – Daugherty (7-1). L – T. Miller.
GLACIER – Roche 0-5, Nielson 2-4, C. King 2-4, Mortenson 0-3, Knox 1-4, Rocker 4-4, Pisk 1-2, Elek 3-3, T. Miller 1-4.
MISSOULA – B. Miller 1-3, S. Sopko 2-5, Maier 2-3, Dwyer 1-3, R. King 2-3, McMann 0-3, Lytle 3-4, DeYoung 1-4 Josh Seeberger 0-1, Bewley 0-2.
2B – B. Miller, S. Sopko, Dwyer, DeYoung. 3B – Rocker. RBIs – Rocker, Pisk, Elek 4, T. Miller, B. Miller, Sopko, Maier, Dwyer 3, King, McMann, Lytle, Bewley.