Twins sweep Missoula and Belgrade
Jesse Walburn scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh frame Sunday to extend the Glacier Twins winning streak to six games.
Walburn went 2 for 3 with an RBI to lead Glacier to a 3-2 victory over the Belgrade Bandits A at Memorial Field in Whitefish in the American Legion nonconference game.
Bryce Fagerland made his pitching debut and allowed just one hit in four innings of work.
Glacier topped Belgrade 4-3 in game 1 of the Sunday doubleheader, scoring the winning run in the bottom of the sixth.
Jonny Sapa scored the win on the mound.
On Saturday, the Twins took a doubleheader at home from the Missoula Mavericks AA, winning 2-1 and 5-3.
Vinnie Smith scored the winning run in the seventh inning of game 1 after getting on base with a single to right field.
AJ Wetsch was solid on the mound to fend off the Mavs’ bats.
Smith went 4 for 4 at the plate in game two as Glacier posted five runs in the first two innings to outpace the Mavs.
Glacier is now 7-1 overall on the season.
The Twins host the Kootenai Valley Rangers on Saturday in a conference doubleheader starting at 5 p.m.
Game 1
Belgrade 002 100 0 — 3 4 2
Glacier 010 201 x — 4 7 2
Jack and NA; Greyson Bistodeau, Jonny Sapa (4), Jesse Walburn (5) and NA. W — Sapa. L — Jack.
BELGRADE — Mounds 1-3, Cigler 0-4, Clay 0-2, Jack 0-1, Malzah 0-3, Eucleve 0-1, Alexendu 1-3, White 1-3, Holgate 1-2.
GLACIER — Bistodeau 0-1, Jayce Fagerland 0-3, Sean Hoerner 1-3, Kyler Howke 0-3, Tyler Murphy 0-2, James Sampson-Keck 0-1, Vinnie Smith 1-3, Tristin Steinwand 2-3, Jesse Walburn 2-3, AJ Wetsch 1-2.
2B—Alexendu; RBIs—Cigler, Clay; Hoerner.
Game 2
Belgrade 010 010 0 — 2 3 1
Glacier 001 100 1 — 3 6 5
Clay and NA; Bryce Fagerland, Derek Kastella (5) and NA. W — Fagerland. L — Clay.
BELGRADE — Mounds 0-4, Clay 0-2, Jack 1-3, Malzah 0-4, Eucleve 1-3, White 0-2, Holgate 1-2, Payons 0-1, Stump 0-2.
GLACIER — Jayce Fagerland 0-3, Hoerner 0-2, Howke 0-1, Colten Parker 1-2, Austin Robins 1-3, Sampson-Keck 0-2, Smith 1-3, Steinwand 1-3, Kaleb Veneman 0-1, Walburn 2-3.
2B—Smith; RBIs—Parker, Walburn.
Game 1
Missoula 000 000 1 — 1 6 1
Glacier 000 010 1 — 2 6 2
Nick Yovetich and NA; AJ Wetsch, Jonny Sapa (6) and Tyler Murphy. W — Wetsch. L —Yovetich.
MISSOULA — Jackson King 1-2, Jakob Bierig 1-3, Zanon Fulbright 1-4, Ben Tabaracci 2-4, Travis Zander 0-4, Jonathon Mitchell 0-3, Walker Kay 0-3, Austin Kominek 0-1, Yovetich 1-2.
GLACIER — Kyler Howke 0-2, Jayce Fagerland 0-3, Colten Park 0-3, Vinnie Smith 1-3, Jesse Walburn 2-3, Tristin Steinwand 1-2, Sean Hoerner 1-2, Austin Robins 0-2, Murphy 1-2.
2B—Tabaracci; Walburn; RBIs—Fulbright; Hoerner.
Game 2
Missoula 110 010 0 — 3 7 1
Glacier 320 000 x — 5 7 2
Trev Cunningham, Kay (5) and Kellen Round; Robins, Murphy (4), Sapa (6) and Murphy, Hoerner (4). W — Murphy. L—Cunningham.
MISSOULA — King 1-1, Kay 1-2, Bierig 0-3, Fulbright 1-4, Tabaracci 2-3, Josh Tabor 0-2, Yovetich 0-3, Mitchell 2-4, Tyler Jewett 0-3, Round 0-4.
GLACIER — Howke 1-2, J. Fagerland 0-3, Steinwand 0-3, Smith 4-4, Robins 0-1, Bryce Fagerland 0-2, Hoerner 0-3, Greyson Bistodeau 1-2, James Sampson-Keck 1-3, Murphy 0-2.
2B—Mitchell; Bistodeau; 3B—Smith; HRs—King, Fulbright; RBIs—King, Bierig, Fulbright; Smith, Robins, Bistodeau