Glacier Twins still searching for first win
The Glacier Twins are still looking to get in the win column after a challenging week of American Legion baseball left them at 0-6 to start the 2025 summer season.
The Twins dropped a doubleheader at home on June 4 against Kootenai Valley, struggling on both sides of the ball as defensive miscues and free passes proved costly.
In the opener, Kootenai Valley erupted for eight runs in the second inning and never looked back, rolling to a 14-3 win in five innings. Glacier managed just two hits—one each from Reed Boyer and Trenton Derosa. Boyer drove in two runs with a double in the first, briefly giving the Twins a 2-1 lead before the floodgates opened.
Glacier pitchers issued 11 walks in the contest, and the defense committed seven errors. Despite the lopsided score, Derek Juntunen closed out the game with a clean 1.2 innings of relief, striking out two.
Game two saw a similar script. Kootenai Valley capitalized on five Glacier errors and 10 walks to post a 10-1 win. Derosa accounted for the Twins’ only RBI, and Glacier mustered four hits. Trenton Derosa also pitched the final three innings, striking out five while giving up just one earned run.
Over the weekend, Glacier traveled to Polson to take on Mission Valley and dropped both ends of another doubleheader.
In Sunday’s opener, the Twins fought back from an early 4-0 deficit to make it a 5-4 game in the fifth, but a four-run response from Mission Valley sealed Glacier’s fate in an 8-4 loss. Derosa continued to pace the offense with a pair of hits and an RBI, while Connor Magnuson and Derek Juntunen also drove in runs. Dawson Juntunen was tagged with the loss on the mound after allowing 13 hits over 5.1 innings.
In the nightcap, Glacier jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, but the bats went quiet as Mission Valley chipped away and eventually pulled ahead for a 6-4 victory. Nolan Amerman tripled and scored, while West Amerman added an RBI single. Treyson Murphy started on the mound and allowed five earned runs over 3.2 innings before handing the ball to West Amerman, who gave up one run over 2.1 innings of relief.
Despite the early season setbacks, the Twins have seen promising flashes from young contributors like Derosa, who has consistently provided offense and pitched in key relief roles.
Wednesday, June 4
At Whitefish
KOOTENAI VALLEY 14, GLACIER 3
Kootenai - 18320 - 14 - 5 - 4
Glacier - 20010 - 3 - 2 - 7
GLACIER HITTING: Reed Boyer 1-2, Trenton Derosa 1-1; RBI: Boyer 2; 2B: Boyer
GLACIER PITCHING: Reed Boyer (1IP, 1H, 6R, 6ER, 6BB, 3SO); Connor Magnuson (2 and 1/3IP, 4H, 8R, 5ER, 5BB, 1SO); Derek Juntunen (1 and 2/3IP, 0H, 0R, 2SO)
KOOTENAI VALLEY 10, GLACIER 1
Kootenai - 1022410 - 10 - 7 - 1
Glacier - 0000100 - 1 - 4 - 5
GLACIER HITTING: Michael Miller 1-3, Derek Juntunen 1-4, Trenton Derosa 1-2, Collison Lewis 1-3; RBI: Derosa
GLACIER PITCHING: Keaton Simpach (2IP, 1H, 3R, 3ER, 8BB, 1SO); Derek Juntunen (2IP, 3H, 2R, 1ER, 2BB, 2SO); Trenton Derosa (3IP, 3H, 5R, 1ER, 2BB, 5SO)
Sunday, June 8
At Polson
MISSION VALLEY 8, GLACIER 4
Glacier - 0002110 - 4 - 7 - 3
MisVal - 400040x - 8 - 13 - 4
GLACIER HITTING: Michael Miller 1-4, Trenton Derosa 2-4, Reed Boyer 1-3, Collison Lewis 1-4, Connor Magnuson 1-2, Derek Juntunen 1-3; RBI: Derosa, Boyer, Derek Juntunen; 2B: Magnuson, Derosa
GLACIER PITCHING: Dawson Juntunen (5 and 1/3IP, 13H, 8R, 7ER, 2BB, 4SO); Trenton Derosa (2/3IP, 0H, 0R)
MISSION VALLEY HITTING: Cole Wadsworth 1-4, Landon Shoemake 1-2, Holden Emerson 3-4, Wyatt Wadsworth 1-1, Aiden Gfroerer 2-3, Paxson DuMont 2-4, Justin Brown 1-3, Landon Pablo 1-4, Brayson DuMont 1-3; RBI: Shoemake 2, Emerson, Wyatt Wadsworth 2, Gfroerer , Brayson DuMont; 2B: Wyatt Wadsworth; HR: Landon Shoemake
MISSION VALLEY PITCHING: Wyatt Wadsworth (1IP, 0H, 0R); Landon Pablo (6IP, 7H, 4R, 1ER, 3BB, 4SO)
MISSION VALLEY 6, GLACIER 4
Glacier - 3010000 - 4 - 2 - 2
MisVal - 102210x - 6 - 6 - 0
GLACIER HITTING: Nolan Amerman 1-3, West Amerman 1-2; RBI: Amerman, Michael Miller, West Amerman; 3B: Nolan Amerman
GLACIER PITCHING: Treyson Murphy (3 and 2/3IP, 5H, 5R, 5ER, 4BB, 1SO); West Amerman (2 and 1/3IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 1SO)
MISSION VALLEY HITTING: Cole Wadsworth 1-3, Landon Shoemake 1-3, Holden Emerson 2-3, Paxson DuMont 2-3; RBI: Shoemake 2, Emerson, Haggard, Paxton DuMont; 2B: Holden Emerson; HR: Landon Shoemake
MISSION VALLEY PITCHING: Aiden Gfroerer (5IP, 2H, 4R, 3ER, 9BB, 3SO); Landon Shoemake (2IP, 0H, 0R, 1BB, 1SO)