Twins putting up big numbers
The Twins were playing with the wind at
their backs last week as they grabbed four wins in five games at
home. Using their offensive power, Glacier (8-6) averaged more than
11 runs a game in that stretch.
“I hoped for this kind of offense this
year,” Glacier coach Lindsay Fansler said. “It’s been nice and I
hope we can keep it up.”
Glacier easily took down Libby on May
11 in a 18-6 victory behind steady pitching from Devyn Rocker and
the big bats in the lineup.
Cody Elek got it going in the second
when he tagged a 2-RBI liner down the right field line to put
Glacier up 5-0. In the fourth, Elek hit another deep liner that hit
off the top of the center field wall for a double. Chris King
knocked an RBI single to bring Elek home.
Later in the inning, Cody Hill hit a
2-RBI single to make it 12-0, and King crushed a 3-run homer to
left field. The game was called in the seventh due to the mercy
rule.
Glacier bagged two wins at 12-9 and
15-10 in their sweep of Belgrade on May 14. Elek hit a grand slam
in the second game of the doubleheader, while Geoff Streeter and
Hill both had four hits each in the series.
Sunday, the Twins fought back in a
nightcap against Helena with a 10-9 win. Streeter tallied two
homers to lead the charge.
“Cody and Geoff both had a big week for
us,” Fansler said.
The coach is more than satisfied with
Glacier’s prowess at the plate and says it will get even better if
and when third baseman Carl Talsma comes back from an injury.
“We feel like we’re settled in on
offense,” Fansler said.
He said the pitching rotation is doing
a good job of throwing strikes and keeping the team in games, but
Fansler wants to see some improvement in the field.
“Hopefully the pitching will be
consistent,” Fansler said, “but to be successful we have to have
tight defense.”
Glacier plays in the Canadian Days
tourney in Kalispell this weekend in a final tune up before the
conference schedule kicks in.
Helena 003 400 3 - 10 9 3
Glacier 003 000 1 - 4 6 5
Joe Coker, Brad Rook (6) and Burgess.
Cody Hill, Isaac Venezio (5) and Jim Jumper. W - Coker; L -
Hill.
TWINS - Jeremy Neilson 2-4, Kyler
Blades 0-3, Cody Elek 2-3, Chris King 0-3, Jack Cronin 0-3, Geoff
Streeter 0-3, Hill 0-2, Venezio 0-1, Devyn Rocker 1-3, Jumper
1-2.
HR - Elek; RBI - Elek 2, Blades 2.
Helena 102 120 3 - 9 11 1
Glacier 012 412 x - 10 10 3
Schnur, McGuire (4), Harris (6) and
Estep. Jeremy Neilson, Venezio (7) and Cody Elek. W - Neilson
(2-0); L - McGuire; S - Venezio (1).
TWINS - Neilson 1-3, Kyler Blades 2-4,
Elek 1-4, Chris King 1-4, Geoff Streeter 3-3, Jack Cronin 0-1, Cody
Hill 1-2, Isaac Venezio 0-4, Devyn Rocker 1-4.
2B - Blades 2, Elek, Hill; HR -
Streeter 2; RBI - Streeter 4, Blades 2, King, Hill 2, Rocker.
Belgrade 311 001 3 - 9 14 1
Glacier 004 530 0 - 12 9 2
Franklin, Stock (5) and Switzer. Connor
Donhue, Isaac Venezio (4) and Jim Jumper. W - Venezio; L -
Franklin.
GLACIER - Jeremy Nielson 1-4, Kyler
Blades 2-4, Cody Elek 1-2, Chris King 0-1, Jack Cronin 1-3, Geoff
Streeter 2-3, Cody Hill 2-3, Devyn Rocker 0-4, Jumper 0-2.
2B - Hill; HR - Blades, Cronin; RBI -
Blades 2, King, Cronin 3, Streeter 2, Hill.
Belgrade 101 312 2 - 10 7 3
Glacier 002 760 x - 15 11 4
Harris, Hess (4), Stock (5) and
Switzer. Devyn Rocker, Geoff Streeter (6) and Jim Jumper. W -
Rocker; L - Hess.
GLACIER - Jeremy Neilson 1-3, Kyler
Blades 1-4, Cody Elek 1-4, Chris King 0-5, Jack Cronin 2-3, Connor
Donohue 0-1, Geoff Streeter 2-4, Cody Hill 2-4, Isaac Venezio 2-3,
Jim Jumper 1-3.
2B - Streeter 2, Venezio; HR -
Elek.