Legion Baseball Glacier Twins bury Burley at regional tourney

LEWISTON, Idaho — Zach Veneman went the distance on the mound and brother Ryan Veneman went 4 for 5 and drove in two runs from his leadoff spot in the lineup for the Glacier Twins in a 12-2 victory over the Burley (Idaho) Green Sox on Saturday in winners bracket play at the American Legion Northwest Class A Regional Baseball Tournament.

It was the second day in a row the Twins won by a 12-2 count.

Glacier had 14 hits, jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning and put the game away with an eight-run sixth inning.

Coby Clark-Dickenson, 3 for 4, doubled twice and drove in two runs.

Ryan Veneman, who doubled, Tom Hellwig and Jack Schwaiger also had two RBIs each.

Hellwig and Terek Bistodeau were 2 for 4.

Seven Twins batters had hits.

Zach Veneman allowed five singles, struck out five and walked three batters. Of his 74 pitches, 44 were strikes.

Glacier (40-15) is back in action tonight at 6 (PDT).

Burley Green Sox 001 010 — 2 5 5

Glacier Twins 300 018 — 12 14 0

WP—Zach Veneman; LP—Andrew Ferrin.

BURLEY GREEN SOX — Easton Watterson 0-3, Ramiro Garcia 0-2, Ferrin 1-2, Garrett Tracy 1-3, Kody Condie 2-3, Beau Phipps 0-3, Carson Noble 0-1, Slayder Watterson 1-2, Izaak Macias 0-2.

GLACIER TWINS — Ryan Veneman 4-5, Tom Hellwig 2-4, Coby Clark-Dickenson 3-4, Terek Bistodeau 2-4, Jack Schwaiger 1-3, Forrest Kobelt 0-3, Dan Seymour 1-3, Quintin Schriver 0-4, Caleb Meehan 1-3.

2B—Veneman, Clark-Dickenson (2): RBIs—Watterson, Ferrin; Veneman (2), Hellwig (2), Clark-Dickenson (2), Bistodeau, Schwaiger (2), Seymour.