Glacier Twins experience heartbreak in the Bitterroot
HAMILTON — Sunday was an all-around heartbreaker for the Glacier Twins.
Glacier had late leads in both games of Sunday’s baseball doubleheader against the host Bitterroot Red Sox, only to give up a sixth-inning three-run homer in the first game and an eighth inning two-run double in the second. Final scores were 7-6 and 8-7 in favor of Bitterroot.
The Twins had nine hits in the first game. Coby Clark-Dickinson (3-for-4), Jack Schwaiger (2-for-4) and Zach Veneman (2-for-4) led at the plate.
They had eight hits in the second game. Veneman had a monster game, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a home run and an RBI. Clark-Dickinson also homered and had three RBI.
Bitterroot Red Sox 7, Glacier Twins 6
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Coby Clark-Dickinson, Corbin Hurst (6) and Zach Veneman. Draper, Hickey (5), Rostad (6), Fisher (7) and Spinetta. W — Rostad. L — Hurst.
Glacier — Jack Schwaiger 2-4, Zach Veneman 2-4, Coby Clark-Dickinson 3-4, Forrest Kobelt 0-2, Jay Tyree 0-3, Austyn Andrachick 1-4, Stevyn Andrachick 1-4, Nathan Hader 0-3, Jack Price 0-2. 2B — Schwaiger 2, Clark-Dickinson. RBI — Schwaiger 1, Veneman 3, Clark-Dickinson 1, A. Andrachick 1.
Bitterroot — Rothie 2-4, Davis 1-2, Jones 1-4, Draper 0-2, Hickey 0-1, B. Fisher 0-1, Pilkerton 1-4, Spinetta 2-4, Rostad 0-2, Lewis 1-2, Bowman 2-3. 2B — Rostad, Pilkerton, Spinetta. RBI — Rothie 1, Jones 3, Bowman 1.
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Bitterroot 100 102 14 — 8 10 2
Forrest Kobelt, Hader (7) and Veneman. B. Fisher, Bowman (6), Pilkerton (8) and Spinetta. W — Pilkerton. L — Hader.
Glacier — Schwaiger 1-3, Veneman 2-4, Clark-Dickinson 1-3, Kobelt 0-3, Chad Queen 0-1, Jay Tyree 1-5, A. Andrachick 3-5, S. Andrachick 0-3, Hader 0-2, Price 0-2. 2B — Schwaiger, Tyree, A. Andrachick. 3B — Veneman. HR —Veneman, Clark-Dickinson. RBI —Schwaiger 1, Veneman 1, Clark-Dickinson 3, Tyree 1.
Bitterroot — Rothie 2-4, Davis 3-5, Jones 1-3, Draper 0-4, Pilkerton 2-4, Spinetta 0-4, Bowman 1-3, Rostad 0-1, Lewis 1-1, Schmitt 0-4. 2B — Davis. RBI — Rothie 2, Davis 2, Jones 1, Draper 1, Spinetta 1.
Libby 13, Bitterroot Bucs 2
Libby 23, Bucs 11
FLORENCE — It was a profitable trip to the Bitterroot for the Libby Loggers on Sunday as they downed the Bitterroot Bucs in a pair of American Legion baseball games. Scores were 13-2 and 23-11.
Tripp Zhang was 2-for-3 and Quade Anderson was 2-for-4 to lead Libby at the plate in the first game.
Anderson picked up the win on the mound.
Zhang was 2-for-4 in the second game with two doubles and three RBI. Shayne Walker was the winner in that game.
Libby Loggers 13, Bitterroot Bucs 2
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Bitterroot 100 01 — 2 7 3
Quade Anderson, Jeff Offenbecher (5) and Trey Thompson. J. Scully, J. Sage (5) and unknown. W — Anderson. L — Scully.
Libby — Tripp Zhang 2-3, Anderson 2-4, Shayne Walker 0-0, C. Williams 1-4, Offenbecher 0-3, A. Williamson 1-3, L. Haddock 0-0, Trey Thompson 1-4, Ethan Borden 0-3, Tucker Masters 0-0, Alex Svendsby 1-3. 2B — Williams. RBI —Zhang 1, Anderson 1, C. Williams 2, A. Williamson 1, Thompson 2.
Bitterroot — C. Kohlman 0-3, B. Hinsdale 1-3, B. Schneiter 2-3, J Scully 0-1, A. Scully 2-3, C. Stewart 1-3, J. Kay 0-0, K. Bradt 0-1, J. Sage 1-3, B. Bailey 0-2. 2B — Schneiter. RBI —Schneiter 1, Bradt 1.
Libby Loggers 23, Bitterroot Bucs 11
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Bitterroot 151 02 2 —11 9 3
Walker, Z.Brown (2), A. Williamson (4), Zhang (6) and Trey Thompson. B. Hinsdale, Z. Bender (5), A. Scully (6), K. Bradt (6) and unknown. W — Hinsdale. L — Walker.
Libby — Zhang 2-4, Anderson 2-4, Walker 2-4, Z. Brown 0-2,Williamson 2-2, Williams 3-5, Offenbecher 1-4, Donovan Fornall 1-1, Thompson 1-5, M. Roesler 1-4, Masters 0-0. 2B — Offenbecher, Zhang 2, Williamson, Walker, Fornall. RBI — Zhang 3, Anderson 1, Walker 1, Williamson 2, Williams 2, Offenbecher 3, Fornall 3, Thompson 2, Roesler 1.
Bitterroot — Kohlman 3-5, J. Kay 0-2, Schneiter 1-2, A. Scully 0-1, Bradt 0-1, J. Scully 1-3, J. Lineback 2-2, B. Hinsdale 1-3, J. Sage 0-3, B. Bailey 0-2, C. Stewart 1-1. 2B — Kohlman. HR — Kohlman. RBI —Kohlman 3, Schneiter 1, A. Scully 1, J. Scully 1, Lineback 1, Hinsdale 2, Sage 1.
Late Saturday
Missoula Mavericks 13, Libby Loggers 0
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C. Williams, Z. Brown (3) and unknown. A. Jones, M. Stobb (4), I. Finch (5) and unknown. W — Jones. L — Williams.
Libby — Offenbecher 0-3, Anderson 0-1, Zhang 1-2, Walker 0-2, Williams 0-2, Fornall 0-0, Williamson 0-1, Roesler 0-0, Masters 0-1, Borden 0-1, Haddock 1-1, Brown 0-1.
Missoula —A. Jones 0-2, M. Stobb 0-0, S. Palmer 1-3, C. Kirgam 2-3, N. Beem 0-0, C. Dill 2-3, T. McCullough 1-2, Finch 2-2, C. Elliot 1-3, P. Stevens 0-2, H. Gibbs 2-2, H. Felker 0-1. 2B — Finch, Gibbs, Dill. 3B — Kirgam. HR —McCullough. RBI —Palmer 1, Kirgam 4, McCullough 2, Finch 1, Elliot 2.
Libby 1, Mavericks 0
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Roesler, Walker (8) and unknown. C. Kirgam, A. Certel (8) and unknown. W — Walker. L — Certel.
Libby —Offenbecher 1-3, Anderson 1-4, Zhang 1-3, Walker 0-3, Williamson 0-3, Masters 0-2, Borden 1-3, Williams 0-0, Fornall 1-3, Svendsby 0-2.
Missoula —Jones 0-3, Palmer 0-4, Kirgam 1-3, Certel 0-1, Jordan 0-3, H. Black 0-4, Finch 2-3, Dill 0-1, Elliot 0-3, Gibbs 1-3, J. Bodlovic 1-2. 2B — Finch, Kirgam.