Lakers split with Senators, Mariners

Brandon Jordan, Dawson Smith and Johan Freudenburg had two RBIs each to power the Kalispell Lakers to an 11-1 victory in the second game of a nonconference American Legion AA baseball doubleheader with the Helena Senators at Griffin Field on Saturday afternoon.

Kalispell dropped the first game 5-2.

The Lakers pushed five runs across the plate in the bottom half of the first inning of the second contest and held a commanding 8-1 lead after three innings.

Jordan and AJ Jones had two hits apiece for the Lakers. Randy Stultz doubled and scored three times.

Drew Scherrer was the winning pitcher, holding the Senators to five hits over five innings. He walked one batter and struck out four.

Brett Jacobs checked Kalispell on four singles to pick up the win on the mound for Helena in the opener.

Helena tallied three runs in the top of the first and added two runs in the fifth.

Kalispell scored a run in the first and fifth innings.

Logan Siblerud took the loss for Kalispell. He allowed six hits over five innings, walked five batters and fanned four.

Kalispell (5-4 overall) hosts the Butte Miners AA today for a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. at Griffin Field.

Helena Senators 300 020 0 — 5 8 0

Kalispell Lakers 100 010 0 — 2 4 1

WP—Brett Jacobs; LP—Logan Siblerud

HELENA — Ty McGurran 1-3, Riley Chisholm 0-2, Colin Cessano 2-4,Taylor Carlson 2-4, Andrew Rosston 1-3, Zach Spiroff 1-4, Conor McCarvel 0-2, Matt Kreiger 0-3, Kadyn Craigle 1-3.

KALISPELL — Randy Stultz 1-3, Brandon Jordan 0-3, Taylor Morton 1-2, Dawson Smith 2-3, AJ Jones 0-2, Ryan Symmes 0-3, Keaden Morisaki 0-3, Johan Freudenburg 0-3, Evan Todd 0-3.

2B—Craigle, Spiroff; 3B—Cessano; RBIs—Cessano, Rosston, McCarvel; Morton, Jones.

Helena Senators 001 00 — 1 5 1

Kalispell Lakers 503 21 — 11 9 2

WP—Drew Scherrer; LP—Ryan Barrett.

HELENA — McGurran 1-3, Kreiger 1-3, Cessano 1-2, Chisholm 1-2, Grady Koenig 0-2, Spiroff 0-1, Hunter Kirkpatrick 0-2, Jacob Howell 1-2, Brady Grigsby 0-2.

KALISPELL — Stultz 1-3, Jordan 2-3, Morton 1-3, Jones 2-4, Smith 1-3, Symmes 1-2, Siblerud 0-2, Freudenburg 1-2, Jonathan Craver 0-2.

2B—McGurran; Stultz; RBIs—Cessano; Stultz, Jordan (2), Jones, Smith (2), Freudenburg (2), Craver.

Lakers A 2, Reps 0

Reps 4, Lakers A 3

HELENA — Wes Palmer dazzled in a complete-game shutout on the mound to lead the Kalispell Lakers A to a Game 1 win versus the Helena Reps.

The Reps rallied in the bottom of the seventh to salvage a split in Game 2.

Palmer allowed only three hits in his seven innings of work in the opener. He struck out seven and walked just one.

Nate Kelly and Grant Marsh drove in runs to provide the only offense Kalispell would need.

The Lakers looked on their way to a doubleheader sweep in Game 2 until things unraveled in the final frame.

Trailing 3-1 entering their final at-bat, the Reps scored three unearned runs to walk off with the victory.

Tristin Topete led the charge offensively for the Lakers in the nightcap, going 2 for 3 with two RBIs and a run scored.

The Lakers return home today for a doubleheader versus Butte A beginning at 1 p.m. at Archie Roe Field.

Kalispell Lakers 000 020 00 — 2 6 0

Helena Reps 000 000 0 — 0 3 1

WP — Wes Palmer. LP — Peyton Witham.

KALISPELL — Nate Kelly 1-4, Grant Marsh 0-4, J.D. Van Kempen 0-2, Payton Davisson 1-3, Thomas O’Connell 0-2, Chad Queen 1-3, Jayden Dillon 1-3, Connor Drish 1-2, Ben Corriveau 1-1.

HELENA — Ethan Keintz 0-2, Tyler Tenney 1-3, Chase Nielsen 0-2, Seth Barrett 0-3, Cy Miller 1-3, Caden Sell 0-3, Rudy Barkley 1-3, Hunter Lindgren 0-3, Trysten Mooney 0-2.

2B — Davisson. RBI — Kelly, Marsh.

Kalispell Lakers 011 000 1 — 3 8 2

Helena Senators 001 000 3 — 4 8 0

WP — Keintz. LP — Drish.

KALISPELL — Drish 0-2, Luke Halland 0-2, Van Kempen 0-3, Davisson 1-2, O’Connell 2-4, Queen 1-4, Tristin Topete 2-3, Kelly 1-4, Corriveau 1-3.

HELENA — Keintz 2-4, Tenney 1-4, Nielsen 2-4, Barrett 1-4, Miller 0-2, Sell 1-2, Jake Gestring 0-2, Campbell Turner 0-3, Will Butler 1-2.

2B — O’Connell. Barrett, Keintz. RBI — Topete 2, Corriveau. Tenney, Nielsen.

Mission Valley Mariner’s Box Scorers

MV Mariners 11, Pioneers 1 MVM (2-1)

Missoula Pioneers 00 001 0 – 1 3 3

MV Mariners A 300 125 x – 11 10 0

Garrett Pope (1H,1W), (2) Carsen Pyron (3K,2H), (4) Quinn Waltz (1K,2H), (5) Braxen Williams (5H,1W) and Mason Pyron. James Bennett (5K,2H,1W), (4) Trevor Lake (3K,1H,1W) and Izyk Gillingham. W – Bennett (1-0). L – Pope.

MISSOULA PIONEERS – Carsen Pyron 1-3, Quinn Waltz 0-3, Mason Pyron 1-3, Braxen Williams 0-3, Charlie Poweres 0-1, Vinny Hughes 0-1, Garrett Pope 0-2, Conner Arrelano 0-2, Isaac Warren 0-1.

MISSION VALLEY MARINERS A – Tyson Petticrew 0-4, James Bennett 1-2, Trevor Lake 0-0, Gillingham 1-2, Daniel Kelsch 0-1, Eric Dolence 1-4, Tyler Kelsch 0-, Keyan Dalbey 1-1, Corbin Davis 2-4, Bubba Redstar 0-2, Mergenthaler 1-1, Bryant Hales 2-4, Xavier Fisher 1-3.

2B – C.Pyron, M.Pyron; Dalbey, Davis, Dolence. BB – Warren, Hughes; Dalbey, Bennett. HB – Lake, Redstar, T.Kelsch, D.Kelsch. SB – Hughes, M.Pyron; Davis 2, Mergenthaler, Redstar, Hales, Bennett, Dolence 2, T.Kelsch. (Sa28Apr18)

Lakers AA 25, MV Mariners A 0

Kal. Lakers AA 530 538 10 – 25 22 1

MV Mariners A 000 000 00 – 0 1 4

(W25Apr18)

MV Mariners 6, Lakers A 5

Kal. Lakers A 210 002 0 – 5 8 2

MV MarinersA 000 401 1 – 6 5 3

Wes Palmer and Jayden Dillon. Eric Dolence (2K,4H,2W), (4) Dylan Wisniewski (1K,3H,3W), (7) Gabe Mergenthaler (1H,1W) and Izyk Gillingham. W – Mergenthaler (1-0). L – Palmer.

KALISPELL LAKERS A – Ben Corriveau 0-2, Nate Kelly 1-2, Ryan McDonald 0-1, Dillon 0-2, JD VanKenpen 0-2, Payton Davis 1-1. Tristen Topets 3-3, Conner Drish 1-3, Palmer 0-2, Chad Queen 0-1, Thomas O’Connell 0-2, Luke Holland 1-4.

MISSION VALLEY MARINERS A – Bryant Hales 1-3, Tyson Petticrew 0-2, Gillingham 0-3, Dolence 0-2, Corbin Davis 1-2, Bubba Redstar 1-3, Wisniewski 1-1, Tyler Kelsch 1-3, Keyan Dalbey 0-2, Mergenthaler 0-1.

2B – Kelsch. RBIs – Vankenpen, Davis 2, Topets; Gillingham 2, Redstar 2, Wisniewski, Kelsch. BB – Palmer, McDonald, Corriveau 3, Kelly; C.Davis, Petticrew 2, Wisniewski 2, Hales, Dolence. HB – McDonald 2, Drish, Kelly 2; Izyk Gillingham. SB – McDonald, Corriveau; Petticrew, Wisniewski, Hales 2, Dolence. CS – Hales, Petticrew, Redstar. (Tu24Apr18)

Sport’s Editor’s Note: The Mission Valley Rockies’ scores will be posted on our online edition