Polson wins Battle for the Paddle
College-bound Espn Fisher pitched a masterful game for the Pirates while driving in two runs and swatting a double as Polson defeated Ronan 15-1 in the Battle for the Paddle on Thursday, March 24.
Ronan’s Coleton Sherman drove in one run in the top of the first, but Polson answered in the bottom of the frame.
With the game tied at 1-1 after one inning at O’Malley Park in Polson, the Pirates exploded for eight runs in the bottom of the second. Cole Wadsworth doubled to bring home one run, while Fisher doubled to bring home two more.
Wyatt Wadsworth, Aiden Gfroerer, and Cody Haggard each drove in runs during the rally, and Hunter Emerson hit the third double of the inning for another score, and an error also led to another Polson run.
Polson followed that up in the next inning with six runs. Holden Emerson drove in two runs, and Zak Muzquiz brought home another with a single. Two errors in the inning also led to scores, while a batter struck by a pitch brought in another.
Fisher finished the game going five innings on the mound, striking out 10 and allowing just one hit in the first inning.
Polson improved to 5-1 on the season with the win, while Ronan fell to 0-3.
At Polson
POLSON 15, RONAN 1
Ronan - 100 - 00 - 1 - 1 - 5
Polson - 186 - 0x - 15 - 11 - 2
POLSON PITCHING - Espn Fisher (5 innings pitched, 10 strikeouts, 1 hit) and catcher Holden Emerson.
RONAN PITCHING - Cash Atkinson (2 innings pitched, 8 hits, 9 runs, 8 earned runs, 5 walks, 1 strikeout), Tristan Fisher (1 inning pitched, 5 hits, 6 runs, 6 earned runs, 3 walks, 1 strikeout), Liam Willis (1 inning pitched, 1 hit, 0 run, 0 earned run, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts)
RONAN HITTING - Hunter Luedtke 0-2, Tristan Fisher 0-1, Cash Atkinson 0-2, Coleton Sherman 1-2, DaVonne Curley 0-2, Ben Mitchell 0-2, WilJames Courville 0-2, Dante Baltz 0-2, Treyson Sinclair 0-2; RBI - Sherman; 2B - Sherman
POLSON HITTING - Cole Wadsworth 1-3, Espn Fisher 1-1, Wyatt Wadsworth 2-3, Holden Emerson 1-3, Cody Haggard 2-4, Hunter Emerson 2-4, Zak Muzquiz 1-4, Landon Shoemake 0-3, Aiden Gfroerer 1-1; 2B - C.Wadsworth, E.Fisher, Hu.Emerson, Z.Muzquiz. RBI – Haggard 3, Fisher 2, C.Wadsworth, Ho.Emerson, Hu.Emerson, Z.Muzquiz, Shoemake, Gfroerer.
Mission-Arlee falls to Eureka
Mission-Arlee fell to Eureka on the road 13-0 on Friday, March 29. The Lions held the visitors to three hits in the matchup.
After three innings, Eureka led 9-0 and would finish with nine hits. Jake Helser led Mission-Arlee with two hits.
At Eureka
EUREKA 13, MISSION-ARLEE 0
Mis-Arl - 000 - 00 - 0 - 3 - 3
Eureka - 342 - 4x - 13 - 9 - 2
MISSION ARLEE PITCHING: Body Brown (⅓ innings pitched, 1 hit, 3 runs, 3 earned runs, 2 walks), Vinny Shepard (1 and ⅓ innings pitched, 2 hits, 3 runs, 3 earned runs, 3 walks), Dylan Lovejoy (2 and ⅓ innings pitched, 6 hits, 7 runs, 6 earned runs, 3 walks, 1 strikeout)
MISSION ARLEE BATTING - J Leishman 1-3, M Crooks 0-2, V Shepard 0-1, B Brown 0-2, M McDonald 0-1, I Mitchell 0-1, S McLeod 0-1, J Starkel 0-1, D Lovejoy 0-2, J Helser 2-2, J Johnston 0-1
Noxon survives Mission-Arlee
Both teams combined for 25 hits, but Noxon came away with the 13-9 victory over host Mission-Arlee on Saturday, March 30.
Noxon struck first with six runs in the top of the first. Mission-Arlee answered back as Milo Crooks scored on a wild pitch, Jake Helser crossed the plate on a hit-by-pitch, and Sheldon McLeod drove in a run to make it 6-3.
Noxon grew their lead to 10-4, then Dylan Lovejoy drove in a run in the bottom of the fifth, and Helser drove in another run in the bottom of the sixth to make it 11-6. In the seventh inning, Noxon put two more runs up but Mission-Arlee rallied for three runs in the bottom of the frame.
Jason Leishman, who finished the game 3-for-5, drove in a run and Crooks doubled to plate two more.
Mission-Arlee finished 14 hits in the game with Helser 3-for-4 in the matchup.
At Mission
NOXON 13, MISSION 9
Noxon - 601 - 121 - 2 - 13 - 14 - 1
Mis-Arl - 301 - 011 - 3 - 9 - 11 - 6
MISSION-ARLEE PITCHING - Jake Helser (2 and ⅔ innings pitched, 6 hits, 7 runs, 1 earned run, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts), Jorden Johnston (1 and ½ innings pitched, 2 hits, 2 runs, 2 earned runs, 2 walks), Isadore Mitchell (2 innings pitched, 3 hits, 2 runs, 2 earned runs, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts), Vinny Shepard (1 inning pitched, 3 hits, 2 runs, 2 earned runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout)
MISSION-ARLEE HITTING - Jason Leishman 3-5, Milo Crooks 1-3, Vinny Shepard 1-2, Jake Helser 3-4, Jorden Johnston 1-2, Body Brown 1-4, Codiak Killorn 0-1, Isadore Mitchell 0-2, Dylan Lovejoy 0-2, Sheldon McLeod 1-1, Jak Starkel 0-0, Kile Gowen 0-1; RBI - Dylan Lovejoy 3, Leishman 2, Crooks, Helser, McLeod; 2B - Crooks
Mission-Arlee's Milo Crooks slams the ball during last Saturday's game against Noxon. (Christa Umphrey photo)