Twins beat Missoula twice
Whitefish Pilot | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 13 years, 10 months AGO
The Glacier Twins snapped a four-year
losing streak to conference foe Missoula on June 22 when they
topped the Mavericks 10-8 in Class AA American Legion baseball
play. It was the first victory for the Twins over the Mavericks
since 2007. The Mavs had won the last 16 meetings.
Zach Maassen pitched seven innings in
Missoula and allowed six runs. Missoula pulled within two in the
ninth, but closer Carl Talsma struck out the final two batters with
the bases loaded.
Talsma finished 3-for-3 at the plate
including a double. Devyn Rocker tallied four RBIs on 3-for-4
hitting.
Glacier tallied 13 total hits. Missoula
was plagued by five fielding errors.
The next day, Glacier took down the
Mavs again in a 12-7 win, this time led by pitcher Cody Hill. Hill
was solid on the mound and allowed only six runs in eight
innings.
The Twins put up six runs in the first
two innings and another four in the sixth frame to take control of
the game. Kyler Blades and Cody Elek both went 2-for-4 at the
plate. Devyn Rocker was 2-for-3, including two RBIs and a double.
Geoff Streeter and Chris King each had RBIs in the game.
Glacier ran into trouble on June 26
when they traveled to Medicine Hat for a conference doubleheader.
The Monarchs edged the Twins 12-9 and 10-8 after building big leads
in each game.
The Twins return home today when they
host the Calgary Redbirds at 7 p.m. at Memorial Park. They host
Calgary again on Thursday with a doubleheader starting at 1
p.m.
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