Glacier All-Stars playing well
Matt Baldwin For Horse | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 12 years, 5 months AGO
The Glacier All-Stars 15U baseball team used their big bats to win a pair of tournaments in June.
The team took the Father’s Day Tournament on June 15-16 with a 7-5 win over host Kalispell.AJ Wetch picked up the win on the mound as Glacier led the entire way. Jesse Walburn was 4-4 at the plate to lead the team. Luke May went 3-4, with a triple and two singles.
At the Glacier Invite on June 22-23, the All-Stars topped Kalispell again in the championship game 18-12.
“This one was a run-fest,” coach Brent Wetsch said.
Glacier scored four runs in the first inning, but Kalispell countered with a big eight-run inning. The All-Stars broke the game open in the fourth with eight runs scored, then added four more in the sixth.
Johnny Sapa won on the mound. Tristan Steinwand and AJ Wetch both went 4-5 at the plate. Colton Parker crushed a two-run homer over centerfield in the sixth.
The All-Stars will play in the Ed Gallo Tournament in Whitefish last weekend, June 29-30. They look to defend their state title at the state tournament July 17-21, set to take place at Memorial Field.
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