FLORENCE — The Glacier Twins hit around in the first inning, scoring six runs to lead off an 11-1 rout of the Libby Loggers in the first round of the Montana/Alberta American Legion Western A district baseball tournament on Thursday.

James Sampson-Keck, the third batter to the plate for the Twins in the first game of the tournament, roped a double to right field to score Tristin Steinwand and start the scoring. Sampson-Keck came through home just a few batters later on a two-run single from AJ Wetsch. Greyson Bistodeau and Troy Murphy would pick up RBIs in the next two at-bats to keep the scoring going.

The Twins would add four more runs in the second inning, the first two scoring on an error and a wild pitch before Murphy slapped a single to centerfield to score two more. Glacier scored another in the third, on a single from Vinny Smith, but reached just one runner in the final three innings.

Wetsch shut down any opportunities for the Loggers, holding Libby hitless until the sixth inning while striking out four batters and inducing a pair of double plays. The Loggers reached four batters in the seventh inning, a single from Collin Johnson scoring Braydan Thom, but had to settle for one run and an early end to their first round contest.

Murphy was 2 for 2 with a walk and three RBIs for the Twins as Steinwand and Smith also picked up a pair of hits.

Seth and Brady Bateman each went 1 for 3 and Johnson 1 for 2 from the plate for the Loggers.

Glacier will play the host Bitterroot Bucs today for a chance to play in the semifinals. Libby falls to loser-out action versus Mission Valley in the morning.

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Erik Lauer, Tim Carvey (5) and Brady Bateman. AJ Wetsch, Vincent Smith (7) and Tyler Murphy. W—Wetsch. L—Lauer.

LIBBY — Seth Bateman 1-3, Dylon Lane 0-3, Brady Bateman 1-3, Erik Lauer 0-2, Tim Carvey 0-2, Brayden Thom 0-2, Shane Walker 0-2, Tanner Schatz 0-0, Collin Johnson 1-2, Tanner Wood 0-2.

GLACIER — Colten Parker 0-3, Tristin Steinwand 2-4, James Sampson-Keck 1-4, Vincent Smith 2-3, Jesse Walburn 0-4, Max Smyley 0-2, AJ Wetsch 1-3, Grayson Bistodeau 1-3, Syler Warner 0-0, Tyler Murphy 2-2.

2B—B. Bateman. Murphy, Smith, Sampson-Keck. 3B—Steinwand. RBIs—Johnson. Sampson-Keck, Smith, Wesch 2, Bistodeau, Murphy 3.

Lakers 5, Mavericks 4

FLORENCE — The Kalispell Lakers held off a late charge from Missoula, working out of a jam in the ninth inning to hold on for a victory.

The Lakers got rolling in the second inning, reaching base safely in five-straight at-bats to score three runs for an early lead.

Despite giving up a run in the third, Kalispell cruised into the later innings, increasing its lead to 5-1 in the bottom of the seventh.

That lead started to slim as the game stretched on, the longer tournament format testing the pitching depth of the Lakers.

Missoula scored twice in the eighth inning, reaching its first four batters, and loaded the bases with one out in the ninth.

The Lakers forced one out at home, but gave up a single in the next at-bat, narrowing the lead to one run and putting the go-ahead runner on first.

Two pitches later, the threat was over, with the Mavericks grounding out to the pitcher.

Clayton Jaques was 3 for 4 with an RBI and Drew Scherrer picked up the win on the mound for the Lakers.

Kalispell will play the Bitterroot Red Sox in today’s second round.

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Drew Leonard, Jayce Denman (8) and Beau King. Drew Scherrer, Brady Peiffer (7), Sam Elliott (9) and Clayton Jaques. W—Scherrer. L—Leonard.

MISSOULA — Will Larson 0-4, Jaeren Grahm 0-1, Beau King 1-4, Sam Bucy 1-4, Dane Fraser 2-5, Parker Stevens 1-4, Brendan Buchanan 1-4, Jayce Denman 1-4, Matthew Claussen 1-2, Drew Leonard 0-0, Asher Zimmerman 0-2.

KALISPELL — Ryan Symmes 1-3, Randy Stultz 2-5, Keaden Morisaki 1-4, Eric Seaman 2-4, Sam Elliott 0-3, Clayton Jaques 3-4, Jaycob Serrano 0-2, Brady Peiffer 0-3, Tyler Kitch 1-4.

RBIs—Larson, Bucy, Fraser, Stevens. Symmes, Stultz, Jaques, Kitch.

Red Sox 11, Rangers 0

FLORENCE — The Bitterroot Red Sox scored seven runs in the third inning and held Kootenai Valley to three hits.

The Red Sox reached 12 batters in the third inning, picking up five singles and four walks in the stretch, to turn a 1-0 game into a blowout.

The Rangers play Missoula in loser-out action this morning.

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Colton Cooper, Hank Dunn (3), Quade Anderson (5) and James Dunn. Hunter Omlid and Austin Ray. W—Omlid. L—Cooper.

KOOTENAI VALLEY — Hank Dunn 0-3, Colton Cooper 0-3, Dawson Henrie 0-2, Sam Hannay 1-3, Quade Anderson 1-2, James Dumm 0-3, Moe Henderson 1-3, Donavon Fornall 0-2, Connor Harmon 0-1.

BITTERRROOT SOX — Austin Ray 2-2, Nate Loranger 2-4, Tylor Nixon 1-4, Jonathon Ringer 1-3, Justin Horvath 0-3, Joe Johnson 1-2, Kyle Norman 3-3, Chase Conner 2-2, Tanner Goligoski 0-3, Camron Rothie 1-1.

2B—Norman. 3B—Norman. RBIs—Ray, Nixon, Ringer, Horvath, Norman, Conner 2, Rothie.

Bucs 4, Mariners 1

FLORENCE — The Bitterroot Bucs scored four runs in the second inning and held on to beat Mission Valley.

The Mariners threatened several times — pushing a runner to third base in the second, third and fourth innings — with nothing to show for it until the seventh. Karsen Krebs led off with a single and worked his way to third, when a single from Bransen Krebs knocked him in. Bransen advanced to second, but the Mariners struck out in the next at bat to end the rally.

Mission Valley had two runners on in the ninth only to fly out and ground into a fielders’ choice in its final two at-bats.

Jacob Harrod was 3 for 5 from the plate and Micah McClure had six strikeouts in a complete game in the loss for the Mariners.

Mission Valley will play Libby in a loser-out game this morning.

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Micah McClure and Warren Wood. Dylan Gavlak and Jake Scully. W—Gavlak. L—McClure.

MISSION VALLEY — Anthony Jones 0-4, Jacob Harrod 3-5, Bransen Krebs 1-5, Walter Wood 0-5, Kade Schutzmann 1-3, Warren Wood 0-3, Nyqolas Gillingham 1-4, Karsen Krebs 1-3, Tyson Petticrew 2-3.

BITTERROOT BUCS — Bo Zeiler 0-1, Alex Gavlak 1-1, Dylan Gavlak 1-4, Jake Finley 0-3, Rees LeSoine 2-3, Liam LeCoure 0-4, Braxton McCullough 1-4, Brendan Schneiter 0-3, Jake Scully 1-4, Brenden Bailey 2-2.

2B—D. Gavlak, A. Gavlak. 3B—Petticrew. RBIs—B. Krebs. A. Gavlak, D. Gavlak, McCullough, Scully.