FLORENCE — The Glacier Twins pushed across two runs in the sixth inning to tough out a 4-2 win against the host Bitterroot Bucs on Friday at the Montana/Alberta American Legion Western A District baseball tournament.

Tristin Steinwand led off the sixth and reached on an error only for James Sampson-Keck to single him into scoring position in the next at-bat. Another error scored Steinwand and moved Sampson-Keck to third and Max Smyley pulled off a squeeze bunt in the next at bat to score a second run and give the Twins a 4-1 lead.

It was just enough to pull out the win. Trailing by the same score, the Bucs loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth inning and scored on a single from Jordan Schneiter one batter later.

But, defense backed up the Twins. AJ Wetsch picked up an assist from left field by quickly getting Schneiter’s single back to catcher Ryan Veneman to tag a second runner at the plate. Closer Jonny Sapa came in for the next batter and Veneman caught Schneiter stealing for a second out. Sapa then struck out the final batter to end the threat and the game, earning a save.

Colten Parker led the Twins at the plate, going 3 for 4 with a pair of RBIs. Grayson Bistodeau earned the win on the mound.

The Twins advance to play the Bitterroot Red Sox in the semifinals today, a rematch of last year’s district championship game. With a win the Twins would advance to the district championship for a third straight season.

Bucs 100 000 001 — 2 6 3

Glacier 001 012 00x — 4 7 1

Rees LeSoine, Braxton McCullough (8) and Jake Scully. Tyler Murphy, Grayson Bistodeau (4), Terek Bistodeau (8), Jonny Sapa (9) and Ryan Veneman. W—G. Bistodeau. L—LeSoine. S—Sapa.

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

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

2B—Schneiter. RBIs—Zeiler. Parker 2, Smyley.

Red Sox 7, Lakers 3

FLORENCE — The Kalispell Lakers started out quickly, scoring their first two batters, but couldn’t find timely hitting late falling to loser-out play with a loss to the Bitterroot Red Sox.

Ryan Symmes led off the game with a single and scored when Randy Stultz tripled two pitches later. Stultz would score two batters later and after a Symmes single scored another run in the second the Twins led 3-1.

Bitterroot broke loose in the fourth inning, however, slaping four singles in the fourth to score three runs, followed by a pair of doubles and two more runs in the fifth and two more singles and a run in the sixth. After just two hits in the first three innings, the Red Sox tallied 10 hits in four innings to pull ahead for good.

The Lakers threatened often but couldn’t come up with a timely hit to score any runs after the second. Stultz hit a second triple in the fifth with one out, but he was stranded after one runner was caught stealing and another teammate struck out. Kalispell loaded the bases with no outs in the sixth but flew out in the next at bat then proceeded to ground into a double play. The same thing happened in the seventh after the first two batters of the inning singled and the eighth inning saw the Lakers reach two runners with one out only to strikeout and groundout in the next two at-bats.

Kalispell had one final chance in the ninth and had runners reach first and third with no outs, but the next three batters struck out looking.

Stultz was 4 for 5 with two Triples and an RBI and Symmes and Jaryon Venturini each had three hits.

The Lakers will play Mission Valley in loser out play this morning.

Kalispell 210 000 000 — 3 11 0

Red Sox 100 321 00x — 7 12 3

Sam Elliott, Clayton Jaques (6) and Keaden Morisaki. Kyle Norman, Ladd Grenfell (3), Tylor Nixon (8) and Austin Ray. W—Grenfell. L—Elliott.

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

BITTERROOT SOX —Austin Ray 1-5, Nate Loranger 1-4, Tylor Nixon 2-3, Jonathon Ringer 1-3, Justin Horvath 2-4, Joe Johnson 3-4, Chase Conner 0-3, Hunter Omlid 2-4, Tanner Goligoski 0-3.

2B—Horvath, Loranger, Ringer. 3B—Stultz 2. RBIs—Symmes, Stultz, Seaman. Nixon, Ringer, Horvath 2, Johnson, Conner, Omlid.

Loser out

Mavericks 9, Rangers 8

FLORENCE — Kootenai Valley looked to have its loser-out game in hand until Missoula scored six runs in the seventh inning to pull out a desperation win.

The Rangers took a 7-1 lead in the fifth inning but Missoula answered in the bottom of the frame with a pair of runs.

The Mavs took over the game in the sixth by reaching base in nine out of 10 at bats after a leadoff strikeout, highlighted by a two-run triple from Jayce Denman.

Kootenai Valley scored once in the ninth had a runner on second with no outs but flew out in its final three at-bats.

Quade Anderson was 3 for 5 with a double and four other batters had at least two hits for the Rangers in the loss.

K. Valley 001 240 001 — 8 14 3

Missoula 100 020 60x — 9 11 3

Sam Hannay, Connor Harmon (7) and James Dunn. Parker Stevens, Jaeren Graham and Beau King. W—Graham. L—Hannay.

KOOTENAI VALLEY — Hank Dunn 2-5, Colton Cooper 0-4, Dawson Henrie 1-4, Sam Hannay 2-5, Quade Anderson 3-5, James Dunn 2-5, Moe Henderson 1-4, Donavon Fornall 2-4, Connor Harmon 1-3.

MISSOULA — Sam Bucy 1-3, Asher Zimmerman 1-3, Dane Fraser 2-5, Will Larson 0-3, Jayce Denman 2-2, Beau King 0-5, Drew Leonard 2-4, Brendan Buchanan 0-3, Kellen Johnson 0-0, Jaeren Graham 2-3, Matthew Claussen 0-1, Parker Stevens 1-3.

2B—H. Dunn, Henrie, Anderson. Stevens. 3B—Denman. RBIs—H. Dunn, J. Dunn, 2, Henderson, Fornall 2. Zimmerman 2, Fraser 2, Denman 2, Graham 2.

Mission Valley 15, Libby 5

FLORENCE — The Libby Loggers led 4-1 in the top of the third inning but couldn’t get Mission Valley out, losing to the Mariners by the 10-run rule in eight innings.

Mission Valley piled up 19 hits in the win, with seven batters picking up multiple hits in the win. Jacob Harrod was 2 for 4 with a double, a home run and two RBIs and Nyqolas Gillingham was 3 for 4 with a double and 3 RBIs.

The Loggers had nine hits, but stranded eight runners in the final six innings, only producing two runs in the stretch.

Mission Valley will play Kalispell in the morning in a loser-out game, the winner to play either Missoula or the Bitterroot Bucs later in the day.

Libby 211 000 10 — 5 9 5

M. Valley 102 121 71 — 15 19 1

Brady Bateman, Dylon Lane (7), Collin Johnson (7), Shane Walker (8) and Dylon Lane, Brady Bateman (7). Jacob Harrod, Kade Schutzman (3) and Warren Wood. W—Schutzman. L—B. Bateman.

LIBBY — Seth Bateman 1-2, Dylon Lane 0-2, Brady Bateman 1-3, Erik Lauer 1-5, Tim Carvey 1-5, Brayden Thom 1-3, Shane Walker 0-2, Collin Johnson 2-4, Tanner Wood 2-3.

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

2B—B. Bateman. Schutzmann, Gillingham, Krebs, Harrod. 3B—Wood. HR—Harrod. RBIs—S. Bateman, Lauer, Carvey 2, T. Wood. Jones, Harrod 2, Krebs 1, Walter Wood, Gillingham 3, Jales, Petticrew 2.