Lakers A team wins with a walk-off

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HELENA — The Kalispell Lakers A seized a dramatic walk-off victory in the third/fourth place game at the Cloninger Classic on Sunday.

Julian Brenek’s RBI single in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Lakers past the Missoula Mavericks, 4-3.

The Lakers got things moving right away in the first inning, when Haiden Bunyea singled in one run. But the Mavericks took the lead with two runs in the fourth and a third run in the fifth to go up, 3-2.

The Lakers stormed back to tie the game in the bottom of the seventh. Asher Baines reached on an error, then advanced to second base. A second error put him at third and he scored on a wild pitch.

Ostyn Brennan earned the victory for the Lakers. He allowed four hits and one run over five inning, with five strikeouts.

Bunyea led Kalispell at the plate, batting 2-for-4 with the RBI. Jackson Nelson had a double and Brenek had two RBI.

Missoula 000 210 000 — 383

Kalispell 100 100 101 — 461

Missoula — Kieler Hudson 0-4, Owen McGuinn 0-2, Mason Anderson 2-4, Sam Matosich 1-5, Western McCullough 2-3, Finn Davis 1-4, Nate Dill 1-4, Noah Gibbs 0-2, Isaac Mercado-Laundrie 1-4, Joey Leary 0-0. 2B — Matosich, McCullough. 3B — Davis, McCullough. RBI — Anderson, Dill, Davis.

Kalispell — Henry Smith 0-3, Aidan Wilcox 0-3, Jackson Nelson 1-4, Haiden Bunyea 2-4, Fletcher Postlewait 0-4, Oscar Kallis 1-3, Julian Brenek 1-3, Asher Baines 1-3, Odin Erickson 0-2, Aaron Crutsinger 0-1. 2B — Nelson. RBI — Bunyea, Brenek 2.