Denning’s homer pushes High Wheelers past Range Riders

Connor Denning hit an eighth inning home run to put Yuba-Sutter ahead as the High Wheelers defeated Glacier 3-2 Friday evening at Glacier Bank Park.

Denning’s eighth big fly of the season came after Glacier plated two runs in the bottom of the seventh tying the game at two. 

Yuba-Sutter (14-20) started hot as a River Orsak single and Bobby Lada double set up the first run of the game as Orsak came home on an error. Evan Berkey doubled later in the first to make it 2-0, scoring Lada. 

The Range Riders (17-17) were held off the board until the seventh when Kingston Liniak came home to cut the deficit to 2-1. Kenneth Levari brought home Gabe Howell later in the frame to tie the score at two. 

Denning’s homer stopped the comeback in the eighth, giving the High Wheelers the lead back. 

Scott Ellis started for Yuba-Sutter and went five innings, allowing just three hits and no runs. He fanned seven. Mason Bryant earned the win with 2 2-3 innings in relief. 

Luke Schafer threw seven innings for the Range Riders, allowing one earned run on six hits. He struck out five and walked three. 

TJ Clarkson had a good day at the plate for Glacier, going 2-for-4. 

Yuba-Sutter    200    000    010    -    3    7    2 

Glacier    000    000    200    -    2    5    2

Scott Ellis, Zach Voelker (6), Mason Bryant (7) and Mike Campagna. Luke Schafer, Luke Cooper (8), Nick Zegna (9) and Angle Mendoza. 

YUBA-SUTTER HIGH WHEELERS — Cooper Hext 0-3, River Orsak 1-4, Bobby Lada 2-4, Cuba Bess 1-4, Connor Denning 1-4, Evan Berkey 1-2, Gio Brusa 0-1, Mike Campagna 0-3, Randy Flores 0-4, Tyler Young 1-2, Garret Pike 0-1. 

GLACIER RANGE RIDERS — TJ Clarkson 2-4, Kyle Ashworth 0-4, Logan Beard 0-3, Jake Millan 0-4, Kingston Liniak 1-4, Jack Lynch 0-3, Gabe Howell 1-3, Carson Garner 0-3, Angel Mendoza 0-2, Kenneth Levari 1-1. 

2B — Lada, Berkey. HR — Denning (8). RBI — Bess, Denning, Berkey. Levari.