PaddleHeads outslug Riders Thursday, 15-8
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MISSOULA — Missoula’s Alec Sanchez hit a tie-breaking three-run home run in the seventh inning, and the PaddleHeads clubbed four homers in a 15-8 Pioneer League baseball win over Glacier Thursday.
Antonio Barranca hit a grand slam and Efrain Manzo added a three-run shot for the Range Riders (6-3), who led 7-1 in the third inning.
That advantage went away thanks to home runs from Colin Gordon, Adam Fogel, Taylor Smith and Sanchez. Smith’s solo shot tied the game at 8-8 in the sixth inning and Sanchez’ bomb put the PaddleHeads (5-4) up 11-8.
Mike Rosario hit an RBI single and later scored to put Missoula up 15-8 in the eighth inning — the PaddleHeads’ 10th straight run.
Sanchez had three hits and drove in five runs; Rosario had three hits — two doubles — and three RBIs for Missoula.
TJ Clarkson had three hits and scored twice for Glacier. He had a double. After Manzo’s homer, the PaddleHeads got six innings of three-hit pitching from its bullpen, with one run allowed.
The teams continued their six-game series at Ogren-Allegiance Park Friday night.
Glacier 043 010 000 - 8 7 3
Missoula 104 021 34x - 15 13 1
Trevor Baker, Eldridge Armstrong III (6), Noah Cole (8), Jacob Hasty (8) and Antonio Barranca. Nick Parker, Matthew Taubensee (4), Jonathan Largaespada (6), Noah McBride (7), Andrew Armstrong (7), Cale Mathison (9) and Taylor Smith.
GLACIER RANGE RIDERS — JD McLaughlin 1-5, Xavier Casserilla 0-4, TJ Clarkson 3-5, Kingston Liniak 0-4, Kenneth Levari 0-2, Efrain Manzo 1-3, Logan Beard 0-3, JT Mabry 1-4, Barranca 1-2.
MISSOULA PADDLEHEADS — Colin Gordon 3-5, Roberta Pena 0-3, Mike Rosario 3-4, Adam Forgel 2-5, Alec Sanchez 3-4, Nich Klemp 0-5, Taylor Smith 1-4, Carlos Perez 0-3, Colby Wilkerson 1-3.
2B — Clarkson, Rosario 2, Gordon, Fogel, Sanchez. HR — Manzo (1), Barranca (1), Gordon (3), Fogel (2), Sanchez (1), Smith (1). RBIs — Barranca 4, Manzo 3, Levari, Sanchez 5, Rosario 3, Gordon 2, Fogel 2, Smith.