Baseball: Bigfork bests Whitefish; C-Falls wins big
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Bigfork's Hayden Mayer (8) gets a high-five from Cavin Wiest (12) after scoring a run against Whitefish at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish pitcher Tait Orme (9) delivers against Bigfork at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Bigfork's Mason Lewis (22) drives in two runs with an RBI single against Whitefish at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Bigfork's Rye Rodriguez (23) steals second base ahead of the tag by Whitefish shortstop Carter Godsey (2) at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Bigfork shortstop Grady Campbell (3) throws to first base after fielding a ground ball against Whitefish at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish's Drew Queen (1) connects on a single against Bigfork at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Bigfork's Hayden Mayer (8) connects on an RBI single against Whitefish at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish's Reed Boyer (22) connects against Bigfork at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Bigfork second baseman Rye Rodriguez (23) scoops up a grounder against Whitefish at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Bigfork pitcher Max Schara (4) delivers against Whitefish at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish's Tait Orme (9) connects on a hit against Bigfork at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Bigfork catcher Wyatt Hickey (9) puts the tag on Whitefish's Ashtyn Mintz (16) trying to tag up from third on a fly ball to Bigfork right fielder Max Schara at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Bigfork pitcher Mason Lewis (22) delivers against Whitefish at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Bigfork's Rye Rodriguez (23) throws to first after fielding a ground ball against Whitefish at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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BIGFORK — Bigfork took advantage of five walks, two singles and an error to score six runs in the first inning and take a 9-3 baseball victory over Whitefish Friday.
Mason Lewis hit a two-RBI single to give the Vikings the lead for good, 3-1.
Whitefish got one back in the second thanks to an error that sent Luke Dalen home.
But Hayden Mayer singled home another runner in the fourth to put Bigfork ahead 7-2.
Lewis threw 4 2-3 innings on the bump for Bigfork, allowing three runs on four hits and striking out four. Max Schara added 2 1-3 innings of one-hit relief, fanning three.
Tait Orme threw four innings on the bump for Whitefish, allowing three runs on five hits. He struck out nine batters.
Columbia Falls 12, Noxon 2
COLUMBIA FALLS — Jett Pitts hit two triples and a double while driving in three runs for the Wildcats as they rolled past Noxon in five innings.
Pitts first three-bagger opened the scoring, sending Nico Young home. Pitts scored on an error in the next at bat to make it 2-0. Jaxson Cadwell hit an RBI single and Zeke Dunn an RBI double later in the inning to cap off a four-run outburst.
In the second Columbia Falls (2-1) added two more runs as Caden Fisher came home on a dropped strike three and Pitts doubled to right scoring Jory Hill.
Pitts second triple came to cap off a five-run third inning that put the Wildcats ahead 11-0.
Noxon (0-1) loaded the bases in the fifth and Zach Sears doubled to left, scoring the lone Red Devils runs of the game.
Lincoln Fisher went three innings on the mound, allowing one hit and striking out six. Tristan Victor fanned five in 1 2-3 innings of work.
Whitefish pitcher Tait Orme (9) delivers against Bigfork at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Bigfork's Mason Lewis (22) drives in two runs with an RBI single against Whitefish at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Bigfork's Rye Rodriguez (23) steals second base ahead of the tag by Whitefish shortstop Carter Godsey (2) at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Bigfork shortstop Grady Campbell (3) throws to first base after fielding a ground ball against Whitefish at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish's Drew Queen (1) connects on a single against Bigfork at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Bigfork's Hayden Mayer (8) connects on an RBI single against Whitefish at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish's Reed Boyer (22) connects against Bigfork at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Bigfork second baseman Rye Rodriguez (23) scoops up a grounder against Whitefish at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Bigfork pitcher Max Schara (4) delivers against Whitefish at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Whitefish's Tait Orme (9) connects on a hit against Bigfork at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Bigfork catcher Wyatt Hickey (9) puts the tag on Whitefish's Ashtyn Mintz (16) trying to tag up from third on a fly ball to Bigfork right fielder Max Schara at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Bigfork pitcher Mason Lewis (22) delivers against Whitefish at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Bigfork's Rye Rodriguez (23) throws to first after fielding a ground ball against Whitefish at Flathead Beacon Field on Friday, April 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider