PHOTOS: Bigfork bests Whitefish in baseball season opener
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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.
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)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