Eureka rolls past Libby Loggers in baseball, 17-2
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Libby's Bransen Holzer slides safely under the tag of Eureka third baseman Colter White on a Kale Riddle base hit in the bottom of the first inning Monday evening in Libby. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)
Tyce Van Orden threw a five-inning three-hitter and drove in two runs to help his own cause as Eureka beat Libby 17-2 in high school baseball Monday at Lee Gehring Field.
The Lions (3-3) combined 10 hits with seven walks and four hit batters issued by Libby pitching to put away the Loggers.
Two errors set up two-run singles by Logan Cuffe and Colter White in the first inning for Eureka. After Libby bounced back with two runs, the Lions added four more runs in the second inning, with Cuffe hitting an RBI single to make it 8-2.
Rogan Lytle hit a two-run single in the fifth as the game got out of hand. Lytle scored four times; Cuff had three hits; Tristan Libby scored three times for the Lions.
Van Orden went the distance; he walked none, hit one batter and struck out four.
Boe Miles and Hunter Rooney had RBIs for the Loggers (2-3). Libby played Thursday, hosting Columbia Falls.