Lewellen, Kahler shine as Pack gets baseball split
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Glacier's Kaeden Kahler (22) beats the tag at home plate scoring on an RBI single by Brady Lewellen in the fifth inning against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier centerfielder Teagan Dixon (5) makes a diving catch on a line drive against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier's Brady Lewellen (27) drives in two runs with a double in the third inning against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier second baseman Tate Kahler (4) throws to first base to complete a double play against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. Umpires determined Kahler was interfered with by the runner at second base and was therefore awarded the out at first base. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier starting pitcher Brady Lewellen (27) delivers in the first inning against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier third baseman Beau Schulz (7) barehands a ground ball in the infield against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier third baseman Beau Schulz (7) throws to first after charging a ground ball in the infield against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier third baseman Beau Schulz (7) fields a ground ball hit down the baseline against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier's Kaeden Kahler (22) drives in two runs with a single in the fifth inning against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier first baseman Kaeden Kahler (22) fields a ground ball against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier shortstop Kyler Croft (11) charges a ground ball against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier shortstop Kyler Croft (11) throws to first after fielding a ground ball against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier second baseman Tate Kahler (4) fields a ground ball against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier shortstop Kyler Croft (11) reaches to barehand a ground ball against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Brady Lewellen backed his own solid pitching with three runs batted in, and Glacier held down Great Falls High 6-2 in non-conference high school baseball Saturday at Griffin Field.
The Wolfpack went 1-1 on the day, falling to Great Falls CMR 8-5 later Saturday despite a 4-for-4 day from Kaeden Kahler.
Glacier 6, Great Falls 2
Lewellen allowed two hits, one walk and one unearned run in five innings, striking out eight, and his two-run double made it 3-0 in the third inning.
Kyler Croft hit a sacrifice fly in the first inning for the Wolfpack (7-2), and Kahler had a two-run single in Glacier’s three-run third inning. Kahler later scored on Lewellen’s single.
Ryne Gillette took over on the hill in the sixth inning and when he ran into trouble in the seventh — he issued a bases-loaded walk to Cale Griffith — Kyler Croft retired the next two Bison for the save.
The Bison fell to 2-8.
Great Falls 000 100 1 - 2 4 1
Glacier 102 030 x - 6 7 2
Oliver Braaten, Ledger Tuckerman (5) and Jace Komac. Brady Lewellen, Ryne Gillette (6), Kyler Croft (7) and Ethan Kim.
GREAT FALLS — Rowan Garten 1-4, Beau Carns 0-3, Komac 1-3, Tyler Zech 0-3, Andrew Boutilier 1-3, Kolten Kolve 1-3, Noah Schrader 0-2, Cale Griffith 0-1, Tristen Brummett 0-3.
GLACIER — Teagan Dixon 1-3, Beau Schulz 2-2, Kaeden Kahler 2-3, Croft 0-1, Lewellen 2-2, Gillette 0-0, Tate Kahler 0-3, Falon Clark 0-2, Kim 0-3, Bridger Sunde 0-3.
2B — Lewellen. RBIs — Griffith, Lewellen 3, Kahler 2, Croft.
CMR 8, Glacier 5
Kahler’s RBI double and Max Weber’s two-run single staked the Wolfpack to a 3-1 lead after one inning, but CMR answered with three runs in the second.
Back-to-back RBI singles from Roehrich Soldano and Gage Allen put the Rustlers (8-3) up for good, 6-3.
Ryne Gillette singled and eventually scored on a double steal to cut Glacier’s game to 6-4, but CMR got two runs in the seventh.
The Pack got a Teagan Dixon walk, a Gillette single and an RBI base hit from Kahler to close to 8-5 with nobody out in the seventh, but got no closer; CMR’s Madden Jensen came on with the bases loaded and one out and fanned the next two batters to end it.
CMR 131 010 2 - 8 8 1
Glacier 300 010 1 - 5 9 7
Gavin Gray, Maks Van Miert (7), Madden Jensen (7) and Jackson Maphies. Wyatt Sharp, Schulz (5) and Brady Buckmaster.
GREAT FALLS CMR — Carson Hollern 1-3, Roehrich Soldano 2-4, Gage Allen 1-4, Maphies 0-0, Chase Little 1-3, Kayden Neil 2-4, Grayson Sloan 0-4, Jayden Simonson 1-3, Dalton Heggem 0-4.
GLACIER — Dixon 0-2, Gillette 2-3, Kahler 4-4, Buckmaster 2-4, Schulz 0-3, Zane Huff 0-0, Max Weber 1-4, Croft 0-4, Lewellen 0-1, Neil Pepe 0-3, Sharp 0-1.
2B — Kahler. RBIs — Soldano 2, Allen, Heggem, Kahler 2, Weber 2.
Glacier centerfielder Teagan Dixon (5) makes a diving catch on a line drive against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Glacier's Brady Lewellen (27) drives in two runs with a double in the third inning against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Glacier second baseman Tate Kahler (4) throws to first base to complete a double play against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. Umpires determined Kahler was interfered with by the runner at second base and was therefore awarded the out at first base. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Glacier starting pitcher Brady Lewellen (27) delivers in the first inning against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Glacier third baseman Beau Schulz (7) barehands a ground ball in the infield against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Glacier third baseman Beau Schulz (7) throws to first after charging a ground ball in the infield against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Glacier third baseman Beau Schulz (7) fields a ground ball hit down the baseline against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Glacier's Kaeden Kahler (22) drives in two runs with a single in the fifth inning against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Glacier first baseman Kaeden Kahler (22) fields a ground ball against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Glacier shortstop Kyler Croft (11) charges a ground ball against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Glacier shortstop Kyler Croft (11) throws to first after fielding a ground ball against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Glacier second baseman Tate Kahler (4) fields a ground ball against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Glacier shortstop Kyler Croft (11) reaches to barehand a ground ball against Great Falls at Griffin Field on Saturday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider