LEGION BASEBALL: Perkl, Brennan lead Northern Lakes in opener at Missoula tourney

MISSOULA, Mont. — Dane Perkl doubled and tripled and drove in five runs, and the Northern Lakes Mountaineers class A team built a big lead before holding on to beat the Lethbridge (Alberta) Lakers A 18U 13-10 to open play Thursday at the Missoula Mavericks tournament at Lindborg-Cregg Field. 

Perkl hit a two-run double in a six-run second inning for Northern Lakes (18-5), and added a three-run triple in a four-run fifth. 

Ryker Brennan went 2 for 2 with three RBIs and two runs scored for the Mountaineers, who led 8-0 after 2 ½ innings.  

Today, Northern Lakes is scheduled to play the Tri-County Cardinals and the Sandpoint Sasquatch 17U as tourney play continues. 

N. Lakes  062 041 — 13 11 2 

Lethbridge 003 061 — 10 6 1 

Ryker Brennan, Ethan Pecor (4), Matthew Junkin (5), Jake Larcher (5) and Gage Haines; Will Keraiff, Braydon Thomas (2) and Alex Good. 

HITS: NL — Brennan 2, Pecor, Beardsall, Perkl 2, Larcher 2, Byrd 2, Haines. Leth — Blackmore, Martin, Baldock 2, de Mateo 2. 2B — Perkl, Blackmore. 3B — Larcher, Perkl. 

Missoula 12 

Coeur d’Alene 3 

COEUR d’ALENE — The visiting Mavericks hit four home runs in a win over the Lumbermen class AA team at Thorco Field. 

Colter Nicolarsen homered twice for Missoula and drove in five runs, including a grand slam in the fourth inning. 

Logan Strimback had two hits for Coeur d’Alene (10-14), which will play the Kalispell Lakers today in an 11 a.m. doubleheader at Harris Field in Lewiston.  

Missoula  210 700 2 — 12 13 2 

Coeur d’Alene  020 100 0 — 3 8 0 

Devin Leary, Colter Nicolarsen (5), Seamus Kane (7) and Braxton Rodoni; Tanner Franklin, Will D’Orazi (4) and Colton Nordman. 

HITS: Miss — Miculka, Nicolarsen 2, Ridley, Felton 2, Richardson 3, Gibbs 2, Kane 2. Cd’A — Pierce, Nordman, Davenport, Frankllin, D’Orazi, Strimback 2, MacNiven. 2B — Strimback, MacNiven. HR — Nicolarsen 2, Richardson, Ridley.