Paddleheads rally late to down Range Riders

Ty Yukumoto hit a two-run single to cap off a five-run eighth inning and help Missoula to a 9-5 victory over Glacier Friday at Glacier Bank Park. 

Zach Longshore started strong on the bump for the Range Riders (12-4), going six innings and allowing just one run on seven hits. He fanned four. 

Paired with Longshore’s quality start, the bats helped Glacier to a 4-1 lead after two innings. 

Tommy Rover knocked in a pair in the second to make it 2-1, followed by a two-run error from Missoula (9-7) as Logan Beard reached third with Rover and Kyle Ashworth scoring. 

Carson Hornung added a fifth run on a sacrifice fly in the seventh to make it 5-1, but then Missoula found its groove. 

Tyler Stone singled after an RBI groundout got a run in for the Paddleheads. Followed shortly by a bases-loaded walk to make it a 5-4 deficit. Then Yukumoto gave Missoula its first lead since the second inning. 

Xavier Casserilla singled in the ninth to score another Paddleheads run. Stone then hit a sacrifice fly before Jeremy Piatkiewicz doubled to score Casserilla and give Missoula a 9-5 advantage. 

Brendan Beard started and went 5 1-3 innings for Missoula, allowing four runs and striking out 10. Mark Timmins picked up the win after 1 2-3 innings in relief. Matthew Taubensee closed out the game with two scoreless innings, fanning five. 

Jack Maruskin is credited with the loss for Glacier. 

The series resumes Saturday at 7:05 p.m. for the second of a three-game set. 

Missoula    100    000    053    -    9    14    1 

Glacier    040    000    100    -    5    8    2

Brendan Beard, Mark Timmins (6), Matthew Taubensee (8) and Joskar Feliciano. Zach Longshore, Ryan Humphries (7), Jack Maruskin (8), Will Maynard (8), Chris Canada (9) and Donovan Ratfield. 

MISSOULA — William Bermudez 1-4, Nich Klemp 3-4, Enzo Apodaca 1-4, Xavier Casserilla 2-5, Tyler Stone 2-4, Joskar Feliciano 1-4, Michael Koszewski 1-2, Jeremy Piatkiewicz 1-4, Leyton Barry 0-0, Ty Yukumoto 2-5. 

GLACIER — Joe McLaughlin 0-5, Logan Beard 0-5, Carson Garner 1-5, Jake Millan 3-5, Carson Hornung 1-3, Donovan Ratfield 1-4, Andrew Collins 0-0, Jacob Steele 0-3, Tommy Rover 1-2, Kyle Ashworth 1-3. 

2B — Klemp 2, Piatkiewicz. Millan. 3B — Millan. RBIs — Apodaca 2, Stone 2, Yukumoto 2, Casserilla, Piatkiewicz, Barry. Beard 2, Rover 2, Hornung.