Big innings power Flathead baseball past Whitefish

WHITEFISH — Dillon Wink had two hits and four RBIs as Flathead rebounded from a Crosstown loss to defeat Whitefish 16-5 in high school baseball Friday at Smith Fields. 

Wink’s 3-run double in the fourth helped Flathead (7-10) put up a seven-spot and take an 8-2 lead. 

Leum Saisbury and Hunter Fann each drove in three runs. Fann also scored twice, going 3-for-4 at the plate. 

Finn Ryan drove in a pair of runs in the third inning to give Whitefish (10-6) a 2-1 lead. 

Eli Coopman sparked the Braves 8-run sixth with a two RBI single to center. 

Liam Rech threw four innings for the Braves, allowing four runs on five hits. He fanned three. Tyson Franchini-White tossed two innings, allowing one run on two hits. The game ended after six innings due to the run rule. 

Logan Stewart went three innings for the Bulldogs, allowing one run on five hits. 

Flathead    001    708    -    16    16    3 

Whitefish    002    210    -    5    10    5

Tyson Franchini-White, Liam Rech (3) and Leum Saisbury. Logan Stewart, Cullen Wallace (4), Gavin Knapp (4), Joaquin Gonzalez (6), Carter Godsey (6) and Reyd Hobart. 

FLATHEAD — Dillon Wink 2-4, Hunter Fann 3-4, Liam Rech 1-4, Eli Coopman 2-3, Leum Saisbury 2-4, Micah Engle 1-4, Miles Arrowsmith 4-4, Wyatt Asher 0-2, Fischer Lee 1-3. 

WHITEFISH — Drew Queen 1-3, Carter Godsey 2-3, Tait Orme 0-2, Finn Ryan 2-4, Reyd Hobart 1-1, Gavin Knapp 1-3, Joaquin Gonzalez 0-0, L Stewart 0-1, Ashtyn Mintz 1-1, C Wallace 1-3, Reed Boyer 1-3. 

2B — Wink. Godsey, Ryan, Hobart. RBIs — Wink 4, Fann 3, Saisbury 3, Coopman 2, Lee. Ryan 2, Queen, Hobart, Godsey.