Glacier baseball knocks off Big Sky Saturday

Kyler Croft hit a go-ahead RBI single in the third inning and Kaiden Kahler threw four strong innings of relief as Glacier knocked off first-place Missoula Big Sky 7-4 in a Western AA baseball battle Saturday at Griffin Field.

The game, which was the makeup of a game rained out earlier in the season, turned after Missoula Big Sky (10-4 overall, 6-3 in Western AA games) took a 3-0 lead on Remington Howard’s two-run double in the top of the third inning. 

Glacier (10-5, 5-3 in league) answered with four runs in its half, all with two out. Beau Schulz’ two-run double keyed the rally, and pinch-runner Zach Huff tied the game at three as part of a double steal. 

Max Weber then walked, and Croft followed with his go-ahead single. 

The Wolfpack got another two-out RBI single from Kahler in the fourth inning, and in the sixth they strung together four singles — Ryne Gillette’s drove in Tate Kahler for a 6-3 lead — before Teagan Dixon scored on a wild pitch. 

Kaeden Kahler worked around two singles, including an RBI knock by Ethan Paugh, in the seventh to close things out. He allowed three hits and one walk in his four innings, fanning two. Schulz started and went three innings, allowing eight hits. He fanned one. 

Glacier's next game is at Griffin on Thursday against Missoula Sentinel. First pitch at 5 p.m.

Up to date standings can be found in Scoreboard. 

Big Sky    012    000    1    -    4    11    0 

Glacier    004    102    x    -    7    10    0 

Isaac Thorne, Remington Howard (4) and Kieran Cooney. Beau Schulz, Kaiden Kahler (4) and Brady Buckmaster. 

MISSOULA BIG SKY — Colter Nicolarsen 2-4, Thorne 0-3, Simon Wilson 0-1, Rowan Miculka 1-4, Ethan Paugh 2-3, Howard 1-4, Matthew Doty 1-3, Kade Williams 1-2, Caiden Caselton 0-1, T Ramsay 1-3, Cooney 2-3. 

GLACIER —Teagan Dixon 1-2, Ryne Gillette 2-4, K. Kahler 3-4, Buckmaster 0-2, Schulz 1-4, Max Weber 1-2, Kyler Croft –3, Tate Kahler 1-3, Neil Pepe 0-2, Brady Lewellen 0-1. 

2B — Williams, Howard, Schulz. RBIs — Howard 2, Paugh, Willliams, Schulz 2, Gillette, K.Kahler, Croft.