Strong finish propels Sentinel past Glacier

A Charlie Compton RBI single and a costly error let Missoula Sentinel score five runs in the sixth and take a 9-5 victory over Glacier Thursday in a Western AA baseball game at Griffin Field.

Sentinel (9-8 overall, 6-3 in conference) got on the board first with three runs in the opening frame, one coming in on a single from Keaton Elliott. Two more crossed the plate on an error later in the inning. 

The Wolfpack (10-6 overall, 5-4 in conference games) responded with a Beau Schulz RBI single and a Max Weber sacrifice fly in the bottom of the first to make it 3-2. 

Ryne Gillette tied the game on a sacrifice fly in the second before a Kyler Croft RBI groundout in the third gave Glacier a 4-3 lead. Max Weber singled in the fifth to extend the Wolfpack advantage. 

Compton then made it 5-4 on a single to right in the sixth before a little league grand slam helped Sentinel take an 8-5 lead. The Spartans added one more insurance run in the seventh. 

Stellan Ridley threw 4 2-3 innings for Sentinel, allowing five runs on seven hits. He struck out six. 

Schulz tossed 5 1-3 on the bump for Glacier, allowing two earned runs on six hits and fanned a pair. 

Sentinel    300    005    1    -    9    8    1 

Glacier    211    010    0    -    5    8    4

Beau Schulz, Kyler Croft (6), Max Weber (7) and Brady Buckmaster. Stellan Ridley, Keaton Elliott (5), Devin Leary (7) and Marek Hall. 

MISSOULA SENTINEL — Kaden Thennis 0-4, Stellan Ridley 1-4, Marek Hall 0-2, Owen Dale 2-4, Devin Leary 0-0, Keaton Elliott 3-4, Trevor Johnson 0-3, Paxson Onston 1-4, Josh Wood 0-2, Charlie Compton 1-3. 

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

2B — Dale, Onston. RBIs — Compton, Elliott. Weber 2, Gillette, Schulz.