Whitefish baseball sweeps Browning

WHITEFISH — Tait Orme drove in eight runs across two games as Whitefish completed a doubleheader sweep of Browning with 15-0 and 17-0 victories Monday at Smith Fields. 

Orme drove in five runs in the opener for the Bulldogs (13-7). He singled home two in the first inning, doubled in another run in the second and blasted a two-run homer in the third. 

Whitefish scored seven times and added three more in the second. Reed Boyer and Gavin Knapp each collected multiple hits, while Joaquin Gonzalez added an RBI single. 

Gonzalez earned the win after allowing one hit and striking out four over three innings. Whitefish finished with 13 hits and did not commit an error. 

Matthew Augare recorded Browning’s (0-12-1) lone hit. 

Whitefish carried the momentum into the second game, scoring 12 runs in the first inning on the way to a 17-0 victory. 

Drew Queen highlighted the opening frame with a three-run single, while Logan Stewart, Orme and Vance Schwaiger also drove in runs.  

The Bulldogs added three more runs in the second before tacking on another in the third. 

Ashtyn Mintz earned the win after allowing one hit and striking out four over three innings. Whitefish again played error-free defense and turned a double play.