Bulldog baseball wins play-in game
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FLORENCE — Whitefish used a steady offensive approach and a complete-game effort from Tait Orme to beat Florence-Carlton 5-1.
The Bulldogs (14-8) collected 12 hits and turned three double plays defensively in the play-in win.
Whitefish scored twice in the opening inning after Reyd Hobart delivered an RBI single and Gavin Knapp drew a bases-loaded walk. Hobart added another RBI single in the third inning as the Bulldogs gradually pulled away.
Orme tossed all seven innings, allowing one run on five hits while striking out four.
Finn Ryan, Hobart, Luke Dalen and Orme each finished with two hits for Whitefish. Hobart drove in two runs and stole three bases as the Bulldogs totaled five steals.
Calan Rocco drove in the Falcons (12-6) lone run.
Whitefish will open its state tournament campaign against Dillon, the No. 1 seed out of the Central.