Tuesday, July 28, 2009

State AA Tournament

July 25-29 at Miles City

Saturday, July 25

Game 1 - Billings Royals 8, Missoula 1, first round

Game 2 - Billings Scarlets 6, Kalispell 0, first round

Game 3 - Bozeman 6, Medicine Hat 1, first round

Game 4 - Lethbridge 13, Miles City 3, first round

Sunday, July 26

Game 5 - Missoula 13, Medicine Hat 6, loser-out

Game 6 - Kalispell 11, Miles City 0, loser-out

Game 7 -Bozeman 6, Billings Royals 4, winner's bracket

Game 8 - Billings Scarlets 12, Lethbridge 1, winner's bracket

Monday, July 27

Game 9 - Kalispell 8, Billings Royals 7, loser-out

Game 10 - Missoula 8, Lethbridge 3, loser-out

Game 11 - Bozeman 9, Billings Scarlets 8, 13 innings, winner's bracket

Tuesday, July 28

Game 12 - Missoula vs. Billings Scarlets, 4 p.m., loser-out

Game 13- Kalispell vs. Bozeman, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, July 29

Game 14 - Winner Game 12 vs. Winner Game 13, championship, 4 p.m.

Game 15 - Second championship, if necessary

NOTES: If three teams remain after Game 13, the winner of Game 11 automatically receives the bye into Game 15.

Kalispell 8, Royals 7

Royals 102 000 112 - 7 10 3

Kalispell 100 002 104 - 8 7 4

Jerry Schmaing, Casey Stark (6), Evan Bower (9) and Tony LaGaly; Zane Ridings, Joe Pistorese (8) and Zach Brosten. W - Pistorese. L - Bower.

Billings Royals (39-24-1, 1-2 tourney) - Dillon Ness 4-5, Adam Feralio 0-4, Devin Scott 1-1, Blake Loran 1-3, LaGaly 0-5, Matt Edwards 2-5, Stark 2-5, Josh Benjamin 0-3, Schmaing 0-4. 2B: Ness 2. HR: Ness 2, Edwards. RBIs: Ness 2, Edwards 2, Scott.

Kalispell (2-1) - Dean Stimpson 0-4, Ben Sansaver 2-5, Mike O'Connell 1-3, Pat Hergesheimer 0-3, Ridings 0-5, Matt O'Brien 0-3, Toby Liechti 1-4, Brosten 1-5, Pistorese 2-3. HR: O'Connell, Pistorese. RBIs: Ridings 2, Liechti 2, Pistorese 2, O'Connell, Brosten.

Missoula 8, Lethbridge 3

Missoula 000 013 112 - 8 13 2

Lethbridge 001 001 001 - 3 12 3

Brent Daugherty, Andrew Sopko (6) and Sean Dwyer; Mitch Maxwell, Kim Barthel (9) and Sheldon Haughian. WP: Daugherty. LP: Maxwell.

Missoula Mavericks (2-1) - Brody Miller 2-4, Robby King 1-4, Kendal Maier 1-4, Sean Dwyer 0-4, Steven DeYoung 2-3, Sam Sopko 1-4, Drew Lytle 2-5, Matt McMann 3-5, Andrew Bewley 1-4. 2B: Miller, Maier, DeYoung 2. RBIs: Miller, DeYoung 2, Lytle 4.

Lethbridge Spitz Elks (1-2) - Kim Barthel 3-5, Tanner Granberg 2-3, Spencer Farrell 0-4, Ryan Aiken 0-1, Mitch Maxwell 2-4, Tyson Hudson 0-4, Dillon Houghton 4-5, Sheldon Haughian 0-2, Jamin Heller 0-3, Derek Grubal 0-1, Tyler Czech 0-0, Pat Maclean 0-1, Mark Clauson 1-4.RBIs: Granberg, Hudson, Haughian.

Bozeman 9, Scarlets 8

Scarlets 000 411 002 000 0 - 8 11 4

Bozeman 102 302 000 000 1 - 9 12 4

Josh Barnett, Ty Gilmore (4), Brady Muller (12) and Cole Moller; Kyle Britt, Sean Zabawa (5), Jamin Weidenaar (7), Andrew Abate (11) and Andy Ballinger. W - Abate. L - Muller.

Billings Scarlets (42-16) - Justin Black 2-6, Ty Gilmore 1-5, Joe Barta 0-1, Aleksei Grosulak 1-6, Jordan Roberts 1-6, Muller 2-6, Matt Schrotenboer 1-4, Brandon Endy 0-0, Jake Dukart 0-1, Moller 1-6, Kyle Miron 1-6, Justin MacDonald 1-3. 2B: Muller. 3B: Black. RBIs: Roberts, Muller, Schrotenboer, Moller, MacDonald.

Bozeman (44-18) - Brendan Phillips 2-5, Britt 1-3, Caleb Schlender 1-6, Anthony Rinard 4-6, Ballinger 2-6, Weidenaar 1-5, Abate 0-1, Colter Joyce 0-5, Ethan Wilkes 0-1, Ben Leister 0-6, Mario Stanislao 1-1, Dillon Peterson 0-2. 2B: Phillips, Britt, Rinard. RBIs: Rinard 4, Ballinger 3, Schlender, Abate.

State A Tournament

At Three Forks, Luzenac Field

Thursday

First-round pairings

8 a.m. - Laurel vs. Mission Valley (Ronan-Polson)

11 a.m. - Bitterroot (Hamilton) Red Sox vs. Billings Cardinals

2 p.m. - Lethbridge vs. Livingston

5:30 p.m. - Tri County (Conrad-Shelby-Cut Bank) vs. Gallatin Valley (Three Forks)

Note: The championship is set for Monday, Aug. 3, at noon. The second championship, if necessary, is at 4 p.m.