Twins Win
Glacier Twins AA pitcher Justin Collom winds up for a pitch during the game against the Mission Valley Mariners on Wednesday night at Memorial Park. The Twins won the game, 8-3. Chris Tucker / Whitefish Pilot
By CHRIS TUCKER
Whitefish Pilot
With 12-3 and 7-5 wins over the Bitterroot Red Sox during a Sunday doubleheader, the Glacier Twins AA team advanced their record to 6-1.
Last Wednesday, the Twins also beat the Mission Valley Mariners, 8-3, in their first home game.
"Josh Peterson had two home runs, one in each game, and played two seven-inning games," Grubb said of the Bitterroot doubleheader.
Brad Bell also hit a home run.
The team's only loss so far came in their second game against the Belgrade Bandits last week. The Twins won the three other games against Belgrade.
Coach Jared Grubb chalks up the good performance to "attitude."
"We've been really relaxed, and our team is smiling all the time," Grubb said. "This group of kids is a really exciting group off and on the field."
The Twins are also reaping the benefits of early training, Grubb added. He said the team had been working on their pitching and hitting mechanics as early as November.
The Twins are scheduled to play their next three games at home at Jack Zerr Memorial Field. They face Libby on Saturday at 5 p.m. and Helena on Sunday at 10 a.m. On Wednesday, the Twins will play their "black vs. white" scrimmage game at 6:30 p.m.
Glacier Twins AA
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Eric Locke, Brandon Roy, Kyle Bagnell, Cubby Pierre, Tim Rausch and Jon Rausch. Justin Collom, Weston Chambers, RJ Beasley, Michael Hader and Brad Bell. W - Chambers (2-0). L - Pierre (0-1).
MISSION VALLEY - J. Rausch 1-4, Locke 2-4, Will Gordon 1-5, T. Rausch 2-4, Mike Fisher 0-1, Roy 0-2, Rocky Reynolds 0-1, Pierre 1-2, Derrick Rathe 0-1, Nick Fell 0-2, Chris Alfiero 0-1, Tyler Linse 1-1, Beau Nordberg 0-2, Joe McCarthy 0-2, Kyle Brown 0-1, K. Bagnell 0-1, Craig Bagnell 0-1.
GLACIER - Brad Nielsen 0-4, Adam Pisk 0-2, Zane Ridings 1-3, Bell 2-3, Josh Peterson 0-4, Scott Yogodzinski 0-3, Chambers 2-3, Beasley 0-1, Collom 1-3, Rusty Hill 0-2, Scott Palmer 1-2, Hader 0-3.
RBIs - MV 1 (Locke), Gla. 7 (Bell 2, Ridings, Yogodzinski, Chambers, Collom, Palmer). HR - MV 1 (Locke), Gla. 1 (Bell). 2B - MV 0, Gla. 2 (Chambers 2). SB - MV 4 (J. Rausch 2, T. Rausch, Locke), Gla. 6 (Bell 2, Hader 2, Palmer, Peterson).
The Glacier Twins AA team continued its winning ways in Libby on Tuesday by defeating the Libby Loggers in their season opener, 9-8. The Twins record improved to 7-1.
Glacier's Justin Collum hit a double in the top of the ninth that drove in their ninth run.
Down 9-6 in the bottom of the ninth, the Loggers scored two more runs, but that wasn't enough to win at home.
Glacier Twins AA
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Justin Collum, Weston Chambers (4), Ryan Caron (5), Miichael Hader (7), Scott Palmer (9) and Brad Bell. Nate Peltier, Zach Rowan (4), Cody Foote (5), Colton Cannon (7), Rory Hendrickson (8) and Matt Schad W — Caron. L — Rowan. S — Palmer.
GLACIER (7-1) — Palmer 1-4, Scott Yogodzinski 0-2, Wes Booker 0-2, Bell 0-3, Josh Peterson 0-2, RJ Beasley 0-2, Chambers 0-1, Brad Nielson 1-4, Collum 1-4, Rusty Hill 1-2, Hader 1-1, Caron 2-5, Zane Ridings 0-3.
LIBBY (0-1) — Corey Volkers 0-4, Rowan 0-2, Steve Bertelson 2-5, Richard Brumbaugh 0-3, Chris Herbig 0-1, Schad 0-2, Peltier 2-5, Derek Benefield 1-5, Ryan Stapely 1-5, Foote 1-1, Cannon 0-0, Hendrickson 0-1.
RBIs — Gla. 5 (Palmer, Booker, Bell, Beasley, Collum, Caron). Lib. 6 (Bertelson, Peltier, Stapely 2, Foote 2). 3B — Gla. 0. Lib. 1 (Foote), 2B — Gla. 1 (Collum). Lib. 1 (Bertelson).
The Glacier Twins A team had a rough time in Eureka on Sunday, losing to the Mission Valley Mariners, 16-2. The A team was ahead 2-0 by the top of the third inning, but the Mariners with seven in the bottom of the third and nine more in the fourth inning.
Glacier Twins A
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Knox, Eleck, Yogodinski, Fauntleroy and Pisk; Eric Locke, Brandon Roy (3), Kyle Bagnell (5) and John Rausch, Joe McCarthy (4). W — Roy. L — Knox.
GLACIER — Martinson 0-3, Pisk 1-3, Knox 1-3, Fauntleroy 1-3, Vonfeldt 0-3, Yogodinski 1-1, Sagen 0-2, Miller 0-1, Eleck 0-1, Calbick 0-2.
MISSION VALLEY — J. Rausch 0-2, McCarthy 1-2, Locke 0-1, Roy 1-1, Will Gordon 2-3, Tyler Linse 2-3, Brandon Thompson 0-0, Mike Fisher 0-1, Tim Rausch 2-3, Cubby Pierre 1-1, Craig Bagnell 1-1, Nick Fell 0-2, Chris Alfiero 0-0, Beau Nordberg 0-0, Kyle Brown 1-1, Rocky Reynolds 0-2.
2B—Knox; Gordon; 3B—Gordon, T. Rausch, Pierre; RBIs—Fauntleroy; Gordon (4), Linse, T. Rausch (2), Brown.