Twins have a rough week as they lost a pair of doubleheaders

The Glacier Twins faced a tough four-game stretch this past week, dropping doubleheaders to both Libby and Bitterroot in American Legion baseball action, falling to 2-16 on the season.

Glacier opened its doubleheader on Wednesday, June 25, with an early 2-0 lead over Libby in Game 1, but the Loggers responded with consistent offense to secure a 9-4 win.

Nolan Amerman continued to be a bright spot for Glacier, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. West Amerman also contributed with a single and two RBI. Dawson Juntunen pitched six innings, giving up eight hits and nine runs—seven earned—while striking out three.

In Game 2, Glacier again struck first with a run in the opening frame, but Libby answered with a steady scoring pace en route to a 6-2 victory. Errors again proved costly for the Twins, who committed four in the contest.

Nolan Amerman stayed hot at the plate, going 3-for-4 with another double. Treyson Murphy added a single and an RBI, while West Amerman drove in the other run. On the mound, Murphy pitched four innings, allowing five hits and five runs—but just one earned—while striking out five. West Amerman was solid in relief, tossing two scoreless innings with three strikeouts.

On Saturday, Glacier hosted Bitterroot and dropped both games despite a strong effort at the plate in Game 2.

In the opener, Bitterroot broke open a tight contest with a eight-run sixth inning, cruising to a 10-2 win. Glacier managed just four hits, with Nolan Amerman collecting two of them and Derek Juntunen delivering a double and two RBI.

Trenton Derosa started for Glacier and threw 5 2/3 innings, allowing six hits and five earned runs. West Amerman finished the game, giving up four earned runs in 1 1/3 innings.

Game 2 saw a much more competitive effort from the Twins, who rallied from an early deficit with a three-run third and a four-run fifth. However, a six-run fourth by Bitterroot proved too much to overcome, and Glacier fell 11-8 despite outhitting their opponent 10-8.

Treyson Murphy led the offense with a 2-for-3 day, while Derosa also chipped in with two hits. Eight different Twins had at least one hit in the game. On the mound, Derek Juntunen and Keaton Simpach combined to allow 10 runs—though just seven were earned—before Connor Magnuson closed out the final 2 1/3 innings with a solid effort.