Legion State Game 9: Great Falls 29, Fort MacLeod 2

Great Falls collected 22 hits in a 29-2 drubbing of Fort MacLeod to stay alive in the Class A State Legion Baseball Tournament on Saturday. Lead-off hitter Anthony Bonilla went 5-for-6 with a triple and drove in three runs.

But obviously he wasn't the only one that was productive at the plate. Scott Held, Justin Pfennigs, Sam Wingerter and Joshua Kakalecik all drove in four runs. Dalton Cook plated five runs for the Electrics in the game.

Fort MacLeod took the early 1-0 lead in the top of the first, but Great Falls scored four in the bottom of the frame for the 4-1 advantage and they just built on it from there. They scored six in the fourth, and then exploded for a 10-run inning in the fifth with eight hits, keyed by Sam Wingerter's three-run homer.

Fort MacLeod committed six errors and went through four pitchers. Hayden Shackel drove in a run off a single for the Royals. The loss knocks the Royals out of the state tournament.

Fort MacLeod - 101 - 000 - 0 - 2
Great Falls - 407 - 6(10)2 - x - 29

Fort MacLeod - 4 hits and 6 errors. Great Falls - 22 hits and 2 errors.

Great Falls hitting - Anthony Bonilla 5-6, Tanner Lee 1-5, Dalton Cook 2-5, Scott Held 3-4, Justin Pfennigs 3-5, Sam Wingerter 2-6, Joshua Kakalecik 3-3, Tyler Pfennigs 1-5, Derik Powell 2-4, Jayse McLean 0-2.

Doubles - Held, Justin Pfennigs 2. Home Run - Wingerter. Triples - Bonilla. RBIs - Bonilla 3, Lee 2, Cook 5, Held 4, Justin Pfennigs 4, Wingerter 4, Kakalecik 4.

Great Falls Pitching (Justin Pfennigs catching) - Jayse McLean (4 IP, 4K), Anthony Bonilla (2 IP), Sean Egan (1 IP).

Fort MacLeod hitting - Taylor Wolstenholme 0-4, Maverick Price 2-4, Hayden Shackel 1-2, Jake Hansen 0-2, Luc Lavorato 1-3, Tyler Ammann 0-3, Joel Hasselman 0-3, Cole Bennett 0-1, Josh Foster 0-3, Aiden Kidd 0-1.

RBIs - Shackel.

Fort MacLeod pitching (Taylor Wolstenholme catching) - Maverick Price (2 2/3 IP, 6K), Hayden Shackel (1 1/3 IP), Joel Hasselman (2/3 IP), Luc Lavorato (1 1/3 IP, 3K).