Lakers rally past Mariners

Still, the Mariners scored eight runs in the first three innings against a Class AA team. Not too shabby.

(From the Daily Interlake)

Michael O'Connell doubled four times in a 5-for-5 performance at the plate and drove in four runs to help rally the Kalispell Lakers to a 13-8 American Legion nonconference baseball victory Tuesday evening over the Mission Valley Mariners at Griffin Field.

Mission Valley jumped out to a 7-0 lead before Kalispell responded with five runs in the bottom half of the second inning.

The Lakers finally took control with a four-run sixth inning.

"We need to get rid of the slow start," Lakers coach Ryan Malmin said. "Our seniors did a good job of taking charge of things in the second inning. After about the third inning, we settled down and did a pretty good job."

Dominic Eickert also swung a hot bat for the Lakers, going 3-for-4.

Alex Stanley and Joe Pistorese added doubles for the Lakers.

Kalispell (16-5) plays a league doubleheader at Great Falls on Friday.

Mission Valley 341 000 000 - 8 9 1
Kalispell 050 024 02x - 13 15 4

Josh Rustad, Justin Evertz (6) and Jack Humphreys; Louis Freudenburg, Sidney Schenck (5), Cody Dopps (9) and Kendrick Lee. W - Schenck. L - Rustad.

MISSION VALLEY - Humphreys 1-5, Jacob Young 1-4, Evertz 1-5, Chris Clary 0-4, Robbie Gauthier 1-2, Kevin Hagadorn 0-3, Rustad 2-4, Austin Von Tom 1-4, Dalton Molhzon 2-4.

2B-Humphreys; RBI-Humphreys (2), Young, Evertz, Clary, Rustad.

KALISPELL - Lee 1-4, Dominic Eickert 3-4, Michael O'Connell 5-5, Joe Pistorese 1-5, Sean O'Connell 3-4, Alex Stanley 1-4, Scoob Decker 1-4, Dopps 0-1, Matt McLean 0-1, Dillon Eaves 0-1, Nate Bengston 0-4.

2B-M. O'Connell (4), Stanley, Pistorese, Lee; RBI-Eickert, M. OConnell (4), Pistorese (2), S. O'Connell (2), Bengston (2).