Early runs power Big Sky baseball past Flathead
MISSOULA — Rowan Miculka homered and Missoula Big Sky used a five-run third inning to take an 8-4 victory over Flathead in Western AA baseball Tuesday. Kade Williams hit an RBI double followed by a Colter Nicolarsen RBI triple to seize control of the game during the third and grow the Eagles’ (2-0) lead to 8-1. Liam Rech went yard for the Braves (1-2) in the fourth inning to make it 8-2.
Fischer Lee and Wyatt Asher came home in the fifth inning on a fielder’s choice in the fifth for the Braves, who only found a pair of singles after that. Miles Arrowsmith threw three innings on the mound, allowing five hits and striking out five. Landon Jacobson did not allow a hit in three innings of relief work.
Caodem Caselton went four innings for Big Sky, allowing four runs on three hits and fanning three. Ethan Paugh added three innings, allowing two hits and struck out three. Flathead 001 120 0 - 4 5 2 Big Sky 305 000 x - 8 5 0 Miles Arrowsmith, Landen Jacobson (4) and Leum Saisbury.
Caiden Caselton, Ethan Paugh (5) and Uriah Johnson. FLATHEAD — Dillon Wink 1-3, Micah Engle 0-4 Hunter Fann 0-2, Leum Saisbury 1-3, Liam Rech 2-3, Miles Arrowsmith 0-3, Landen Jacobson 0-0, Wyatt Asher 0-2, Fischer Lee 1-2, Tyson Franchini-White 0-2. MISSOULA BIG SKY — Colter Nicolarsen 1-2, Mathew Doty 0-3, Caiden Caselton 0-1, Ethan Paugh 1-3, Remington Howard 0-2, Rowan Miculka 2-3, Uriah Johnson 0-2, Tait Ramsey 0-3, Caleb Hood 0-0, Kade Williams 1-4.
2B — Williams. 3B — Nicolarsen. HR — Rech.