Twins bag pair of one-run wins

The Lewis-Clark Twins Legion baseball team has a reputation for dominant wins, but the program needed a little bit of timely hitting to snag a pair of one-run victories Saturday during the Palouse Summer Series.

Lewis-Clark downed the Washington Rush of Everett by a score of 11-10 at Harris Field before claiming a 13-12 victory against Kalispell, Mont.

"It was a pretty remarkable day," Twins coach Kevin Maurer said. "I've got a team of 16 grinders. To do what they did today, it was very exciting and it was two really great wins for our team."

Lewis-Clark (18-5) trailed Washington by a run entering the final inning of play, but the team pushed two runners across the plate to regain the lead and put pressure on the Rush.

"Chase Adkison came in to close it out and pick up the win for us," Maurer said. "That Rush team could really swing it, and they kept pace with us until that final inning."

Luke White and Colt Olson combined for six hits and two doubles in the win against Washington.

"Luke had a great day at the plate, but our team as a whole had timely hits in tough situations," Maurer said.

The Twins also trailed 12-9 heading into the final frame against Kalispell, but the offense delivered when it needed to.

Julian Washburn led off the inning with a triple and scored when Nate Savolainen doubled in the following at-bat. Jaden Phillips added another double for the Twins and Riley Way knocked in the tying run with a single.

With two outs in the bottom of the seventh, Alex Light lined a pitch into the right-center gap for the walk-off win.

Lewis-Clark continues tournament play in the Palouse Summer Series with a semifinal matchup at noon. As of press time, the opponent had yet to be determined.

Lewis-Clark 104 021 2-11 12 2

Washington 034 120 0-10 10 2

Riley Way, Chase Adkison (4) and Nate Savolainen. Brandon Mitchell, Jack Nuwneh (5) and Tommy Pimmock (6) and Krohn.

Lewis-Clark hits - Alex Light, Jaden Phillips 2 (2B), Luke White 3 (2B), Chris Powell (2B), Julian Washburn, Nate Savolainen (2B), Colt Olson 3 (2B).

Washington hits - Hacker, Qubota, Mitchell, Shouse 2 (HR), Dallas 3 (2-HR, 2B), Schafer 2.

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Kalispell 420 420 0-12 10 1

Lewis-Clark 440 010 4-13 17 3

Ocawell, Nymon (4), Freaueherbeg (7) and Schlitt. Chris Powell, Danny Robinson (5) and Nate Savolainen.

Kalispell hits - Schlitt, Semer, Ocawell 2 (3B), Smith 2 (2B), Symes 2, Bisk, Elliott (2B).

Lewis-Clark hits - Riley Way 3 (2B, 3B), Colt Olson 2, Alex Light 3, Luke White (2B), Julian Washburn 3 (3B), Nate Savolainen 2 (2B), Jaden Phillips 2 (2B), Ryder Schultz.