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Havre goes 2-2 at actioned-packed jamboree at Legion Field
Havre's Ryne Antley fires a pitch during the North Stars' win over the Glasgow Reds (B) Sunday afternoon at Legion Field. The win came in the final game of the Havre Jamboree, which ran Friday-Sunday.
Havre's Chris Vukasin, left, tries to make a play at second base during the North Star's Havre Jamboree game against Glacier Friday night.
Havre's Dylan Carpenter lays down a bunt during Friday's American Legion game against the Missoula Prospects in Havre.
Havre pitcher Tyrell Pierce throws to first during Friday's Havre Jamboree game between the North Stars and Missoula Prospects.
Havre's Jeff Miller throws out a runner from shortstop during Sunday's game between the North Stars and Glasgow Reds.
North Star Travis Ross takes a swing during Sunday's Havre Jamboree game at Legion Field.
Havre's Spencer Ross runs the bases during an American Legion baseball game between the North Stars and Glacier Twins Friday night in Havre.
With another Havre Jamboree in the books, the Havre North Stars American Legion baseball team got the opportunity to play four more home games over the weekend.
The annual jamboree ran Friday through Sunday and brought in several programs from across Montana and Canada. Joining the North Stars at Legion Field in Havre was the Lethbridge Giants, Fort MacLeod Royals, Strathmore Reds, Missoula Prospects, Glacier Twins, Tri County Cardinals, Glasgow Reds A squad, and Glasgow Reds B squad.
There were 18 total games played at Legion field over the three days, and the North Stars were in on four of those games. And it was a solid weekend of competition, as they went 2-2 in the non-league matchups. Friday, the Twins defeated the North Stars 8-3 in seven innings. And Saturday, the North Stars suffered another loss at the hands of the Giants, 6-0 in six innings, but bounced back to defeat the Prospects 5-1 late Saturday night. Havre closed out the weekend tournament with one afternoon game Sunday. This time, the North Stars defeated the Reds’ B squad 12-2, the second win over the Reds B squad in two weeks.
With all four games coming from the non-league portion of the schedule, the North Stars were able to utilize the entire roster. And whether it was getting kids playing time in the field or on the mound, or getting them those always important at bats, the North Stars got ample opportunities and innings to get better. But according to head coach Danny Wirtzberger, the North Stars got to do a little showing off as well.
“The number one goal was to show off our community, show off our field, and show off our facility,” Wirtzberger said. “All of our players did a fantastic job making sure our field was ready for each game, and making every game feel like a big league game. Every team here had a good time.”
But on the field, the North Stars had some goals as well, and on the mound, Jeff Miller and Ryne Antley showed they could handle some of the load moving forward. Miller made his season debut on the mound in the 8-3 loss to the Twins, while Antley pitched in his season debut Sunday evening in the 12-2 win over the Reds.
“When we were on the field we needed to find another pitcher and a half, but lucky for us we found two,” Wirtzberger said. “Jeff Miller pitched fantastic, and Ryne Antley did a standup job for us today (Sunday). They threw strikes and that is what we need our pitchers to do, that is what we have to do if we want to compete. We don’t want to be that team that thinks we only have a chance with Tyrell (Pierce) on the mound, we want to be that team that has a chance every time we play. With the pitchers we have, it looks like we will have that chance.”
After losses in their first two games of the weekend, the North Stars finished with two wins because the bats came around.
Defeating the Prospects, the North Stars got the bats going early, scoring one run in the opening frame, and four more in the second. In the opening plate appearances the North Stars earned four quick hits, including two RBI singles by Travis Roth and an RBI single by Mike Loftus. Havre faced tough pitching the rest of the ball game, but the four early hits were all the North Stars needed for the win. The win Sunday showed more consistency from the North Stars, and meant 10 more hits over the four innings of play. And not only were the North Stars getting the hits, they were getting the extra base hits, including a triple and double from veteran first baseman David Denny. Miller and Roth hit back-to-back triples in the fourth inning for the North Stars, a three run inning that turned a 9-2 lead into a 12-2 lead late in the ballgame.
“We really got rolling with the sticks in our last two games,” Wirtzberger said. “We were compacting hits on top of each other, and we really closed out with two strong performances. Consistency would be a good thing for us, but we are just going to keep working, we still have things to work on that I can see, and we will be working hard before we get deep into our district schedule.”
In the two losses, the North Stars combined for just three runs, including no runs in the loss to the Giants. But Havre was close to a third win on the weekend when they led the Twins 3-1 through five innings. Things turned for the worse in the top of the sixth when Glacier rallied for three hits and three runs and took a 4-2 lead over the North Stars. Glacier added four more runs in the seventh to ensure the win over Havre.
It is another short turnaround for the North Stars, as they get right back into action this week. Tonight, the North Stars will face Glasgow in an doubleheader on the road, and Thursday the North stars will return home for face Tri-County at 5 p.m. at Legion Field for a district doubleheader.
Glacier 8, Havre 3
Glacier 100 003 4 – 8 10 1
Havre 210 000 0 – 3 2 1
WP – A. Wetsch; LP – Jeff Miller
Glacier – Gove 2-3, Fagerland 0-4, Steinward 2-4 RBI, Smith 2-3 RBI, Parker 2-3 RBI, Hawke 0-3, Walburn 1-2, Murphy 1-3 RBI, Wetsch 0-3.
Havre – Travis Roth 1-3, Gavin Gunderson 0-2, Tyrell Pierce 0-3 RBI, David Denny 0-3, Ryne Antley 0-3, Spencer Ross 1-2, Chance Pitkanen 0-2, Jake Sedahl 0-2, Chris Vukasin 0-1.
Lethbridge 5, Havre 0 6 innings
Lethbridge 300 011 – 5 11 0
Havre 000 000 – 0 6 3
WP – Swanson; LP – Dylan Carpenter
Lethbridge – Weuful 1-3, Hias-Ross 1-3, Postman 1-4, Peacock 3-3 3RBIs, Hurt 2-4 RBI, Grun In Ger 0-4, Ramsdell 1-3 RBI, Conway 1-3, Kizula 1-3.
Havre – Travis Roth 2-3, Gavin Gunderson 0-3, Tyrell Pierce 0-2, Mike Loftus 0-1, David Denny 1-2, Dan Miller 0-0, Ryne Antley 0-2, Chance Pitkanen 0-1, Spencer Ross 0-3, Jake Sedahl 1-2, Jeff Miller 0-2, Chris Vukasin 2-2.
Havre 5, Missoula 1
Missoula 000 001 0 – 1 4 5
Havre 140 000 x – 5 4 1
WP – Tyrell Pierce; LP Lennemann
Missoula – Brooks 0-3, Lintner 0-2, Zook 0-2, Williams 2-2, Sween 1-3 RBI, Lennemann 0-3, Chavez 0-3, England 1-2, Price 0-1, Yakavich 0-1, Best 0-1, Penrose 0-1.
Havre – Mike Loftus 0-3, Chance Pitkanen 0-4, Dylan Carpenter 1-1, Travis Roth 2-4 2RBIs, Chris Vukasin 0-4, Jeff Miller 0-2, Ryne Antley 0-2, Spencer Ross 1-1, David Denny 0-1.
Havre 12, Glasgow (B) 5 innings
Glasgow 011 00 – 2 4 0
Havre 243 3 x – 12 10 0
WP – Ryne Antley; LP – McDonald
Glasgow – Hersom 0-1, Blount 1-1, Seifert 0-3, Fransen 1-3 RBI, Provencher 0-1, Schindler 0-1, Losleban 0-2, Lagree 1-2 RBI, Cole 1-2, Briegzener 0-0.
Havre – Travis Roth 3-3 3RBIs, Spencer Ross 0-3 2RBIs, Dylan Carpenter 0-0 RBI, David Denny 2-4 3RBIs, Gavin Gunderson 2-2 RBI, Chris Vukasin 0-2, Mike Loftus 0-0, Tyrell Pierce 0-2, Chance Pitkanen 0-1, Dan Miller 0-1, Jake Sedahl 2-2, Jeff Miller 1-1 RBI.
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