Missoula PaddleHeads’ Use Two Big Innings to Roll Past Glacier in Series Opener 11-5
Nich Klemp and CJ Dean hit homeruns in Missoula’s 4th straight win over the Range Riders
Missoula, MT – The Missoula PaddleHeads got back on the winning train as they rode the arm of starting
pitcher Jaren Jackson to an 11-5 win over the Glacier Range Riders in the first game of a three game
series in Glacier. The PaddleHeads improved their record over the Range Riders to 4-0 on the season
with all four wins coming on the road.
Glacier jumped out to an early lead on a 2-run single by 2B Tommy Rover in the 1st and a RBI single by SS
Jacob Steele in the 2nd. Meanwhile, Glacier starting pitcher Evan Langston cruised through the first 3
shutout innings by facing the minimum Missoula batters.
All was turned on its head in the Missoula 4th as the PaddleHeads flipped the script with a 5-run inning
where the lineup batted around. LF CJ Dean got Missoula on the board with a 2-run double and then
scored on another double by 3B Xavier Casserilla. Mike Koszewski's RBI single and Sergio Gutierrez' RBI
groundout completed the scoring in the inning to make it 5-3 Missoula.
Glacier crawled back into the game with single runs in the 4th and 5th, but Missoula put the game away in
the 6th. CJ Dean took the first pitch of the inning over the left field wall for his 3rd homerun of the season.
Four batters later, Sergio Gutierrez drove home two more with a double to right center. The big inning
was capped off by DH Nich Klemp's 3-run homerun to right field. The 6-run 6th inning made it 11-5
Missoula.
Jackson and relievers Mark Timmins and Matthew Taubensee did the rest of the heavy lifting holding
Glacier scoreless over the final 4 frames for the win.
The series continues in Glacier with game 2 on Saturday night at 7:05pm. Follow the game on ESPN
Missoula 102.9 FM with full play by play coverage beginning at 6:45pm.
The PaddleHeads return home Tuesday, June 23rd to being a 12 game homestand. Tickets for all
PaddleHeads games are available at www.gopaddleheads.com.
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