WHITEFISH — The Butte Miners will play for a tournament championship this afternoon.
The Butte Miners beat the Lethbridge Elks 9-7 this morning to advance to the chipper of the Sapa/Johnsrud Tournament.
Quin Summers pitched the distance for the Miners, giving the pitching-depleted Miners a boost heading into the 3 p.m. game.
Eight different Butte players smacked a single in the win. Kash Kelly, Trey Hoagland, Nate LeProwse, Ryan Moodry, Zach Hart, Dyllan “Kruk” Lane, Justin Summers and Quin Summers each hit a base hit.
Moodry, Quinn Summers and Hart each drove in two runs. Kelly and LeProwse both drove in run.
Tevin Hall’s three RBI’s paced Lethbridge, which beat Butte on Thursday.
The Miners will play the Spokane Cannons or Glacier Twins in the title game.
LETHBRIDGE ELKS AB R H BI BUTTE MINERS AB R H BI Wyatt Tomalty 1 1 0 1 Kash Kelly 3 2 1 1 Eric Davies 1 1 1 0 Trey Hoagland 2 2 1 0 Tevin Hall 4 1 2 3 Nate Leprowse 3 2 1 1 Shawn Grandmount 4 0 2 2 Ryan Moodry 3 0 1 2 Kale Penner 2 0 1 0 Quin Summers 4 1 1 2 Zachary Aos 2 0 0 0 Zach Hart 3 0 1 2 Torrin Vaselenak 3 0 0 0 Dyllan Lane 3 0 1 0 Kyle Bloor 3 1 1 0 Justin Summers 3 1 1 0 Chase Carpenter 2 1 0 0 Tyler Osello 2 1 0 0 Raliegh Ferby 2 1 0 0 Liam Leech 2 1 1 1 Bryce Oriold-Fraser 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 27 7 8 7 TOTALS 26 9 8 8 LETHBRIDGE ELKS 140 000 2 -- 7 BUTTE MINERS 330 300 x -- 9 LOB--LETHBRIDGE ELKS 3, BUTTE MINERS 9. ERR--Kyle Bloor, Trey Hoagland, Justin Summers. 2B--Eric Davies, Shawn Grandmount. HBP--Wyatt Tomalty, Raliegh Ferby, Trey Hoagland, Nate Leprowse, Tyler Osello, Justin Summers. SB--Wyatt Tomalty, Shawn Grandmount, Quin Summers, Trey Hoagland, Nate Leprowse (2), Justin Summers. LETHBRIDGE ELKS IP H R ER BB SO HR Jay Kotkas (L) 3.00 6 8 8 4 0 0 Torrin Vaselenak 2.00 2 1 1 1 1 0 Chase Carpenter 1.00 0 0 0 1 1 0 BUTTE MINERS Quin Summers (W) 7.00 8 7 7 2 1 0 PB--Zachary Aos (2), Justin Summers. WP--Torrin Vaselenak, Jay Kotkas, Quin Summers. SO--Shawn Grandmount, Justin Summers, Dyllan Lane. BB--Wyatt Tomalty, Chase Carpenter, Trey Hoagland, Zach Hart, Tyler Osello, Kash Kelly, Ryan Moodry, Dyllan Lane.
