Sharp's 4-hit day helps A Lakers split with Bucs

FLORENCE — Wyatt Sharp went 4-for-4 from the plate, driving in one run and crossing the plate twice to help the Kalispell A Lakers to a 5-3 win over the Bitterroot Bucs in game two of a doubleheader and securing a split on the day.

In the opener, the Bucs rallied from 5-1 down in the second inning to down the Lakers 12-7. 

Tait Orme hit an RBI double in the second inning that extended the lead to 3-1, Miles Arrowsmith followed with two-run single to left. 

After Bitterroot cut the deficit to 5-3, Orme singled to left bringing in two runs and putting Kalispell in front 7-3. 

After that it was all Bucs as Caleb Katen tripled in the fifth to tie the game at seven, Jordan Vigil then gave Bitterroot its first lead of the day with a sacrifice fly, scoring Katen. 

Three insurance runs in the sixth secured the win for the Bucs. 

In game two, Kalispell jumped ahead 2-0 in the second inning on a fielder’s choice and a line out that both brought in a run.  

After Bitterroot tied it on a pair of sacrifice flies, the Lakers again took the lead with a Mason Lewis groundout that scored Sharp. 

Sharp singled in the fifth to give Kalispell a 4-2 advantage, and George Schwan singled in the sixth to extend the lead to 5-2. 

Jake Hale went the distance on the mound for the Lakers, allowing two earned runs on five hits. He struck out four.