AMERICAN LEGION ROUNDUP: Pocatello Runnin’ Rebels unable to finish Bozeman Tournament strong

The Pocatello Post 4 Runnin’ Rebels AA team ended the Bozeman Bucks AA Invitational on a whimper Sunday.

It dropped its final two games to finish the four-day event 3-2 overall.

The Runnin’ Rebels (23-10) actually started the weekend Saturday with an 11-3 win over the Post 400 Stars 18U team. But they then dropped their final two games beginning later that same day Saturday with a 11-3 loss to the Bozeman Bucks AA team before just falling 7-6 to the Kalispell Lakers Sunday.

Colt Durham tallied two hits and a RBI in the lone win.

Kache Stucki, Daxton Poulson, Jack Mattox and Elias Blackhawk all drove in two runs apiece. Stucki also earned the win on the hill by allowing just three hits and one earned run.

Gunner Wilhelm was the only player in the nightcap to record more than one hit with two in the loss Saturday.

Sunday’s defeat saw their two-out rally in the bottom of the seventh come up painstakingly short. The tying run was just 90 feet away at third base with the winning run right behind at second. But Stucki struck out swinging to end the comeback bid.

Blackhawk notched two hits and two RBIs in the loss.

FILER CATS LEGION B 7, POCATELLO RAYS POST 4 4Trace Bannister had three hits and an RBI, as the Rays (19-6) fell Saturday.

Carson Allen added two hits in the loss.

POCATELLO RAYS POST 4 25, BEAR LAKE LEGION B 2, 5 INNINGSGrayson Lish went a perfect 4-for-4 from the plate with three RBIs, as the Rays rolled Saturday.

Justin Baker drove in three runs, too. Trace Bannister was also flawless at the plate with three hits.

Justin Baker allowed just two hits and no earned runs in the win.

Dax Perkins and Wyatt Stuecklen had the only two hits of the game for Bear Lake (3-6).

BLACKFOOT 4B POST 23 18U 10, TWIN FALLS COWBOYS LEGION A 17U 0Jason Williams tallied two hits, including a triple, and three RBIs, as Blackfoot (20-10) cruised Saturday.

Dante Sanillan drove in a pair of runs and Koye Calzada tossed a one-hitter with three strikeouts to earn the win on the bump.

BURLEY GREEN SOX A 2, MALAD POST 65 DRAGONS A1 17 U 1Ryan Jensen had a hit and a RBI as the Dragons (14-10) came up just a bit short Saturday.

His hit was one of only four on the day.

MALAD POST 65 DRAGONS A2 17U DROP DOUBLEHEADER TO BURLEYBrooks Blaisdell, Holdyn Higley and Hudson Daniels all had a hit in the opener as Malad (4-12) lost a 6-0, 1-0 doubleheader Saturday.

The nightcap stats were unavailable.