Columbia Falls Baseball Explodes in 15-4 Win | Tayvin Beach & Jory Hill Interview

Columbia Falls baseball is heating up—and in this episode of Keeping Score, Daily Inter Lake sports reporter Luke Schmit sits down with Wildcats standouts Tayvin Beach and Jory Hill following a dominant 15-4 victory over Bigfork on 4/14.

After an early deficit, Columbia Falls flipped the script with a relentless offensive surge, showcasing depth, chemistry, and a team-first mentality that’s defining their season. Beach breaks down his approach on the mound in relief, while Hill reflects on the team’s mindset, stepping into bigger roles, and what’s fueling their momentum.

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Transcript

SPEAKER_01 1:26

I'm here with Taven Beach after the Wildcats defeat the Vikings in baseball. Taven, talk to me. Your thoughts on the team so far this season. You guys avenged the loss. You've already lost the Vikings. Now you get the win.

SPEAKER_02 1:37

I just think that we came in really put the put the bat on the ball. And we just hit the ball very good this game instead of last game.

SPEAKER_01 1:45

Talk to me how fun you know some of these teammates are. They're giving you smiles and loves over here. Talk to me about this group of guys in this season so far.

SPEAKER_02 1:51

Oh, they're a group, great group of guys. I love them so much. They're they're my boys. And this season it's gonna be good. I can't wait.

SPEAKER_01 1:58

You guys got the win today, but you know, you're not playing perfect baseball yet. Let me ask you this. What's something about you're really proud about the team so far? You guys, you think it's your best edge on the all the other teams? What do you think you do better than you know the other ballet teams? Putting the bat on the ball. Putting the bat on the ball. And what what do you work on specifically in the offseason to try and get better?

SPEAKER_02 2:16

Usually it hit inside the facility every single time I get and throwing bullpins a lot.

SPEAKER_01 2:22

And talk to me about the leadership on this team. You know, you know, does it come from the top down or is it kind of a balanced team effort you guys all hold each other in check?

SPEAKER_02 2:28

Or I think it it's kind of both, but mainly we both we all hold each other in check. Last question I'll ask you what is one word to describe your team? Amazing.

SPEAKER_01 2:45

I'm here with Jory Hill of the Columbia Falls baseball team. Three sport athlete, Jory. You're all over the place. Multiple interviews. Talk to me how fun you're having baseball season now.

SPEAKER_00 2:54

Oh, yeah, you know, I love baseball season always. I'm having a great time with these boys. You know, I love these group of guys. I've been playing with them for a while now, you know. Today, yeah, we just went out there and we we had a good time. We just had fun. That's basically all we did. So yeah.

SPEAKER_01 3:05

Talk to me what you're seeing from this year's team, maybe that's a little different from last year's team.

SPEAKER_00 3:09

Last year, we obviously we had a lot more seniors that were leaving us and a lot more leadership. But you know, this year we have Nico Young coming back. That's a that's huge for us. Jet Pitts, and they're they're stepping up in that leadership role really good, and they're they're leading this team for sure.

SPEAKER_01 3:21

Jory, tell me a strong part of your game that you're really excited about to continue the rest of the season. What's also something you want to work on?

SPEAKER_00 3:27

Um, you know, I obviously to work on my hating tonight, you know, I wasn't so hot, but you know, if you see me on that base path, I can get her going. That's that's one of the things I'm good at.

SPEAKER_01 3:35

So Jory, talk to me about a couple other teammates you know you're excited about. You talked about Nico. Is there anybody else, you know, that's taking a big step and exciting?

SPEAKER_00 3:42

The young sophomores, Kyler Borman, our catcher, Taven Beach pitching tonight. As you can tell, he's a he's a stud. Even Easton Corbett, he's coming out. They're they're being huge, huge for us this year for sure. So yeah.

SPEAKER_01 3:52

Last question I ask you, Joy. You guys are missing your coach tonight. You have yeah, you have his son step in, does a great job. Talk to me about uh the leadership from your coaching staff and and the senior, junior level you guys have.

SPEAKER_00 4:02

Oh, yeah, I love Green. I mean, he's uh he's always been there throughout my high school career and ball game, he's gone right now, but it it's all right. You know, we we know how to handle ourselves and we green, we know green too, everybody does, and it we're having a good time.