Legion Baseball All-State, All-District Selections

Here are the Mission Valley Mariners selected to the all-state and all-district teams.

ALL-STATE
Justin Evertz

ALL-DISTRICT
Chris Clary
Justin Evertz
Josh Rustad
Jack Humphreys
Robbie Gauthier
Kevin Hagedorn
Jacob Young

Congrats!

Mission Valley Mariners State Photos

Here are photos of the Mission Valley Mariners from the 2011 Class A Legion Baseball State Tournament last weekend. Click on "Read More" to see the full gallery.

Class A State Tournament Recap Video

Here's a video from the 2011 Montana/Alberta Legion Baseball State Tournament. Hope you enjoy it!

Legion State Championship - Laurel 8, Mission Valley 1

Laurel won their third straight state championship with an 8-1 win over the Mission Valley Mariners on Monday in Polson.

Laurel collected 12 hits overall while starting pitcher Cole Dooper pitching a complete game and struck out five. The Mariners did get 9 hits but Dooper was able to scatter them to minimize the damage.

Laurel opened up a 3-0 lead and then scored four in the top of the sixth thanks to a Ryan Caron 2-RBI double, then a wild pitch that allowed Caron to score and then Justin Linse singled to drive in a run as well.

Mission Valley scored it's lone run in the bottom of the sixth when Austin Von Tom made contact with the ball and Laurel committed a fielding error which gave Robbie Gauthier enough time to score from second base.

Dalton Molzhon finished the game 2-for-3 for the Mariners.

Laurel got a bunch of production from Caron, who finished the game 3-for-4 with two doubles and 4 RBIs. Kyler Worden was 2-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.  

Laurel - 110 - 104 - 100 - 8
Mission Valley - 000 - 001 - 000 - 1

Laurel - 12 hits and 2 errors. Mission Valley - 9 hits and 2 errors.

Laurel Hitting - Kenny Nilles 1-3, Justin Linse 1-4, Zach Cortese 2-5, Jay Dempster 0-5, Cole Dooper 0-4, Cody King 2-5, Kyler Worden 2-4, Ryan Caron 3-4, Jordan Henke 1-5.

Doubles - King, Worden 2, Caron 2. RBIs - Linse, Dempster, Worden, Caron 4.

Laurel Pitching (Kyler Worden catching): Cole Dooper (9 IP, 5K)

Mission Valley Hitting - Jack Humphreys 1-5, Justin Evertz 1-5, Chris Clary 1-3, Robbie Gauthier 1-4, Josh Rustad 0-4, Austin Von Tom 1-3, Kevin Hagedorn 1-3, Dalton Molzhon 2-3, Justin Linse 1-4.

Mission Valley Pitching (Jack Humphreys catching): Kellen Hoyt (5 1/3 IP, 1K), Bradley Pichler (1 IP, 2K), Josh Rustad (1 2/3 IP, 3K)

Legion State Game 14 - Mission Valley 12, Great Falls 0

Jake Young went 3-for-4 with a double and three RBIs as the Mission Valley Mariners thumped Great Falls 12-0 to advance to the state championship game on Monday.

With Justin Evertz pitching on two days rest, the Mariners blanked the Electrics while jumping out to an early 6-0 lead in the top of the first. Kevin Hagedorn, Jack Humphreys and Young all had singles to drive in a run in that rally.

In the top of the third, Young doubled to bring in two runs and in the top of the fifth, Dalton Molzhon singled to bring home Hagedorn. The Mariners would ad to their lead in the top of the seventh, when Molzhon singled again to plate a run. Humphreys bunted to bring in a run also, and Chris Clary drove in a run in the inning as well.

For the Electrics, Justin Pfennigs went 2-for-4.

Mission Valley - 602 - 010 - 3 - 12
Great Falls - 000 - 000 - 0 - 0

Mission Valley - 14 hits and one error. Great Falls - 6 hits and 1 error.

Mission Valley Hitting - Jack Humphreys 3-4, Justin Evertz 1-4, Chris Clary 0-4, Robbie Gauthier 0-5, Derrick Rathe 0-0, Austin Von Tom 1-3, Kevin Hagedorn 4-4, Dalton Molzhon 2-3, Jake Young 3-4, Cole McArthur 0-4.

Doubles - Young. RBIs - Humphreys 2, Rathe, Von Tom, Hagedorn, Molzhon 2, Young 3, Clary

Mission Valley Pitching (Jack Humphreys catching): Justin Evertz (7IP, 5K)

Great Falls Hitting - Anthony Bonilla 1-3, Jayse McLean 1-4, Dalton Cook 1-4, Scott Held 1-4, Justin Pfennigs 2-4, Tanner Lee 0-2, Zander Ehnes 0-3, Tyler Pfennigs 0-1, Sam Wingerter 0-3, Joshua Kakalecik 0-1.

Great Falls Pitching (Justin Pfennigs catching): Jayse McLean (2/3 IP), Sam Wingerter (6 1/3 IP)

Legion State Game 12: Mission Valley 11, Libby 3

Mission Valley knocked off the Western District Champion Libby Loggers 11-3 behind a stellar pitching performance by Josh Rustad, who was running on just two days rest.

Rustad went the complete game and struck out 13, holding the hard-hitting Loggers to just six hits.

The Mariners jumped out to a 4-0 lead after three innings, but Libby scored three in the top of the sixth and looked to be coming back. Mission Valley answered in the bottom of the frame, however, with Kevin Hagedorn hitting a two-run homer. Hagedorn added to the lead again in the bottom of the seventh with a single that plated two runs and made it 8-3.

Hagedorn finished the game 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBIs.

In the bottom of the eighth, Mission Valley got an RBI by Robbie Gauthier and a double by Austin Von Tom that scored two to make it 11-3. The Mariners had seven doubles in the game against Libby.

Micha Germany went 1-for-4 for the Loggers with a double and an RBI.

Mission Valley will play the winner of the Laurel-Great Falls game tomorrow at noon.

Libby - 000 - 003 - 000 - 3
Mission Valley - 022 - 002 - 23x - 11

Libby - 6 hits and 1 error. Mission Valley 13 hits and 1 error.

Mariners hitting - Jack Humphreys 1-3, Justin Evertz 0-4, Chris Clary 3-4, Robbie Gauthier 1-5, Derrick Rathe 2-4, Austin Von Tom 2-4, Kevin Hagedorn 2-3, Dalton Molzhon 1-4, Jake Young 1-4.

Doubles - Clary 2, Gauthier, Rathe 2, Von Tom 2. Home Runs - Hagedorn. RBIs - Gauthier 2, Rathe, Von Tom 2, Hagdorn 4, Young 2.

Mariners pitching (Jack Humphreys catching): Josh Rustad (9 IP, 13K)

Libby hitting - Justin Wicka 0-4, Jared Winslow 1-3, Chris Herbig 3-4, Alex Cislo 0-4, Micha Germany 1-4, Alex Bluhm 0-4, Justyn Mack 1-2, Andrew Haggerty 0-3, Will Reichel 0-3, Matt Willis 0-1, Luke Haggerty 0-1, Gunner Bradeen 0-1.

Doubles - Germany. RBIs - Germany, Bluhm, Mack.

Libby pitching (Micha Germany catching): Jared Winslow (5 IP, 3K), Justyn Mack (1 2/3 IP, 2K), Alex Bluhm (1 1/3 IP, 1K).

Legion State Game 11: Laurel 6, Mission Valley 2

Mission Valley jumped out to an early 2-1 lead in the top of second, but Laurel showed why they are the defending Class A State Champions and came away with the 6-2 victory in the undefeated game.

Laurel got on the board first when Zach Cortese drove in a run in the bottom of the first, but Mission Valley answered back in the top of the second with Cole McArthur scoring on a wild pitch and Dalton Molzhon driving in a run.

Laurel took the lead for good in the bottom of the third as Cortese drove in a run with a single tie things up and then Jay Dempster doubled to score a run and give Laurel the 3-2 lead.

That's how things would stay until the bottom of the eighth when David Swecker led off with a home run, then two batters later Ryan Caron singled to plate a run. Jordan Henke also scored in the inning off a Mission Valley error.

Swecker came in to relieve Jay Dempster in the top of the eighth (Dempster went 7 1/3 innings with six strikeouts), and was able to close the game out.

Austin Von Tom pitched seven innings for the Mariners and scattered 11 of their hits while striking out three. Derek Rathe pitched one inning of relief.

Mission Valley - 020 - 000 - 000 - 2
Laurel - 102 - 000 - 03x - 6

Mission Valley - 4 hits and 3 errors. Laurel - 11 hits and 1 error.

Mission Valley - Jack Humphreys 0-3, Justin Evertz 0-5, Chris Clary 0-3, Robbie Gauthier 0-4, Cole McArthur 1-4, Derrick Rathe 0-2, Kevin Hagedorn 1-3, Dalton Molzhon 1-3, Jake Young 1-3.

Doubles - Hagedorn. RBIs - Malzhon.

Mission Valley Pitching (Jack Humphreys catching) - Austin Von Tom (7 IP, 3K), Derrick Rathe (1 IP, 1K)

Laurel Hitting - Kenny Nilles 1-4, Justin Linse 1-4, Zach Cortese 2-4, Jay Dempster 1-4, Cole Dooper 1-4, David Swecker 1-4, Dakota Cortese 0-3, Jordan Henke 2-4, Ryan Caron 2-3, Cody King 0-0.

Doubles Dempster. Home Run - Swecker. RBIs - Cortese 2, Dempster, Swecker, Caron.

Mission Valley Pitching (Ryan Caron catching): Jay Dempster (7 1/3 IP, 6K), David Swecker (1 2/3 IP, 3K)

Legion State Game 8: Mission Valley 15, Belgrade 0

Justin Evertz pitched a no-hitter as the Mariners defeated another No. 1 seed in the Class A Legion Baseball state tournament. Belgrade committed four errors and gave up 20 hits while falling 15-0 to the Mariners.

Mission Valley opened up a 5-0 lead through five inning and then really opened things up when Jake Young hit a grand slam home run in the top of the sixth. In the top of the eighth, Mission Valley scored six runs off of two hits and two errors committed by the Bandits.

Seven different Mariners had multi-hit games and Evertz helped himself out on offense by going 3-for-6 with two RBIs. On the mound, he struck out eight and walked five.

Mission Valley - 012 - 114 - 06 - 15
Belgrade - 000 - 000 - 00 - 0

Mission Valley - 20 hits and 1 error. Belgrade - 0 hits and 4 errors.

Mariners batting - Jack Humphreys 3-3, Justin Evertz 3-6, Chris Clary 2-5, Robbie Gauthier 4-6, Cole McArthur 2-4, Derrick Rathe 1-4, Kevin Hagedorn 0-4, Dalton Mohlzon 2-3, Jake Young 3-5.

Doubles - Humphreys, Young. Home Run - Young. RBIs - Young 4, Humphreys, Evertz 2, Gauthier 2, Rathe, Hagedorn, Molzhon 2.

Mariners Pitching (Jack Humphreys catching): Justin Evertz (9 IP, 8 Ks, 5BB... NO HITTER).

Belgrade batting - Brett Franklin 0-1, Chris Gilbreaith 0-2, Trevor Mahn 0-2, LD Seversen 0-3, Fernando Castaneda 0-3, Conner Switzer 0-1, Mark Erickson 0-1, Alex Hess 0-2, Chris Mitchell 0-2, Jose Eudave 0-1, Anthony Stock 0-1, Brayden Harris 0-1.

Belgrade Pitching (Conner Switzer catching): Brett Franklin (3 1/2 IP, 2K), Colton Stump (2 1/3 IP, 2K), David Gaetano (1/3 IP), Josh Gier (1 1/3 IP, 1K), Trevor Mahn (2/3 IP, 2K).

Legion State Game 4 - Mission Valley 16, Great Falls 6

Mission Valley used an eight-run top of the sixth inning to upset the No. 1 seed for the North District in the first round of the Class A Legion State Tournament.

Robbie Gauthier went 2-for-3 for the Mariners, driving in three runs and hitting a double. Derrick Rathe was 2-for-4 with three RBIs and a double as well.

It was a back and fourth affair between both teams, with the game being tied 6-6 before Mission Valley found the magic stroke. The Mariners collected five hits, Great Falls committed two errors and it broke the game wide open with a 14-6 M's lead.

Josh Rustad pitched a four-hitter for the Mariners, although errors by the defense did cause a little anxiety by their home crowd, the veteran pitcher was cool under pressure and struck out seven.

Great Falls' Dalton Cook, Justin Pfennigs and Sam Wingerter drove in runs for the Electrics.

The Mariners had 14 hits as a team and five different players had a multi-hit game.

Mission Valley - 111- 128 - 2 - 16
Great Falls - 012 - 210 - 0 - 6

Mission Valley - 14 hits and 5 errors. Great Falls - 4 hits and 6 errors.

Mariners Batting - Jack Humphreys 1-3, Justin Evertz 1-3, Chris Clary 2-3, Robbie Gauthier 2-3, Austin Von Tom 1-3, Derrick Rathe 2-4, Kevin Hagedorn 1-2, Dalton Molzhon 2-5, Jake Young 2-4.

Doubles - Gauthier, Rathe, Young 2. RBIs - Gauthier 3, Rathe 3, Molzhon 2, Young 2, Evertz, Clary, Von Tom.

Great Falls Batting - Tanner Lee 0-4, Sean Egan 0-2, Dalton Cook 1-3, Scott Held 0-2, Justin Pfennigs 1-3, Zander Ehnes 1-3, Sam Wingerter 0-1, Brandon Knowles 0-2, Jayse McLean 1-2, Joshua Kakalecik 0-1, Tyler Pfennigs 0-1.

Doubles - McLean. RBIs - Cook, Justin Pfennigs, Wingerter 2

Mission Valley pitching - Josh Rustad (7 IP, 7Ks).
Great Falls Pitching - Tyler Pfennigs (5 IP). Sam Wingerter (2 IP, 1K)

State Bracket

Here's the state bracket for the Montana Class A Legion Baseball State Tournament this weekend. It should let you plan out your weekend and catch some great baseball too.

(Courtesy of the Mission Valley Mariners)

How they got here... Montana Class A Legion Baseball State Tournament

Here's a rundown on how each team did in their respective district tournament championship games in order to get to Polson for the state tournament. Keep in mind that both teams from these championship games made it, with the exception of the Missoula Mavericks since the Mission Valley Mariners got the automatic bid since they're the host team.

Play starts tomorrow at 9 a.m. at O'Malley Park.

Western District Tournament
Libby downs Mavs 10-4 in championship game

Eastern District Tournament
Laurel wins third straight Eastern crown

Northern District Tournament
Great Falls Electrics gets great performance from Sean Egan in district championship game

Southern District Tournament
Belgrade wins two against Dillon to take No. 1 seed

Montana Class A Legion Baseball State Tournament Promo

Here's a promo for the Montana Class A Legion Baseball State Tournament I put together. It starts on Thursday so make sure you make it out to the ballpark in Polson this weekend.

Mariners vs. Mavs Western District Tournament photos

Mission Valley lost 4-3 today to the Missoula Mavericks at the Western District Tournament in Libby, but will get a chance for glory next week at the Class A State Tournament in Polson. The host team gets an automatic berth in the state tournament.

Here are some photos from the game, click on "Read More" to see the full gallery.

Photos from Districts

Here are some photos from the Mission Valley Mariners 5-3 victory over Kootenai Valley yesterday. Photos courtesy of Eileen and Mo Hoyt. (Click on the "read more" to see the full gallery)

M's drop two to Bucs

FLORENCE - The Bitterroot Bucs were able to work themselves out of some jams and come away with a doubleheader sweep in the finale two games of the regular season for the Mariners last Sunday.

In the first game, Mission Valley left 10 baserunners on base and despite an RBI double by Justin Evertz in the top of the seventh, the Mariners fell short of their comeback bid and fell 5-1.

After that double, the bases were loaded for the M’s but the Bucs were able to record the final out for the win.

Mission Valley pitcher Josh Rustad pitched the entire game and struck out five, however five errors during the game hurt the M’s.

Bitterroot scored two runs in the bottom of the third but Mission Valley answered back by loading the bases in the top of the fifth. Evertz walked in that frame to juice the bases but the Bucs were able to get a two-out fly out for salvation.

Bitterroot added another run in the bottom of the sixth to give themselves the 5-0 lead heading into the potential final frame.

The Mariners weren’t done quite yet. Jack Humphreys singled and then Austin Von Tom moved him over to second. Evertz drove him home and then Chris Clary singled to keep the line moving.

Robbie Gauthier was hit by a pitch, which prompted a change by the Bucs in pitchers. That pitched changed resulted in a fielder’s choice and then win for the Bitterroot.
In the second game, Jacob Young got the Mariners on the board first with a single to bring home Jack Humphreys in the top of the first.

After Bitterroot tied it up, both teams went scoreless in the second and then in the top of the third, Young came through in a big way again.

He doubled with the bases loaded to plate Josh Rustad and Justin Evertz. A batter later, Kevin Hagedorn singled to bring Robbie Gauthier home and the Mariners led 4-1.

Bitterroot answered back with a two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth and an RBI-single to tie the game. And that’s how things would say until the top of the seventh.

Gauthier doubled to bring home Chris Clary and give the Mariners the 5-4 lead but the Bucs were able to tie it up again in the bottom of the frame.

Both teams would go scoreless through two more innings and thankfully, the M’s had Austin Von Tom on the mound. He proved to be the marathon man, pitching up until the 10th inning while the Bucs went through three pitchers.

He was able to scatter hits and keep Bitterroot’s hits from doing critical damage during the game.

The battle went on until the bottom of the tenth when the Bucs were able to draw a walk with the bases loaded for the 6-5 win.

Again, the Mariners were just a key hit or two from victory as they left nine baserunners on base. As a team the M’s had eight hits, including three extra-base knocks.

Young was the start for the M’s, going 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.

Bucs 5, M's 1
Mission Valley - 000 - 000 - 1 - 1
Bitterroot - 002 - 021 - x - 5

MV - 5 hits, 5 errors. Bitterroot - 7 hits, 2 errors.

Mariners bating - Jack Humphreys 1-3, Austin Von Tom 1-4, Justin Evertz 2-2, Chris Clary 1-4, Robbie Gauthier 0-1, Jacob Young 0-4, Cole McArthur 0-1, Kevin Hagedorn 0-2, Dalton Molzhon 0-2, Thomas Wallace 0-1.

Doubles - Evertz. RBIs - Evertz.

M Pitching - Josh Rustad (7 IP)

Bucs 6, M's 5
Mission Valley - 103 - 000 - 100 - 0 - 5
Bitterroot - 100 - 300 - 100 - 1 - 6


Mission Valley - 8 hits, 2 errors. Bitterroot - 15 hits, 0 errors.

Mariners batting - Jack Humphreys 2-4, Josh Rustad 0-4, Justin Evertz 1-4, Chris Clary 1-3, Robbie Gauthier 1-4, Jacob Young 2-5, Cole McArthur 0-4, Kevin Hagedorn 1-5, Dalton Molzhon 0-5.

Doubles - Evertz, Gauthier, Young. RBIs - Young 3, Gauthier, Hagedorn.

M Pitching - Austin Von Tom (9 IP), Bradley Pichler (1 IP)

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Mariners complete doubleheader sweep of Mavs, three days later

It took four days, but the Mission Valley Mariners swept the Missoula Mavericks in their conference doubleheader matchup. After winning the first game on Wednesday 6-0, rain forced the M's to reschedule the game to today.

Justin Evertz threw a complete game two-hitter with 98 pitches against the visiting Class A Missoula Mavericks, and the Mariners improved to 10-6 in league play.

Evertz was also a beast at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a two-run double in the first inning. Mission Valley added to their lead in the bottom of the second when Kevin Hagedorn scored from first base on a throwing error by Missoula.

Clary went 2-for-2 in the game and drove in a run when he doubled in the bottom of the third to give the M's a 4-0 lead.

In the bottom of the fifth, catcher Jack Humphreys scored because of another error, and then Evertz hit a single to drive in another run. Later in the inning, Jacob Young would make the score 7-0 with a double that brought home Evertz.

The Mariners would finish the game with four doubles as a team.

Jacob Jewitt drove in Missoula's only run of the game with a sac fly in the top of the sixth. However, Young made sure any chance of a rally was neutralized with a web gem play to retire the last batter of that inning.  

The Mariners as a team collected ten hits and took advantage of four errors made by the Mavericks.

Clary drove in another run to make the score 8-1 in the bottom of the sixth and then Evert shut the door in the top of the seventh by striking out the side.

GAME NOTES - Mission Valley can wrap up the No. 1 seed going into divisionals as they play a double header against the Bitterroot Bucs tomorrow in Florence. It's their final two games of the season. Evertz also had two hits against Missoula in the first game of the doubleheader. Missoula had 14 batters strike out in the the doubleheader including Wednesday's game, they also had just five hits.


Missoula - 000 - 001 - 0 - 1
Mission Valley - 211 - 031 - x - 8

Missoula - 2 hits, 4 errors. Mission Valley - 10 hits, 0 errors.

Mavs hitting - Tanner Maier 0-3, Nick Evans 0-2, Shane Olson 0-3, Tony Contonio 0-1, William Keffeler 0-1, Matt McHugh 1-1, Josh Ratts 0-2, Curtis Trott 0-1, Preston Jesson 0-1, Anthony Hilliard 0-1, Josh Meader 1-2, Slade Heagen 0-1, Keil Stephens 0-1, Jacob Jewitt 0-0.

RBIs- Jewitt.

Mavs Pitching - Nick Evans (3 IP), Ryan Anderson (2 IP), Jacob Jewitt (1 IP)

Mariners hitting - Jack Humphreys 2-3, Austin Von Tom 1-3, Justin Evertz 2-2, Chris Clary 2-2, Robbie Gauthier 1-3, Jacob Young 1-3, Cole McArthur 0-3, Kevin Hagedorn 1-3, Dalton Molzhon 0-2.

Doubles - Humphreys, Evertz, Clary, Young. RBIs - Evertz 3, Clary 2, Young.

Mariners Pitching - Justin Evertz (7 IP, 9Ks, 98 pitches)

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Mariners down Mavs in shortened doubleheader

Is it really a doubleheader if they play just one game?

While rain caused the second matchup of the day to be canceled, the Mission Valley Mariners did plenty of damage before the storm clouds rolled in, defeating the Missoula Mavs 6-0 yesterday in Polson to improve to 9-4 in conference play.

Josh Rustad, ever the model of efficiency, threw 63 pitches in six innings and held the Mavs to just three hits.

The M's built their lead in the first half of the game, as Justin Evertz took the first pitch and deposited it off the Mission Valley Mariners' scoreboard for a two-run homer in the bottom of the first. Rustad would clear the Mavs the very next inning with two strikeouts and Jack Humphrey's threw out a baserunner at second.

Humphrey's bunted in Kevin Hagedorn in the bottom of the frame for the 3-0 lead.

While the Mavs would get their first hit of the game in the top of the third, the Mariners quickly shutdown the inning thanks to a Evertz-to-Chris Clary double play and a Rustad strikeout.

In the bottom of the third, Jake Young singled to load the bases and then Hagedorn walked to bring home a run. Dalton Molzhon followed that up with a double which plated two more runs and put the Mariners up 6-0. It took the Mavs pitcher 32 pitches to get through the inning.

Young and Molzhon were both 2-for-4 in the game.

The closest Missoula came to scoring in the game came in the top of the sixth as the leadoff batter hit a double, and then the second batter up launched a ball to center field. However, Hagedorn made a web gem-worthy catch to neutralize the threat. Rustad got the next two batters to strike out and fly out. He finished the game with five strikeouts.

Rustard iced the game in the seventh, getting the Mavs to hit into a double play and then getting the last batter to ground out to the first base.

GAME NOTES - The Mariners avenged a doubleheader sweep by the Mavs last week. In Rustad's last outing, he led Mission Valley to a 3-0 victory over Mead from Washington State. The middle of the lineup between the No. 3 and No. 6 spot got six of the Mariners eight hits against the Mavs. The second game was canceled because of rain and will be played on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Missoula - 000 - 000 - 0 - 0
Mission Valley - 213 - 000 - x - 6


Missoula - 3 hits and 1 error. Mission Valley - 8 hits and 1 error.

Mariners batting - Jack Humphreys 0-2, Austin Von Tom 0-3, Justin Evertz 2-4, Chris Clary 1-2, Robbie Gauthier 1-1, Jacob Young 2-4, Cole McArthur 0-2, Kevin Hagedorn 0-1, Dalton Molzhon 2-3. Doubles - Molzhon. Home Runs - Evertz. RBIs - Humphreys, Evertz 2, Hagedorn, Mohlzon 2.  

M pitching - Josh Rustad (6 IP, 5K, 63 pitches)

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Mission Valley sweeps doubleheader on Monday

(From the Daily Interlake)

POLSON - Josh Rustad hit a walkoff solo home run to lift the Mission Valley Mariners in the first game of a doubleheader Monday.

In the second game, all the Mariners got into the slugging action - and Mission Valley swept Bitterroot, 5-4 and 15-13.

The Bucs hit the ball pretty well, too. They recorded 10 hits in the first game and 15 in the second.

The Mariners (35-18, 8-4) led the second game 12-7 after three innings, but Bitterroot rallied with five runs over the next three innings. But Mission Valley had a two-run answer in the bottom of the sixth.

Rustad was 2-for-3 in the first game and Justin Evertz was 1-for-2 with two RBI.

In the second game, it was Chris Clary bashing two home runs and batting in seven. Rustad had a home run and Austin VonTom a triple.

"All the way around, it was a good effort by the boys," said Mission Valley coach Jami Hanson.

The Mariners play host at 3 p.m. Wednesday to Missoula.

Bucs - 101 - 000 - 2 - 4
Mission Valley - 011 - 020 - 1 - 5

Bitterroot - 10 hits and 2 errors. Mariners - 3 hits and 0 errors.

Billy, Hannah, Austin Nagle (7) and Patrick Papp, Hannah (7). Austin VonTom and Jack Humphries. W - VonTom (7-1). L - Nagle.

Bitterroot - Cole Golden 1-4, Austin Erler 2-2, Hannah 1-3. Zach Blackston 1-3, Dan Lockman 0-3, Riley Phillips 1-3, Tyler Thompson 2-2, Papp 0-2, Nagle 1-1, Corbin Newbury 1-3.

HR - Erler. 2B - Hannah, Blackston, Thompson. RBI - Golden 1, Erler 2.

Mission Valley - Jack Humphries 0-2, VonTom 0-0, Justin Evertz 1-2, Chris Clary 0-3, Rob Gauthier 0-2, Jacob Young 0-1, Josh Rustad 2-3, Kevin Hagedorn 0-0, Dalton Molzhon 0-0.

HR - Rustad. RBI - Evertz 2, Rustad 1.

Bucs - 412 - 131 - 1 - 13
Mission Valley - 345 - 102 - x - 15

Bitterroot - 15 hits and 6 errors. Mariners - 12 hits and 3 errors.

Erler, Papp (4) and Hannah. Gauthier, Molzhon (1) and Humphries. W - Molzhon (5-2). L - Papp.

Bitterroot - Golden 2-4, Erler 3-4, Hannah 3-3, Blackston 2-3,Lockman 1-3, Papp 0-1, Phillips 2-4, Austin Nagle 2-4 Justin Beierle 0-2, Corbin Newbury 0-3.

2B - Golden, Hannah 2, Blackston. RBI - Golden 2, Erler 2, Hannah 2, Blackston 2, Lockman 1, Phillips 1, Nagle 1, Newbury 1.

Mission Valley - Jack Humphries 1-4, VonTom 1-1, Evertz 3-4, Chris Clary 2-3, Robbie Gauthier 1-3, Jacob Young 0-3, Josh Rustad 1-4, Kevin Hagadorn 1-4, Dalton Molzhon 2-4.

HR - Clary 2, Rustad 1. 3B - VonTom 1. 2B - Molzhon. RBI - Humphries 1, VonTom 3, Evertz 3, Clary 7, Rustad 1.

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Justin Evertz leads M's over Red Sox

Justin Evertz is kind of a big deal.

Normally a shortstop for the Mariners, Evertz is also quite the beast on the mound. Last night he held the Red Sox to four hits and struck out six in a 18-4 victory for Mission Valley. He was also 3-for-4 at the plate.

The bash brothers, Chris "Clubber" Clary and Robbie "Big hit Bob" Gauthier had home runs in the game as well.

Evertz masterful in Mariners 18-4 win - Missoulian

A Mavs’ big bats overpower Mariners

The Mariners, who had played seven games in seven days were probably a bit worn out when they traveled down to Missoula to face the Class A Mavs.

The Mavs swept the doubleheader between the two teams, with 12-2 and 11-4 victories. The Mariners committed four errors in the first game and only got two hits in the second.

Mission Valley travels down to Hamilton to play the Red Sox at 6 p.m.

A Mavs’ big bats overpower Mariners - Missoulian