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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