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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