Locke, Thompson homer, M's roll
Mission Valley downs Libby, 10-4; unbeaten in Western A Dist. play
The Daily Inter Lake
POLSON - Eric Locke and Brandon Thompson smacked home runs and Brandon Roy turned in another solid mound performance Sunday as the Mission Valley Mariners downed Libby 10-4 at the Western A District Tournament.
Locke, the second batter up in the first inning, hit a 380-foot shot over the center field fence. It was his seventh home run of the season.
Thompson, 3-for-4, homered in the third inning, center field, and fifth inning, right field (320 feet), to push his season HR total to 13. One runner was on both times.
Mission Valley (53-7) led 6-0 after five innings.
Matt Schad homered for Libby in the seventh inning to finally get the Loggers on the board. It was his second of the season.
Roy (10-0) allowed eight hits in eight-plus innings and struck out seven. He issued two walks.
In the other winners' bracket game Sunday, the Bitterroot Bucs defeated the Bitterroot Red Sox 9-8.
In loser-out play, it was the Glacier Twins 11, Kalispell Lakers 9 and the Missoula Mavericks 7, Kootenai Valley Rangers 5.
Libby 000 000 103 - 4 9 1
Mission Valley 103 021 03x - 10 11 3
Zack Rowan, Cody Foote (5), Richard Brumbaugh (7) and Kasey Basso; Brandon Roy, Eric Locke (9) and John Rausch. W - Roy, 10-0 (8 hits, 7 strikeouts, 2 walks). L - Rowan.
Libby - Rowan 2-5, Steve Bertelsen 2-4, Brumbaugh 0-4, Matt Schad 1-4, Rory Hendrickson 1-3, Derek Benefield 0-2, Foote 0-1, Ryan Stapley 0-1, Kyle Voelkers 0-1, Basso 1-4, Chris Herbig 0-4, Nate Peltier 2-4.
Mission Valley - Kyle Brown 2-5, Locke 1-2, Tim Rausch 2-3, Brandon Thompson 3-4, Will Gordon 1-4, Tyler Linse 1-4, Cubby Pierre 0-2, Beau Nordberg 0-4, J. Rausch 1-4.
2B-Rowan; T. Rausch; HRs-Schad; Locke, Thompson (2); RBIs-Rowan, Bertelsen, Schad
Sunday
Loser-out games
Glacier Twins 11, Kalispell Lakers 9
Missoula Mavericks 7, Kootenai Valley Rangers 5
Winners' bracket
Bitterroot Bucs 9, Bitterroot Red Sox 8
Mission Valley 10, Libby 4
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Today's Game
9 a.m. - Mavericks vs. Red Sox
Noon - Glacier vs. Libby
p.m. - Bucs vs. Mariners
6 p.m. - 9 a.m. winner vs. Noon winner