Mariners down Helena Reps

| June 17, 2008 1:00 AM

The Daily Inter Lake

HELENA - Tim Rausch was 3-for-5 at the plate with an inside-the-park home run and a double as the Mission Valley Mariners downed host Helena 20-16 on Monday.

The Mariners (19-8) outhit the Reps 25-14 and had six doubles on the day.

Mission Valley led 10-0 after the first two innings and was up 14-8 after three.

Others who had a strong day at the plate were John Rausch, 6-for-7, Eric Locke, 2-for3 and Tyler Linse, 3-for-6.

The Mariners play host to Libby at 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Mariners 20, Helena Reps 16

Mariners 550 041 041 - 20 25 3

Helena 002 061 502 - 16 14 7

Spencer Trawick, John Rausch (6), Kyle Bagnell (8) and Tim Rausch. Hunter Day, Grady Stinchfield (2), Patrick Morgan (6), and Jared Clairmont, Day (2).

Mission Valley - John Rausch 6-7, Eric Locke 2-3, Kyle Bagnell 1-3, Tim Rausch 3-5, Tyler Linse 3-6, Craig Bagnell 1-1, Chris Alfiero 0-3, Nick Fell 1-3, Josh Reed 1-3, Beau Nordberg 0-1, Austin Moran 0-4, Brandon Roy 1-2, Rocky Reynolds 0-2, Spencer Trawick 0-1, Kyle Brown 5-5.

2B - J. Rausch, Locke, T. Rausch, Linse, C. Bagnell, Reed.

HR - T. Rausch.

RBIs: J. Rausch 1, Locke 2, K. Bagnell 2, T. Rausch 3, Linse 3, C. Bagnell 1, Fell 2, Reed 1, Moran 1, Roy 1, Brown 1.

Helena - Brad Rook 0-3, Zach Hanson 4-6, Colter Sternhagen 2-5, Cory Scevers 2-4, Jake Harris 2-4, Jared Clairmont 2-5, Robert Doughty 0-4, Hunter Day 1-5, Andriolo 1-5.

2B - Day.

RBIs: Rook 1, Hanson 1, Sternhagen 2, Scevers 2, Harris 1, Clairmont 3.