Laurel wins state baseball title

POLSON - Laurel collected 12 hits overall while starting pitcher Cole Dooper threw a complete game and struck out five. The Mariners did get nine 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 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 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 RBI. Kyler Worden was 2 for 4 with two doubles and an RBI.

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Cole Dooper and Kyler Worden. Kellen Hoyt, Bradley Pichler (6), Josh Rustad (7) and Jack Humphreys. W - Dooper. L - Hoyt.

Laurel - 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.

2B- King, Worden 2, Caron 2. RBI - Linse, Dempster, Worden, Caron 4.

Mission Valley -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.

Mariners 12, Electrics 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 add 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.

Mariners 12, Electrics 0 (Loser takes third)

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Justin Evertz and Jack Humphreys. Jayse McLean, Sam Wingerter (1) and Justin Pfennigs. W - Evertz. L - McLean.

Mission Valley - 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.

2B - Young. RBI - Humphreys 2, Rathe, Von Tom, Hagedorn, Molzhon 2, Young 3, Clary

Great Falls - 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.