Legion baseball: Mission Valley sweeps Missoula

by The Daily Inter Lake
| June 30, 2015 11:54 PM

POLSON — The Mission Valley Mariners fancy the dramatics.

At least they did on Tuesday with a pair of one-run wins to sweep an American Legion double-header against the Missoula Mavericks A, taking the first game 2-1 and the nightcap 7-6.

In the opener, Mission Valley ace Derek Peel dominated the Mavericks’ batting order. Peel gave up just six hits in his complete-game victory, striking out four batters in the process.

He allowed just one run — in the top of the seventh.

Trailing 2-0 since the fifth inning, the Mavericks pushed a run across to cut the deficit in half, but couldn’t quite solve the arm of Peel to complete the comeback.

Nyqolas Gillingham led the Mariners’ offense with a perfect 3 for 3 performance at the plate. Gillingham finished with an RBI and a double.

Micah McClure also drove in a run in Game 1.

Both teams got off to a quick start in Game 2.

The Mariners responded to Missoula’s four-run second inning by scoring three of their own in the bottom half of the inning, re-taking the a 5-3 lead.

The Mavericks tied it up in the top of the seventh only for Mission Valley to answer with a run for a walk-off victory.

McClure added three more RBIs in the nightcap and teammate Jacob Harrod added two.

The Mariners, who out-hit Missoula 9-6 in the opener, managed just six hits in Game 2 — aided by four Maverick errors.

The Mariners will look to continue their winning ways during their Firecracker Tournament on Thursday.

Missoula Mavs 000 000 1 — 1 6 0

Mission Valley 010 010 x — 2 9 1

WP — Derek Peel. LP — Dylan Barkley

MISSOULA — Hunter Paulson 1-4, Kaaden Wilson 0-4, Spencer Schock 2-4, Kyle Pollack 1-4, James Martin 0-1, Ryan McHugh 0-3, Koty Rehban 1-3, Will Larson 0-0, Clayton Franke 0-2, Dylan Barkley 1-3.

MISSION VALLEY — Derek Peel 1-3, Jacob Harrod 1-3, Bransen Krebs 0-2, Micah McClure 1-3, Jonah Burke 0-3, AJ Jones 1-3, Nyqolas Gillingham 3-3, Tyson Petticrew 2-3, Kade Schutzmann 0-3.

2B — Jones, Gillingham. RBIs — Pollack; McClure, Gillingham.

Missoula Mavs 140 000 1 — 6 11 4

Mission Valley 330 000 1 — 7 6 3

WP — Kade Schutzmann. LP — Spencer Schock.

MISSOULA — Hunter Paulson 1-4, Kaaden Wilson 2-4, Spencer Schock 1-3, Kyle Pollack 2-4, Koty Rehban 2-3, James Martin 2-4, Ryan McHugh 0-3, Jaeren Graham 0-1, Will Larson 0-1, Dylan Barkley 1-3.

MISSION VALLEY — Derek Peel 2-4, Jacob Harrod 1-3, Bransen Krebs 1-3, Micah McClure 1-3, Jonah Burke 0-3, Tyson Petticrew 0-3, Nyqolas Gillingham 0-2, Justin Young 0-1, Kade Schutzman 0-1, Karsen Krebs 1-2.

2B —Martin. RBIs — Wilson, Pollack 2, Martin, Barkley; Harrod 2, McClure 3, Gillingham.

Libby 6,

Kootenai Valley 0

EUREKA — Jared Winslow dazzled.

The Libby ace pitched seven innings of no-hit baseball against the Kootenai Valley Rangers on Tuesday, striking out 13 batters in the Loggers’ 6-0 win.

Winslow recorded 21 outs without surrendering a hit, a walk or an error.

The game was schedule for nine innings, however, and the Rangers broke up Libby’s perfect game when Garret McNeil singled.

Erik Lauer allowed the hit, but wouldn’t give up another in his two-innings of relief, shutting out the Rangers the rest of the way.

Winslow helped his own cause at the plate, finishing 2 for 4 with a double and a pair of RBIs.

The Loggers are back in action on Thursday in Polson for the Firecracker Tournament.

Libby 001 000 050 — 6 8 0

Kootenai Valley 000 000 000 — 0 1 2

WP — Jared Winslow. LP — Colton Henrie.

LIBBY — Collin Johnson 1-4, Luke Haggerty 2-5, Jared Winslow 2-4, Oliver Grupenhoff 1-4, Trace Tamarro 0-4, Erik Lauer 1-4, Braydan Thom 0-4, Taylor Wisdom 0-4, Mason Chapel 1-4.

KOOTENAI VALLEY — Dawson Henrie 0-3, Harmon 0-3, Colton Henrie 0-3, Garret McNeil 1-3, Tim Carvey 0-3, James Dunn 0-3, Sam Hannay 0-3, Bradley Stein 0-3, Jacob Nowakowski 0-3.

2B — Winslow. RBIs — Haggerty, Winslow 2, Grupenhoff, Lauer.

Billings Scarlets 5-2, Kalispell Lakers AA 3-0

BILLINGS — The Kalispell Lakers AA came up short in a pair of contests against the Billings Scarlets in American Legion doubleheader action on Tuesday, dropping the opener 5-3 and the nightcap 2-0.

Each team banged out nine hits in Game 1, but the Scarlets used an early lead, scoring one run in each of the first three innings, to hold on for the win.

The Lakers’ Lefi Ericksen went 3 for 3 in the box with a double. Robert Reaser drove in a run.

The Kalispell offense couldn’t get on the board in Game 2, collecting jutst three hits in the seven-inning contest.

Scarlets’ pitcher David Follett got all the run support he needed in a two-run fourth inning that would hold up for the final score.

The Lakers are back in action on Monday against the Billings Royals at 5 p.m.

Kalispell 000 102 0 — 3 9 1

Scarlets 111 200 x — 5 9 1

WP — Gordy Sveinson. LP — Walker Malmin. Save — Jalen Garcia.

KALISPELL — Brandon Maassen 0-4, Andrew Schleusner 2-4, Patrick O’Connell 0-3, Leif Ericksen 3-3, Robert Reaser 2-3, Andy Bemis 2-3, Sam Crompton 0-3, Quinn Barber 0-2, Walker Malmin 0-0, Keatin Mohl 0-1, Levi Brenneman 0-3.

BILLINGS — Cole Jones 1-2, Jackson Cobb 1-4, Jalen Garcia 1-3, Jake McGovern 2-3, Caje Golden 1-3, Jayson Leinwand 2-2, A.J. Smith 0-1, Elijah Sommerville 1-2, Jake Tallman 0-3.

2B— Erikson; McGovern. 3B — Leinwand. RBIs — Reaser; McGovern 2, Cobb, Smith.

Kalispell 000 000 0 — 0 3 1

Scarlets 000 200 x — 2 5 1

WP — David Follett. LP — Robert Reaser.

KALISPELL — Tiler Whiteaker 0-2, Andrew Schleusner 0-3, Walker Malmin 0-3, Sean O’Connell 0-3, Leif Ericksen 0-3, Sam Crompton 1-3, Brandon Maassen 2-3, Quinn Barber 0-2, Keatin Mohl 0-2.

BILLINGS — Cole Jones 0-2, Jackson Cobb 0-2, Jalen Garcia 1-3, Jake McGovern 2-3, Caje Golden 0-2, Gordy Sveinson 0-3, A.J. Smith 1-2, Lukas Funyak 1-3, Jake Tallman 0-2.

2B — McGovern 2, Smith. RBIs — Smith, Funyak.