BASEBALL: Mission Valley Mariners earn walk-off win

POLSON — Walter Wood and Bransen Krebs homered, and Tyler Kelsch doubled and scored the winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning as the Mission Valley Mariners beat the Bitterroot Red Sox 4-3 in the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday night.

The Red Sox won the second game 13-1.

Bitterroot took a 2-1 lead in game one off of starter Micah McClure before Mission Valley’s offense used the longball to pull in front. Krebs hit a solo home run to lead off the fourth and Wood left the yard in the fifth to make it 3-2 until Bitterroot re-tied the game in the top of the seventh.

Kelsch got the winning rally started with a double to lead off the eighth and went to third on a bunt. After Kade Schutzmann was intentionally walked, Jacob Harrod hit a ground ball that brought home the winning run.

McClure went the distance in the extra-inning contest to earn the win. He allowed just five hits and one walk, and only one of the three runs he allowed was earned.

The nightcap was all Bitterroot, with the Red Sox scoring seven times in the third inning to break things open. The Mariners notched only two hits off Ladd Grenfell in the loss.

Bitterroot 002 000 10 — 3 5 0

M. Valley 010 110 01 — 4 10 4

Chase Conner, Kade Hudgins (4), Tylor Nixon (6), Kyle Norman (8) and Austin Ray. Micah McClure and Warren Wood. W — McClure. L — Norman.

BITTERROOT — Ray 0-4, Nathan Loranger 1-4, Nixon 0-4, Jonathan Ringer 1-4, Joe Johnson 1-4, Justin Horvath 1-4, Tanner Goligowski 0-2, Hunter Omlid 0-2, Kyle Crossman 0-2, Justin Catanich 1-1.

MISSION VALLEY — Kade Schutzmann 0-4, Jacob Harrod 0-4, Walter Wood 2-4, Anthony Jones 1-4, War. Wood 0-2, Bransen Krebs 3-3, Nyqolas Gillingham 1-3, Tyler Kelsch 1-4, Tyson Petticrew 0-1.

2B — Kelsch. HR — Wal. Wood, Krebs. RBIs — Nixon, Catanich; Harrod, Wal. Wood, Krebs, Petticrew.

Bitterroot 237 010 — 13 7 0

M. Valley 010 00x — 1 2 4

Ladd Grenfell and Austin Ray. Walter Wood, Brendan Blood (3) and Warren Wood, Izyk Gillingham (5). W — Grenfell. L — Wal. Wood.

BITTERROOT — Ray 1-3, Nathan Loranger 0-3, Tylor Nixon 1-4, Jonathan Ringer 1-3, Joe Johnson 1-3, Justin Horvath 1-3, Hunter Omlid 0-1, Chase Conner 1-3, Kyle Norman 1-2.

MISSION VALLEY — Kade Schutzmann 0-3, Jacob Harrod 0-2, Wal. Wood 0-1, Blood 0-1, Anthony Jones 1-2, War. Wood 0-0, I. Gillingham 0-0, Bransen Krebs 0-2, Nyqolas Gillingham 0-1, Bryant Hales 0-1, Tyler Kelsch 1-1, Micah McClure 0-0, Tyson Petticrew 0-1, Marquise Askan 0-1.

2B — Conner, Norman. HR — Ray, Ringer. RBIs — Ray 2, Nixon 2, Horvath 2, Conner 2, Norman 2, Ringer; Krebs.

Capitol Senators 5, Libby Loggers 4

LIBBY — The Senators scored twice in the top of the seventh inning to come from behind and beat the Loggers in a nonconference matchup.

Libby scored four times on only four hits, drawing eight walks and taking advantage of three errors to aid their cause. Tim Carvey went the distance on the mound and suffered the loss, allowing 11 hits and striking out three.

Capitol 201 000 2 — 5 11 3

Libby 120 000 1 — 4 4 3

Tavin Dawson, Jacob Loose (6), Payton Greene (7) and Trenton Teter. Tim Carvey and Dylon Lane. W — Loose. L — Carvey. S — Greene.

CAPITOL — Sam Condon 2-4, Greene 0-4, Tanner Johnson 2-3, Aiden Short 1-4, Zach Cusack 2-3, Kayle Frye 3-4, Teter 0-4, Trevor Simoncic 0-1, Zach Robbins 0-1, Matthew Hovanscek 1-3.

LIBBY — Carvey 0-3, Collin Johnson 0-3, Seth Bateman 0-0, Brady Bateman 1-2, Lane 0-2, Erik Lauer 0-3, Shayne Walker 1-3, Braydan Thom 0-3, Anthony Johnson 1-2, Tanner Wood 0-1, Taylor Wisdom 1-3.

2B — Condon, Frye; Wisdom. HR — T. Johnson. RBIs — T. Johnson, Frye; Walker, A. Johnson.