Mariners hold off AA Lakers in 9th

Mission Valley got three hits and two runs batted in from Dylan Davis and weathered a ninth-inning rally by Kalispell to hold off the AA Lakers 7-6 Monday, in the American Legion baseball opener for both teams.

The Class A Mariners outhit the Lakers 9-6 at Griffin Field, with Espn Fisher driving in two and Dawson DuMont getting two hits, including a double, and scoring twice.

The Lakers’ Gage Brink, Max Holden and Kostya Hoffman all banged out two hits, and Brink hit two doubles.

Down 7-4 in the ninth, the Lakers loaded the bases with two hit batters and a single by Hoffman. Ostyn Brennan drew a bases-loaded walk to cut the gap to 7-5; Nic Gustafson’s sac fly brought home Hoffman to cut the gap to one before reliever Cymian Kauley got the final out for the Mariners.

The Lakers’ next scheduled action is a Sunday doubleheader at Missoula, starting at 1 p.m.

Mariners 210 310 000 - 7 9 2

Lakers AA 120 010 002 - 6 6 4

Alex Muzquiz, Xavier Fisher (3), Dawson DuMont (7), Cymian Kauley (9) and n/a. Fletcher Postlewait, Asher Baines (3), Nic Gustafson (5), Kostya Hoffman (7) and n/a.

MISSION VALLEY MARINERS — XFisher 0-4, Muzquiz 0-5, DuMont 2-5, Espn Fisher 1-5, Dylan Davis 3-5, Wyatt Wadsworth 0-4, Cymian Kauley 0-5, Noah Shriver 0-1, Keyen Nash 1-2, Aiden Gfroerer 1-4.

KALISPELL LAKERS AA — Jackson Nelson 0-4, Gage Brink 2-5, Max Holden 2-3, Kostya 2-4, Elijah Owens 0-2, Ostyn Brennan 0-4, Grady Drish 0-3, Kane Morisaki 0-1,m Postlewait 0-1, Gustafson 0-1, Haiden Bunyea 0-2, James Moody 0-2.

2B — DuMont, Brink 2. RBIs — EFisher 2, Davis 2 2, Hoffman, Brennan, Gustafson.