Pioneer League: Mustangs top Range Riders 5-2

BILLINGS — The Billings Mustangs hit three solo home runs, including Jalen Garcia’s tie-breaking shot in the fourth inning, to beat Glacier 5-2 Tuesday in Pioneer League baseball.

Gabe Wurtz homered in the second inning as the Mustangs erased a 1-0 deficit; Garcia’s homer made it 2-1 and started a three-run outburst at Dehler Park. Brian Parreira hit a home run in the sixth to put Billings up 5-1.

The Range Riders (4-9) got little going offensive against Mustang starter Kenny Serwa (1-1) and two relievers. McLain Harris three three innings and Hunter DePrimo took over in the ninth and earned the save.

The Range Riders’ first run came on a Sam Linscott double play grounder — leadoff man Ben McConnell, who’d singled and stole second, scored — in the first. In the seventh Livingston Morris doubled and came in on Eddie McCabe’s single. McCabe had three hits.

The teams play again Wednesday night at 7:05.

Range Riders 100 000 100 - 2 8 1

Mustangs 010 301 00x - 5 6 1

Noah Barros, Drew Holweger (6), Nathan Thomas (8) and Drew Sims, Justin Mazzone (8).

Kenny Serwa, McClain Harris (6), Hunter DePrimo (9) and Brian Parreira.

W — Serwa (1-1). L — Barros (6-5). S — DePrimo (3).

GLACIER RANGE RIDERS — Ben McConnell 1-4, Brandt Broussard 2-4, Sam Linscott 1-4, Livingston Morris 1-4, Eddie McCabe 3-4, Sims 0-3, Mazzone 0-0, Ryan Cole 0-4, Noah Marcelo 0-3, Ryan Cash 0-0.

BILLINGS MUSTANGS — Crews Talor 1-4, Abraham Mow 0-4, Bryce Jackson 0-0, Jalen Garcia 1-4, Jackson Raper 0-4, Gabe Wurtz 1-3, Jacob Kline 1-3, Andrew Fernandez 0-3, Parreira 1-3, Mason Dinesen 1-2, Jordan Hovey 0-1.

2B — Morris. HR — Garcia, Wurtz, Parreira. RBIs — McCabe, Taylor, Garcia, Wurtz, Parreira, Dineson. SB — McConnell.