Range Riders find life late in comeback

by Daily Inter Lake
| July 13, 2022 11:55 PM

Dean Miller hit two homers and Glacier defeated Billings 3-2 in comeback fashion at Flathead Field on Tuesday.

It was the second victory in a row for the Range Riders over the Mustangs.

Austin Steinfort (2-1) picked up the win for Glacier by pitching an inning of scoreless relief and Justin Coleman struck out three in the ninth inning to pick up the save.

Billings held a 2-0 lead heading into the bottom of the sixth inning when Miller went to work hitting a two-run game-tying homer to right field driving in Brady Wofford who reached base on a walk.

Miller wasn’t done. In the bottom of the eighth with two outs he stepped to the plate and hit a solo shot to center field giving Glacier a 3-2 lead. Miller finished with three hits, three runs batted in, two homers, and a stolen base.

Brandt Broussard, Ryan Cash, Brenton Davis, and Sam Linscott all contributed with one single each.

Bryce Jackson drove in a run for Billings and Jackson Raper scored on a wild pitch.

Game 4 of the seven-game series is tonight at Flathead Field with first pitch scheduled for 7:05 p.m. The series wraps up Sunday with a 3:05 p.m. game that marks the end of the first half of the Range Riders’ inaugural season.

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Kenny Serwa, Hunter DePrimo (6), Beaux Bonvillian (7), Al Pesto (8) and Zach Threlfall. Kevin Kyle, Quentin Longrie (4), Isaiah Henry (6), Austin Steinford (8), Justin Coleman and Ramon Enriquez, Justin Mazzone (7). W — Steinfort (2-1). L — Pesto (1-2). Save — Coleman (3).

MUSTANGS — Crews Taylor 0-3, Aidan Nagle 0-3, Jalen Garcia 2-5, Jackson Raper 0-4, Gabe Wurtz 1-4, Jacob Kline 2-4, Bryce Jackson 0-4, Threlfall 0-0, Mason Dineson 0-3, Jordan Hovey 0-1.

RANGE RIDERS — Ben McConnell 0-4, Ryan Cash 1-4, Sam Linscott 1-4, Brody Wofford 0-4, Dean Miller 3-4, Eddie McCabe 0-2, Livingston Morris 0-1, Enriquez 0-2, Mazzone 0-1, Brian Williams 0-1, Brandt Broussard 1-3.

2B — Kline. HR — Miller 2 (6). RBIs — Jackson, Miller 3. SB —Miller. CS — Nagle.