Range Riders blank Voyagers
Glacier Range Riders' Brody Wofford (24) connects on a double in the second inning against the Great Falls Voyagers at Flathead Field on Tuesday, June 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier Range Riders shortstop Austin McNicholas (7) fires to first after fielding a ground ball against the Great Falls Voyagers at Flathead Field on Tuesday, June 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier Range Riders third baseman Dean Miller (30) and first baseman Brody Wofford (24) celebrate after a 2-0 win over the Great Falls Voyagers at Flathead Field on Tuesday, June 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier Range Riders second baseman Ryan Cash (5) throws to first to complete an inning-ending double play in the sixth against the Great Falls Voyagers at Flathead Field on Tuesday, June 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier Range Riders starting pitcher Rob Hamby (33) delivers in the first inning against the Great Falls Voyagers at Flathead Field on Tuesday, June 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
The Glacier Range Riders rode a set of early runs backed by strong pitching to a 2-0 victory over the Great Falls Voyagers at Flathead Field on Tuesday in Pioneer League baseball.
In the bottom of the second inning, Brody Wofford hit a left-center double that advanced Dean Miller to third base, then Miller scored on a passed ball and Wofford ran to third. Livingston Morris, the next batter, grounded out to the shortstop and Wofford scored an unearned run, giving Morris an RBI.
That 2-0 lead held up behind Rob Hamby’s performance on the mound, where he struck out eight batters and allowed zero runs and two hits. Hamby faced 22 batters.
Great Falls pitcher Matt Thomas allowed two runs on one hit and struck out one batter.
The Range Riders (11-13) and Voyagers (15-10) continue their series today at 7:05 p.m. at Flathead Field.
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Matt Thomas (5), Josh Gainer (6). Rob Hamby (6), L. Walters (7), Tanner Solomon (8), and Justin Coleman (9). W — Hamby. L — Thomas.
GREAT FALLS — Breydon Daniel 0-3, Jake Malec 2-4, Andy Atwood 0-4, Michael Deeb 0-4, Collin Runge 0-4, Derek Kolbush 1-3, Eddie McCabe 0-3, Nick Emanuel 1-3, Adam Oviedo 0-3.
GLACIER — Ben McConnell 0-3, Sam Linscott 0-4, Gabe Howell 1-4, Dean Miller 0-2, Brody Wofford 1-2, Livingston Morris 0-2, Austin McNicholas 0-3, Justin Mazzone 0-2, Ryan Cash 1-2.
2B — Wofford. RBI — Morris. SAC — McConnell.
