North Idaho rallies past Mission Valley at Big Bucks tourney
LIBBY — North Idaho scored eight runs over the final two innings to take a 12-8 victory over the Mission Valley Mariners Friday at the Big Bucks Tournament.
Dawson DuMont drove in three runs for the Mariners (8-10), including a two-run double in the second inning to put Mission Valley up 4-1.
After North Idaho tied the game up at four in the fourth, the Mariners recaptured the lead with a four-run inning 8-4.
North Idaho cut the deficit to 8-7 in the fifth, then used a five-run sixth to capture the victory.
Landon Shoemake started for the Mariners, going four innings, allowing four runs on five hits. He fanned five.
Zach Muzquiz and Landon Pablo shared the duties over the final two innings.
Lewis-Clark 8, Libby 5
A five-run sixth inning put the Lewis-Clark Cubs up 8-2 and the lead held up Friday at the Big Bucks Tournament.
A two-run single by Grady Helm and an RBI double from Zavier McFee were the big hits in that big inning; then Libby put up a crooked number in its half to tighten the score.
Aiden Rose’s RBI single narrowed the gap to 8-3, and Masib Crow singled and Rusty Gillespie doubled, each driving in a run.
Rose had three hits and scored twice; he also threw 4 1-3 innings on the mound, allowing four hits, three walks and three runs, none earned. He fanned six.
Cody Todd also scored two runs for the Loggers (3-19). Cy Williams had a double.
Thursday
Libby 13, Moscow 3
Mason Crow tripled during an eight-run first inning as the Libby Loggers defeated the Moscow Blue Devils 13-3 Thursday.
Six different Loggers picked up an RBI during the first inning. Cody Todd singled in the second inning to extend the lead to 10-1.
Crow finished the day 3-for3 with a pair of RBIs as the Loggers gathered 13 hits on the day.
Cy WIlliams started on the mound for Libby, going two innings and allowing one run on two hits. Tanner Wolfe threw one no-hit inning in relief, striking out one, and Todd finished out the game.
The game ended after five innings due to the run rule.
Libby finished out their home tournament against Central Alberta late Saturday.