Mission Valley downs Loggers 10-9

| July 12, 2006 1:00 AM

The Daily Inter Lake

POLSON - Mission Valley edged Libby 10-9 Tuesday in a Western A American Legion baseball game.

Tim Rausch relieved starting pitcher Eric Locke in the third inning to earn the win for the Mariners. Rausch improved his record to 7-1 while Mission Valley's conference record went to 20-4.

Steve Bertelson went 3-for-4 and drove in a run to lead Libby's offense.

Brandon Thompson and Will Gordon each went 2-for-4 for Mission Valley. Gordon doubled for the game's only extra-base hit.

Libby 205 100 1 - 9 8 6

Mission 310 500 1 - 10 8 5

Dan Horelick, Derek Benefield (7) and Matt Schad. Eric Locke, Tim Rausch (3) and Jake Whetzel. W - Rausch (7-1). L - Benefield (n/a).

Libby (n/a) - Zack Rowan 0-2, Rick Brumbaugh 1-3, Horelick 1-2, Schad 0-4, Steve Bertelson 3-4, Benefield 1-4, Korey Volkers 1-5, Nate Peltier 1-4, Ryan Stapley 0-2.

Mission Valley (20-4) - John Rausch 0-2, Locke 0-1, Tim Rausch 1-2, Jake Bosley 1-4, Brandon Thompson 2-4, Chris Brown 0-2, Tyler Trudeau 1-1, Kyle Brown 0-2, Will Gordon 2-4, Robert Wallace 0-3, Whetzel 1-4.

RBIs - Libby 1 (Bertelson), MV 9 (Bosley 2, Thompson 2, Chris Brown, Trudeau, Kyle Brown, Gordon, Whetzel.

2B - MV 1 (Gordon), Libby 0.