Mariners in tourney title game
The Daily Inter Lake
DEER LODGE - Mission Valley chalked up two more victories Saturday at the Deer Lodge Wood Bat Tournament to stay unbeaten in the American Legion baseball event.
Mission Valley toppled Fort Benton 16-2 and downed the Missoula Pioneers 8-5 in back-to-back morning contests.
Mission Valley, 3-0 in tournament play, faces Deer Lodge today at 11:30 a.m. The Mariners (23-9 overall) have already earned a spot in the today's championship game, which will be played at 5 p.m.
Mission Valley's Jay Sorrell tripled to center field with the bases loaded to drive in the first three runs of a 10-run third inning against Fort Benton.
Mission Valley slapped 16 hits in the contest. Josh Reed and Sorrell both went 3-for-4 for the Mariners. Sorrell had a game-high four RBIs.
Against the Pioneers, John Rausch, 3-for-3, doubled and finished with three RBIs. Nick Fell, 3-for-4, also drove in three runs.
Mission Valley scored in every inning while Missoula tallied five runs in the sixth.
Fort Benton 100 01 - 2 2 2
Mission Valley 32(10) 1x - 16 16 1
Andres, Gibson (2) and Fultz; Matt Detwiler, Nick Fell (5) and Rocky Reynolds. W - Detwiler (1-0); L - Andres.
Fort Benton - Farwik 0-3, Peterson 1-3, Andres 0-2, Fultz 0-1, Gibson 0-1, Biley 0-2, Fultz 0-2, Roberts 0-2, Squires 1-2.
Mission Valley - Josh Reed 3-4, Kyle Bagnell 1-3, Detwiler 1-4, Derrick Rathe 0-4, Chris Alfiero 2-3, Austin Moran 2-4, Spencer Trawick 2-2, Jay Sorrell 3-4, Reynolds 2-3.
2B-Detwiler; 3B-Reed, Sorrell; RBIs-Reed (2), Bagnell, Detwiler (2), Alfiero, Moran, Trawick (2), Sorrell (4).
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Missoula Pioneers 000 005 0 - 5 8 2
Mission Valley 121 111 1 - 8 11 2
Brandt Mondelius and Jake Ginn; Trawick, Brandon Roy (7) and John Rausch. W - Trawick (3-2). L - Mondelius.
Missoula - Mondelius 2-2, Heath Eustence 0-3, Dustin McCrudden 1-4, Ginn 0-4, Dustin Hover 1-4, Steve DeYoung 1-2, Craig Maunder 0-1, Kirk Booi 2-3.
Mission Valley - J. Rausch 3-3, Eric Locke 0-2, Tim Rausch 1-4, Tyler Linse 0-4, Craig Bagnell 1-3, Fell 3-4, Beau Nordberg 0-3, Roy 1-3, Kyle Brown 2-3.
2B-J. Rausch; RBIs-NA for Missoula; J. Rausch (3), T. Rausch, Fell (3).