Libby takes 2 from Mariners

LIBBY - Justyn Mack pitched Libby out of a jam in the second game of a doubleheader as the Loggers took both contests from the Mission Valley A Mariners on Monday in American Legion baseball play.

Mack took the hill in the seventh inning with the bases loaded and pitched the Loggers out of trouble for his second save on the season in a 7-3 victory.

Libby (17-12 overall, 7-0 league) took the opener 4-1.

Alex Bluhm picked up the victory in the second game. He was making his first start of the season.

Bluhm also had a solid day at the plate, going 1 for 3 in the opener, with an RBI, and 3 for 4 in the second game.

Libby hosts the Missoula Mavs in doubleheader action today at 1:05 p.m.

Game 1

Mission Valley A 000 001 0 - 1 4 3

Libby 003 100 x - 4 4 2

Austin Von Tom and Jack Humphreys; Alex Cislo and Micah Germany. W - Cislo, 1-0 (4 hits, 3 strikeouts, 3 walks). L - Von Tom.

MISSION VALLEY A - Humphreys 2-4, Josh Rustad 0-3, Justin Evertz 0-3, Jacob Young 0-2, Von Tom 0-3, Kevin Hagadorn 1-2, Cole McArthur 0-1, Brad Pichler 0-2, Dalton Molhzon 1-3.

2B-Molhzon; RBI-Evertz.

LIBBY - Alex Bluhm 1-3, Jared Winslow 0-2, Chris Herbig 0-2, Germany 0-3, Cislo 0-3, Justin Wicka 0-3, Andrew Haggerty 1-2, Justyn Mack 1-2, Will Reichel 1-2.

2B-Mack; RBI-Bluhm, Mack, Reichel.

Game 2

Mission Valley A 000 030 0 - 3 7 4

Libby 001 042 x - 7 9 1

Molhzon, McArthur (6) and Humphreys; Bluhm, Tate Wilson (7), Mack (7) and Germany. W - Bluhm, 1-0 (6 hits, 3 strikeouts, 2 walks). S - Mack (2). L - Molhzon.

MISSION VALLEY A - Humphreys 1-3, Von Tom 1-3, Evertz 2-3, Young 1-4, Rustad 0-2, McArthur 0-3, Hagadorn 0-2, Pichler 1-3, Molhzon 1-3.

2B-Von Tom; RBI-Von Tom, Evertz.

LIBBY - Bluhm 3-4, Winslow 0-3, Herbig 1-1, Wilson 1-3, Cislo 2-4, Germany 1-3, Wicka 0-2, Luke Haggerty 0-3, Mack 0-0, Reichel 1-3.

2B-Herbig; 3B-Cislo; RBI-Winslow (2), Wilson, Cislo (2), Reichel.