POLSON – The Class A Missoula Mavericks claimed both halves of an American Legion baseball doubleheader with the Mission Valley Mariners B team Friday.

After the Mavs posted a 13-9 victory in the opener, Missoula took a 7-0 decision in three innings after a Mariners injury in the top of the fourth left them with only eight healthy players.

The Mavericks (23-31) rallied from a 7-6 deficit in the first game by scoring seven times in the fifth.

Ryan Anderson had a triple and two RBIs for Missoula and Anthony Hilliard was 3 for 4 with a double and one driven in.

Anderson posted the win on the mound in four innings of work. He allowed seven runs on three hits and three walks. Anderson struck out five.

Quinn Harlan was 3 for 4 with a double and an RBI for the Mariners.

The Mavs scored all their seven runs in the night cap in the top of the first on four hits.

Kiel Stephens led the Missoula bats by going 2 for 3 with a pair of RBIs.

Zanon Fulbright went the distance on the mound for the Mavs and allowed a hit and three walks while fanning a pair.

First game

Missoula 13, Misison Valley 9

Missoula 105 070 0 – 13 14 2

Mis. Valley B 010 620 0 – 9 7 5

Ryan Anderson, Connor McKillop (5) and Ian Descamps. Aaron Rasmussen, Bradley Callven (4) and Alex Killian. W – Anderson. L – Rasmussen.

Second game

Missoula 7, Misison Valley 0

Missoula 700 – 7 4 0

Mis. Valley B 000 – 0 1 3

Zanon Fulbright and Jakob Bierig. Quinn Harlan, David Cleveland (2) and Killian. W – Fulbright. L – Harlan.

Libby ties, wins at tourney

At the Lewiston, Idaho, tournament, the Class A Libby Loggers forged a 5-5 tie with Hyrum, Utah, in a contest called in the eighth inning due to the tournament’s time limit.

Libby third baseman Nic Robertson was 2 for 4 with a two-run double and an RBI single and first baseman Oliver Grupenhoff added two hits and one driven in.

Jared Winslow got the start and went 4 2-3 innings for the Loggers. He allowed a pair of earned runs on six hits and four walks while fanning a pair.

The Trappers were led by catcher Kaden Lindley, who was 2 for 4 with two RBIs.

Libby took a 4-3 win from the Camas Prairie Zyphers in its second game of the day.

Luke Haggerty hit a walk-off sacrifice fly for the Loggers against the Zyphers. Micah Germany had two of the Loggers’ four hits.

Germany also went the distance on the hill to get the win.

Libby 5, Hyrum 5

Libby 000 202 01 – 5 9 3

Hyrum 101 010 11 – 5 8 1

Jared Winslow, Andrew Haggerty (5) and Micah Germany. Scott Henderson, Cole Stocker (8) and Kaden Lindley.

Libby 4, Camas Prairie 3

C. Prairie 100 011 0 – 3 4 2

Libby 201 000 1 – 4 4 3

Jasper Sebastino and Austin Blackman. Micah Germany and Oliver Grupenhoff. W – Germany. L – Sebastino.

Regina, Saskatchewan 9, Bitterroot Bucs 4

At Spokane, Regina scored the final six runs of the game to eliminate the Bucs from the Spokane tournament.

Dylan Reed was 2 for 2 with two runs scored for the Bucs, who finished with a record of 2-3 at the tournament. Brad Schaff added two RBIs.

The Bucs, 32-21 overall, host the Bitterroot Red Sox for a doubleheader on Monday at 4 p.m.

Regina 210 114 – 9 8 2

Bitterroot 130 000 – 4 4 2

Max Ritz, Brandon Radmaclier (2), Mathew Adelma (5) and Jordy McDrugall. Kadin Beller, Tommy Shepard (5) and Justin Medlin. W – Radmaclier. L – Beller (0-2).

BONNER – The Missoula Pioneers showed why they are the five-time defending state champions Friday by defeating the Mission Valley Rockies 11-0 and the Great Falls Hawks 9-4 on the first day of the Senior Babe Ruth state tournament.

In the tournament’s opening game, both the Pioneers and Rockies struggled offensively early, mainly due to strong pitching performances by both squads, but especially Pioneers’ starter Kyle Booi.

Pioneers’ manager Dwayne McCrudden was pleased with Booi’s approach on the mound in the opener.

“He did a really good job of mixing things up. He worked all sides of the plate and changed the eye level a lot, which is exactly what you ask your pitcher to do,” McCrudden said.

Booi went the distance for Missoula, tossing a one-hitter and striking out eight batters.

Ryan Anderson had the lone hit for the Rockies.

Missoula got on the board in the bottom of the first inning after Greg Pfister drew a walk, stole second, then scored after a wild throw by the Rockies over the third baseman’s head to give the Pioneers a 1-0 lead.

Both teams played clean and stingy defense after the first, with the Pioneers clinging to their one-run advantage going into the bottom of the sixth.

The Pioneers then exploded in their half of the sixth, scoring 10 runs on eight hits.

T.J. Porter had a leadoff double and Booi, Luke Bewely, Austin McGill and Ben Metz drew consecutive walks to force in two runs.

Rockies’ starter Jeremiah Crawford was pulled after 5 2/3 innings of work.

The pitching change did not faze the Pioneers, who scored again on a wild pitch, a two-RBI double by Pfister and five consecutive RBI singles by Cody Oliver, Porter, Booi, Adler Sherrow and Lane Colyer. The outburst ended the game via the 10-run margin rule.

Although the offensive production was lacking until the sixth for Missoula, McCrudden said his team was due for a big rally.

“We were hitting the ball hard at them all game but they were able to stay in front of it for the most part,” McCrudden said.

“Then we finally took advantage of their mistakes and it opened up for that big run.”

In their second game, against Great Falls, the Pioneers were not nearly as dominant on the mound, but did just enough to maintain control of the game and keep the lead throughout.

The Pioneers took the lead in the first inning on an RBI single by Oliver and scored again in the second after Brandon DeYoung drove in Booi, who had a leadoff triple.

The Hawks got on the board in the bottom of the second on an RBI single by Trae Pruttis to cut the lead to one run.

Missoula answered in the third by scoring three runs, two on wild throws by the Hawks and a sacrifice fly by Sherrow.

The Pioneers added another run in the sixth on an RBI double by Oliver to make it 6-3 after the Hawks had driven in two runs in the fourth.

The Hawks scored their final run in the sixth on an RBI single by Ron Daley.

Sherrow gave the Pioneers a comfortable 9-4 cushion in the seventh, hitting a three-run bomb over the right-field wall.

The Pioneers were able to close the game out in the seventh.

McCrudden said if the Pioneers are able to keep up their play from Friday they will be primed to extend the streak to six straight state titles.

“We just have to keep making plays when they are in front of us because if you don’t, it can really come back to haunt you,” he said.

The Pioneers continue play Saturday at 10 a.m. against the Missoula Frontiers.

In other tournament action, the Missoula Frontiers beat the Helena All-Stars 6-1 and the Rockies beat Helena 15-4.

Three games are scheduled Saturday and at least one on Sunday, depending on how the games play out in this double-elimination tournament.