FLORENCE – The Bitterroot Bucs swept the Mission Valley Mariners in a Class A American Legion doubleheader on Wednesday, winning the first seven-inning contest 11-10 and the second 4-3.
In the opener, Austin Nogle went 3 for 4, driving in two runs for the Bucs.
Riley Phillips went 2 for 3 with a game-tying RBI in the seventh.
Jacob Young finished 4 for 4 for the Mariners with four RBIs.
In the second game, which went to nine innings, Noah Baney pitched a complete game for the Bucs, striking out two batters and giving up six hits.
Tyler Thorson, Jared Schultz and Brad Schaff all had RBIs in a three-run fifth for the Bucs.
Justin Medlin had a walk-off RBI bunt in the ninth.
Robbie Gauchier went 2 for 4 with an RBI for the Mariners.
The Bucs move on to play in the Class A Missoula Mavericks’ tournament, which starts on Friday.
The Mariners play the Class A Glacier Twins on Saturday at home.
First game
Miss.Valley 301 030 3 – 10 11 2
Bucs 202 016 x – 11 11 2
Nick Crawford, Cole McArthur (6) and Jack Humphreys. Jared Schultz, Austin Nogle (6), Riley Phillips (7) and Kadin Beller. W – Nogle. L – Crawford.
Second game
Miss.Valley 001 110 000 – 3 6 3
Bucs 000 030 001 – 4 3 4
Justin Evertz, Robbie Gauchier (9) and Jack Humphreys. Noah Baney and Beller. W – Baney. L – Gauchier.
Libby sweeps Kootenai Valley
At Libby, the Libby Loggers took a pair of seven-inning American Legion baseball games against the Kootenai Valley Rangers, the first 9-2 and the second 11-1.
The second game was called in the fifth due to the 10-run margin rule.
Jared Winslow pitched a complete game in the opener, striking out 15 hitters and giving up two runs.
Micah Germany went 3 for 4 for Loggers, driving in a run.
Luke Haggerty went 1 for 3 with three RBIs.
Bryton Guckenberg was 3 for 3 with an RBI for the Rangers.
In the nightcap, Will Reichel went the distance on the hill for the Loggers, recording five strikeouts and giving up one run.
Winslow went 2 for 3 and drove in two runs for the Loggers. Josh Foote finished 1 for 1 with two RBIs.
Guckenberg had the lone RBI for the Rangers.
First game
K.Valley 001 010 0 – 2 6 3
Libby 310 500 x – 9 11 1
Kade Davis, RJ Glover (2) and Gallen Sullivan. Jared Winslow and Micah Germany. W – Winslow. L – Davis.
Second game
K.Valley 000 01 – 1 3 3
Libby 302 6x – 11 7 1
Bryton Guckenberg, Mark Good (3) and Sullivan. Will Reichel and Germany. W – Reichel. L – Guckenberg.
Kalispell sweeps Lethbridge
At Kalispell, the Kalispell Lakers swept Lethbridge, Alberta, by scores of 4-2 and 5-2.
In the opener, Adam Frandsen and Dillon Eaves each went 2 for 3 with an RBI for the Lakers.
Jake McDonald and Brock Groves each drove in a run for the Elks.
In the second game, Dillon Eaves pitched a complete game for the Lakers, giving up two runs.
Dillon Matteson went 3 for 4 for Kalispell with three RBIs.
Sean O’Connell went 2 for 4 with a home run.
Blair Balog had the lone RBI for Lethbridge.
First game
Lethbridge 010 010 0 – 2 6 2
Kalispell 201 001 x – 4 9 0
Braeden Heyland and Trevor Sakatch. Matt McLean and Kendrick Lee. W – McLean. L – Heyland
Lethbridge – Jack McDonald 1-4, Blair Balog 0-4, Heyland 1-3, Sakatch 1-3, Ren Visser 1-3, Brock Groves 1-2, Jordan Chirakawa 0-3, Tanner Layton 0-2, Drew Herauf 1-3
Kalispell – Lee 0-4, Dillon Matteson 2-3, Sean O’Connell 1-3, Dillon Eaves 2-3, Adam Frandsen 2-3, Cody Dopps 0-3, Charlie Obermiller 0-3, Nate Bengston 1-3, Jake Johnson 1-3
2B – McDonald, Groves, O’Connell. RBIs – McDonald, Groves, O’Connell, Eaves, Frandsen, Bengston.
Second game
Lethbridge 000 000 2 – 2 4 2
Kalispell 101 021 x – 5 9 2
Groves, Ryan Kiczula (6) and McDonald. Eaves and Lee. W – Eaves. L – Groves
Lethbridge – McDonald 1-4, Balog 0-3, Heyland 1-3, Sakatch 1-4, Visser 0-3, Chirakawa 0-3, Justin Sturm 1-3, Layton 0-2, Herauf 1-3.
Kalispell – Lee 0-1, Matteson 3-4, O’Connell 2-4, Eaves 1-4, Frandsen 0-3, Dopps 0-3, Obermiller 0-3, Bengston 2-3, Johnson 1-3
2B – Sakatch, Sturm, Matteson, Bengston. HR – O’Connell. RBIs – Balog, Matteson 3, O’Connell 2.
