Mission Valley in title game
The Daily Inter Lake | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 12 years, 7 months AGO
DILLON — Mission Valley and Bitterroot will play for the championship today at 12:30 p.m. in the Maybelle Arthur Memorial American Legion baseball tournament.
The Mariners improved to 4-0 in tournament play on Saturday with a solid 12-3 triumph over Salmon, Idaho.
Mission Valley (22-2) opened with a six-run first inning, added three more in the second and one in the third.
The Mariners finished off their offensive fireworks with two runs in the seventh.
Robbie Gauthier led the Mariner hit parade, going 4-for-5.
Justin Evertz, Mike Bournstein and Dalton Molzhon had two hits each.
The Mariners had 12 for the game
Mission Valley pitchers Jack Humphreys and Chris Clary combined on a 2-hitter.
Bitterroot earned a split on Saturday, beating Missoula 9-2, but falling to Dillon by the same score.
Dillon and Missoula play for the consolation title today at 10 a.m.
Mission Valley 631 000 2 — 12 12 3
Salmon 001 011 0 — 3 2 5
Jack Humphreys, Chris Clary and Robbie Gauthier. Dallas Deering, Colton Ellis, Billy Torgerson and Mike Lane.
MISSION VALLEY — Humphreys 0-5, Zeke Webster-Yaqui 1-2, Justin Evertz 2-5, Chris Clary 0-4, Robbie Gauthier 4-5, Mike Bournstein 2-3, Alex Killian 0-2, Jacob Young 1-3, Bradley Pichler 0-4, Dalton Molzhon 2-4.
SALMON — Garrett Williams 0-3, Colton Ellis 0-4, Mike Lane 1-2, Matt Edgerton 0-3, Zack Ackerman 0-4, Jordan Gonourd 0-4, Bill Wegner 0-3, Dallas Deering 1-3, Logan Strighan 0-2.
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Tournament All-Star Team
Centerfielder — Ben Metz, Missoula; Zeke Webster-Yaqui, Mission Valley.
Leftfielder — Eathyn Peterson, Dillon; Garrett Williams, Salmon.
Rightfielder — Dalton Gensch, Missoula; Tyler Thorsen, Bitterroot.
Third Baseman — Robbie Gauthier, Mission Valley; Cole Miotke, Dillon.
Shortstop — Justin Evertz, Mission Valley; Riley Phillips, Bitterroot.
Second Baseman — Austin Nogle, Bitterroot; M.J. Simkins, Dillon.
First Baseman — Chris Clary, Mission Valley; Kyle Booi, Missoula.
Catcher — Dilan Starkel, Dillon; Jack Humphreys, Mission Valley; Brandon DeYoung, Missoula.
Pitcher — Kadin Beller, Bitteroot; Dillon Womack, Dillon; Mike Lane, Salmon; Caleb Peetz, Salmon.
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