LIBBY — Brayden Thom pitched a complete-game four-hitter, guiding The Libby Loggers to a nonconference American Legion baseball victory, 8-1 over the Capital (Washington) Senators at home on Wednesday.

Thom nearly threw a shutout, but the Senators sneaked one run across the plate in the fifth inning.

The Loggers needed just two innings to score their eight runs, posting five in the bottom of the first and  three more in the second.

Jared Winslow went 3 for 4 at the plate, launching a home run and driving in two runs.

Trace Tamarro went 2 for 2 with a home run.

The Loggers host the Big Bucks tournament, starting today.

Capital     000    010    0    —    1    4    0

Libby     530    000    x    —    8    11    1

WP — Brayden Thom. LP — B. Stock

CAPITAL — A Halsteed 1-3, C Bertelli 0-3, C Hayden 1-3, D Champi 1-2, K Fry 0-3, C Kwieciak 0-3, B Stock 0-3, J Loose 1-1, T Dawson 0-2, T Tallman 0-1, T Simoncik 0-1.

LIBBY — Collin Johnson 2-3, Luke Haggerty 1-4, Jared Winslow 3-4, Oliver Grupenhoff 1-4, Trace Tamarro 2-2, Erik Lauer 0-3, Brayden Thom 1-2, Taylor Wisdom 0-2, Quincy Grupenhoff 1-1, Mason Chapel 0-3.

2B — Grupenhoff. HR — Winslow, Tamarro. RBIs — Halsteed; Winslow 2, Grupenhoff 2, Tamarro 2, Wisdom.

Game 1

Bitterroot Bucs 7,

Mission Valley 6,

10 innings

Game 2

Bitterroot 7,

Mission Valley 4

POLSON — An infield error allowed the Bitteroot Bucs to break a tie for a 7-6 extra-innings victory on their way to a sweep of the Mission Valley Mariners on Wednesday.

Jonah Burke was 3 for 5 for the Mariners.

The Bucs took Game 2, 7-4.

Jacob Harrod and Bransen Krebs each went 2 for 3 in the nightcap.

Game 1

Bitterroot     300    001    110    1    —    7    8    3

Mission Valley     100    200    210    0    —    6    12    4

Chance Sage, Rees LeSoine (5), Bo Zeiler (7) and Jake Scully, Jake Finley (8). Bransen Krebs, Justin Young (7) and Jonah Burke. W – B. Zeiler. L – Young.

BITTERROOT — Shane Thorsen 3-6, Jake Finley 0-4, Rees Lesoine 1-4, Dylan Gavlak 0-3, Jade Chimo 1-4, Drue McCawley 0-2, ChanceSage 0-2, Braxten McCullough 1-3, Bo Zeiler 1-2, Jake Scully 1-4, Neil Binder 0-0, Marcus Zeiler 0-4.

MISSION VALLEY — Derek Peel 2-5, Jacob Harrod 1-6, Bransen Krebs 1-6, Micah McClure 0-4, Noah McDonald 0-1, Jonah Burke 3-5, AJ Jones 2-5, Nyqolas Gillingham 1-4, Justin Young 1-4, Kade Schutzman 1-5.

2B – Jade Chimo, B. Zeiler, Braxten McCullough; Justin Young, Jacob Harrod, Burke. 3B – Derek Peel. HR – LeSoine. RBIs – Shane Thorsen 2, LeSoine 3, Chimo; Krebs, Micah McClure, Young, Kade Schutzmann.

Game 2

Bitterroot    150    000    1    —    7    7    3

Mission Valley    001    011    1    —    4    10    1

Braxten McCullough, Breyden Loveless (5) and Bo Zeiler (6). Noah McDonald and Jacob Harrod (2). W – McCullough. L – McDonald.

BITTERROOT — Shane Thorsen 1-4, Dylan Gavlak 1-3, Bo Zeiler 1-2, Rees Lesoine 1-2, Chance Sage 0-2, Jade Chimo 1-2, Jake Scully 0-3, Jake Finley 1-3, Marcus Zeiler 1-3.

MISSION VALLEY — Derek Peel 0-4, Jacob Harrod 2-3, Bransen Krebs 2-3, Micah McClure 1-3, Jonah Burke 1-3, AJ Jones 1-4, Nyquolas Gillingham 1-4, Justin Young 1-3, Karsen Krebs 1-2.

2B – Zeiler. RBIs – Thorsen, Gavlak, Zeiler, Sage, Chimo 2; Harrod, McClure and Jones.