Last week the Mission Valley Mariners A squad improved to 9-9 on the season. After a slow start in early June, the Mariners have found their groove going 8-1 over the last two weeks of games.

On June 24 the Mariners played a double header in Missoula, and defeated the Mavs in both games. In the first game the boys had a strong 4th inning, scoring 6 runs to get them up early, eventually defeating the Mavs 12-5.

The second game of the night was a tight match up until the Mariners piled on five runs in the top of the seventh inning to defeat the Mavs again, 8-3. Keyan Dalby and Xavier Fisher each had two runs in the game and Dalby hit three RBIs.

The following night, June 25, Mission Valley hosted the Libby Loggers for a couple of seven-inning games. The Mariners dropped the first one in a close battle, 11-9. However the Mariners bounced back and defeated the Loggers in the second contest 8-1. Xavier Fisher went 3-4 at bat with two RBIs, while Dawson Dumont went 2-3.

Fisher also pitched the entire game, throwing 59 strikes and 23 balls with a total pitch count of 82.

On Friday the Mariners A team hosts the Missoula Mavs again for another conference matchup.

MVA Mariners 8, Libby Loggers 1

MVA Mariners (9-9), Loggers (4-11)

Libby 100 000 0 – 1 4 1

Mission Valley 000 044 x – 8 8 1

Xavier Fisher (6K,1W) and Espn Fisher. Caden Williams, (5) Jeff Offenbecher, (6) Tucker Masters and Quade Anderson, (5) Trey Thompson.

LIBBY LOGGERS – Tripp Zhang 2-2, Offenbecher 0-2, Tucker Masters 2-3, Chandler Bower 0-1, Moxley Roesler-Begalke 3-3, Alex Svendsbye 2-2.

MISSION VALLEY A MARINERS – Alex Muzquiz 0-3, X.Fisher 3-4, Eric Dolence 1-3, Keyan Dalbey 0-2, Trevor Lake 1-2, Dawson Dumont 2-3, Ethan McCauley 0-3, E.Fisher 0-3, Dylan Davis 1-2.

3B – Dumont. 2B – X.Fisher, Davis, Dolence, T.Lake. RBIs – Masters; X.Fisher 2, T.Lake, Dumont, E.Fisher, Davis. BB – Zhang; Dalbey, Muzquiz, McCauley, Davis, Dolence, T.Lake. SH – Offenbecher. ROE – McCauley.

(Th25Jun20gm2)

Libby Loggers 11, MVA Mariners 9

MVA Mariners (8-9)

Libby 350 030 0 – 11 12 2

Mission Valley 051 300 0 – 9 8 5

Moxley Roesler-Begalke, (2) Quade Anderson, (5) Zane Brown and Trey Thompson. Trevor Lake (2K,5H,5W), (5) Ethan McCauley (1K,1W) and Espn Fisher.

LIBBY LOGGERS – Tripp Zhang 3-5, Offenbecher 0-2, Tucker Masters 2-3, Chandler Bower 0-1, Moxley Roesler-Begalke 3-3, Alex Svendsbye 2-2.

MISSION VALLEY A MARINERS – Alex Muzquiz 0-4, X.Fisher 3-4, Eric Dolence 1-3, Keyan Dalbey 0-2, Trevor Lake 1-2, Dawson Dumont 2-3, Ethan McCauley 0-3, E.Fisher 0-3, Dylan Davis 1-2.

2B – Zhang; Dalbey. RBIs – Williams, Williamson, Anderson 4, Masters 4; Muzquiz, Dolence, Dumont 2, McCauley, E.Fisher, Davis 2. SF – Davis. BB – Williamson, Offenbecher 2, Williams, Anderson 2; Dalbey, E.Fisher, Muzquiz, Davis, T.Lake. HB – X.Fisher, E.Fisher, Dolence. ROE – Williamson, Offenbecher, Williams; Dumont. SB – Zhang, Williams; Dumont.

(Th25Jun20gm1)

MVA Mariners 8, A Mavs 3

Mariners (3-5, 8-8),

Mission Valley 200 010 5 – 8 10 2

Missoula 102 000 0 – 3 7 7

Dylan Davis (6K,3W), (4) Xavier Fisher (3H), (7) Eric Dolence (1K,2W) and Espn Fisher. Aiden Gappaert, (7) Ethan Parker and Mike Prather.

MISSION VALLEY A MARINERS – Alex Muzquiz 1-5, X.Fisher 1-2, Dolence 0-2, Keyan Dalbey 2-4, Trevor Lake 1-4, Dawson Dumont 2-3, Ethan McCauley 2-4, E.Fisher 2-3, Dylan Davis 1-4.

MISSOULA A MAVERICKS – Nick Beem 2-4, Nico Peterson 2-3, Henry Gibbs 2-4, Parker 1-2.

3B – Dalbey; Parker. 2B – E.Fisher; Beem, Peterson, Gibbs. RBIs – Dalbey 3, T.Lake, Dumont, E.Fisher; Peterson, Gibbs. BB – E. Fisher, X.Fisher, Dolence 2; Parker, Peterson, Erman Higgins, Gappert, Joey Leary. HB – X.Fisher. SH – Leary. SB – X.Fisher, Dolence.

(W24Jun20gm2)

MVA Mariners 12, A Mavs 5

Mission Valley 001 632 0 – 12 13 2

Missoula 000 041 0 – 5 7 4

Alex Muzquiz (3K,3W), Eric Dolence and Espn Fisher. Jack Bodlovic, (5) Aven Nurse, (6) Rory Hunt and Mike Prather.

MISSION VALLEY A MARINERS – Alex Muzquiz 2-5, Xavier Fisher 3-5, Dolence 1-3, Keyan Dalbey 3-4, Trevor Lake 2-3, Dawson Dumont 1-4, Ethan McCauley 0-4, E.Fisher 1-4, Dylan Davis 0-2.