Voyagers shut out Range Riders Thursday

GREAT FALLS — Sam Lavin threw a seven-hit shutout, Anthony Swenda drove in three runs and Great Falls beat the Glacier Range Riders 8-0 in Pioneer League baseball Thursday.

The Voyagers’ second straight win over the Range Riders (15-12) was decided early: Swenda’s second double pushed across two runs and put them up 8-0 in the third inning. 

Lavin did the rest, walking two with nine strikeouts. He threw 125 pitches and lowered his earned-run average to 8.72. 

The Range Riders begin a nine-game home stand Friday with the first of three games against the Missoula Paddleheads.

Glacier    000    000    000    -    0    7    0 

Great Falls    215    000    00x    -    8    10    1

Zach Longshore, Lance Wade (6), Alex Bustamante (7), Jack Maruskin and Julian Sauger. Sam Lavin and Antonio Barranca. 

GLACIER RANGE RIDERS — Alex Fernandes 3-3, Kyle Ashworth 2-4, Carson Hornung 0-4, Jake Millan 0-4, Joe McLaughlin 1-3, Logan Beard –4, Carson Garner 0-4, Sauger 1-3, Edrick Felix 0-3. 

GREAT FALLS VOYAGERS — Aidan Redahan 1-3, Anthony Swenda 3-5, Kyle Schmack 1-5, Tommy Specht 0-3, Will Rogers 1-4, Ethan Ott 0-1, Trey Cruz 1-3, Zack Blaszak 1-2, Barranca 0-3, Vincent Temesvary 2-3.  

2B — Swenda 2, Temesvary. RBIs — Swenda 3, Temesvary 2, Redahan, Specht, Blaszak.