Mariners come out even against Loggers
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Cole Wadsworth, shown here during the 2025 state American Legion tournament in Polson, had six runs batted in during the Mission Valley Mariners doubleheader against Libby. (Kristi Niemeyer/Leader)
Hunter Rooney went 3-for-3 with three RBIs as Libby took a 13-9 victory over Mission Valley in the opening game of a Legions baseball doubleheader Thursday, June 18.
In the nightcap the Mariners got a big game from Cole Wadsworth in a 16-4 win that lasted just six innings.
In the opener Rooney also scored three runs while Loggers teammate Ian Thom picked up a pair of hits with three RBIs and crossed the plate three times.
Rooney sparked a seven-run third for Libby (4-7) with a two-run single to left field. Thom capped off the outburst with a bases-clearing single to left that gave the Loggers a 10-3 advantage.
Mission Valley (5-4) was led by two hits from Hunter Luedtke in the leadoff spot. He drove in a run and scored once. Six different Mariners drove in a run.
Liam Jackson tossed two scoreless innings in relief for Mission Valley, allowing one hit and striking out four.
Dalton Cannon allowed three runs on the bump over four innings. He surrendered five hits and fanned four batters.
In the second game, Mission Valley put up seven runs in the second inning and five in the third to take command. The Mariners (6-4) worked five Libby pitchers for 10 walks, two hit batters and eight hits.
Wadsworth had six runs batted in: He hit a three-run double in the second, and RBI single in the third and a three-run double in the sixth in which the third run scored on an error.
Paxson DuMont also had a double and Jason Leishman and Hunter Luedtke each scored three times.
Wadsworth also started on the mound, going 2 and 1/3 innings, allowing two hits, a walk and one run with four strikeouts. Jake Heiser took over in the third and also had four strikeouts in 3 and 2/3 innings.
The Bitterroot Red Sox defeated the Mission Valley Mariners 24-0 and 11-0 on Sunday, June 21.
On the previous Sunday, June 14, the Mariners triumphed against the Mavericks in five innings, 13-2, scoring 13 runs in the bottom of the fourth. A tighter game followed with the Mavs besting the Mariners 7-6.
Another doubleheader against the Mavericks begins at 4 p.m. July 1.