Mariners split with Mavericks

by John Heglie, special for the Leader
| April 27, 2021 3:52 PM

At O'Malley Park in Polson, the Mission Valley Mariners A team turned in a big sixth inning in their first contest to secure a 10-1 victory. But runs were harder to come by in their second contest. With two runners on board in the bottom of the first, Espn Fisher helped his cause on the mound with a two-run single to give his Mariners a 2-1 lead after the first frame. But thereafter, bats fell silent aside from two hits by Dylan Davis as the Mavericks tied the contest, then took over the lead to forge a split of their series.

The A Mariners rematch with the AA Lakers in Kalispell this Wednesday. This weekend, the teams hold a back-to-back doubleheader homestand this weekend against the B Loggers on Saturday and the Clark Fork Valley Riverdogs on Sunday. Mariner Day Camps will be held prior to each at the field.

A Mavs 5, MV A Mariners 2

MVAM (3-2), A Mavs (4-4)

Missoula 101 102 0 – 5 5 0

Mssn Vlly 200 000 0 – 2 3 2

Espn Fisher (2⅔IP:5K,1H,3W), Alex Muzquiz (2⅓IP:1H,2W), (6) Noah Schriver (2IP:3H,1W) and James Bennett, (6) E.Fisher. Ethan Parker, (6) Sam Matosich and Andrew Hall. W – Parker. L – Muzquiz (0-1).

MISSOULA A MAVERICKS – Keiler Hudson 0-3, Joey Leary 0-4, Rory Hunt 0-2, Nate Dill 2-3, Aven Nurse 0-4, Noah Gibbs 0-2, Matosich 2-3, Hall 0-3, Finn Davis 1-3.

MV A MARINERS – Xavier Fisher 0-2, Muzquiz 0-1, E.Fisher 1-3, Dolence 0-3, Dawson DuMont 0-2, Darian Williams 0-1, Daniel Kelsch 0-3, Dylan Davis 2-3, Bennett 0-0, Schriver 0-1, Jayden Rodda 0-1, Jesse LittleBoy 0-2.

2B – Matosich; D.Davis. RBIs – F.Davis 2; E.Fisher 2. BB – Matosich, Hudson, Gibbs, Hunt 2, Dill; X.Fisher, Muzquiz 2, Shriver. HB – Gibbs; Bennett. ROE – Hudson, Leary. FC – Hall. SB – Hunt; X.Fisher 2, Muzquiz, E.Fisher. CS – Dill; D.Davis.

MV A Mariners 10, A Mavs 1

MVAM (3-1), A Mavs (3-4)

Missoula 010 000 0 – 1 2 5

Mssn Vlly 001 126 x – 10 6 1

Daniel Kelsch (4IP:2KK,1H,3W), (5) James Bennett (3IP:5K,1H,2W) and Espn Fisher. Aven Nurse, (6) Rory Hunt and .

MISSOULA A MAVERICKS – Joey Leary 0-2, Keiler Hudson 1-4, Hunt 0-2, Nurse 0-4, Isaac Mercado-Laundrie 0-1, Luke Thorne -3, Finn Davis 0-3, Weston McCullough 1-2, Owen McGuinn 0-1.

MV A MARINERS – X.Fisher 1-3, Alex Muzquiz 1-4, E.Fisher 0-3, Dolence 2-3, DuMont 1-4, D.Williams 0-4, D.Davis 1-2, Kelsch 0-1, James Bennett 0-3.

RBIs – Hudson, McCullough; X.Fisher, Muzquiz, Dolence 2, DuMont, D.Davis. SF – Dolence. BB – McGuinn, Hunt, McCullough, Leary, Mercado-Laundrie; X.Fisher, D.Kelsch 2, E.Fisher, D.Davis. HB – McGuinn, Hunt, Leary, Mercado-Laundrie. ROE – Hudson; X.Fisher, Muzquiz, D.Williams, Bennett. FC – Muzquiz, Bennett. SB – Leary, Mercado-Laundrie; X.Fisher 3, Muzquiz 3, Dolence, D.Kelsch, Bennett. Runs – Mercado-Laundrie; X.Fisher 2, Muzquiz 2, E.Fisher, Dolence, D.Williams, D.Davis, D.Kelsch, Bennett.

Kalispell AA Lakers 19, MV A Mariners 18

MVAM (2-1), AA Lakers (1-0)

Kalispell 460 101 601 – 19 15 5

MssnVlly 020 032 425 – 18 14 3

Darian Williams (1IP:0K,2H,5W), (2) Eric Dolence (3IP:2K,4H,3W), (5) Xavier Fisher (2⅔IP:2K,6H,2W), (7) Dawson DuMont (1⅓IP:1K,1H,3W), (9) Dylan Davis (1IP:3K,2H,0W) and Espn Fisher. Kostya Hoffman, (3) AJ Wood, (5) Caleb Morgan, (6) Joe Schlegel, (9a) Gage Brink, (9b) Ethan Diede and Grady Drish. W – Hoffman. L – D.Williams (1-1).

KALISPELL AA LAKERS – Diede 3-5, Brink 0-3, Hoffman 1-4, Ayden Driear 0-3, Max Holden 1-3, Schlegel 4-6, Carver VanAken 2-6, Elijah Owens 4-7, Devan Wallack 0-1, Owen Schilling 0-1, Drish 0-4, Kael Willis 0-1.

MISSION VALLEY A MARINERS – X.Fisher 1-3, DuMont 1-7, E.Fisher 3-6, Dolence 2-4, Alex Muzquiz 3-5, D.Williams 2-5, James Bennett 0-4, D.Davis 1-5, Jesse LittleBoy 0-2, Jayden Rodda 1-3.

HR – Diede, D.Williams. 2B – Hoffman, Owens, Diede 2; Muzquiz 2, Dolence, E.Fisher 2, D.Williams. RBIs – Diede 4, Driear 2, Holden, VanAken 3, Owens 2, Wallack 2, Schilling, Drish 2; X.Fisher, DuMont 3, E.Fisher 2, Muzquiz 3, D.Williams 4, D.Davis. BB – Hoffman 3, Schlegel, Diede, Schilling, VanAken, Brink 4, Wallack 2; X.Fisher 2, Muzquiz, Dolence, Bennett, LittleBoy, D.Williams. HBP – Driear, Diede, Schilling, Drish; X.Fisher 2, Dolence, Bennett, D.Davis. SB – Owens, Schlegel, Brink, Wallack; X. Fisher, Muzquiz, Dolence.