Mavericks Knock Off Second Place Bucks

Replay

The Missoula Mavericks hosted the second place Bozeman Bucks on Wednesday afternoon and the Mavs sent the Bucks a way with a pair of losses with game one favoring the Mavs 3-1, and the second game had a 7-5 finish for Missoula.

Brendon Hill stood on the mound for Missoula in the first game and Hill would stand tall allowing one run off five hits, walked two batters, and struck out two batters in the seven innings he stood on the bump. As a team the Mavericks had a great game from the defensive side of the ball as they would only commit a single error, Dane Frazer had a polished day standing on first with a total of 10 put outs, and Brendon Hill led the team in assists with four.

In the second game the Mavericks would throw their ace at the Bucks in Dylan Chalmers who stifled the Bozeman batters in the first two innings, making the Bucks go three up and three down. The Mavericks swung their bats well in the second game coming out and earning four runs in the opening frame, and finished the day with .357 average as a team. Brendon Hill led the charge from the plate in game two as he led all batters with a .667 average, going 2-3 with two runs, one of which was a big double his first at bat, and finished his day with two runs.

Missoula goes to 6-3 in conference play to inch their way up the conference standings as they head into their 2018 Missoula Mavericks Memorial Memorial Tournament.