Mavs Split Conference Opener
- Updated: June 10, 2017
The Missoula Mavericks Legion baseball team would make a trip to Billings on Saturday to play a doubleheader with the Royals and finish the day with a split.
The Mavs would get game one with a 9-5 win. Dylan Barkley topped the mound in game one allowing five runs off eleven hits in his six innings with “The Closer” Ricky Stevens coming to pitch the final inning. The Mavericks would get their nine runs off 12 hits, with each team committing one error. James Martin would lead all batters going two for four with a run and a pair of RBI’s. For the third game in a row the fifth inning would be a hit as the Mavericks would put up six runs, they would earn seven in each of the previous two games.
The out come of game two would have the Royals getting a check in the win column, 10-4. The mavericks would earn a pair of runs in both the first and third, but a five run sixth inning for the Royals would do the Mavs in. Nick Yovetich would get the nod on the mound of the second game, allowing five runs off eight hits in his five inning pitched. Parker Stevens would come in for the save in the sixth, but allowed the Royals to post four runs for the win, including a homer by Sam Evanson that would net him three RBI’s.
The Mavericks will head to Helena Monday and Tuesday for a two day stand before they make their way to Lewiston next weekend for a tournament.
Game 1 Stats
Box Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Missoula Mavericks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 1 | |
| Billings Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
Batting
MISSOULA MAVERICKS AB R H BI BILLINGS ROYALS AB R H BI
Nick Yovetich 4 1 2 0 Carson Klompien 3 0 2 1
James Martin 4 1 2 2 Jake Orvis 4 1 1 0
Dane Fraser 3 1 0 0 Cameron Marciel 4 0 1 0
Tradd Richardson 3 1 1 0 Jarrett Leiwand 4 1 2 2
Spencer Schock 4 0 1 0 Pearce Kurth 4 0 1 0
Drew Leonard 4 2 1 2 Sam Evanson 3 1 2 0
Sam Bucy 2 2 1 1 Dann Blanchard 3 1 1 1
Parker Stevens 4 0 3 3 Cole Miller 4 0 1 1
Ryan McHugh 3 1 1 1 Cade Torgerson 3 1 1 0
* Nik Nordstog 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 31 9 12 9 TOTALS 33 5 12 5
Pitching
MISSOULA MAVERICKS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Dylan Barkley 6.00 11 5 5 2 7 0
Ricky Stevens 1.00 1 0 0 0 0 0
BILLINGS ROYALS
Conner Polkowske 4.00 8 7 5 1 2 0
Sam Evanson 2.00 3 2 2 1 0 0
Nik Nordstog 1.00 1 0 0 1 0 0
Game 2 Stats
Box Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| Missoula Mavericks AA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
| Billings Royals | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | 10 | 11 | 2 |
Batting
MISSOULA MAVERICKS AB R H BI BILLINGS ROYALS AB R H BI
Nick Yovetich 2 1 1 0 Carson Klompien 4 1 0 0
James Martin 4 1 1 1 Jake Orvis 4 3 2 2
Dane Fraser 2 1 0 0 Cameron Marciel 3 1 2 2
Sam Bucy 3 1 1 1 Jarrett Leiwand 4 2 2 0
Parker Stevens 3 0 1 1 Sam Evanson 4 1 2 3
Tradd Richardson 2 0 0 1 Pearce Kurth 4 1 0 0
Clayton Franke 2 0 0 0 Cole Miller 3 0 0 1
Spencer Schock 1 0 0 0 Atticus Bryan 2 0 0 0
Ryan McHugh 3 0 1 0 Tyler Frieders 3 1 3 1
Beau King 3 0 0 0
* TOTALS 25 4 5 4 TOTALS 31 10 11 9
Pitching
MISSOULA MAVERICKS IP H R ER BB SO HR
Nick Yovetich 5.00 8 5 2 1 5 0
Parker Stevens 1.00 3 5 2 0 0 1
BILLINGS ROYALS
Jake Orvis 7.00 5 4 3 2 6 0
