CHRONICLE
July 9, 2020 The Lovell Chronicle I 9
Lovell Mustang win conference contest at Powell
BY DAVID PECK
After a pair of rain—
outs earlier in the week, the
Lovell Mustangs got a cou—
ple of games in last Wednes-
day, July 1, and picked up
their first conference win of
the season.
They then dropped
both ends of a doublehead-
er in Riverton Monday.
The Mustangs had been
schedule to play a com-
bined A/ B doubleheader
Monday, June 29, in Powell,
but that pair was washed
out by a storm that passed
through the area. The same
storm left a field in Laurel,
Mont., too wet to play on, so
a Tuesday twin bill against
the Laurel Dodgers was also
cancelled.
Wednesday, howev-
er, the Mustangs traveled
to face the Powell Pioneers
in a conference A game and
beat the Pioneers 7-4 before
dropping game two 17-3.
Lovell couldn’t put a run
on the scoreboard for the
first five innings of game
one and trailed 3-0 after
five. But the Mustangs plat—
ed two in the. top of the sixth
and five in the seventh to
win 7—4, with Powell scor—
ing one in the bottom of the '
sixth between the two Mus-
tang rallies.
“We had a few opportu—
nities early. They had Colin
Queen on the mound, their
ace, and we did a good job
grinding out and having
quality at bats,” manager
Mike Jameson said. “A few
times with the wind blow—
ing in the ball hun up. To—
ward the end of t e game
we were starting to see the
ball better and were able to
capitalize on the same kind
of opportunities we had
earlier on.”
CJ Pickett doubled
home two runs in the sixth,
and the Mustangs contin—
ued to hit the ball in the sev—
DAVID PECK
Lovell Mustangs second baseman Will Spann fires a throw to first base for
an out
during a game with Riverton June 24 at the Cowley Legion Field.
enth. With his team down
4—2, Ezra Harlow doubled to
score Irving Castro, pinch
running for William Spann,
who led off the inning with
a single. After a single b
Jess Wambeke and a wal
to Carlos Rodriguez to load
the bases, Tyson Christian—
sen walked to force in the
tying run.
After a force at home for
the first out, Branson Robi-
son singled to score Rodri-
guez, Pickett reached on an
error to score Christiansen
and Satchel Ginest scoot-
ed home on a passed ball to
make the score 7—4 before
Powell got out of the inning.
Starting pitcher Jess
Wambeke got the first two
outs in the bottom of the
seventh, and after he ran
out of pitches Pickett re—
corded the final out to seal
the win. Wambeke allowed
four runs, two earned, in 6
2/ 3 innings of work on nine
hits but only a single walk.
He struck out nine.
“Jess was good the
whole night," Jameson said.
“He did a good job limiting
the walks to just the one
and with the nine strikeouts
was very comfortable and
confident on the mound. He
did a great job.”
Robison and Harlow had
two hits each for the Mus-
tangs, who had nine hits in
SAM SMITH
Lovell Phillies baserunner Hannity Felkins slides into heme plate during
the
Phillies’ loss to Powell Thursday at Constitution Park.
Phillies softball squad falls to Powell at home
BY SAM SMITH
The Lovell Phillies youth
softball squad battled Pow—
ell in a true slugfest Thurs—
day at Constitution Park.
The Phillies fell to Pow—
ell 16-12. Lovell led 6—2 after
three innings of play. The
visitors from Powell Scored
eight runs in the fourth to
lead 10—6, but the home
team responded and scored
six runs in the same inning
to lead 12-10 going into the
final inning.
Powell scored six runs
in the fifth to grab the lead.
Lovell was unable to rally in
their at bat as the visitors
from Park County went on
to win by four.
Cecelia Collins, Keylee
Christiansen, Kindle Col—
lins, Ashley Mangus and
Jenna Hessenthaler each
had a hit in the game. Kan-
dace Asay, Christiansen,
Hannity Felkins, Collins and
Mangus each scored two
runs in the game.
Christiansen pitched a
complete game, striking out
eight Powell batters.
Tuesday, the Phillies fell
to Cody 23—0 in Powell.
The Phillies will host
Powell today (Thursday) at
5:30 and 7 pm. at Constitu-
tion Park.
the game.
In game two, Lovell took
a 1—0 lead in the top of the
first on an RBI single by
Ginest, but Lovell starting
pitcher Blake Wilson and
reliever CJ Pickett allowed
12 runs in the bottom of the
inning on four walks, two
wild pitches and eight hits.
The Mustangs made two er—
rors in the inning, as well.
“It was just one of those
things that happen in base—
ball where Blake couldn't
seem to get comfortable on
the mound and struggled
to throw strikes,” James-
on said. “As has been char-
acteristic this year, when
something starts to go
wrong, it snowballs and
goes from bad to worse.”
The Mustangs cut into
the lead in the second in-
ning on a two—run triple
by Rodriguez, and Pick—
ett settled down to blank
the Pioneers in the sec—
ond and third. But the Pio-
neers scored five insurance
runs in the fourth to put the
game out of reach.
Lovell had only three
hits in the game, one each
by Rodriguez, Ginest and
Robison. Wilson took the
loss on the hill.
RIVERTON TWIN BILL
Monday in Riverton, the
Mustangs led Riverton 3—2
in game one after 41/2 in-
nings, but the home team
rallied for five in the bot-
tom of the fifth to take a 7—3
lead, which would end up
being the final score.
Lovell plated two in the
top of the second to put
the first runs on the score—
board. Riverton matched
the Mustangs with two in
the bottom of the frame, but
Lovell scored a single run in
the top of the third to lead
3—2 when Rodriguez singled
and scored on a two-out
base hit by Bishop Trainor.
Christiansen relieved
starting pitcher Rodriguez
on the mound for the Mus-
tangs and blanked the Raid—
ers in the bottom of the
third and fourth, but RiVer—
ton got to Christiansen and
reliever Robison to score
five in the fifth with two
out on three hits and four
walks. The Lovell bats went
cold, meanwhile, and the
Mustan 3 failed to score in
the fina four innings.
“Our pitchers threw
well, for the most part,”
Jameson said. “Branson, in
his first outing, did well but
couldn’t get out of the in—
ning with the two outs and
Riverton was able to cap-
italize on some of those
walks.
“We couldn’t make
the adjustment at the
plate. At one time we had
nine ground outs to their
shortstop."
Game two was all River—
ton as the Raiders pounded
Lovell starter Ginest for five
runs in the first inning and
four in the second to build
a 9—1 lead en route to a 14—4
win.
“Satchel was leaving
the ball up and not getting
a lot of movement on his
off—speed pitches,” James-
on noted. “They were able
to get to him early, and he
also struggled with control."
The Mustangs cut the
deficit to five at 9—4 Vvith
three in the fourth as Cale
Wright sin led home a pair
and score on a single by
Rodriguez. But the Mus-
tangs didn’t score again as
Riverton “IO—runned” the
visitors with a run in the
fourth and four in the bot—
tom of the sixth.
Riverton only out-hit
Lovell 9-8 in the game, but
three errors and nine walks
doomed Mustang pitch-
ers Ginest, Lane Herman
and Trainor. Rodriguez and
Herman had two hits each
to lead the Lovell offense.
Rodriguez and Wright each
drove in a pair.
The Mustangs hosted
Cody Wednesday night for
a pair of conference games
and will then participate in
the Billings Halos Tourna-
ment this weekend. Lovell is
scheduled to meet the Up-
per Deck Expos at noon Fri-
day and the Miles City Mav-
ericks at 2:30 pm. at the
Halos field, followed by the
host Halos Saturday at 9:30
am, with one more game to
follow on Saturday.
Tuesday, the Mustangs
are scheduled to host the
Laurel Dodgers at 5 and 7
pm.
SAM SMITH
Lovell Mustangs C baserunner Alex Hedges dives back to first base during a
game
with the Powell Pioneers June 20 at the Cowley Legion Field.
Mustangs C team sweeps Powell on the road
BYSAM SMITH
The Lovell Mustangs
extended their winning
streak to six with a road
non—conference sweep
over the Powell Pioneers
Thursday.
The two wins boosted
the Mustangs’ record to
13-7 on the season.
In game one of the
doubleheader, the Mus—
tangs defeated Powell 17—
6. Lovell never trailed in
the game as they led 4-1
after one inning, 6—1 af-
ter two innings, 10—2 af—
ter three and 12—5 after
four innings. Lovell out—
scored Powell 5—1 in the
fifth to complete the 11—
run victory. '
The Mustangs had
17 hits in the win. Da-
vin Crosby went 3—3 with
two RBIs and a run, Lafe
Files 3—4 with three RBIs
and four runs. Max Cooley
went 2—4 with three RBIs
and a run, Tucker Jackson
2—3 with two runs. Jonny
Coyne went 2—2 with an
RBI and a run.
Max Cooley started
on the mound and pitched
three innings, striking out
three Powell batters and
allowing two runs and
walking. three.
Bischoff came in and
pitched the final two in-
min 3, allowing four runs
on our hits and five walks.
In game two, Lovell
defeated Powell 17-12 in a
high-scoring affair. The
Mustangs led 8—2 after
three innings of play. After
a scoreless fourth, Pow-
ell edged Lovell 10—9 in the
last three innings, but the
Mustangs held on to win
by five.
Lovell had 14 hits in the
game. Alex Hedges went
3-5 with two RBIs and
three runs, Crosby 3-4
with three RBIs and three
runs. Cooley went 2—2 with
four RBIs, TJ Davis 2—2 with
an RBI and a run.
Hudson May start-
ed on the hill and pitched
1 2/3 innings, striking out
two Powell batters and a1—
lowing two runs on one hit
and six walks.
Crosby relieved May
and pitched 2 1/3 innings,
issuing two walks. Next up
was Jackson as he pitched
11/3 innings, allowing four
runs.
Wilson came in and
pitched two-thirds of an
inning, striking out two
batters and allowing four
runs.
Coyne pitched the fi—
nal inning, fanning one
batter and allowing two
runs and walking three
batters.
The Mustangs will host
Cody today (Thursday) for
a non-conference double—
header with the Cubs at 5
and 7 pm.
Lovell is scheduled to
compete at the Buffalo
Wild Wings Tournament
in Billings this weekend.
The tournament begins
Friday and will continue
through Sunday. The Mus—
tangs will face the Triple
Play Academy Sidewinders
at 11 am. and the Gallatin
Valley 14U at 3 pm. Friday.
Saturday, Lovell will
meet the 406 Flyers 14U at
2 pm.
Tuesday, the Mus-
tangs will travel to Cody
to conclude the regular
season with a non—con-
ference doubleheader at 5
and 7 pm.
