Taylor Nordby capped a three-run first inning in the opener as Missoula squeaked out a 3-2 victory before Shawn Griffith pitched the Mavs to a 2-1 win in the second game.
The wins put the Mavericks at 2-0 in league play and 20-7 overall with another conference twin bill against the Glacier Twins in Whitefish on Sunday.
But Burgmeier, who had pitched complete games in each of his previous six starts, struggled with control and was pulled after four complete innings. He allowed two runs - one earned - on five hits with a strikeout and two walks.
Jake Schilling took over the Mavs and threw no-hit ball over the final three frames. He fanned one and didn't issue a walk in boosting his mark to 1-2.
Sean Dwyer went 3-for-4 and Brendan Brown added an RBI in his 2-for-3 outing for Missoula.
Derek Keller and Ben Sansaver each had a pair of singles for the Lakers.
Though the Mavericks offered their starting pitcher little offensive support in the next contest, Griffith was solid after allowing the Lakers to take a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first. He went the distance while surrendering six hits and a walk while fanning two.
“You know (Griffith's) was just a gutty performance,” said Missoula manager Brent Hathaway. “We got a strong seven innings out of him and he competed out there the entire time. Goodness knows we never gave him a chance to relax and pitch with a big lead.”
The Lakers wasted a strong effort from pitcher Tyler Reichoff, who allowed just three singles. He was tagged with the loss after Brown hustled out a double and came around on Dwyer's bunt single after the throw to first was misplayed.
Kalispell received a pair of singles from Zac Brosten and an RBI from Nick Hergesheimer.
First game
Missoula 3, Kalispell 2
Missoula 300 000 0 - 3 11 2
Kalispell 001 100 0 - 2 5 2
Cody Burgmeier, Jake Schilling (5) and Sean Dwyer. Adam Olson, Ben Sansaver (7) and Zac Brosten. W - Schilling (1-2). L - Olson.
MISSOULA - Taylor King 0-4, Ben Roberts 0-3, Brendan Brown 2-3, Dwyer 3-4, Kendal Maier 0-2, Taylor Nordby 1-3, Drew Lytle 1-3, Sam Sopko 2-3, Cubby Pierre 2-3.
KALISPELL - Derek Keller 2-4, Sansaver 2-4, Tyler Reichoff 1-3, Nick Hergesheimer 0-3, Olson 0-3, Brian Sneck 0-2, Brosten 0-2, Austin Roehl 0-3, Toby Liechti 0-3.
2B - Nordby. RBIs - Nordby 2, Brown, Reichoff.
Second game
Missoula 2, Kalispell 1
Missoula 001 001 0 - 2 3 3
Kalispell 100 000 0 - 1 6 3
Shawn Griffith and Andy Freeman. Reichoff, Greg Neils (6) and Brosten. W - Griffith. L - Reichoff.
MISSOULA - King 1-4, Roberts 0-3, Brown 1-4, Dwyer 1-2, Burgmeier 0-3, Maier 0-1, Nordby 0-1, Freeman 0-3, Pierre 0-3.
KALISPELL - Keller 1-3, Sansaver 0-3, Reichoff 0-2, Hergesheimer 0-2, Olson 1-2, Neils 1-1, Sneck 1-3, Brosten 2-3, Roehl 0-2, Liechti 0-3.
2B - Brown. RBIs - King, Hergesheimer.
A Mavs sweep twin bill
At Lindborg-Cregg Field, Derrick Dauenhauer and Andrew Schmautz gave up one unearned run between them, helping the Class A Mavericks sweep a nonconference doubleheader from the A Kalispell Lakers.
Dauenhauer pitched a three-hit, five-inning shutout, in a 13-0 verdict shortened to 41/2 innings by the mercy rule. He issued three walks, gave up three singles and struck out one to improve to 3-2 on the season.
Cole Tybur led the offense, going 2-for-2 with three runs batted in. Robby King was 2-for-4, including an RBI single, and two runs scored.
Schmautz (2-0) scattered six hits in seven innings in the second game, a 7-1 win. He walked no one and fanned two.
Matt McMann sparked the offense with two hits, including a double, and two runs scored. Tybur chipped in with another two hits and another three RBIs.
The Mavericks (14-9) have another doubleheader Sunday at 1 p.m. at Lindborg-Cregg, against the Butte Muckers.
A Mavs 13, A Lakers 0
Kalispell 000 00 - 0 3 3
Missoula 265 0x - 13 8 2
Joe Pistorese, Bryant Ekhart (3) and Darin Olson. Derrick Dauenhauer and Robby King. WP - Dauenhauer. LP - Pistorese.
A Mavs 7, A Lakers 1
Kalispell 000 100 0 - 1 6 3
Missoula 201 022 x - 7 11 1
Karl Ingram, Greg Seaman (6) and Dominic Ekhart. Andrew Schmautz, Josh Seeberger. WP - Schmautz. LP - Ingram.
Wranglers forfeit pair
Deer Lodge forfeited a Class A Legion doubleheader to the Bitterroot Bucs on Saturday.
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