Rapid City touched Missoula starter Cody Burgmeier for four runs in the first frame and scored in every inning, sending Burgmeier (8-3) to his second consecutive loss.
“He was (pitching) up in the zone all day long and they took advantage of it,” said Mavericks manager Brent Hathaway of Burgmeier's outing. “He lived around the belt and they just pounded single after single after single.”
For the Mavericks (34-15), Taylor Nordby was 2-for-2 and drove in the team's only run in the fourth. Missoula third baseman Taylor King slapped a double and catcher Sean Dwyer tripled in a game that lasted just over an hour.
The Mavs continue tournament action Thursday with a 9:30 a.m. contest against the Spokane Blue Devils.
First game
Missoula 000 10 - 1 5 4
Rapid City 412 2x - 9 11 1
Cody Burgmeier and Sean Dwyer. Johnson and Coates. W - Johnson. L - Burgmeier (8-3).
MISSOULA - Taylor King 1-3, Kendal Maier 0-2, Brendan Brown 0-2, Dwyer 1-2, Burgmeier 0-2, Taylor Nordby 2-2, Drew Lytle 0-2, Sam Sopko 1-2, Matt McMann 0-2.
RAPID CITY - Parker Sullivan 0-2, Jordan Mette 1-2, Wulf 1-2, Brock Estes 2-3, Steven Ficken 1-3, Jensen 3-3, Coates 1-3, Jarding 1-2, Bohne 1-1.
2B - Dwyer. 3B - King. HR - Jensen. RBIs - Nordby, Wulf, Estes, Ficken, Jensen 2, Coates, Jarding 2.
A's earn sweep
At Deer Lodge, the Anaconda A's claimed both halves of a Class A doubleheader with Deer Lodge, winning the first game 5-4 in eight innings before posting a 9-7 victory in the second contest.
A's starting pitcher Jake Leidle sent the first game to an extra inning with a solo homer in the top of the seventh before Anaconda (6-4) pushed across a run in the the eighth to win it.
Mike Van Meel drove in a pair and finished 2-for-3 for the A's, who totaled eight hits.
Eddy Young, who took over on the mound for Leidle in the fifth, tossed scoreless ball over the final three innings to earn the win.
A seven-run second inning and a big efforts at the plate from catcher Anthony Marrujo and pitcher Cory Orrino lifted Anaconda to the win in the nightcap.
Orrino doubled three times and drove in three while Marrujo doubled twice and collected three RBIs.
Trent Thomas tripled and had two RBIs for the Wranglers (7-4).
First game
Anaconda 020 100 11 - 5 8 0
Deer Lodge 010 210 00 - 4 7 1
Jake Leidle, Eddy Young (5) and Anthony Marrujo. Dean Despain and Joe Stefalo. W - Young. L - Despain.
Second game
Anaconda 171 120 3 - 15 17 1
Deer Lodge 120 013 0 - 7 8 2
Cory Orrino and Anthony Marrujo. Jordan Jennings, Andy Stefalo (2) and J. Stefalo. W - Orrino. L - A. Stefalo.
Mission Valley sweeps
At Florence, the defending Class A champions scored a 9-7 victory over the Bitterroot Bucs in the first of a twin bill, then won the nightcap 14-1 in five innings due to the 10-run margin rule.
Tim Rausch was 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and four RBIs in the opener. His two-run double highlighted the Mariners' four-run fourth inning.
Spencer Trawick threw 6 1-3 innings for Mission valley to post the win. He allowed seven hits and five walks while fanning seven.
Craig Bagnell led the Mariners to the victory in Game 2, going 3-for-4 with a double and four RBIs.
Tim Rausch threw a one-hitter for Mission Valley, striking out five and walking three.
The Bucs managed only Jeremy Johnson's RBI single in the fourth.
First game
Mis. Valley 000 411 3 - 9 10 2
Bitterroot 104 000 2 - 7 7 1
Spencer Trawick, Derrick Rathe (7) and John Rausch. Koby Salmela, Xavier Morigreau (7) and Billy Hanna. W - Trawick. L - Salmela.
Second game
Mis. Valley 338 00 - 14 11 2
Bitterroot 000 10 - 1 1 3
Tim Rausch and J. Rausch. Luke Topp, Shane Taylor (3) and Hanna. W - T. Rausch. L - Topp.
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