The M's opened with a 10-6 victory and followed it up with a 6-2 decision in the nightcap.
Craig Bagnell went 3-for-4 in the early game to pace the Mission Valley bats. The Mariners spread out 14 hits over the contest and held Missoula to just a single run through six innings, before the Mavericks came up short with a five-run rally in the bottom of the seventh.
Tim Rausch had the right stuff for the Mariners in the late game. Rausch was 4-for-4 with a double, triple and a pair of singles. On the mound, he struck out five and walked one en route to a two-run complete game.
Missoula, which dropped to 1-7 in conference and 24-20 overall, will look to get back on track Wednesday with a doubleheader on the road against the Bozeman Spikes. The first game begins at 1 p.m.
Mission Valley 10, Missoula 6
Mission 002 060 2 - 10 14 1
Missoula 000 010 5 - 6 5 2
Spencer Trawlick, Derrick Rather (7) and John Rausch. Brent Daugherty, Jordan Schafer (6) and Josh Seeberger. W - Trawlick. L - Daugherty.
Mission Valley 6, Missoula 2
Mission 003 201 0 - 6 9 3
Missoula 000 110 0 - 2 6 3
Tim Rausch and John Rausch. Anthony Maes, Reiley King (5) and Jordan Schafer. W - Tim Rausch. L - Maes (1-2).
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