Bucks beat Skyhawks, 7-2

By Chronicle Staff

RAPID CITY, S.D. n The Bucks jumped on top of Omaha with three runs in the first inning and never looked back as they downed the Skyhawks 7-2 to finish perfect at the James “Pev” Evans Tournament.

Brendan Phillips went six strong innings, allowing one earned run on seven hits while striking out four. On the offensive side Kyle Britt and Ryan Minkoff each hit terrorized the Skyhawks from the top two spots in the order, as each went 2-3 with an RBI and a triple.

Bucks 7, Omaha 2

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Brendan Phillips, Dan Bashore (7) and Ryan Minkoff, Andy Ballinger (4). Michael Servais, Ryan Bolt (2), Corey Stringer (6) and Corey Stringer, Ryan Bolt (6).

Bozeman n Ryan Minkoff 2-3, Kyle Britt 2-3, Caleb Schlender 1-4, Sean Potkay 0-3, Matt Comer 2-3, Ethan Wilkes 0-1, Will Spears 3-4, Anthony Rinard 2-3, Trevor Peck 0-3, Jeff Squire 0-1, Andy Ballinger 2-2.

Omaha n Jamie Johnson 2-3, David Gottschalk 0-2, Andrew Gard 1-4, John Elliott 1-4, Corey Stringer 2-4, Tom Ruzicka 0-2, Jon Keck 1-3, Zach Croonquist 0-1, Brett Swain 1-2, Mike Thedinga 0-1, Ryan Bolt 0-2.

2B nRinard, Johnson, Stringer. 3B nBritt, Minkoff.

Outlaws sweep Butte: At Butte, The Outlaws came up with 14-4 and 16-6 victories on the road against Butte. Connor Moore went the distance for the Outlaws in game one, giving up just four runs on six hits and Derek Allen helped carry the load offensively, going 4-6 over the two games with two doubles.

Gallatin Valley 14, Butte 4

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Zack Bolton, Jake Novack (5), and Kyle Knoell, Connor Moore and Matt Enriquez.

Butte n Todd Cabrerra 2-2, Blake Cohlhepp 1-2, Alex Briggs 0-1, Matt Berg 1-3, Cody McDougal 1-3, Marcus Andreas 0-1, Novack 0-1, Knoell 1-3, Joe Newman 0-2, Bolton 0-0.

Gallatin Valley n Lynn Crawford 1-3, Isaiah Jensen 2-3, Derek Allen 1-2 (2B), Matt Workman 1-2 (3B), Calvin Stocker 2-2, Enriquez 0-2, Colton Anderson 1-3, Cameron Frost 1-3, Brandon Webster 0-0, Moore 0-0.

Gallatin Valley 16, Butte 6

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Justin Dunbar, Cabrerra (5), and D.J. Lewis. Webster, Chris Boyce (6), and Enriquez.

Butte n Cohlhepp 2-3 (2B), Briggs 1-2, Bolton 0-1, Berg 0-2, McDougal 0-1, Cabrerra 0-1, Lewis 0-3, Novack 0-2, Kevin Cox 0-2, Newman 0-2.

Gallatin Valley n Crawford 1-1 (3B), Jensen 2-5, Allen 3-5 (2B), Workman 2-2 (2B), Stocker 1-3, Enriquez 3-4 (2 2B), Moore 2-3, Frost 1-2 (2B), Anderson 1-1 (HR), Boyce 2-2, Webster 0-0.

Belgrade drops two to Scarlets: The Bandits struggled to hit the ball in a home double header against the first-place Scarlets, losing the first game 10-0 and the second 10-3. They came up with just seven hits over the two games and spoiled a particularly good effort by their game one starting pitcher Ryan Rothing, who gave up just 5 runs to the mighty Scarlet offense in through the first four innings.

Billings Scarlets 10, Belgrade 0

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Tyler Tabbert and Tyson Shriver. Ryan Rothing and Connor Schultz.

Billings n Jordan Heringer 2-4, Aleksei Grosulak 1-3 (2B), Joel Reitz 1-2 (3B), Alex Bushman 1-2, Mike Tevlin 0-3, Jordan Roberts 0-1, Jesse Finley 2-3 (2B), Shriver 0-2, Eric Nell 1-3, Tabbert 0-0.

Belgrade n Phil Prickett 0-2, Jordan Prester 0-2, Schultz 0-2, Joel Barnett 0-2, CJ Layman 0-1, Keldon Graff 0-2, LD Severson 1-2, Lane Berberet 0-0, Pat Freund 0-1, Rothing 0-0.

Billings Scarlets 10, Belgrade 3

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Brady Muller and Jory Werner. Graff, Severson (4), and Schultz.

Billings n Heringer 3-5 (2B), Grosulak 0-4, Reitz 2-4, Tevlin 2-3 (3B, HR), Roberts 3-3, Finley 0-4, Werner 1-5, Nell 1-3 (2B), Ty Gilmore 1-2, Muller 0-0.

Belgrade n Prickett 0-4, Prester 1-3, Schultz 1-3, Barnett 1-3 (2B), Layman 1-2, Graff 1-1, Steven McAdams 0-2, Severson 0-3, Berberet 1-2 (2B), Freund 0-3.

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