Loggers split with Mission Valley; head to West Division tourney
Libby Loggers Legion baseball players Henry Roy Jr., left, Aidan Rose, Kale Hall, Ian Thom and Boe Miles celebrate following Miles' walk-off game winning hit Saturday at the Lumberyard. The Loggers beat the Mariners 9-8 in first of a doubleheader. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)
Libby Loggers Legion baseball player Aidan Rose, pictured with dad Dan Rose and batboy Teddy Stapley, was honored during Senior Night festivities Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Lee Gehring Field. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)
Libby Loggers Legion baseball player Cody Todd was honored during Senior Night festivities Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Lee Gehring Field. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)
The Libby Loggers Legion baseball team wrapped up the regular season with a doubleheader split against Mission Valley Saturday.
The Loggers won the opener, 9-8, following Boe Miles' pinch-hit walk-off double in game one, while Mission Valley’s Cody Haggard went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in game two.
Miles' two-run double in the bottom of the seventh capped off a four-run frame for the Loggers (14-32). They trailed 6-0 after three innings and 8-5 heading into the final inning.
Bransen Holzer drew a bases-loaded walk to cut the Mariners’ lead to 8-6, then Tanner Wolfe reached on an error that scored Aidan Rose before Miles stepped in.
Rose and Cody Todd were honored in Senior Night festivities.
Mission Valley (25-20) got three runs in the first thanks to a Paxton DuMont RBI single and a Brayson DuMont two-run double. Brayson DuMont finished with two doubles and three RBIs. Cody Haggard added an RBI triple in the seventh.
Cole Wadsworth threw 5 1/3 innings for the Mariners, allowing five runs on six hits. He fanned six batters.
Rose started for the Loggers, then Holzer worked two innings as each allowed three runs. Kale Riddle worked three innings, allowing just one run and James Woody got the win after working the seventh inning.
In game two, the Mariners used a pair of five-run innings to pull away.
Noah Agliano hit a two-RBI single to put Mission ahead 3-0 in the top of the first.
Brayson DuMont singled during the five-run fifth for an 8-2 Mission Valley lead.
In the seventh, Haggard rapped a two-run double. He added 6 2-3 innings on the mound for the Mariners, allowing three runs on six hits and striking out nine.
Holzer had an RBI single in the second for Libby.
Whitefish and the Glacier Twins are hosting the Class A West District Tournament, which begins Thursday.
The Loggers finished 14-32 overall and 9-11 in West A play. They are seeded fifth in the district tournament and will take on the Kalispell Lakers at 4 p.m. Thursday. Kalispell 11-9 in the West and 27-22 overall.
A Loggers win would move them into a Friday game at 7 p.m. against the winner of No. 1 Bitterroot Red Sox and No. 8 Glacier Twins.
The championship game is set for 1 p.m. Sunday.
Libby Loggers Legion baseball player Aidan Rose, pictured with dad Dan Rose and batboy Teddy Stapley, was honored during Senior Night festivities Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Lee Gehring Field. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)
Libby Loggers Legion baseball player Cody Todd was honored during Senior Night festivities Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Lee Gehring Field. (Paul Sievers/The Western News)