The Helena Independents swept the Butte Muckers in a non-conference doubleheader Saturday at Copper Mountain Park.
Helena came from behind to win the opener 8-6 in nine innings before erupting late in Game 2 to complete the sweep with a 17-5 win in Game 2.
Butte plays a home game again Sunday. Belgrade will come to town for a 3 p.m. conference game.
Mucker Cameron Johnson delivers a pitch in the first game.
Helena Independents 8, Butte Muckers 6 (9 innings)
Helena scored three runs in the top of the seventh inning to send the game to extra innings.
Hunter Sickerson went 3 for 4 to lead the Helena offense. Nick Jemmings drove in two runs, while Keaton Raulston pitched three hit-less innings in relief to get the win.
Bryson Henningson went 2 for 4 with two RBIs for the Muckers. Ryan Schultz also hit a pair of singles, while Will Hoagland, Trey Burger, Logan LaFromboise and Will Brandon each hit one.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| HLN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| BTT | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
Helena Independents
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
| Conor McCarvel | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kaden Marrinez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Northey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nick Jemmings | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Caeden Suero | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Sickerson | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Geubtner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Colter Bauch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Zach Huth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Shamley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Dallbeck | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Gage Vermillion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kaleb Winterburn | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 30 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 6 |
Batting TB: Conor McCarvel, Nick Jemmings, Gabe Dallbeck, Kaleb Winterburn, Caeden Suero, Hunter Sickerson 3
RBI: Nick Jemmings 2, Mark Northey, Kaden Marrinez, Hunter Sickerson
ROE: Gage Vermillion
FC: Zach Huth
SB: Conor McCarvel, Gage Vermillion, Gabe Dallbeck, Kaleb Winterburn, Caeden Suero
CS: Conor McCarvel, Gabe Dallbeck
PIK: Gage Vermillion, Gabe Dallbeck
Totals Team QAB: 24 (58.54%)
Conor McCarvel 4, Nick Jemmings 2, Gage Vermillion 3, Gabe Dallbeck 2, Mark Northey 2, Kaleb Winterburn 3, Colter Bauch 3, Caleb Shamley, Kaden Marrinez, Hunter Sickerson 2, Adam Geubtner
Team LOB: 3
Fielding E: Conor McCarvel, Gage Vermillion, Adam Geubtner, Zach Huth
| Pitching | IP | #P | TB | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | S% |
| Taylor Carlson | 5.0 | 92 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .663 |
| Riley Chilsom | 1.0 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .560 |
| Keaton Raulston | 3.0 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .556 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 162 | 62 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .617 |
Pitching W: Keaton Raulston
WP: Taylor Carlson
Pitches-Strikes: Riley Chilsom 25-14, Taylor Carlson 92-61, Keaton Raulston 45-25
Groundouts-Flyouts: Riley Chilsom 0-2, Taylor Carlson 5-4, Keaton Raulston 2-2
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Riley Chilsom 3-5, Taylor Carlson 16-25, Keaton Raulston 9-10
Butte Muckers
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
| Will Hoagland | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Berger | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bryson Henningsen | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Kober | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Cole Walker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Austin Gerry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Schultz | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan LaFramboise | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Will Brandon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Liam Sommer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Batting TB: Will Hoagland, Logan LaFrambos, Bryson Henningson 2, Will Brandon, Ryan Schultz 2, Trey Berger
RBI: Logan LaFrambos, Bryson Henningson 2, Ryan Schultz
SAC: Cameron Johnson
ROE: Alex Kober 2, Logan LaFrambos
SB: Will Hoagland, Ryan Schultz
CS: Bryson Henningson
Totals Team QAB: 16 (40.00%)
Will Hoagland, Cameron Johnson, Alex Kober 2, Logan LaFrambos, Bryson Henningson 3, Austin Gerry, Cole Walker 2, Ryan Schultz 3, Trey Berger 2
Team LOB: 5 Fielding E: Cole Walker, Trey Berger
| Pitching | IP | #P | TB | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | S% |
| Liam Sommer | 4.0 | 72 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .583 |
| Cole Walker | 2.1 | 48 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .417 |
| Cameron Johnson | 2.2 | 51 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .549 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 171 | 81 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 0 | .526 |
Pitching L: Cole Walker
Pitches-Strikes: Cameron Johnson 51-28, Liam Sommer 72-42, Cole Walker 48-20
Groundouts-Flyouts: Cameron Johnson 1-3, Liam Sommer 3-2, Cole Walker 1-4
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Cameron Johnson 8-13, Liam Sommer 11-17, Cole Walker 2-11
Helena Independents 17, Butte Muckers 5
The roof caved in on the Muckers in game 2.
The Independents scored eight runs in the sixth and eight runs in the seventh as Helena turned a 5-1 deficit into 12-run win.
Adam Geubtner, Riley Chilsom and Raulston each smacked a pair of hits for the Independents, while Gage Vermillion hit a double.
Noah Reynolds went 2 for 4 with a pair of RBIs, while Austin Gerry doubled to lead the Muckers. Hoagland and Cameron Johnson added singles in the loss.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
| HLN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 3 |
| BTT | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Helena Independents
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
| Zach Huth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaden Marrinez | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Colter Bauch | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Caeden Suero | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nick Jemmings | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Northey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Taylor Carlson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Connor Mccarvel | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gage Vermillion | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Geubtner | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kaleb Winterburn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Sickerson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Dallbeck | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Riley Chilsom | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Keaton Raulston | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
Batting 2B: Gage Vermillion
TB: Riley Chilsom 2, Nick Jemmings, Gage Vermillion 2, Colter Bauch, Keaton Raulston 2, Caeden Suero, Kaden Marrinez, Adam Geubtner 2, Connor Mccarvel
RBI: Riley Chilsom, Nick Jemmings, Keaton Raulston, Caeden Suero, Kaden Marrinez, Hunter Sickerson 2, Adam Geubtner
SAC: Hunter Sickerson
ROE: Gabe Dallbeck, Caeden Suero 2, Kaden Marrinez, Hunter Sickerson, Connor Mccarvel
FC: Keaton Raulston
SB: Riley Chilsom 2, Gage Vermillion, Kaden Marrinez
CS: Caeden Suero
PIK: Kaden Marrinez, Hunter Sickerson
Totals Team QAB: 25 (56.82%)
Riley Chilsom 2, Nick Jemmings, Gage Vermillion, Gabe Dallbeck, Mark Northey 5, Kaleb Winterburn, Colter Bauch, Keaton Raulston 3, Caeden Suero 2, Kaden Marrinez 2, Hunter Sickerson, Adam Geubtner 2, Connor Mccarvel 3
Team LOB: 7
Fielding E: Kaleb Winterburn, Keaton Raulston, Kaden Marrinez
DP: Conor McCarvel, Mark Northey, Keaton Raulston
| Pitching | IP | #P | TB | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | S% |
| Caleb Shamley | 1.0 | 50 | 29 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .420 |
| Conor McCarvel | 4.0 | 54 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .630 |
| Colter Bauch | 2.0 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .586 |
| Totals | 7.0 | 133 | 61 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .541 |
Pitching W: Caleb Shamley
Pitches-Strikes: Conor McCarvel 54-34, Colter Bauch 29-17, Caleb Shamley 50-21
Groundouts-Flyouts: Conor McCarvel 4-5, Colter Bauch 1-3, Caleb Shamley 0-2
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Conor McCarvel 8-15, Colter Bauch 3-8, Caleb Shamley 3-11
Butte Muckers
| Batting | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K |
| Noah Reynolds | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Martz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Trey Berger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryson Henningsen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cole Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Gerry | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Brandon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Hoagland | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alex Kober | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Schultz | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan LaFramboise | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cameron Johnson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 26 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 |
Batting 2B: Austin Gerry
TB: Will Hoagland, Noah Reynolds 2, Cameron Johnson, Austin Gerry 2
RBI: Noah Reynolds 2, Cameron Johnson
ROE: Ryan Schultz
FC: Trey Berger
GIDP: Trey Berger
SB: Will Hoagland 2, Noah Reynolds
Totals Team QAB: 13 (38.24%)
Tommy Martz 2, Will Hoagland 3, Noah Reynolds, Cameron Johnson, Alex Kober, Logan LaFrambos, Bryson Henningson 2, Austin Gerry, Ryan Schultz
Team LOB: 8
Fielding E: Will Hoagland 2, Cameron Johnson, Liam Sommer, Logan LaFrambos 2, Austin Gerry, Ryan Schultz, Trey Berger 2
DP: Tommy Martz, Trey Berger
| Pitching | IP | #P | TB | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | S% |
| Noah Reynolds | 2.1 | 48 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .479 |
| Tommy Martz | 2.2 | 45 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .489 |
| Cameron Johnson | 1.1 | 44 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .682 |
| Liam Sommer | 0.2 | 25 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .600 |
| Totals | 7.0 | 162 | 72 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .556 |
Pitching L: Cameron Johnson
WP: Tommy Martz, Noah Reynolds, Liam Sommer
Pitches-Strikes: Tommy Martz 45-22, Noah Reynolds 48-23, Cameron Johnson 44-30, Liam Sommer 25-15
Groundouts-Flyouts: Tommy Martz 0-5, Noah Reynolds 1-4, Cameron Johnson 1-3, Liam Sommer 0-0
First pitch strikes-Batters faced: Tommy Martz 4-10, Noah Reynolds 7-13, Cameron Johnson 12-16, Liam Sommer 3-5
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