The Butte Miners played their first home games in two weeks Tuesday afternoon, and the home cookin’ didn’t translate into wins.
The Lethbridge Elks swept the Miners in a conference doubleheader at Copper Mountain Park. Landon Bourassa threw a no-hitter as the Elks won the opener 10-0. Lethbridge completed the sweep with a 6-3 victory.
Next up for Butte is a tournament in Bozeman. The Miners play twice on Wednesday. They take on the Helena Senators at noon and the Billings Royals at 2:30.
Lethbridge Elks 10, Butte Miners 0
Bourassa struck out nine batters and walked just one in the opener. He was perfect through five innings.
Butte pitcher Trey Hoagland went toe-to-toe with Bouressa, keeping the game a 1-0 contest into the sixth. The Elks made it 3-0 with two in the sixth inning. They broke it open with a seven-run seventh.
LETHBRIDGE ELKS AB R H BI BUTTE MINERS AB R H BI Nickolas Ankerman 5 1 2 1 Marcus Madrazo 3 0 0 0 Austin Huculak 4 1 3 1 Nate LeProwse 3 0 0 0 Jack McDonald 3 1 1 0 Ryan Moodrey 3 0 0 0 Carter Witbeck 4 2 1 0 Jared Haran 3 0 0 0 Nick Tetzlaff 3 1 1 1 Kilian O'Leary 2 0 0 0 Shawn Grandmont 4 1 0 0 Zach Hart 2 0 0 0 Tanner Shirakawa 4 0 2 2 Dylan McDonald 2 0 0 0 Tevin Hall 3 1 2 0 Braxton Henningsen 1 0 0 0 Eric Davies 4 1 3 1 Tyler Ossello 2 0 0 0 TOTALS 34 9 15 6 TOTALS 21 0 0 0 LETHBRIDGE ELKS 010 002 6 -- 9 BUTTE MINERS 000 000 0 -- 0 LOB--LETHBRIDGE ELKS 7, BUTTE MINERS 1. ERR--Braxton Henningson, Ryan Moodrey. 2B--Eric Davies. 3B--Eric Davies, Nickolas Ankerman. HBP--Tevin Hall, Jack McDonald. SB--Austin Huculak. LETHBRIDGE ELKS IP H R ER BB SO HR Landon Bourassa 7.00 0 0 0 1 10 0 BUTTE MINERS Trey Hoagland 6.33 15 9 8 1 3 0 Renzy Doherty 0.67 0 0 0 0 0 0 PB--Ryan Moodrey (3). SO--Shawn Grandmont, Tanner Shirakawa, Tevin Hall, Tyler Ossello (2), Braxton Henningsen, Marcus Madrazo (2), Ryan Moodrey (3), Dylan McDonald (2). BB--Nick Tetzlaff, Braxton Henningsen.
Lethbridge Elks 6, Butte Miners 3
The Elks broke open a 2-all tie to take the lead for good with three runs in the fifth inning.
Bryce Oriold-Frasser struck out six batters and walked three to pick up the win. Jared Haran went the distance, striking out six in the loss.
Shawn Grandmont went 3 for 4 with a double to lead the Elks. Austin Haculak tripled and Jack McDonald doubled in the win.
Kilian O’Leary drilled a solo home run to lead the Miners. Zach Hart and Nate LeProwse each pounded a pair of hits, while Ryan Moodry, Dylan McDonald, Ax Henningsen and Renzy Doherty each hit one.
LETHBRIDGE ELKS AB R H BI BUTTE MINERS AB R H BI Nicholas Ankerman 4 1 0 0 Marcus Madrazo 3 1 0 0 Austin Huculak 3 2 1 1 Nate LeProwse 4 1 2 0 Jack McDonald 4 1 1 1 Ryan Moodry 4 0 1 1 Carter Witbeck 3 1 1 0 Kilian O'Leary 3 1 1 1 Nick Tetzlaff 3 0 2 2 Trey Hoagland 2 0 0 0 Shawn Grandmont 4 0 3 1 Zach Hart 3 0 2 0 Tanner Shirakawa 4 0 0 0 Dylan McDonald 4 0 1 0 Tevin Hall 2 0 0 0 Ax Henningsen 3 0 1 0 Josh Luchanski 1 1 0 0 Renzy Doherty 2 0 1 0 Eric Davies 3 0 1 0 Jared Haran 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 31 6 9 5 TOTALS 29 3 9 2 LETHBRIDGE ELKS 200 031 0 -- 6 BUTTE MINERS 200 010 0 -- 3 LOB--LETHBRIDGE ELKS 8, BUTTE MINERS 10. ERR--Carter Witbeck, Jack McDonald, Ryan Moodry (2), Ax Henningsen. 2B--Shawn Grandmont (2), Jack McDonald. 3B--Austin Huculak. HR--Kilian Oleary. HBP--Nick Tetzlaff. SACB--Killian Oleary. SB--Shawn Grandmont, Tanner Shirakawa, Marcus Madrazo, Nate Leprowse. LETHBRIDGE ELKS IP H R ER BB SO HR Bryce Oriold-Frasser (W) 5.00 7 3 3 3 6 1 Shawn Grandmont (S) 2.00 2 0 0 0 1 0 BUTTE MINERS Jared Haran (L) 7.00 9 6 4 3 6 0 PB--Carter Witbeck, Nate Leprowse. WP--Jarred Haran. SO--Austin Huculak, Nick Tetzlaff, Josh Luchanski, Tanner Shirakawa (2), Tevin Hall, Marcus Madrazo (2), Renzy Doherty, Dylan McDonald (2), Nate LeProwse (2). BB--Austin Huculak, Carter Witbeck, Josh Luchanski, Marcus Madrazo, Trey Hoagland, Zach Hart.
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