Tough 8th Inning Results in 15-6 Loss

Mustangs surrender a seven run eighth inning to fall to the Glacier Range Riders by a score of 15-6. 

Mustangs (18-22) had only trailed by a score of 8-6 to that point. 

Billings jumped ahead of the Range Riders (23-16)  in the bottom of the first, with an RBI single by Gabe Wurtz, and a three-run double with the bases loaded by Brady West. 

Range Riders pulled within one on an error by West trying to snap a throw to get the runner at first, but it sailed over Jason Ajamian's head to make it 4-3. 

Glacier took the lead back on a RBI single by Dean Miller and a two-RBI double by Ben Fitzgerald in the 4th to make it 6-4 Range Riders. 

Billings tied it up in the bottom half of the fourth on a two-run homer by Gabe Wurtz, part of a 4-5 night for Wurtz. 

Range Riders hit a two-run home run in the sixth by Miller to make it 8-6. 

To the eighth, right-hander Tyler Statler surrendered seven runs on three hits, including a bases clearing three-RBI double by Fitzgerald, and a two-RBI single by Mason Dinesen. 

Mustangs couldn't surmount any offense to catch up. 

Game two kicks off tomorrow at 6:35 p.m. with pre-game starting at 6:15 on ESPN 910/105.5 FM or ESPN910.com. You can also watch every pitch on FloSports.