Back for more: Mavs hope for different story at this year's state tourney Aug 2, 2008
Missoula Mavericks second baseman Kendal Maier strokes a base hit at Lindborg-Cregg Field earlier this season. Maier, who hit. (Missoulian, MT)
Elks no match for Mavs in home finale Jul 28, 2008
Behind a strong pitching effort by starter Cody Burgmeier and reliever Shawn Griffith as well as a big day from the bottom of the lineup, the Mavericks ended their home season at Lindborg-Cregg Field and their Western Division schedule with their second straight 11-4 victory ... Five Mavericks in the final year of eligibility said goodbye to Lindborg-Cregg Field on Sunday King, Brown, Burgmeier, Lincoln Mansch and Wes Martens. (Missoulian, MT)
Osprey celebrate 10th summer of baseball in Missoula: ‘Mr. Osprey' Lyle Overbay tops all-decade squad Jul 27, 2008
The speedster even had an inside-the-park home run when the O's played at Lindborg-Cregg Field those two seasons ... Made just three errors at spacious Lindborg-Cregg Field. (Missoulian, MT)
Top memories in Osprey history: From triple plays to peanuts, it's been a memorable run Jul 27, 2008
10 Soon-to-be fan favorite Luis Terrero crushes a grand slam to help the Osprey win their first home game 8-6 over Helena on June 22, 1999 at Lindborg-Cregg Field. Yeah, and I still got the ball, said Kemler, who used to sit near the left field corner at Lindborg-Cregg Field so he could chase down balls. (Missoulian, MT)
Mavs regain stride with win over Stallions Jul 23, 2008
After a weekend that saw the Mavericks drop three of four on a Canadian road trip, they returned home to Lindborg-Cregg Field and posted a solid 11-7 victory that clinched Missoula a berth in the American Legion state tournament. The Mavs used a six-run second inning, highlighted by a pair of solo home runs by Sean Dwyer and Taylor Nordby, to take control and keep alive their slim hopes of taking the West's top seed to state Aug. 2-6 in Great Falls. (Missoulian, MT)
LEGION ROUNDUP: Class A Mavs, Red Sox split doubleheader Jul 21, 2008
The Class A Missoula Mavericks split a pair of games with the Bitterroot Red Sox on Sunday at Lindborg-Cregg Field. The Mavs took the first game, 4-3, and the Red Sox rebounded to take the nightcap 9-2. (Missoulian, MT)
LEGION ROUNDUP: A Mavs sweep Salmon Jul 20, 2008
The Class A Missoula Mavericks posted a pair of American Legion baseball Western Conference wins over Salmon, Idaho, at Lindborg-Cregg Field, winning 11-1 in five innings due to the 10-run margin rule before taking the second game 13-6 Saturday afternoon. Anthony Maes tossed a six-hitter in the opener for the Mavs and boosted his mark to 2-3. (Missoulian, MT)
Mavs zap Electrics: Mavericks break open pitchers' duel with seven-run inning Jul 17, 2008
Missoula Mavericks short stop Taylor King lays out for a grounder preventing extra bases Wednesday afternoon against the Great Falls Electrics at Lindborg-Cregg Field in Missoula ... Lincoln Mansch, Matt McMann and Drew Lytle combined to pitch a one-hitter and Missoula exploded for seven runs in the sixth inning and forged a 10-0 American Legion baseball victory over the Great Falls Electrics at Lindborg-Cregg Field in a game called after seven innings due to the 10-run margin rule. (Missoulian, MT)
Electrics shocked: Mavs get back on track with win over Great Falls Jul 17, 2008
Missoula Mavericks shortstop Taylor King, right, turns a double play against the Great Falls Electrics in the top of the fifth inning Tuesday at Lindborg-Cregg Field ... After a pair of losses dropped them out of first place for the first time this season in the American Legion baseball's Western Division over the weekend, the Class AA Missoula Mavericks bounced back in style with a 15-5 victory over the Great Falls Electrics on Tuesday at Lindborg-Cregg Field. (Missoulian, MT)
Mavs top Moose Monarchs Jul 13, 2008
Center fielder Ben Roberts helped turn a near disaster into to a come-from-behind victory for the Class AA Missoula Mavericks on Wednesday night at Lindborg-Cregg Field. After the Mavs blew a two-run lead to the Medicine Hat Moose Monarchs in the top of the ninth and fell behind 6-4, Missoula scored twice in the ninth to force an extra inning and Roberts' bases-loaded single in the 10th sent Missoula to a 7-6 victory. (Missoulian, MT)
Class A Mavs take pair from Glacier Jun 30, 2008
The Class A Missoula Mavericks swept a pair of nonconference Legion baseball games from the Glacier Twins on Sunday at Lindborg-Cregg Field. Missoula won the opener 15-4 in a game shortened to five innings by the 10-run margin rule, then kept the bats going in an 11-6 win in the nightcap. (Missoulian, MT)
Mavs sweep Twins: Missoula's offense sizzles in pair of wins over Glacier Jun 25, 2008
Taylor Nordby of the Missoula Mavericks hits a home run to lead off the fifth inning against the Glacier Twins on Tuesday at Lindborg-Cregg Field ... Despite some less-than-stellar performances, the Class AA Missoula Mavericks swept a Tuesday doubleheader with the Glacier Twins at Lindborg-Cregg Field, taking the American Legion ball opener 15-9 before rallying for 14 runs in their last at-bat to win 19-9 in a game called after six innings due to the 10-run margin rule. (Missoulian, MT)
Missoula comes up just short Jun 23, 2008
After defeating the Billings Royals 7-4 Sunday afternoon at Lindborg-Cregg Field, the Class AA Missoula Mavericks came just short of winning their first Scott Klaudt Memorial American Legion baseball tournament since 2000, falling 5-3 to the Lewis-Clark Twins of Lewiston, Idaho, in the championship. The Twins completed a perfect 6-0 run through the six-team tournament, which included a 16-4 drubbing of the Mavs on Saturday. (Missoulian, MT)
SCOTT KLAUDT MEMORIAL: Mavericks drop two Jun 22, 2008
If the Class AA Missoula Mavericks' 16-4 loss Saturday afternoon to the Lewis-Clark Twins from Lewiston, Idaho, at Lindborg-Cregg Field left a knot in their stomachs, then one could only imagine what the Mavs were feeling after dropping a 4-3 heartbreaker to Bellevue, Wash ... at Lindborg-Cregg Field. (Missoulian, MT)
SCOTT KLAUDT MEMORIAL: Mavs take another: Mavericks defeat Bandits in second game of tournament Jun 21, 2008
Missoula's Ben Roberts slides safely under the tag of Spokane first baseman Danny Jordan during the third inning Friday night at Lindborg-Cregg Field ... The Class AA Missoula Mavericks toughed out their second victory at the Scott Klaudt Memorial American Legion baseball tournament Friday night at Lindborg-Cregg Field, scoring a 9-6 victory over the Spokane Bandits. (Missoulian, MT)
SCOTT KLAUDT MEMORIAL: Mavs take out Cardinals in opener Jun 21, 2008
The Class AA Missoula Mavericks showed their mettle Thursday night in beating the Prairie Cardinals of Post Falls, Idaho, 9-3 in eight innings in Missoula's opener of the Scott Klaudt Memorial American Legion baseball tournament at Lindborg-Cregg Field ... at Lindborg-Cregg Field. (Missoulian, MT)
Mavs look to win annual Scott Klaudt tourney Jun 19, 2008
The Class AA Missoula Mavericks will be out to change a bit of recent history when they host the Scott Klaudt Memorial American Legion baseball tournament at Lindborg-Cregg Field beginning Thursday ... at Lindborg-Cregg Field. (Missoulian, MT)
Mavericks drop finale at Pullman tournament Jun 16, 2008
The Mavs (26-9) host Kalispell for a conference doubleheader Tuesday at 3 p.m. at Lindborg-Cregg Field. Columbia River 311 031 6 15 15 2. (Missoulian, MT)
Mavericks find groove after layoff Jun 9, 2008
The Mavs looked sharp in taking a pair of nonconference American Legion baseball contests at Lindborg-Cregg Field, downing the Butte Miners 12-4 in the first game and 11-2 in the second. Missoula's effort left the team at 24-7 and impressed manager Brent Hathaway, who feared the week off and the effects of graduation weekend would leave his squad struggling to find its groove. (Missoulian, MT)
Mavs rebound with Maier's slam May 26, 2008
The Mavs began their day of dancing between raindrops by managing only a pair of singles and falling 4-0 to the Billings Royals at Lindborg-Cregg Field ... at Lindborg-Cregg Field ... at Lindborg-Cregg Field. (Missoulian, MT)
Mavs begin title defense at expanded tournament May 23, 2008
Due to the tourney's expansion, games will be played not only at the Mavericks' traditional home of Lindborg-Cregg Field, a full slate of games will also be played at Ogren-Allegiance Park, home of the Pioneer League Missoula Osprey ... at Lindborg-Cregg Field ... at Lindborg-Cregg Field. (Missoulian, MT)
Mavs split pair with Senators May 20, 2008
Games for the tournament will be played at both Lindborg-Cregg Field and Ogren-Allegiance Park ... Brent Daugherty pitched the Class A Missoula Mavericks to a 6-4 victory in the first game of a doubleheader before the Helena Reps scored five in the top of the eighth to win the second game 10-5 at Lindborg-Cregg Field. (Missoulian, MT)
LEGION ROUNDUP: Mavericks earn split with Billings Scarlets May 11, 2008
The Class A Missoula Mavericks needed a little late-inning magic to win the opener of the twin bill 4-3 at Lindborg-Cregg Field before downing the Great Falls Sparkies 21-4 in a game called after 4fi innings due to the 10-run margin rule. After a leadoff walk began Missoula's bottom of the seventh with the first game tied 3-3, pinch runner Collin LaPorte advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Matt McMann. (Missoulian, MT)
Sweep pleases Mavericks' skipper May 5, 2008
They had just finished off a nonconference Class AA American Legion baseball doubleheader sweep of the Belgrade Bandits at Lindborg-Cregg Field. After splitting a twin bill Saturday with the Great Falls Stallions that left their manager less than pleased with his team's performance, the Mavs put together a pair of five-inning victories due to the 10-run margin rule. (Missoulian, MT)
Mavs look forward to '08 campaign Apr 18, 2008
Despite the loss of several key members of 2007's Western Division champions, Missoula manager Brent Hathaway is looking forward to taking the field with this year's squad when the Mavs open the campaign with a nonconference doubleheader on Saturday at Lindborg-Cregg Field against the Great Falls Stallions. I think overall we're very athletic and we're going to be pretty quick, said Hathaway, beginning his 16th season at the helm of the AA team. (Missoulian, MT)
Rolling into state: Mavericks pummel Senators, collect 13th consecutive victory Aug 3, 2007
Paced by second baseman Taylor King's bat and solid outings from three hurlers, the Mavs put an exclamation point on the campaign Wednesday evening with an 18-2 drubbing of the Helena Senators in the teams' nonconference regular season finale at Lindborg-Cregg Field shortened to seven innings due to the 10-run margin rule. Missoula, which takes the Western Division's top seed into state at Billings, closed the season on a 13-game winning streak and lifted their mark to 51-17. (Missoulian, MT)
Cheaper by the dozen: Missoula Mavericks win 12th straight in Western AA conference finale Jul 30, 2007
The Missoula Mavericks capped off their American Legion baseball Western AA championship campaign with another convincing victory Sunday afternoon at Lindborg-Cregg Field. For the second time in as many days, the Mavs downed Lethbridge, Alberta, this time posting a 12-2 victory in seven innings due to the 10-run margin rule in the teams' conference finale. (Missoulian, MT)
Red-hot Mavs win 11th in a row Jul 29, 2007
Saturday night at Lindborg-Cregg Field, the Mavs received excellent starting pitching from Max Smith and pounded out 13 hits en route to a 13-0 league blanking of the Lethbridge, Alberta, Elks in an American Legion baseball game shortened to seven innings due to the 10-run margin rule. The contest had all the makings of a minor letdown for the Mavs, who entered having already clinched the Western Division title and the No. 1 seed at state that comes with it. (Missoulian, MT)
Different story: Mavs follow Friday's 23-0 rout of Great Falls with close call Jul 22, 2007
After downing the Great Falls Electrics 23-0 on Friday night, the Mavs returned to the diamond Saturday for the second half of a two-game series against the Electrics at Lindborg-Cregg field. This time around the Mavs made it a little more interesting as they barely squeezed by Great Falls with a 11-10 come-from-behind Western AA win. (Missoulian, MT)
Mavs short out Electrics Jul 21, 2007
By the third it was too late for the Electrics, who could only watch as the Missoula Mavericks quietly rioted to a 23-0 Class AA American Legion baseball win at Lindborg-Cregg Field, in a game shortened to seven innings by the 10-run rule ... Missoula and Great Falls play again on Saturday at noon at Lindborg-Cregg Field. (Missoulian, MT)
Mavs too much for Moose Monarchs Jul 15, 2007
Stingy pitching, excellent defense and multi-hit games by Conor Dwyer, Mike Ponton and Mac Cuffe led the Mavs to a crisp 9-1 American Legion baseball victory at Lindborg-Cregg Field. Missoula's best all-around effort since leaving a Rapid City, S.D., tournament they took second at 10 days previous boosted the team's mark to 11-4 in the Western Division, 38-18 overall and left manager Brent Hathaway nearly satisfied. (Missoulian, MT)
Mavs rebound with win Jul 12, 2007
Following their 12-9 defeat at the hands of the Great Falls Stallions in 12 innings Tuesday evening, the Mavs got into another see-saw battle Wednesday afternoon and returned the favor, beating Stallions 8-7 at Lindborg-Cregg Field. But the win was far from pretty. (Missoulian, MT)
Heartbreaker: Mavs rally to send game into extra innings; lose in 12th Jul 11, 2007
Missoula Mavericks' designated hitter Mike Ponton beats the throw back to second on this pick-off attempt by Dan Olinger of Great Falls in the second inning Tuesday evening at Lindborg-Cregg Field ... The Great Falls Stallions and Missoula Mavericks took their key Western AA American Legion battle into the wee hours Tuesday, with the Stallions scoring four times in the 12th inning to take a 12-9 victory at Lindborg-Cregg Field. (Missoulian, MT)
Drummond rodeo gets week off to good start Jul 8, 2007
The Missoula Mavericks play their first home Legion baseball game since June 25 when the Great Falls Stallions visit Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Lindborg-Cregg Field. Missoula will also play host to the state's best shotgunners when the 113th annual State Trap Meet begins Wednesday at the Missoula Trap and Skeet Club. (Missoulian, MT)
Coaching A Mavs labor of love for Feeley Jul 8, 2007
Talking prior to the Mavericks' first game at the invitational tournament they're hosting this weekend at Lindborg-Cregg Field, Feeley discussed how he became a coach, the sate of his team as it begins the stretch run and the baseball program he takes so much pride in. Q: Tell me how how the Class A Mavericks have progressed to this point. (Missoulian, MT)
Class A Mavs fall to Bozeman at tourney Jul 7, 2007
The Bozeman Bucks pieced together a big seventh inning rally to upend the hosting Missoula Mavericks, 9-7, at the opening day of the Mavs' American Legion invitational tournament Friday at Lindborg-Cregg Field ... Tournament play continues Saturday at 9 a.m. at Lindborg-Cregg Field. (Missoulian, MT)
Lytle's clutch hit sparks Mavericks' late rally Jun 18, 2007
Missoula Mavericks pinch-hitter Drew Lytle was all that stood between the Billings Royals taking a 3-2 lead into the final inning of their American Legion baseball game Sunday afternoon at the Scott Klaudt Memorial tournament at Lindborg-Cregg Field. But Lytle's two-out, two-run single started a six-run Missoula rally in the bottom of the sixth and lifted the Mavs to the 8-4 win, snapping the Mavericks' three-game losing streak. (Missoulian, MT)
Mavs tumble twice Jun 17, 2007
After dropping an 8-4 decision to the Lewis-Clark Twins from Lewiston, Idaho and an 11-6 defeat at the hands of the Twin City Titans from Washington at Lindborg-Cregg Field on Saturday, the Mavs were eliminated from playing in Sunday's championship game of the Scott Klaudt Memorial American Legion tournament ... at Lindborg-Cregg Field. (Missoulian, MT)
Mavericks pick up first-day win at Klaudt tourney Jun 16, 2007
Thursday evening, the Mavs won their opener of the Scott Klaudt Memorial American Legion baseball tournament by hanging a tidy 8-2 defeat on the Prairie Cardinals of Post Falls, Idaho, at Lindborg-Cregg Field ... Scott Klaudt Memorial tournament at Lindborg-Cregg Field. (Missoulian, MT)
Mavs not relaxing for Klaudt tournament Jun 14, 2007
Though the Mavs have a reprieve from divisional contests when they host the six-team Scott Klaudt Memorial tournament running Thursday-Sunday at Lindborg-Cregg Field, don't think they'll be taking any of their games lightly. onference is really the biggest thing for us, said Hathaway, whose Mavericks are riding an 11-game winning streak entering their 7 p.m. meeting Thursday with Post Falls, Idaho. (Missoulian, MT)
The streak continues: Mavs topple Kalispell 10-2 for 11th win Jun 13, 2007
Missoula Mavericks catcher Chris Bartenhagen slides safely into home past Kalispell catcher Pat Hergesheimer during third-inning action Tuesday night at Lindborg-Cregg Field ... As for the Klaudt, the annual tournament Missoula hosts at Lindborg-Cregg Field, it certainly isn't being overlooked. (Missoulian, MT)
Mavericks up win streak to 10 Jun 11, 2007
Missoula returns to action Tuesday when it hosts Kalispell at 6 p.m. at Lindborg-Cregg Field ... The Class A Mavs swept a two-game set with Deer Lodge as the two squared off in rainy conditions at Lindborg-Cregg Field. (Missoulian, MT)
Conquering force: Mavericks deal fledgling Bandits crushing defeats Jun 9, 2007
Missoula Maverick Trevor Bourquin knocks the ball out of the grasp of Belgrade catcher Connor Schultz as he slides safely into home Friday afternoon at Lindborg-Cregg Field ... When the squads met Friday night for a nonconference American Legion baseball doubleheader at Lindborg-Cregg Field, the Mavs looked downright unstoppable in a pair of wins halted after 4fi innings due to the 10-run margin rule. (Missoulian, MT)
Mavericks put lumber to Lakers Jun 6, 2007
While rain swept through Lindborg-Cregg Field delaying the Missoula Mavericks' Western Division contest with the Kalispell Lakers nearly two hours, the Mavs hunkered down and got ready to play some American Legion baseball. Boy, were they ever ready. (Missoulian, MT)
Mavs gain momentum with wins Jun 3, 2007
Saturday at Lindborg-Cregg Field, the Mavs passed their last two final exams before opening conference play, taking both sides of a doubleheader with the Butte Miners with a 4-2 victory in the opener and a 14-4 triumph in the nightcap in five innings due to the 10-run margin rule. Missoula, which boosted its mark to 18-10 heading into its first conference game Sunday at Kalispell, floundered through the first five innings of the first game. (Missoulian, MT)
Mavs' Brown cuffs CDA on one hit May 29, 2007
On their way to the championship at their own Memorial Day tournament Monday at Lindborg-Cregg Field, the Class AA Missoula Mavericks did exactly that make American Legion baseball look simple. With a pair of outstanding pitching performances and some timely hitting, the Mavs won the event for the first time since 2001 by completing pool play with a 2-1 victory over the Bozeman Bucks before beating the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Lumbermen by the same score in the championship. (Missoulian, MT)
Dillon nips Class A Mavs May 21, 2007
A two-run sixth inning helped the Cubs rally to the nonconference Class A victory at Lindborg-Cregg Field before the scheduled second game of the doubleheader was rained out. After Dillon put up five runs in the top of the first, the Mavs scored six times in the bottom of the fifth, highlighted by two-run singles by Sam Sopko and Matt McMann to take a 7-6 advantage. (Missoulian, MT)
A Mavs sweep Sparkies May 14, 2007
The Class A Missoula Mavericks capped a perfect weekend by taking both halves of a Sunday doubleheader with the Great Falls Sparkies at Lindborg-Cregg Field. The Mavs (10-7), who swept a twin bill Saturday with Kalispell, downed Great Falls 17-1 in the opener and followed with a 6-2 win in the nightcap. (Missoulian, MT)
American Legion roundup - Mavs rout Red Sox May 4, 2007
Jeremiah Hanna pulled double duty to lead the Bitterroot Bucs to a win over the Class A Mavericks at Lindborg-Cregg Field. Hanna struck out five batters and walked just two in a five-hit complete game for the Bucs. (Missoulian, MT)
Comeback kids split with Bucks Apr 30, 2007
Even though the Missoula Mavericks won just one of their two American Legion baseball games Sunday at Lindborg-Cregg Field, the Mavs had a day that would make any manager smile. Even their own. (Missoulian, MT)
Mavs sweep a pair from Stallions Apr 23, 2007
Strong pitching in both games and some timely hitting in the nightcap lifted the Mavs to wins of 5-1 and 6-3 over the defending Western Conference champion Great Falls Stallions in nonconference action at Lindborg-Cregg Field. Bouncing back from painful losses to a solid Bozeman Bucks club, Missoula hit the field Sunday with a fresh attitude and played strong fundamental baseball to help erase memories of the previous day. (Missoulian, MT)
Great expectations: Mavs hope to get back to title game - and win it Apr 22, 2007
The Mavs host the Great Falls Stallions in a home-opening doubleheader on Sunday at Lindborg-Cregg Field at 1 p.m. Photo by TOM BAUER/Missoulian. The optimism that flows with the promise of a new baseball season can get the best of anyone, from long-suffering Chicago Cubs fans to American Legion manager Brent Hathaway. (Missoulian, MT)
Design requirements had put Kelly Pine Field project on ice for months Jan 20, 2007
Mount Jumbo East has contracted to put up a backstop of netting similar to the one at the American Legion's Lindborg-Cregg Field in Missoula. The initial netting will cost 3,900, league president Rod Austin said. (Missoulian, MT)
