MUSTANGS LOSING GRIP ON NORTH WITH ANOTHER LOSS TO OWLZ, 5-1
BILLINGS, Montana - The Billings Mustangs (14-13) dropped a Sunday afternoon contest 5-1 to the Orem Owlz (19-7) in front of 1,904 fans at Dehler Park to slide to just one game over the .500 mark.Justin Kelly (3-0) pitched five shutout innings for the Owlz, facing the minimum in his time
BILLINGS, Montana - The Billings Mustangs (14-13) dropped a Sunday afternoon contest 5-1 to the Orem Owlz (19-7) in front of 1,904 fans at Dehler Park to slide to just one game over the .500 mark.
Orem took a first-inning lead with a leadoff double from Spencer Griffin. He would score later in the inning on a sacrifice from
Billings would not score until the bottom of the eighth when
The Mustangs have now lost five of their last six games and are in danger of dropping their third consecutive series. Game three of the four-game set against the Owlz is Monday at Dehler Park. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m.
The Mustangs and Dehler Park are once again competing in Ballpark Digest's "Best of the Ballparks" competition. Dehler Park was named the best Rookie League ballpark in the country in 2016 by fan voting and they look to defend that title in 2017. Fans can vote in the round of 16 as Dehler Park is squaring off against Kindrick Legion Field, the home of the Helena Brewers, to advance. Voting can be done once daily online at: http://ballparkdigest.com/2017/07/14/best-of-the-ballparks-2017-rookie-sweet-sixteen/