The MHS baseball team has been tightening up their game, but one thing has eluded them- a strong hitting game.  That is until the last week of games when something finally clicked.  Playing seven games in seven days, the Dragons have scored 68 runs, nearly doubling the number of runs scored in their previous 7 games.  

The week started off slow as they fell to Marsh Valley, only managing 1 run while allowing their opponents to score 8.  The following afternoon, Tuesday, April 9, Malad shook off the loss as they hosted Firth and let the floodgates open as the team scored 17 runs in just 4 innings.  

“You could just see the pressure melt away as they started getting hits,” commented Head Coach Jeff Snow.  “By the end of the game they were out there having a lot of fun, something we really needed.”

The Dragons opened up the game in a big way, punching in 8 runs by Cale Briggs, Carter Blaisdell, Brady Showell, Carter Carey, Braxten Kaufman, Kurt Ward, and Holdyn Higley.  Blaisdell led the team batting, putting up 3 runs on 3 hits on 4 at bats with 5 RBIs.  

Friday and Saturday featured the Glenns Ferry tournament where the Dragons went 4-0 throughout the weekend.  They began the tournament with their toughest competition as they took on Grangeville, currently ranked fourth in the 3A division across the state.  The first inning played out quickly with both teams managing three quick outs.  As the Dragons played through the top of the second inning it seemed like it would go in a similar fashion.  

With two outs and one runner on third, Easton Green turned things around, reaching first base on a dropped third strike, allowing Carey a chance to score the first run of the game for Malad.  Green continued on to second base, then stealing third.   Brycen Howe singled on a fly ball to center field to bat in Green, putting the score at 2-0.

The Dragon defense continued to hold the Bulldogs scoreless until the bottom of the third inning, allowing a single run as the Grangeville runner stole home.

Malad rebutted with another run in the top of the fourth inning as Carey singled on a hard ground ball to center field.  Starting at second base, Blaisdell rounded third and headed for home, sliding across the plate before the ball could even be passed to the catcher.  Both teams added a final run in the seventh inning, to end the game 4-2.

Next on their game schedule were the hosting team, the Glenns Ferry Pilots.  The Dragon offense started the game slowly, punching in one run in the top of the first inning.  It wasn’t until the fourth inning that the scoring picked up, adding three runs, followed by three more runs in the fifth inning.  

Beginning the sixth inning 7-1, Malad took advantage of the struggling Glenns Ferry pitcher who sent 9 batters to first base, lending to 8 runs to put the Dragons up 15-1.  

Saturday morning the MHS team first played Lighthouse Christian High School, once again taking the win 15-1.  Holdyn Higley had a solid game from behind the plate to lead the Dragons, earning 2 runs on 2 hits on 4 at bats with 2 RBIs.  Mixing things up, Rydon Montgomery and Easton Green split time on the mound, allowing only 1 run on 1 hit, walking 3 hitters while striking out 8 with zero errors.

To end the weekend, Malad claimed a final victory over North Fremont, holding them scoreless while tallying up 9 runs.  Showell, Higley, Briggs, Blaisdell, Green, Ward, Kaufman each collected one hit for the Dragons while Showell, Blaisdell, and Ward each drove in two runs.

Malad ended their week of games with a second victory over the Firth Cougars.  While they didn’t manage as many runs as they had in their previous game, their tough defense kept them from putting any runs on the scoreboard.  

Commenting on the big week of games, Coach Snow simply shared, “I like where we are as a team right now.  6 straight wins!”

The Dragons will fill their week with back to back games with Soda Springs, first on their field before hosting the Cardinals on Thursday, April 18.  Saturday, April 19 Malad will play a double header as they host American Falls.

Malad @ Marsh Valley

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H

Malad  0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4

Marsh Valley 3 0 4 0 1 0 - 8 10

Lineup AB R H RBI BB

Cale Briggs 3 0 1 0 0

Holdyn Higley 2 0 0 0 0

Rydon Montgomery1 0 0 0 0

Carter Blaisdel 3 0 0 0 0

Brady Showell 2 0 0 0 0

Braxden Kaufman 1 1 0 0 0

Carter Carey 3 0 0 0 0

Hudson Daniels 1 0 1 0 0

Easton Green 3 0 0 0 0

Brycen Howe 3 0 0 0 0

Ky Willie 1 0 0 0 0

Ethan Horsley 1 0 0 0 0

TEAM TOTALS  24 1 4 1 0

Pitching IP H R BB SO

Brady Showell 4.0 10 7 3 5

Rydon Montgomery 2.0 0 1 3 2

TEAM TOTALS 6.0 10 8 6 7

Malad vs Firth

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H

Firth  0 1 2 2 0 - - 9 9

Malad  8 1 3 5 - - - 17 13

Lineup AB R H RBI BB

Cale Briggs 3 4 3 2 0

Hudson Daniels 2 0 0 1 1

Ethan Horsley 1 2 0 0 0

Carter Blaisdell 4 3 3 5 0

Brady Showell 3 2 0 0 0

Carter Carey 4 2 3 3 0

Braxden Kaufman 4 1 1 2 0

Kurt Ward 2 1 1 1 0

Rydon Montgomery 1 0 0 0 0

Holdyn Higley 3 2 1 1 0

Brycen Howe 3 0 1 0 0

TEAM TOTALS  30 17 13 15 1

Pitching IP H R BB SO

Brycen Howe 5.0 9 5 2 7

Malad vs Grangeville

Glenns Ferry Tournament

Friday, April 11, 2025

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H

Grangeville  0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 3

Malad  0 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 5

Lineup AB R H RBI BB

Cale Briggs 3 0 0 0 0

Hudson Daniels 2 0 0 0 0

Braxden Kaufman 1 0 0 0 0

Ethan Horlsey 1 1 1 0 0

Carter Blaisdell 3 1 2 1 0

Brady Showell 2 0 0 0 1

Carter Carey 3 1 1 1 0

Holdyn Higley 3 0 0 0 0

Easton Green 1 1 0 0 0

Brycen Howe 3 0 1 1 0

Kurt Ward 1 0 0 0 0

Rydon Montgomery 2 0 0 0 0

TEAM TOTALS  25 4 5 3 1

Pitching IP H R BB SO

Kurt Ward 2.1 1 1 2 2

Brady Showell 4.2 2 1 4 8

TEAM TOTALS 7.0 3 2 6 10

Malad vs Glenns Ferry

Glenns Ferry Tournament

Friday, April 11, 2025

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H

Malad  1 0 0 3 3 8 - 15 7

Glenns Ferry 0 1 0 0 0 - - 1 3

Lineup AB R H RBI BB

Cale Briggs 3 2 2 1 2

Carter Carey 4 0 0 1 0

Ethan Horsley 2 0 0 0 0

Holdyn Higley 0 1 0 1 2

Rydon Montgomery 2 1 1 1 3

Braxden Kaufman 0 1 0 0 1

Brady Showell 2 1 1 1 0

Ky Willie 3 2 1 2 1

Brooks Blaisdell 1 0 1 1 2

Easton Green 1 1 0 0 0

Kurt Ward 2 1 0 1 0

Brycen Howe 0 1 0 1 1

TEAM TOTALS  24 15 7 11 13

Pitching IP H R BB SO

Carter Carey 3.0 3 1 3 3

Holdyn Higley 2.0 0 0 0 4

TEAM TOTALS 5.0 3 1 3 7

Malad vs Lighthouse Christian

Glenns Ferry Tournament

Saturday, April 12, 2025

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H

Malad  2 2 0 9 2 0 - 15 11

LC 0 0 1 1 1 - - 1 1

Lineup AB R H RBI BB

Cale Briggs 3 2 1 1 1

Kayson Neal 0 0 0 0 0

Holdyn Higley 4 2 2 2 0

Brayden Arnout 0 1 0 0 0

Carter Blaisdell 2 2 1 1 1

Ethan Horsley 1 1 0 0 0

Brooks Blaisdell 2 1 0 1 0

Ky Willie 1 0 0 1 0

Carter Carey 3 1 1 1 0

Hudson Daniels 1 0 1 0 0

Rydon Montgomery 3 0 1 1 0

Brycen Howe 2 2 1 0 1

Kurt Ward 1 0 1 0 0

Brady Showell 3 0 1 1 0

Easton Green 3 2 1 2 0

TEAM TOTALS  29 15 11 11 3

Pitching IP H R BB SO

Rydon Montgomery 3.0 1 1 1 3

Easton Green 2.0 0 0 2 5

TEAM TOTALS 5.0 1 1 3 8

North Fremont vs Malad

Glenns Ferry Tournament

Saturday, April 12, 2025

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H

N Fremont  0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1

Malad 1 3 2 0 3 - - 9 7

Lineup AB R H RBI BB

Cale Briggs 2 3 1 0 2

Holdyn Higley 2 2 1 1 2

Carter Blaisdell 2 0 1 2 1

Brady Showell 4 0 1 2 0

Carter Carey 2 0 0 0 1

Ky Willie 2 0 0 0 1

Brycen Howe 1 0 0 0 0

Braxden Kaufman 2 1 1 0 0

Easton Green 1 2 1 0 1

Kurt Ward 2 0 1 2 0

TEAM TOTALS  20 9 7 7 8

Pitching IP H R BB SO

Kurt Ward 4.2 1 0 2 7

Carter Blaisdell 1.1 0 0 1 2

TEAM TOTALS 6.0 1 0 3 9

Malad vs Firth

Wednesday, April 14, 2025

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H

Malad  1 5 0 0 1 0 0 7 6

Firth  0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

Lineup AB R H RBI BB

Cale Briggs 3 1 0 0 2

Holdyn Higley 3 2 0 0 2

Carter Blaisdell 4 1 2 1 0

Carter Carey 3 0 1 3 0

Ky Willie 2 1 1 0 2

Brady Showell 3 0 2 2 0

Easton Green 3 1 0 0 0

Brycen Howe 2 0 0 0 0

Rydon Montgomery 1 0 0 0 0

Kurt Ward 1 0 0 0 0

Brooks Blaisdell 1 0 0 0 1

TEAM TOTALS  26 7 6 6 7

Pitching IP H R BB SO

Brady Showell 7.0 2 0 2 7