HELENA — Easton Reimers hugged his pitching coach, mentor, and father, clutching his MVP trophy.
Twenty-seven years removed from Cameron Reimers’ Missoula Mavericks pitching exploits – and nearly three decades after a pair of mid-1990s state championships – the Mavericks are back on top with a Reimers on the roster as Montana/Alberta American Legion Baseball State Champions.
“I’ve been chasing a lot of his stuff for a while, so to get my own and earn that is a big part of it,” Easton said. “Really exciting.”
“He’s gotten me through a lot and helped me battle throughout this whole year.”
Easton tossed a gem Sunday morning at Kindrick Legion Field, striking out four Helena Senators in a 4-0 decision, and forcing a do-or-die Game 2, which Missoula owned 6-1.
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He struck out 10 and posted an 0.53 ERA in 13.1 tournament innings, winning two of Missoula’s five games necessary to halt a seven-year title drought and punch a Northwest Regional Tournament ticket.
“I don’t think there’s a pitcher better in the state than Easton Reimers,” Mavericks outfielder Brennan Labbe said. “Plain and simple. Easton Reimers is the best pitcher in Montana, in my opinion…
“Just pure joy,” Easton said. “I was so pumped, excited. We worked so hard and got through lots of adversity. The excitement was coming out there.”
“We had an idea at the beginning of the year that we were gonna win state this year,” Labbe said. “We just kinda never let go of that…We just kept fighting back.”
