That skill, Burnett said, wins state championships – just ask Colt Tietje, who scored the winning run on a chopper to second last August in a title game against the Billings Scarlets.
Helena now has home field advantage to chase a third state championship in four seasons, something not accomplished at the Class AA level since 2011 (Billings Scarlets).
“We’ve been looking forward to this year for a while,” Burnett said.
“We’re gonna be a lot better at the end of the year than we will be at the beginning. I wouldn’t say we’re the favorite, but I think we’ll compete, for sure.”
New Senators infielder JR Huschka dives for a ball hit up the middle.
Helena Senators right-hander Will Lyng completed the 2023 regular-season with a 1.36 ERA in 82.2 innings pitched. That is the second-lowest regular-season ERA in Senators program history, behind only Rande Muffick's 1.15 ERA in 1976. Photo by Gary Marshal
