Polson rips Hamilton, Corvallis
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POLSON - Hits were not in short supply for Polson on Friday as the Pirates slammed 13 in a 10-0 victory over Hamilton and followed with 20 more in a 12-7 triumph over Corvallis.
Both games were nonconference outings.
"I thought, overall, we hit the ball extremely well, especially in the middle order (of our lineup)," Polson coach Larry Smith said. "Kayla Duford was 4-for-4 with 2 RBIs 'versus Corvallis). She had a double and a triple. She ran the bases very nicely."
SuSan Perez-Tenas also went 4-for-4 in that outing. She drove in two runs.
"She's one of our slap hitters," Smith said.
"She hits ground balls and beats it out, very quick."
In the opener Sarah Newton homered with one on in the first inning to left-center field.
Sallie Sams crushed a home run to left in the fifth inning with two runners aboard.
Polson, 9-2 overall, 3-1 in league, plays a league game today at Libby, 3 p.m.
Hamilton 000 00 - 0 4 0
Polson 202 15 - 10 13 1
Jessica Bourne and Presley Chadwick; Dakota Peterson and Kayla Duford. W - Peterson (4 hits, 8 strikeouts, 1 hit batter), 5-2. L - Bourne.
HAMILTON -Melissa Hood 0-3, Ciera Smith 1-3, Brittany Keimig 0-2, Nichole Hood 0-2, Annie Schultz 1-2, Kaylie Stranberg 1-2, Chadwick 0-2, Rebeka Hood 0-2, Shayna Rupp 0-2.
POLSON - Staci Benson 2-3, Sarah Newton 1-3, Riley Kenney 2-2, Rochelle Woods 2-3, Charlee Jenson 1-3, Duford 1-3, Peterson 2-3, Liz Shimshaw 0-2, Sallie Sams 1-1, SuSan Perez-Tenas 1-2.
2B-Benson, Kenney, Woods, Peterson; HRs-Newton, Sams; RBIs-Newton (2), Duford (2), Sams (3), Perez-Tenas.
Corvallis 031 001 2 - 7 12 3
Polson 322 302 x - 12 20 4
Alex Ewing and Korrie Condor; Jenson and Duford. W - Jenson (12 hits, 6 strikeouts, 2 walks), 4-0. L - Ewing.
CORVALLIS - Angie Henderson 2-4, Ruby Ostrander 0-4, Markie Gurley 2-4, Amber Bradshaw 2-4, Megan Auch 3-4, Bee Brawley 2-2, Condor 0-3, Brittany Latzig 0-3, Danielle Morris 1-4.
POLSON - Benson 1-5, Newton 3-4, Kenney 2-4, Woods 1-4, Duford 4-4, Sams 3-4, Perez-Tenas 4-4, Peterson 2-4, Jenson 0-3.
2B-Newton, Kenney, Duford; 3B-Duford: RBIs-Henderson, Gurley, Condor; Kenney (2), Woods, Duford (2), Sams (4), Perez-Tenas (2), Jenson.
Whitefish 16, Eureka 2
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EUREKA - Carolyn Sharpe hit and pitched Class A Whitefish to a victory over Class B Eureka.
Sharpe went 4-for-5 at the plate and drove in two runs.
In the circle, she held Eureka, 4-7 overall, to six singles.
"It was a pretty good game, great weather," Eureka coach Tom Shay said.
"We played a bunch of kids who don't get a lot of playing time because this was a nonconference game. It was a great time for those kids to get a great look at a pretty good pitcher."
Madison Tveidt also stoodout at the plate for the victors, going 3-for-4 and driving in one run. Teammate Hailey Mortenson doubled.
Kayci West led Eureka, going 2-for-3. Kim Lovitz doubled for the Lions.
Eureka plays Deer Lodge today at 1 and 3 p.m. in Polson, while Whitefish hosts Browning at 2.
Whitefish 140 227 - 16 11 4
Eureka 001 010 - 2 6 8
Carolyn Sharpe and Hailey Mortensen; Micayla Neuman, Jac Lemer (6) and Carly Hammond, Tasha Gray (4). W - Sharpe. L - Neuman.
WHITEFISH - Madison Tveidt 3-4, Madison Cross 1-4, Sharpe 4-5, Mortensen 1-5, Callie Marsh 0-3, Emma Baldonado 0-3, Shannon Holmes 0-3, Kaitlyn Wehrli 1-4, Nicole Schelling 1-3.
EUREKA - Auna Lawler 0-4, Hammond 1-2, Gray 0-1, Kim Lovitz 1-3, Stephanie Vogelman 1-3, Kayci West 2-3, Kaitlyn Peterson 0-1, Mariah Newell 0-1, Heather Burk 0-2, Rosie Sieler 1-4, Alaina Peacock 0-3, Katie Thompson 0-2.
2B-Martenson; Lovitz; RBIs-Tveidt, Sharpe (2), Mortensen, Baldonado; Vogelman.
Columbia Falls 7, Havre 5
HAVRE - Tia Yeager had three hits and Cassidee Skiles homered for Columbia Falls.
Natalie Kato drove in two runs for Havre.
Amber James and Skiles both had two hits as the Wildkats totaled eight in the league matchup.
Morgan Rowe went the distance in the circle for Columbia Falls. She held Havre to six hits.
No other information was available.