Polson's hit parade on display

BUTTE - The Polson Pirate softball offense is alive and well.

The Pirates outscored their opponents 53-14 en route to a 4-0 record over the weekend at the LaVerne Combo Invitational.

The Pirates finished the tournament on Saturday with wins over Glendive (16-5) and Corvallis (19-7).

"I'm very satisfied, especially with our offense," said Polson coach Larry Smith.

"Great pitching, overwhelming hitting," he said.

For the weekend, Ashley Johnson was 9-for-14 with seven RBI, Shalaina Duford was 7-for-14 with nine RBI and Sallie Sams was 7-for-12 with 11 RBI.

The Pirates got off the mark quickly in all four wins.

"Every game, in the very first inning our one and two hitters - Ashley Johnson and Kodi Woods - they were always on base and we got them scored," Smith said.

The Pirates (15-4) have three big Northwestern A games this week. They go to Columbia Falls Tuesday, then host Ronan Thursday and Libby on Friday.

Polson 16, Glendive 5

Polson's Kodi Woods went 4-for-4 with a double to lead the Pirates' 14-hit attack.

The bats were definitely hot for the Pirates.

Sallie Sams was 2-for-4 with a triple and a double for the Pirates, while Makaliah Wilson was 2-for-3 and smacked a pair of doubles.

Polson 722 50 - 16 14 0

Glendive 101 03 - 5 6 2

Shalaina Duford and Kayla Duford; Patyon Schieffer and Kassie Bowles. W - S. Duford.

POLSON - Kodi Woods 4-4, Ashley Johnson 0-3, Jessica Bagnell 0-1, S. Duford 2-3, Sallie Sams 2-4, Jaylin Kenny 0-0, Heidi Rausch 0-2, K. Duford 1-4, Kylie Knutson 2-4, Makaliah Wilson 2-3, Martina Marquardt 1-3.

GLENDIVE - Kalli Cress 2-3, Ashley Skillestad 1-3, Jordan Ulrich 0-3, Allie Mittlestadt 1-3, Bowles 0-2, P. Schieffer 0-2, Alexa Hubbard 0-2, Sam Unruh 1-2, Sydney Schieffer 1-2, Lindsay Tennant 0-0.

HR - S. Schieffer. 3B - Sams. 2B - Wilson 2, Woods, S. Duford, Sams

Polson 19, Corvallis 7

Johnson was 5-for-5 and Shalaina Duford hit a home run as the Pirates rolled past Corvallis in their final game of the tournament.

Polson 326 71 - 19 16 2

Corvallis 310 03 - 7 4 3

Shalaina Duford and Kayla Duford. Ashley Johnson and Korie Conder.

POLSON - Kodi Woods 1-3, Ashley Johnson 5-5, S. Duford 2-4, Sallie Sams 1-4, Heidi Rausch 1-3, K. Duford 2-2, Kylie Knutson 2-3, Makaliah Wilson 0-2, Martina Marquardt 2-4.

CORVALLIS - Tegan Elliot 1-4, Gianna Schrock 0-3, Whitney Jessop 2-3, Alex Ewing 2-3, Conder 0-2, Johnson 0-3, Miquela Kriskovich 0-2, Alex Price 0-2, Julia Battisti 0-1.

HR - Duford; Elliot.

Libby 2, Hardin 0

Taylor Armstrong threw a one-hitter and Jaime Gilden led Libby at the plate as the Loggers downed Hardin.

Libby 001 10 - 2 4 0

Hardin 000 00 - 0 1 0

Taylor Armstrong and Lexie Hageness. Jessica Campbell and Alice Ann Sloan.

LIBBY - Jaime Gilden 2-3, Hageness 0-2, Kim Tangen 0-3, Alysha Martin 0-1, Taylor Barton 0-2, Armstrong 1-2, Brooke Rosling 0-2, Stacey Oedewaldt 0-2, Alyssa Walker 1-2, Rebecca Kyriss 0-0

HARDIN - Autumn Blakely 0-3, Ashley Watson 0-3, Campbell 0-2, Sloan 0-2, Alex Watson 0-2, Kaley Krebs 1-1, Tori Snyder 0-2, Jestin Murphy 0-2, Mallory Edgar 0-2.

Libby 9, Plains 0

Gilden was 3-for-3, Alysha Martin hit a double and Stacey Oedewaldt held the Plains offense to just two hits as the Loggers rolled to victory over the Trotters.

Libby 513 00 - 9 8 1

Plains 000 00 - 0 2 4

Stacey Oeddwaldt and Lexie Hageness. Aspen Rude and Alex Green.

LIBBY - Jaime Gilden 3-3, Hageness 1-2, Kim Tangen 1-2, Alysha Martin 1-3, Taylor Burton 1-2, Taylor Armstrong, 0-2, Rebecca Kyriss 0-3, Harley Nelson 1-3, Alyssa Walker 0-3.

PLAINS - Hannah Powell 0-2, Ashley Thompson 0-2, Green 0-2, Shannel Peterson 1-2, Rude 0-1, Felica Earhart 0-2, Meghan Massingale 0-2, Dominque Kovar 0-2, Brittany Spencer 1-2.

2B - Martin, Nelson.

Miles City 17,

Whitefish 2

Shelby Ries was 2-for-2 with a home run and Jena Stratton was 3-for-4 as Miles City defeated Whitefish.

Baylee Tveidt had Whitefish's only hit.

Whitefish 200 00 - 2 1 3

Miles City 736 1x - 17 5 0

Jayde Eason and Madison Cross. Megan Licht and Lauren Wolfe.

WHITEFISH - Hanna Lewis 0-1, Baylee Tveidt 1-2, Madison Tveidt 0-0, Emma Baldonado 0-2, Kaia Morrison 0-1, Emily Stiver 0-2, Andrea Lamourex 0-2, Eason 0-2

MILES CITY - Wolfe 0-3, Baylee Hrubes 0-3, Shelby Ries 2-2, Taylor Jones 0-3, Jena Stratton 3-4, Licht 0-4, Charli Moore 0-1, Savannah Hill 0-2, Kelsey Coburn 0-0.

2B - Stratton. HR - Ries.

Laurel 12, Whitefish 0

The Laurel Locomotives scored four runs in each of the first two innings en route to a victory over Whitefish.

Laurel 442 02 - 12 10 3

Whitefish 000 00 - 0 1 3

Whitney Hodges and Kayla Hallock. Emma Baldonado and Madi Tveidt.

LAUREL - Brittany Johnson 0-4, Kelcie Wood 2-2, Haylee Gallegos 2-2, Keilah Ahmann 3-4, Hallock 0-3, A. Taylor 0-3, Katelyn Pastian 0-3, M. Lemm 2-2, Kailey Grover 1-3.

WHITEFISH - Madison Cross 0-3, Hanna Lewis 0-2, Baylee Tveidt 0-2, Madison Tveidt 0-2, Baldonado 0-2, Kaia Morrison 1-2, Emily Stiver 0-1, Andrea Lamourex 0-2, Jayde Eason 0-2.

2B - Wood, Lemm, Grover; Morrision. HR - Gallegos.

Columbia Falls 16, Laurel 4

Niki Birky and Kathrin Jetty hit home runs, and the Wildkats smacked 18 hits in the win.

Shaun Rowe pitched Columbia Falls to victory. She also went 4-for-4 at the plate.

The Locomotives were missing their top pitcher because of a family emergency.

Columbia Falls 214 36 - 16 18 3

Laurel 300 02 - 5 5 2

Shaun Rowe and Erika Nelson; Whitney Hodges and Kayla Hallock. W - Rowe. L - Hodges.

COLUMBIA FALLS - Jessica Owens 2-4, Renae Nelson 2-4, Rowe 4-4, Niki Birky 2-2, Madison Sandefer 2-4, Nelson 2-3, Jordan Lefebvre 1-3, Jaylynn Cantu 1-4, Kathrin Jetty 2-4.

LAUREL - Brittany Goodson 1-4, Kelcie Wood 1-3, Haylee Gallegos 0-3, Keilah Ahman 1-3, Hallock 1-2, Amanda Taylor 0-1, Katelyn Pastian 0-3, Marissa Gunn 0-2, Kailey Grover 1-3.

HR - Birky, Jetty. 2B - R. Nelson, Sandefer, Nelson, Jetty.

Livingston 9,

Columbia Falls 5

Halley Dowdell batted 3-for-3 with a double as Livingston beat Columbia Falls.

The Rangers took control with a five-run second inning. Alexandra Nelson doubled, singled and pitched the win.

Renae Nelson walloped a triple for Columbia Falls.

Columbia Falls has two regular-season games left - at home Tuesday with Polson and at Libby on Thursday.

Columbia Falls 212 0 - 5 6 4

Livingston 350 1 - 9 8 3

Madison Sandefer znd Erika Nelson. Alexandra Anderson and Kayla Polillo. W - Anderson. L - Polillo.

COLUMBIA FALLS - Jessica Owens 1-3, Renae Nelson 1-3, Niki Birky 1-2, Madison Sandefer 0-3, Erika Nelson 1-3, Mercer 0-0, Jordan Lefebvre 1-3, Tori Price 0-3, Kathrin Jetty 0-3, Ciarra Holm 1-2, Tessa Cowan 0-0.

LIVINGSTON - Stephanie Burda 1-3, Haley Dowdell 3-3, Kierstin Churchwell 0-3, Alexandra Anderson 2-3, Hailey Versland 0-3, Jacey Schleicher 0-3, Kayla P:olillo 0-0, MacKenzie Corder 1-2, Katie Lynn Kraus 1-3, Hillary Willyerd 0-1, Alexandra Schaeffer 0-0.

2B - Lefebvre, Dowdell, Anderson. 3B - R. Nelson. RBIs - n/a.