Glacier splits, Bravettes fall twice in Helena; Libby whips Whitefish
HELENA — Jenna Willis went 3-for-5 at the plate and held Helena High to five hits in going the distance in the circle as Glacier rolled to a 10-1 Western AA softball victory on Saturday over the Lady Bengals.
Glacier outhit the Lady Bengals 10-5 and had just one error to five for the hosts.
Shayna Atlee and Katie McHugh also helped the Glacier offense with two hits each.
Willis doubled twice, and McHugh and Kallie Evans also had doubles.
Glacier, however, could not follow through in its next outing, falling to Helena Capital 11-1 in five innings.
The Lady Bruins outhit Glacier 14-5.
Glacier continues with league play on Thursday at home with Missoula Hellgate. The Wolfpack face Flathead on Friday.
Wolfpack 10, Lady Bengals 1
Glacier 003 700 0 — 10 10 1
Helena 001 000 0 — 1 5 5
MacKenzie Donnelly, Nicole Pocklington (4) and Kerstie Ward; Jenna Willis and Hannah Atlee. W - Willis, L - Donnelly.
GLACIER — Willis 3-5, Kayla Russell 1-5, Shayna Atlee 2-5, Tacy Howe 0-4, H. Atlee 1-3, Marissa Rogozynski 0-4, Brooke W. 0-4, Katie McHugh 2-4, Kallie Evans 1-3.
HELENA — Darcy Ryan 0-1, Nicole Pocklington 0-1, Taylor Reisbeck 1-4, Ker. Ward 0-2, Kennar Ward 0-3, Donnelly 1-2, Abby Thompson 1-3, Rickey Nash 1-3, Alex Pappas 1-2.
2B — Willis 2, McHugh, Evans; HR —Nash; RBIs — McHugh 2, Willis, S. Atlee, Howe, H. Atlee, Nash.
Lady Bruins 11, Wolfpack 1
Glacier 100 00 — 1 5 1
Capital 404 03 — 11 14 1
Jordan Petersen and Kyra Dorval, Jenna Willis and Hannah Atlee. W - Petersen, L - Willis.
GLACIER - Willis 2-3 2b, Kayla Russell 0-2, Shayna Atlee 1-2, Tacy Howe 0-2, H. Atlee 1-1, Marissa Rogozynzki 0-2, Katie McHugh 1-2, Kallie Evans 0-2, C. Mann 0-1.
CAPITAL (3-1, 2-0) - Savannah Smith 2-3, Quinci Robertson 1-3, Brittany Hogan 1-1, Jayden Tripp 3-4, Anna Morgan 1-2, Jasyn Mulcahy 1-3, Hailey Pardy 0-3, Kyra Dorvall 2-3, MacKenzie Johnston 1-2, Sydney Ladas 2-3.
2B — Tripp 2, Willis; 3B — S. Smith; RBIs — Tripp 2, Mulcahy 2, Dorvall 2, S. Atlee, SA. Smith, Robertson, Johnston.
Flathead drops 2
HELENA — Flathead turned in a strong outing versus Helena Capital, leading 2-0 through four innings. But Capital pulled it out with a pair of three-run innings in the fifth and sixth for a 6-2 victory.
Flathead followed with a tough 8-3 loss to Helena High.
Both outings were Western AA affairs.
“We had two rough innings,” Flathead coach Ashley Fusaro said.
“It was a heartbreaker for us (Capital game).
“When you put that much energy into one, it’s hard to come back and play a second game.”
Fusaro said Sidney Alberts pitched “very well today. She had a lot of movement on the ball.”
Alberts went the distance against Capital, holding the Lady Bruins to six hits. Flathead had eight hits, led by Shayla Tweet, who was 2-for-4.
Cassidy Smith, Alberts and Carson Dawson doubled for FHS, while Tweet ripped a triple.
Alberts pitched into the fifth inning against Helena High.
In that outing, Julie Morrow and Julie Dawson both had two hits as Flathead totaled just six.
Flathead (1-5 overall, 1-3 league) faces Glacier on Friday.
Lady Bruins 6, Bravettes 2
Flathead 011 000 0 — 2 8 3
Capital 000 033 x — 6 6 0
Jessie Apple and Kyra Dorvall, Sidney Alberts and Jayme Evenson. W - Apple, L - Alberts.
FLATHEAD — Julie Morrow 1-4, Shayla Tweet 2-4, Taylor Twichel 1-3, Cassidy Smith 1-3, Alberts 1-3, Julie Dawson 0-3, Adrienne Carroll 1-2, Carson Dawson 1-3, Evenson 0-3, Iris Matulevich (flex).
HELENA — Savannah Smith 1-4, Quinci Robertson 2-4, Jayden Tripp 0-4, Anna Morgan 1-4, Jasyn Mulcahy 1-3, Hailey Pardy 0-3, Dorvall 1-2, Apple 0-3, Destry McNellis (C.R.), MacKenzie Johnston 1-2.
2B — C. Smith, Alberts, C. Dawson, Robertson; 3B — Tweet, Dorvall; RBIs — Morgan 2, Twichel, Carroll, Robertson, Tripp.
Lady Bengals 8, Bravettes 3
Flathead 000 000 3 — 3 6 3
Helena 201 122 x — 8 11 2
Nicole Pocklington and Kerstie Ward; Sidney Alberts, Carson Dawson (5) and Kaylee Henderson. W - Pocklington, L - Alberts.
FLATHEAD — Julie Morrow 2-4, Shayla Tweet 1-4, Taylor Twichel 0-3, Cassidy Smith 0-2, Alberts 0-4, Julie Dawson 2-3, Adrienne Carroll 1-4, C. Dawson 0-2, Henderson 0-3.
HELENA (2-4, 2-2) — Taylor Reisbeck 0-2, Ker. Ward 3-5, Ken. Ward 2-4, MacKenzie Donnelly 1-3, Kylie MacDonald 0-4, Abby Thompson 0-1, Sarah Bryson 1-4, Alex Pappas 3-4, Pocklington 1-3.
2B — Ker. Ward, Ken. Ward, Pappas; HR — Ker. Ward; RBIs — Pappas 3, Ker. Ward 2, Donnelly, Thompson, Pocklington, C. Smith.
Libby 10, Whitefish 0
LIBBY — Kim Tangen and Kelsey Klin both had two hits and Hannah England went the distance in the circle, limiting Whitefish to three singles, as Libby posted a Northwestern A victory.
Tangen doubled in two runners in a five-run second inning and Klin tripled in a runner in the third inning.
“Hannah England pitched a great game for us,” Libby coach Dean Thompson said.
“She had good control.”
Libby (1-2 overall, 1-0 league) plays at Polson on Tuesday.
Whitefish 000 00 — 0 3 3
Libby 151 12 — 10 12 1
Baylee Tveidt and Emily Stiver; Hannah England and Lexi Hageness. W — England (3 hits, 7 strikeouts, 1 walk). L — Tvedt.
WHITEFISH — Malia Morris 1-3, Peyton Twete 1-3, Andrea Lamereux 0-2, Hanna Lewis 0-1, Tveidt 0-2, Stiver 0-2, Magaret Myers 0-2, Brynn Ingram 0-2, Micah McFeely 1-2.
LIBBY — Alyssa Walker 1-4, Mahalah Wedel 2-3, Kim Tangen 2-4, Hageness 1-3, Dayln Germany 1-1, Devon Gallagher 1-3, Rebecca Kryss 1-3, Kelsey Klin 2-3, England 1-3, Aria Benefield 0-0.
2B—Tangen; 3B—Klin; RBIs—NA.