Bravettes lose opener, but win 2nd game
It was a slow start Saturday for the Flathead Bravette softball team.
Flathead had just two hits in the first game against Missoula Hellgate — which it lost 10-0. But the Bravettes bounced back with 10 hits and claimed the second game, 8-5.
“Again, it’s hard to win with no runs,” said Flathead coach Ashley Fusaro.
The Bravettes (2-4, 3-7) had just two hits — and seven of nine batters were either 0-for-2 or 0-for-1.
“We’ve got to be able to at least put the ball in play and make something happen,” the coach said.
Adrienne Carroll and Carson Dawson had one hit apiece for the Bravettes.
“But I was happy with how we bounced back after a tough conference loss,” she added.
The second game was a better offensive show.
Julia Morrow was 2-for-3 in that game with an RBI, Sidney Alberts was 2-for-3 and Mackenzie Twichel was 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Flathead plays host on Tuesday to Northwestern A Whitefish.
Hellgate 10, Flathead 0
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Talley Hill and Allie Allen. Sidney Alberts, Carson Dawson (1) and Jenna Jensen (2) and Kaylee Henderson. W — Hill. L — Jensen.
Hellgate — Jenae White 0-2, Allen 2-4, Mac Schultz 2-3, Hannah Cook 0-3, K. Waletzko 1-2, McKaylen Albert 2-3, Hill 1-2, Chelsea Shull 0-3, McKenna Gagner 0-2.
2B — Schultz.
Flathead — Julia Morrow 0-2, Shayla Tweet 0-2, Taylor Twichel 0-2, Cassidy Smith 0-2, Jensen 0-2, Julie Dawson 0-2, Adrienne Carroll 1-2, Carson Dawson 1-1, Henderson 0-1.
Flathead 8, Hellgate 5
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Flathead 222 110 x — 8 10 2
Talley Hill, Makaya Resner (2) and Waletzko. Jenna Jenson, Carson Dawson (7) and Kaylee Henderson. W — Jensen. L — Hill.
Hellgate — Frankie Needles 1-2, Waletzko 2-4, A. Sweeney 1-2, M. Schultz 1-2, M. Albert 1-4, C. Shull 2-2, H. Cook 0-2, H. Boelman 0-2, Cara Guderian 2-2, C. Anderson 0-2, Hill 1-1, Resner 1-4, Gagner 1-4.
HR — Schultz, T. Hill. RBI — Schultz 3, Hill 2.
Flathead — Morrow 2-3, Tweet 1-1, Norah Rashoodi 0-2, Taylor Twichel 1-4, Cassidy Smith 0-1, Sidney Alberts 2-3, Julie Dawson 1-1, Mackenzie Twichel 2-3, Jensen 0-2, Henderson 1-3.
2B — M. Twichel. RBI — Morrow 1, T. Twichel 1, Smith 1, Julie Dawson 2, M. Twichel 1, Jensen 1.
Columbia Falls 10, Stevensville 0
COLUMBIA FALLS — Shaun Rowe smacked a bases-loaded, walk-off home run to left field in the sixth inning to end the Class A nonconference game on the 10-run rule.
Rowe’s shot was a 240-foot blast that hit the Stevensville bus.
“We hit the ball better, played much better on defense,” Columbia Falls coach Dave Kehr said.
“Stevensville is a much improved team.”
Columbia Falls (7-2 overall) had nine hits. Rowe, Erika Nelson and Kathrin Jetty had two each.
Jetty doubled twice.
Winter Kemppainen and Ashley Trueblood shared time in the circle and combined for 11 strikeouts. Stevensville had just three hits.
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Columbia Falls 020 107 — 10 9 0
C. Vercruisen and M. Finley; Winter Kemppainen, Ashley Trueblood (5) and Erika Nelson. W — Kemppainen, 1-0. L — Vercruisen.
STEVENSVILLE — B. Vercruisen 1-3, M. Elam 0-3, F. Lewis 0-3, Finley 1-3, C. Beller 1-2, C. Vercruisen 0-2, S. Kohl 0-2, K. Knights 0-2, J. Lockman 0-2.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Tiffany Hummer 0-3, JayLynn Cantu 0-3, Jordan LeFebvre 0-1, Shaun Rowe 2-4, Niki Birky 1-2, Madison Sandefer 1-2, Nelson 2-3, Kathrin Jetty 2-3, Ciarra Holm 0-3, Kemppainen 0-1, Trueblood 1-1.
2B—Beller; Jetty (2); HR—Rowe; RBIs—Hummer, Rowe (4), Nelson (2), Jetty (2), Trueblood
Frenchtown 17,
Libby 2
LIBBY — The Loggers kept it close until late, but the Frenchtown Broncs scored six runs in the seventh inning to bust open for a victory over host Libby.
Frenchtown’s Keegan Wickman had a home run and a triple in the contest.
“Alyssa (Walker) pitched a pretty good game, but the errors hurt us,” said Libby coach Dean Thompson.
“Frenchtown is a good-hitting team. When you give them nine errors ... ” he said.
“But Abby Indreland is one of the best (pitchers) in the state, so getting eight hits off her was good,” he added.
Rebecca Kyriss was 2-for-4 with a home run for Libby (2-4).
The Loggers enter a busy part of their schedule.
They are at Sandpoint Tuesday, play Corvallis on Thursday, then head to the Frenchtown tournament.
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Libby 000 011 0 — 2 8 9
Abby Indreland and Madison McGuire. Alyssa Walker and Lexi Hageness. W — Indreland. L — Walker 0-1
Frenchtown — Katie Kees 0-5, Kaitlyn Indreland 0-5, Keller Keishman 2-5, Abby Indreland 1-5, Madison McGuire 3-5, Sarah Lester 4-5, Kayla Weishaar 2-5, Keegan Wickman 2-4, Emma Oostdyk 3-5.
HR — Wickman 3B — Wickman. 2B — Lester.
Libby — Alyssa Walker 1-4, Mahalah Wedel 0-4, Kim Tangen 1-3, Lexi Hageness 1-2, Dayln Germany 0-4, Devon Gallagher 1-3, Auria Benefield 1-1, Rebecca Kyriss 2-4, Kelsi Klin 0-3, Hannah England 1-3.
HR — Kyriss.
Eureka 11, Drummond 1
Eureka 18, Drummond 6
EUREKA — Cassidy Morgan was 5-for-7 with two doubles and six RBIs as the Eureka Lions (3-3) downed Drummond in both games of a doubleheader.
The second game was tight —6-5 after four innings and 9-5 after six — but the Lions scored nine runs in the top of the seventh.
“I told them it was a little tighter than I wanted it to be,” said Eureka coach Andy Escobar.
Morgan now has 16 or 17 RBIs over the course of the season.
“Hannah Price had an excellent day. She came up big,” the coach added.
Price batted 1-for-3 in the first game and 3-for-6 in the second with a double, a triple and three RBIs.
“Solid pitching from both Eureka pitchers. All around good batting and good defense for Eureka,” the coach said.
The Lions, who were the visitor in the second game in order to cut travel costs, will meet Deer Lodge next Saturday in Polson for a doubleheader.
Eureka 11, Drummond 1
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Sarah Angelo and Ashley Mannix. Jacquelyn Lemer and Alexa Mrgich. W — Lemer (1-2). L — Angelo.
Drummond – Angelo 0-2, Bridgette Oberweiser 0-3, Rhianna Poole 1-2, Mannix 0-3, Krissy Paske 1-2, Ayla Martell 1-2, Skit Hall 0-2, Melanie Parke 1-2, Makayla Chaffin 1-2.
RBI — M. Chaffin.
Eureka — Hannah Price 1-3, Lemer 1-1, Cassidy Morgan 2-2, Mrgich 0-3, Jamie Soderling 2-3, Evynn Anderson 1-2, Nicole Anderson 0-2, Mikayla Neuman 0-3, Alex Hannay 0-1, Ashley Pacella 1-2.
2B — Price, Soderling. RBI — Price 1, Lemer 1, Morgan 3, Soderling 3, N. Anderson 1.
Eureka 18, Drummond 6
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Drummond 201 200 1 — 6 9 4
Neuman and Price. Angelo and Mannix. W — Neuman (2-2). L — Angelo.
Eureka —Price 3-6, Lemer 1-4, Morgan 3-5, Mrgich 3-5, Soderling 2-5, E. Anderson 1-5, N. Anderson 0-4, Neuman 1-4, Emily Duram 0-0, Elliott Peterson 3-4.
2B — Morgan 2, Soderling 1, E. Anderson 1, Peterson 1. 3B — Price 1, Soderling 1, Peterson 1.
RBI — Price 2, Morgan 3, A. Mrgich 4, Soderling 2, E. Anderson 2, N. Anderson 1, Neuman 1, Peterson 2.
Drummond — Angelo 0-4, Oberweiser 1-4, Poole 2-3, Mannix 1-4, Paske 2-4, Martell 1-4, Parke 1-4, Chaffin 1-3, B. Robinson 0-1, C. Pocha 0-1, S. Hall 0-0.
2B — Poole 1, Paske 1. RBI — Mannix 1, Paske 1, . Martell 1, Chaffin 1.
Polson 25, Whitefish 0
Stevi 24, Whitefish 6
WHITEFISH — Shalaina Duford threw a no-hitter and Polson racked up 17 hits en route to a Northwestern A win over Whitefish.
The Bulldogs (0-4) also fell to Stevensville in the nightcap.
Makaliah Wilson batted 3-for-3, Ashley Johnson was 2-for-2 and Riley Kenney was 2-for-4 for the Pirates.
Polson scored nine runs in the first three innings, then added another six in the fourth.
Whitefish bounced back with a better performance in the second game.
Bailey Tveidt hit a home run and Malia Morris had a triple.
“They played hard. They’re definitely improving every game,” Whitefish coach Carrie Biolo said of the Bulldogs.
“We’re taking small steps and we’re accomplishing them on a team level. They’re doing a good job of keeping their heads up and they continue to get after it,” she added.
The six runs for Whitefish against Stevensville were the most it has scored in a game to date.
Polson 25, Whitefish 0
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Shalaina Duford and Jaylin Kenney. Andrea Lamereux and Peyton Twete
Polson — Ashley Johnson 2-2, Riley Kenney 2-4, Shalaina Duford 1-3, Martina Marquardt 1-3, Heidi Rausch 1-3, Makaliah Wilson 3-3, Jessica Bagnell 2-2, Jaylin Kenney 2-3, Jordan Evertz 2-4, Sydnee Brackey 1-3.
HR — Duford. 2B — Johnson, Rausch. 3B — R. Kenney, Evertz.
Whitefish — Twete 0-2, Malia Morris 0-2, Andrea Lamereux 0-2, Bailey Tveidt 0-2, Hannah Lewis 0-2, Emily Stiver 0-2, Micah McFeely 0-2, Savannah Eisenbarth 0-1, Brynn Ingraham 0-1.
Stevensville 24, Whitefish 6
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Whitefish 103 20 — 6 6 NA
Carly Vercruyssen and Finley. Tveidt, Lamoureux (3) and Twete.
Stevensville —Bailey Vercruyssen 3-4, Megan Elam 2-4, Emilie Lewis 1-3, Finley 3-4, Cambrea Beller 1-3, Vercruyssen 3-3, Syd Kohl 0-2, Kayla Knights 3-4, Jenna Lockman 1-3.
2B — Vercruyssen 2, Lockman 1 Elam 1. 3B — Finley 2.
Whitefish — Twete 0-3, Morris 2-4, Lamereux 2-3, Tveidt 1-3, McFeely 0-3, Margot Myers 0-1, Abbie Taylor 1-2, Brynn Ingraham 0-2, Hannah Lewis 0-2.
HR — Tveidt, 3B — Morris.