Polson splits; Libby posts 2 wins at Frenchtown tourney

FRENCHTOWN — Two home runs for Heidi Rausch, two doubles for Ashley Johnson, a triple for Jessica Bagnell — 15 hits in all — the Polson Pirates blasted Anaconda 16-2 in their opening game at the Frenchtown tournament on Friday.

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Florence defeated the Pirates 6-2 in their second game of the day.

“I was very thrilled with the way they came out. I think Anaconda is leading the Southwest Conference, and we’ve been really dominating our opponents since the Columbia Falls game,” said Polson coach Larry Smith.

“But then to fall flat on our face ... I think (the Pirates) got a little too complacent. I thought (the Falcons) played an extremely sound game against us and the pitching (by Courtney Byrne) was great. She really kept our hitters off-balance,” Smith said.

Byrne gave up nine hits, but walked just two and didn’t hit anyone.

“She had very good control.

“They bunted the daylights out of us and we had a hard time defending it,” the coach added.

The Pirates (5-3) play Hamilton at 10 a.m. today, then have Belgrade at 2 p.m.

“We’re looking forward to that one,” Smith said of the Belgrade contest.

Polson 16, Anaconda 2

Polson 422 102 5 — 16 15 0

Anaconda 002 000 0 — 2 5 1

Shalaina Duford and Jaylin Kenney. B. Chapman and D. Chapman. W — Duford (5-2). L — Chapman.

Polson — Ashley Johnson 3-5, Riley Kenney 1-4, Shalaina Duford 2-5, Martina Marquardt 2-2, Heidi Rausch 3-5, Makaliah Wilson 1-5, Jaylin Kenney 1-4, Jessica Bagnell 2-5, Jordan Evertz 0-2, Colleen Jacobson 0-1.

2B — Johnson 2, R. Kenney 1. 3B — Bagnell. HR — Rausch 2

Anaconda — K. King 1-4, L. Bolton 1-4, B. Chapman 0-3, A. Stanberry 1-3, S. Schaffer 1-2, D. Chapman 0-3, J. Peterson 1-3, C. Worl 0-2, L. Moody 0-3.

3B — Bolton. RBI —Bolton 1.

Florence 6, Polson 2

Polson 100 100 0 — 2 9 2

Florence 060 000 x — 6 10 0

Shalaina Duford and Jaylin Kenney . Courtney Byrne and Paige Bodner. W — Byrne. L — Duford (5-3).

Polson — Johnson 0-4, R. Kenney 2-4, Duford 2-4, Marquardt 2-4, Rausch 1-4, Wilson 0-3, J. Kenney 2-3, Bagnell 0-3, Evertz 0-2, Jacobson 0-1.

2B — R. Kenney. RBI — Marquardt 1.

Florence — Paige Bodner 1-4, Cazz Skeers 0-4, Byrne 1-2, Hayley Cole 3-3, Megan Byrne 2-4, Cody Miller 1-3, Micay Cole 0-3, Scolle Pedersen 1-1, Holly Hale 1-3.

Libby 13, Hamilton 11

Libby 13, Corvallis 6

FRENCHTOWN — Rebecca Kyriss hit a three-run home run to left field and Kim Tangen was 3-for-5 with two doubles and three RBIs as the Libby Loggers rallied from a one-run deficit after six innings to defeat Hamilton 13-11 on Friday at the Frenchtown tournament.

The Loggers wound up 2-0 on the day after defeating Corvallis 13-6.

The Loggers led Hamilton 9-2 after three innings, but the Broncs bounced back to take a 10-9 lead after the sixth.

“Our young kids played pretty well,” said Libby coach Dean Thompson.

In the second game, “Everybody in the lineup contributed, everybody played pretty well,” the coach said.

The Loggers have two games today — Stevensville at noon, Butte Central at 4 p.m.

Libby 3, Corvallis 0

Libby 432 001 3 — 13 10 2

Hamilton 110 342 0 — 11 13 0

Hannah England, Alyssa Walker (5) and Lexie Hageness. Rebecka Hood, Kaytlyn Menk (4) and Candice Dunnagan. W – Walker. L – Menk.

LIBBY – Walker 1-2, Mahala Wedel 0-2, Kim Tangen 3-5, Hageness 1-4, Rebecca Kyriss 2-3, Daylyn Germany 1-3, Devon Gallagher 1-5, Kelsey Klin 1-2, England 0-3.

HAMILTON – Hood 2-4, Kiley Newton 1-5, Nichole Hood 2-5, Dunnagan 1-5, Shaylan Mohn 0-2, Taylor Goligoski 3-3, Rebecca Lyons 0-3, Tayler Reynolds 1-2, Linda Parks 2-3, Menk 1-2, Bailey McWhorter.

2B – Tangen 2, Germany, Gallagher, R. Hood, Newton, Goligoski, Menk. HR – Hageness, Kyriss, Goligoski. RBIs – Tangen 3, Hageness 2, Kyriss 2, Germany 2, Gallagher 2, Klin, R. Hood, Goligoski 4, Reynolds 2.

Libby 13, Corvallis 6

Corvallis 020 300 1 — 6 10 4

Libby 310 153 x — 13 10 2

Alex Ewing and Erika Allen. Alyssa Walker, Hannah England (4) and Lexie Hageness. W — England. L — Ewing.

Corvallis — Tegan Elliot 2-4, Gianna Schrock 1-3, Miquela Kriskovich 2-4, Ewing 0-4, Ashley Johnson 0-3, Alex Price 2-4, Allen 0-4, Markie Montgomery 1-3, Kaitlin Wohltman 2-3.

HR — Price (4th).

Libby — Alyssa Walker 2-4, Mahala Wedel 2-4, Kim Tangen 1-3, Lexie Hageness 1-3, Rebecca Kyriss 1-4, Dalyn Germany 2-4, Devon Gallagher 0-2, Harley Nelson 0-2, Kelsey Klin 1-2, Hannah England 0-3, Auria Benefield 0-0.

2B — Germany, 3B — Klin 3B.