Loggers 4-0 at Frenchtown softball tournament

FRENCHTOWN — The Libby Loggers enjoyed a terrific weekend at the Frenchtown softball tournament, going 4-0 with wins Saturday over Stevensville, 16-9, and Butte Central, 10-2.

“With the young kids we have, we hit the ball really well this weekend and defensively we played pretty good,” said Libby coach Dean Thompson.

Hitting ruled the day for the Loggers.

Against Stevensville, Mahalah Wedel tripled in the third inning to drive in a pair of runs for the Loggers.

Dalyn Germany hit a 3-run homer to left field in the sixth inning.

Against Butte Central, it was Rebecca Kyriss with a home run and Lexie Hageness batting 3-for-3 with two RBI.

Libby’s next action is Friday at Glacier and Saturday at Whitefish for a Northwestern A contest.

Stevensville 010 035 0 — 9 14 0

Libby 009 133 x — 16 12 3

Alycia Sims and Megan Finley; Alyssa Walker, Hannah England (6) and Lexie Hageness. W — Walker. L — Sims.

STEVENSVILLE — Bailey Vercruyssen 1-5, Megan Elam 1-3, Sims 2-4, Finley 2-4, Emilie Lewis 1-4, Cambrea Beller 2-3, C. Vercruyssen 2-4, Kayla Knights 1-4, Jenna Lockman 2-4.

LIBBY — Walker 0-4, Mahalah Wedel 1-2, Kim Tangen 0-1, Auria Benefield 0-0, Hageness 4-5, Rebecca Kyriss 1-3, Dayln Germany 3-3, Devon Gallagher 1-4, Aurianna Farris 0-0, Kelsey Klin 1-3, England 2-3, Rachel Rebo 0-1, Harley Nelson 0-0.

2B—B. Vercrunssen, Finley, Beller; C. Vercrunssen; Hageness, Germany; 3B—Wedel; HR—Germany; RBIs—NA.

Butte Central 100 000 1 — 2 5 0

Libby 013 213 x — 10 9 0

BUTTE CENTRAL — Danika Neumann 1-3, Shelby Paffhausen 1-2, Taylor Marthaller 0-3, Hannah Stajcar 1-3, Angela Piazzola 0-2, Aleesha LeBreche 2-3, Mikayla Boggs 0-2, Desiree Dunbar 0-2.

LIBBY — Alyssa Walker 0-2, Mahala Wedel 0-1, Kim Tangen 1-3, Lexie Hageness 3-3, Rebecca Kyriss 1-3, Devon Gallagher 2-4, Kelsey Klin 1-1, Hannah England 1-2, H. Moe 0-3.

HR — Kyriss. 3B — England. 2B — Stajcar; Hageness, Gallagher. RBIs — Piazzola: Kyriss 4, Hageness 2, England 2, Walker, Gallagher.

Belgrade 4, Polson 3

Polson 10, Hamilton 7

FRENCHTOWN — The Polson Pirates are still looking for that timely hit.

The Pirates, trailing by one run, had runners on second and third with one out in the bottom of the seventh — but couldn’t get anyone home.

Belgrade defeated the Pirates 4-3. Polson finished with a split after beating Hamilton 10-7 earlier in the day at the Frenchtown tournament.

“I was pleased they got to that point, but we were just one hit short,” said Polson coach Larry Smith of the Belgrade contest.

“This was a well-played fastpitch game. Both pitchers did very well,” he said.

“It was the kind of game I like to be a part of. We had our chances. We just didn’t get that one key hit,” he added.

Six of the combined seven runs came on solo homers — Belgrade had two each by Taylor Hill and Justine Prickett.

Polson’s homers were by Riley Kenney and Heidi Rausch.

Belgrade had no errors, Polson’s only error was a throw on a force out at second. Belgrade didn’t score off of it, though.

Smith complimented the effort of Polson catcher Jaylin Kenney.

“I thought she had a terrific weekend. She been hitting the ball really well and doing extremely well behind the plate for us,” he said.

The Pirates (6-4, 2-2) play host to Glacier on Tuesday and Frenchtown on Thursday.

Belgrade 010 102 0 — 4 7 0

Polson 100 100 1 — 3 8 1

Justine Taylor and Annie Prickett. Shalaina Duford and Jaylin Kenney. W — Taylor. L — Duford.

Belgrade — Taylor 2-4, Kristina West 0-4, Morgan Wandler 1-3, Taylor Johnson 0-3, Taylor Hill 2-3, Prickett 2-3, Joey Severson 0-3, Ali Alstrom 0-2, Autumn Rollins 0-3.

HR — Hill 2, Prickett 2. RBI — Hill 2, Prickett 2.

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

HR — Riley Kenney 1, Heidi Rausch 1 2B — J. Kenney. RBI — R. Kenney 1, Rausch 1, Wilson 1.

Hamilton 022 001 2 — 7 11 5

Polson 500 104 x — 10 9 0

Kaytlyn Menk, Rebecka Hood (6) and Candice Dunagan. Jessica Bagnell and Jaylin Kenney. W – Bagnell. L – Menk.

HAMILTON – Hood 2-3, Kiley Newton 0-3, Nichole Hood 1-3, Dunagan 2-4, Taylor Goligoski 2-4, Shaylan Mohn 2-4, Tayler Reynolds 0-3, McKayl Rothie 0-3, Rebecca Lyons 2-3, Linda Parks 0-1.

POLSON – Ashley Johnson 1-4, Riley Kenney 0-3, Shalaina Duford 1-3, Martina Marquardt 0-3, Heidi Rausch 1-4, Makaliah Wilson 0-3, J. Kenney 4-4, Bagnell 1-3, Colleen Jacobson 1-3, Jaelyn Ellenwood 0-0.

2B – Rausch, R. Hood, Lyons. 3B – J. Kenney. HR – R. Hood, Goligoski 2. RBIs – Wilson, J. Kenney 2, Jacobson, R. Hood 3, Goligoski 4.

Columbia Falls 12, Hamilton 5

Columbia Falls 8, Corvallis 3

FRENCHTOWN — Niki Birky batted 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs and Shaun Rowe hit a home run as the Columbia Falls Wildkats downed Hamilton at the Frenchtown tournament.

The Wildkats took a 3-run lead after the first inning, then busted the game open with eight runs in the third.

Ciarra Holm was 3-for-4 with a triple and Shaun Rowe was 2-for-2 as the Wildkats defeated Corvallis 8-3.

Columbia Falls scored three runs in the third inning, then had three more in the sixth.

Columbia Falls hosts Whitefish in a Northwestern A contest on Friday.

Columbia Falls 308 001 0 — 12 12 1

Hamilton 002 201 0 — 5 10 2

Ashley Trueblood, Catie King (7) and unknown. Rebecka Hood, Kaytlyn Menk(4) and Candice Dunnagan. W – Trueblood. L – Hood.

COLUMBIA FALLS – Tori Price 1-4, JayLynn Cantu 1-3, Shaun Rowe 1-3, Niki Birky 3-4, Erika Nelson 1-4, Kathrin Jetty 1-2, Jordan LeFebvre 1-2, Ciarra Holm 1-2, Madison Sandefer 1-2, C. Brown 0-1, Winter Kemppainen 1-2, King 0-2.

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

2B – Cantu, Sandefer, R. Hood, Newton, Goligoski, Lyons. HR – Rowe, Birky. RBIs – Cantu 2, Rowe 3, Birky 2, Jetty, LeFebvre, R. Hood 2, Newton, Goligoski 2.

Columbia Falls 003 113 0 — 8 7 1

Corvallis 001 020 0 — 3 7 4

Ashley Trueblood, Catie King and Kathryn Jetty, Erike Nelson. Alex Ewing and Gianna Schrock. W – Trueblood. L – Ewing.

COLUMBIA FALLS – Tori Price 0-4, Jaylynn Cantu 0-3, Shaun Rowe 2-2, Niki Birky 0-0, Madison Sandefer 0-3, Jetty 1-3, Nelson 1-1, Jordan LeFebvre 0-4, Ciarra Holm 3-4, Trueblood 0-3.

CORVALLIS – Tegan Elliot 2-4, Schrock 1-3, Miquela Kriskovich 1-3, Alex Ewing 1-3, Alex Price 0-2, Ashley Johnson 0-2, Erika Allen 2-4, Kaitlin Wohltman 0-2, Markie Montgomery 0-3.

2B – Nelson, Kriskovich. 3B – Holm. RBIs – Nelson 2, LeFebvre, Trueblood, Schrock, Kriskovich, Ewing.

Late Friday

Whitefish 400 000 2 — 6 3 1

Butte Central 211 141 x — 10 11 1

W — Hannah Stajcar. L — B. Tveidt.

WHITEFISH — Peyton Twete 0-2, Malia Morris 0-1, Andrea Lamereux 1-4, Bailey Tveidt 0-2, Margot Myers 0-3, Micah McFeely 2-3, Abbie Taylor 0-2, Brynn Ingraham 0-2, Emily Stiver 0-3.

BUTTE CENTRAL — Danika Neumann 0-2, Katie Hogart 2-2, Angela Piazzola 2-4, Shannon McLaughlin 1-4, Hannah Stajcar 3-4, Taylor Marthaller 1-1, Mikayla Boggs 1-2, Shelby Paffhausen 0-1, Carlee Norbeck 1-4.

HR — Marthaller. 2B — Hogart. RBIs — Tuendt, McFeely, Taylor; Hogart 2, Paffhausen 2, Neumann, Piazzola, Marthaller, Boggs.

Deer Lodge 14, Eureka 9

Eureka 12, Deer Lodge 8

POLSON — Alexa Mrgich was 2-for-3 for Eureka, but it wasn’t enough to overcome Deer Lodge’s 20 hits as the Wardens downed the Lions in the first game of a Western B-C doubleheader.

Eureka led 5-0 after the first two innings, but Deer Lodge tied the game in the third inning, then broke it open with seven runs in the fourth.

Eureka jumped out 7-0 advantage in the second game en route to a 12-8 victory.

Jaime Soderling led the Lion offense, going 3-for-3 and driving in a run.

Ashlen Pacella was 2-for-4.

“We hit fairly well, our defense let us down,” Eureka coach Andy Escobar said.

“We threw the ball around a little too much. Our pitchers pitched fairly well.”

Eureka (4-4 overall) hosts Ronan on Tuesday.

Deer Lodge 005 720 0 — 14 20 3

Eureka 140 301 0 — 9 5 2

Michelle Christnacht and Dani Walker; Jacquelyn Lemer and Alexa Mrgich. W — Christnacht; L. — Lemer, 1-3.

DEER LODGE — Annie Lombardi 1-4, Natalie Padovich 3-5, Christnacht 2-3, Shelby Applegate 2-3, Walker 3-5, Hunter Therriault 4-5, Megan Reynolds 2-5, Daley Snell 1-4, Laykin Watson 2-3.

EUREKA — Hannah Price 1-4, Lemer 0-1, Cass Morgan 1-5, Mrgich 2-3, Jaime Soderling 1-2, Evynn Anderson 0-4, Mikayla Neuman 0-3, Elliott Peterson 0-2, Nicole Anderson 0-4.

2B — Walker 2, Applegate; Soderling. RBI — Walker 4, Reynolds 2, Padovich, Christnacht, Applegate, Therriault, Snell, Watson; Morgan 4, Anderson, Neuman, Peterson.

Eureka 102 333 0 — 12 9 1

Deer Lodge 000 431 0 — 8 14 4

Neuman and Price; Christnacht and Walker. W — Neumann, 3-1. L — Christnacht.

EUREKA — Price 0-4, Lemer 1-5, Morgan 0-2, Mrgich 1-3, Soderling 3-3, E. Anderson 1-3, Neuman 1-3, Ashlen Pacella 2-4, N. Anderson 0-3.

DEER LODGE — Lombardi 2-4, Padovich 2-4, Christnacht 1-3, Applegate 4-4, Walker 2-4, Therriault 2-4, Reynolds 0-3, Sara Forbes 1-4, Watson 0-3.

2B—Applegate, Walker (2); RBIs—Mrgich, Soderling, E. Anderson, Neuman (2), Pacella, N. Anderson (2; Lombardi, Applegate (2), Walker (2), Therriault, Forbes.