Softball roundup: Polson KOs Belgrade, rips Havre
BELGRADE — Shalaina Duford held Belgrade to two hits and struck out six as Polson blanked the Panthers 5-0 on Saturday at the Belgrade Invitational softball tournament.
Jordyn Evertz and Jessica Bagnell both went 2-for-3 for Polson. Bagnell and Duford had one double apiece.
Polson had a much easier time in its outing with Havre, rolling to a 21-3 victory.
Polson scored 14 runs in the first inning of that one. The Pirates sent 20 batters to the plate in that inning and totaled 14 hits.
Heidi Rausch, 3-for-4, doubled and tripled in the big inning. Duford, 3-for-5, also had two hits in that inning along with Martina Marquardt, 2-for-4.
On Friday, Polson lost to Livingston 14-8. No boxscore was available from that game.
“They came back strong against Belgrade, the favorite team over here,” Polson coach Larry Smith said.
“Very satisfied, we did very well (for the two days). We kind of overlooked that first game (Livingston). We didn’t have that energy.”
Polson 200 12 — 5 9 2
Belgrade 000 00 — 0 2 2
Shalaina Duford and Jaylin Kenney. Judy Taylor, Jordan Branch (5) and Kindall Bethke. W - Duford (3-1). L - Taylor (1-1).
POLSON (3-1) — Kenney 1-3, Duford 1-2 (2B), Jessica Bagnell 2-3 (2B), Heidi Rausch 1-3, Martina Marquardt 0-2, Jordyn Evertz 2-3, Kaelen Wall 0-3, Sarah Rausch 1-3, Jaiden Toth 1-2.
BELGRADE (1-2) — Hannah Goulet 0-2, Autumn Rollins 0-2, Taylor Johnson 1-2, Taylor Hil 0-2, Allison Alstrom 0-2, Katelynn Sullivan 0-1, Skyla Neubauer 1-2, Bethke 0-2, Taylor 0-1, Branch 0-1.
Polson (14)31 3 — 21 13 1
Havre 003 0 — 3 5 3
Shalaina Duford and Jaylin Kenney. Tori Mazurkiewicz, Rachel Majeres (4) and Paige Henderson. W - Duford (4-1). L - Mazurkiewicz.
POLSON (4-1) — Kenney 1-4, Duford 3-5, Jessica Bagnell 1-3, Heidi Rausch 3-4 (2B, 3B), Martina Marquardt 2-4, Taylor Brackey 0-2, Skyla Krantz 1-3, Jordyn Evertz 0-1, Sarah Rausch 1-3, Jaelyn Ellenwood 0-1, Kyrie Bitterman 1-2.
HAVRE — Dani Wagner 1-2, Morgan Mazurkiewicz 1-2, China Bohn 0-1, Davee McLeod 1-2 (3B), Henderson 0-1, Roxanna Jensen 0-2, Tori Mazurkiewicz 0-2, Harlee Boucher 0-1, Sydne Huston 1-2, Elizabeth Facio 1-2.
Loyola sweeps Eureka
MISSOULA — Missoula Loyola took a doubleheader from Eureka, winning 15-5 and 14-3.
Jamie Soderling, Cassidy Morgan and Hannah Price had hits in both games for Eureka.
First game
Eureka 005 000 — 5 5 7
Loyola 170 151 — 15 14 1
Hannah Price and C. Parsons. Hannah Hirning and Brianna Mitchell. W –Hirning (2-1). L – Price
EUREKA – Evynn Anderson 0-1, Jamie Soderling 1-3, Cassidy Morgan 1-2, Price 1-3, E. Peterson 1-3, Shelby Lindgren 0-3, T. Escobar 1-3, C. Parsons 0-3, A. Wright 0-1, C. Lemer 0-1.
LOYOLA – Frankie Schwenk 1-5, Hirning 1-4, Kari Tirrell 2-3, Heather Huguet 4-4, Joslynn Haran 2-3, Taylor Short 1-4, Caelin Miltko 0-3, Mitchell 2-4, Skylar Hollenback 1-3.
2B – Tirrell, Haran. HR – Tirrell. RBIs – Morgan 2, Escobar 2, Peterson, Schwenk, Hirning 2, Tirrell, Huguet 5, Haran, Short, Miltko, Mitchell 3.
Second game
Eureka 102 000 — 3 4 1
Loyola 150 413 — 14 11 0
Morgan and Price. Haran and Mady Dawald. W – Haran (1-0). L – Morgan.
EUREKA – E. Anderson 0-1, J. Soderling 1-3, C. Morgan 2-2, Price 1-3, E. Peterson 0-3, T. Escobar 0-1, Parsons 0-1, C. Lemer 0-3, S. Lindgren 0-1, Marquardt 0-1, H. Lindgren 0-1, L. Williams 0-1.
LOYOLA – Schwenk 2-3, Hirning 1-4, Tirrell 2-4, Huguet 2-3, Haran 0-3, Short 1-3, Miltko 1-2, Jade Combs 1-1, Dawald 1-2, Hall 0-1, Janssen 0-1, Mitchell 0-1.
2B – Schwenk 2, Tirrell, Short. 3B – Tirrell. RBIs – Morgan, Price, Schwenk, Hirning, Tirrell 3, Huguet 2, Dawald.
Libby splits with
Priest River, Frenchtown
LIBBY — The Libby softball team split a pair of home games in its first action of the season.
The Loggers scored five runs in the fourth inning to top Priest River, Idaho, 8-3 in the home opener.
Mahalah Wedel hit a double and went 4-for-4 from the plate to lead Libby.
Hannah England allowed just five hits and three runs from the circle.
“Mahalah is hitting the ball real well,” Libby coach Dean Thompson said.
Libby had more trouble in a nonconference slate with Frenchtown in the second game.
The Broncs scored 12 runs in the first three innings, before both teams put in backups to get more field time.
Libby got just two hits in the game, one each from Devon Gallagher and Kelsey Klin.
Libby hosts its next game, on Thursday against Polson.
Libby 8, Priest River 3
Priest River1001100—350
Libby201500x—883
B. Krampert and A. Lentz. Hannah England and Dayln Germany.
PRIEST RIVER — A Deal 1-4, B. Krampert 0-4, A. Lentz 1-4, K. Fink 1-3, E. Nelson 1-2, K. Fink 1-3, J. Fitzmorris 0-3, M. Dreyer 0-3, D. Carter 0-3.
LIBBY — Rachel Rebo 0-2, Mahalah Wedel 4-4, Devon Gallagher 0-3, Dayln Germany 2-3, Kelsey Klin 1-3, Rebecca Kyriss 0-3, Hannah England 1-2, Auria Benefield 0-3, Brooke Rosling 0-1, Staci Regh 0-0, Harley Nelson 0-0.
2B — Wedel, K. Fink.
Frenchtown 18, Libby 0
Frenchtown13843x—18160
Libby0000xx—026
Morgan Ray, Macey Newberry (4) and Kayla Blood and Brooke Yarnell (4). Staci Regh, Mahalah Wedel (4) and Devon Gallagher.
FRENCHTOWN — Holly Jacobs 3-5, Kayla Blood 0-2, Brooke Yarnell 0-1, Abby Inderland 4-5, Morgan Ray 2-4, Keegon Wickman 3-5, Macey Newberry 2-4, Josie Anderson 0-2, Emma Pyron 1-4, Krista Hebnes 1-4, Vanessa Stavish 0-0.
LIBBY — Rachel Rebo 0-3, Mahalah Wedel 0-2, Devon Gallagher 1-2, Hailley Moe 0-2, Kelsey Klin 1-1, Staci Regh 0-2, Hannah England 0-1, Brook Rosling 0-2, Auria Benefield 0-1, Jordan Turner 0-1.
2B — Irelnd 2, Wickman 1, Newberry 1. HR — Newberry. (3-run in third inning).