Polson, C-Falls notch league softball wins
POLSON — Polson scored four runs in the third inning to end a Libby rally and put the Northwestern A conference softball game out of reach, the Pirates winning 11-1 in five innings.
Libby scored a run in the second to cut the Pirates lead to 3-1 before Polson scored eight runs over the next three innings to end the game on the 10-run rule.
“Polson hit the ball real hard today,” Libby coach Dean Thompson said. “They’re a great team. Shay (Duford) pitched a good game. That third inning they put everybody up to bat and hit the ball real hard.”
Three players had multiple hits for the Pirates, including Duford, who went 2 for 3 from the plate and allowed only four hits from the circle.
Hannah England went 2 for 2 for the Loggers in the loss. Libby plays at Whitefish on Saturday.
Polson 304 31 — 11 11 1
Libby 010 00 — 1 4 5
Shalaina Duford and Jaylin Kenney. Hannah England and Dayln Germany. W — Duford. L — England.
POLSON — Jaylin Kenney 1-4, Shalaina Duford 2-3, Jessica Bagnell 1-4, Heidi Rausch 3-4, Martina Marquardt 2-4, Jordyn Evertz 1-3, Kaelen Wall 1-3, Sarah Rausch 0-1, Kyrie Bitterman 0-3.
LIBBY — Kelsey Quinn 1-3, Mahalah Wedel 0-2, Devon Gallagher 0-3, Dayln Germany 0-2, Staci Regh 0-2, Rachel Rebo 1-2, Hannah England 2-2, Brooke Rosling 0-2, Auria Benefield 0-2.
Extra base hits - n/a
Columbia Falls 15, Whitefish 0
COLUMBIA FALLS — The Wildkats scored eight runs in the second inning to take a commanding 10-0 lead against their rivals from the North Valley, coasting to the nonconference victory.
Columbia Falls leadoff hitter Tiffany Hummer went 3 for 3 from the plate and Carlee Brown backed her up, going 1 for 3 with a double. The Wildkats had 11 hits in the game.
“Up and down the lineup we were hitting the ball well,” Columbia Falls coach Dave Kehr said. “Everybody stepped up and hit well.”
Ashley Trueblood and Alex Peterson combined for a three hitter against the Bulldogs.
Whitefish 000 00 — 0 3 5
Columbia Falls 283 2x — 15 11 0
A Lamaroux and M. Davis and M. Morris. Ashley Trueblood and Alex Peterson (4) and Courtney Murray and Breanna Friar (4). W — Trueblood. L — Lamaroux.
WHITEFISH — M Morris 1-2, A Lamaroux 0-3, S Craft 0-2, M Myers 0-2, M McFeely 0-2, M Davis 0-2, A Taylor 1-2, H Reading 1-1, A Reese 0-2.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Tiffany Hummer 3-3, Carlee Brown 1-3, Winter Kemppainen 1-4, Katherine Jetty 1-1, Lauren Fields 0-1, Ashley Trueblood 1-3, Ciarra Holm 0-2, Alex Peterson 0-0, Catie King 1-3, Amanda Morrison 1-3, Madi Fetters 0-0, Courtney Murray 1-3, Breanna Friar 0-1.
2B — Brown.