Softball: Polson splits with Hamilton, Loyola at Frenchtown Invitational

by The Daily Inter Lake
| April 26, 2014 11:17 PM

FRENCHTOWN — Polson lost a big lead in the fourth inning to fall to Hamilton 12-9 at the Frenchtown Invitational softball tournament on Saturday.

The Pirates scored seven runs in the third inning to take a 7-0 lead, but allowed 12 runs over the next two frames to fall behind for good.

The Pirates bounced back to finish the two-day event with an 18-1 victory over Missoula Loyola.

Back-to-back home runs by Jessica Bagnell and Hannah Potter in the first inning gave the Pirates an early 2-0 lead.

Polson 007 200 0 – 9 9 2

Hamilton 005 700 x – 12 15 3

Jessica Bagnell, Emma Shaw (6) and Jaylin Kenney. Brie Clifford and Katie Wickham. W – Clifford. L – Bagnell.

POLSON – Kenney 1-3, Jaiden Toth 1-4, Bagnell 2-4, Hannah Potter 1-4, Kaelen Wall 0-2, Taylor Brookey 1-4, Ashley Benson 1-3, Kyrie Bitterman 1-4, Sarah Rausch 1-3.

HAMILTON – McKayl Rothie 2-4, Clifford 1-3, Taylor Goligoski 2-4, Tayler Reynolds 1-4, Shaylan Mohn 2-4, Lauren Dolcater 2-3, Sydney Bergren 2-4, Wickham 0-4, Kloie Nye 3-4.

2B – Kenney, Toth, Benson, Bergren, Goligoski. HR – Rothie, Reynolds. RBIs – Kenney, Brookey, Benson, Bitterman 2, Rausch, Rothie 2, Goligoski, Reynolds 2, Mohn, Lauren Dolcater 2, Bergren, Nye.

Polson 18, Loyola Sacred Heart 1

Polson 233 (10) 0 — 18 NA NA Loyola 000 0 1 — 1 NA NA

Jessica Bagnell and Jaylin Kenney. Makaya Resner, Frankie Schwenk (4) and Joslynn Haran. W – Bagnell. L – Resner.

Batting not available.

Whitefish drops pair

FRENCHTOWN — Whitefish held a 4-0 lead after two innings, but Stevensville rallied late to pull it out, winning 15-9.

Jordan Sletton led Whitefish offensively, going 3-for-4.

In the other outing for the Bulldogs at the Frenchtown Invitational, Corvallis rolled to a 17-2 victory.

Stevensville 101 148 — 15 20 3

Whitefish 220 401 — 9 7 1

Mariah Hinson, Carly Vercruyssen (4) and Callie Lendman. Halle Reading and Malia Morris. W – Vercruyssen (4-5). L – Reading.

STEVENSVILLE – Jenna Lockman 3-5, Vercruyssen 3-5, Cambrea Beller 2-5, Lendman 3-5, Hinson 1-4, Sam Hambrick 3-4, Taylor Rauch 1-3, Madison Boesch 2-4, Tilly Grooms 2-3.

WHITEFISH – Morris 1-2, Georgia Donaldson 1-3, Jordan Sletton 3-4, Kenzie Carl 1-4, Madi Davis 1-4, Micah McFeely 0-4, Savannah Eisenbarth 0-1, Michaela McDowell 0-2, Abby Reese 0-3.

2B – Sletton, Lendman. RBIs – Sletton 2, Carl 2, Davis, McFeely, Lockman, Vercruyssen, Beller 1, Lendman 5, Hambrick 2, Boesch, Grooms 2.

Corvallis 428 21 — 17 9 2

Whitefish 010 10 — 2 5 3

Taylor Gagnon and Sabrina Friday. Jordan Sletten and Paige Sproul. W – Gagnon. L – Sletten .

CORVALLIS – Taia Tully 3-4, Kira Doyle 1-1, Friday 0-1, Gagnon 0-3, Bobbie Stephen 1-1, Hannah Brown 2-3, Kabrey Powell 0-3, Taylor Koskela 1-2, Nicole Turner 1-2, Kennelly Fields 0-0, Brittney Anderson 0-0, Gabi Jessop 0-1.

WHITEFISH – Georgia Donaldson 1-2, Sletten 0-3, Kenzie Carl 1-3, Madi Davis 0-3, Micah McFeely 1-2, Savannah Eisenbarth 0-1, Michaela McDowell 1-2, Abby Reese 1-2, Sproul 0-2.

2B – Stephen. RBIs – Tully 2, Friday, Stephen, Brown, Koskela 2; McDowell, Reese.

Libby 9, Belgrade 7

FRENCHTOWN — Libby jumped out to a 6-1 lead, but had to hold off a late charge by Belgrade to pick up the win at the Frenchtown Invitational.

Libby 240 102 0 – 9 14 4

Belgrade 103 001 2 – 7 10 0

Hannah England and Devon Gallagher. Jordan Branch and Rylee Cigan. W – England. L – Branch.

LIBBY – Hannah England 2-4, Mahalah Wedel 4-4, Kelsey Klin 1-4, Devon Gallagher 3-3, Auria Benefield 0-3, Dayln Germany 2-4, Rachel Rebo 0-3, Staci Regh 1-4, Kyra Lauer 1-4.

BELGRADE – Skyla Newbauer 2-5, Kristina West 3-5, Hanna Goulet 1-3, Autumn Rollins 2-4, Alli Alstrom 0-3, Rylee Cigan 0-3, Kendall Bethke 1-4, Jordan Branch 1-4, Julie Taylor 0-3.

2B – Wedel, Gallagher; Newbauer, Branch. HR – Klin. RBIs – Wedel 2, Klin 3, Gallagher, Benefield, Germany; Newbauer, Branch, Cigan, Alstrom.

Friday

Columbia Falls 6,

Belgrade 3

FRENCHTOWN — Columbia Falls took a 4-0 lead after two inning and scored twice in the sixth to edge Belgrade at the Frenchtown Invitational. Ashley Trueblood went 4-for-4 at the plate.

Belgrade 003 000 0 – 3 9 3

C. Falls 220 002 x – 6 11 3

Judy Taylor and Kindall Bethke. Ashley Trueblood and Courtney Murray. W – Trueblood. L – Taylor.

BELGRADE – Skyla Neubauer 1-4, Kristina West 0-3, Jordan Branch 3-4, Autumn Rollins 1-4, Alli Alstrom 1-4, Bethke 3-3, Rachel Salsbury 0-1, Taylor Salsbury 0-2, Hanna Goulet 0-1, Nikki Schladetch 0-2, Rylee Cygan 0-1.

COLUMBIA FALLS – Tiffany Hummer 2-3, Madi Fetters 1-3, Amanda Morrison 0-3, Breanna Friar 2-4, Trueblood 4-4, Murray 0-2, Alysha Cantu 0-1, Winter Kemppainen 0-3, Sam Collins 0-2, Kaitlyn Hoerner 1-1, Peyton Kehr 0-2.

2B – Neubauer, Alstrom; Fetters, Friar, Trueblood. RBI – Branch, Rollins; Fetters, Friar, Trueblood.