Softball: Polson, Libby 4-0 at tourney
BUTTE — Polson wrapped up a successful weekend at the Butte Central Invitational softball tournament by blasting Billings Central 17-1 and Miles City 12-1 on Saturday.
The Pirates (17-4 overall) finished the two-day event with a 4-0 mark.
On Friday, Polson beat Havre 7-2 and clubbed Glendive 19-1.
“One of those weekends,” Polson coach Larry Smith said. “We exploded on everybody.”
Polson had five doubles and a home run by Jessica Bagnell against Billings Central. The Pirates totaled 17 hits in that outing.
Against Miles City, the Pirates had a double, a triple and 16 hits.
“Overall, (Kaelen) Wall’s bat was on fire this weekend,” Smith said.
“(Jaylin) Kenney has been a steady rock for us, very consistent.”
Bagnell and Wall both went 3 for 4 against Billings Central.
Kenney went 3 for 3 and Hannah Potter 3 for 4 versus Miles City.
Polson returns to Northwestern A play on Tuesday at Whitefish and concludes regular-season action on Friday at Libby.
Polson 412 82 — 17 17 1
Billings Central 100 00 — 1 5 1
Jessica Bagnell and Jaylin Kenney; Skylar Rockwell and Maggie Meyer. W — Bagnell. L — Rockwell.
POLSON — Kenney 2-5, Jaiden Toth 2-4, Bagnell 3-4, Kaelen Wall 3-4, Hannah Potter 2-3, Taylor Brackey 1-3, Kyrie Bitterman 1-3, Ashley Benson 2-4, Sarah Rausch 0-2, Lydia Dupuis 1-1.
BILLINGS CENTRAL — Allison Walter 1-3, Mackenzie Redman 0-2, Rockwell 0-3, A. Walter 0-3, Molly Day 2-2, Morgan Smith 1-2, Meyer 0-2, Sammy McNeely 0-1, Addy Daubert 1-2.
2B—Kenney, Bagnell, Potter (2); Smith; HR—Bagnell; RBIs—Kenney (3), Bagnell (3), Wall (4), Potter, Bitterman, Rausch, Dupuis; Smith.
Polson 601 23 — 12 16 0
Miles City 000 10 — 1 4 2
Bagnell and Kenney; Lauren Wolf-Petroff and Madison Hill. W — Bagnell. L — Wolf-Petroff.
POLSON — Kenney 3-3, Toth 0-2, Dupuis 1-2, Bagnell 2-4, Wall 2-4, Potter 3-4, Brackey 1-3, Bitterman 1-3, Rausch 2-2, Benson 0-1, Skyla Krantz 0-2, Haley Fyant 1-1.
MILES CITY — Wolf-Petroff 1-3, Sierra Niedge 0-2, Mackenzie Helland 2-2, Gabby Richardson 0-2, Kristen Selk 0-2, Chelsea Davis 0-2, Hill 0-2, Gierke 0-2, Jenna Swope 1-2.
2B—Kenney; 3B—Wall; HR—Helland; RBIs—Kenney (3), Toth, Bagnell, Wall (2), Potter (2), Bitterman, Rausch; Helland.
Libby 3, Livingston 1
Libby 5, Anaconda 0
FRENCHTOWN — Hannah England allowed just five in two games as Libby beat Livingston and Anaconda to finish the Butte Central Invitational with a 4-0 record.
Rachel Rebo went 2 for 3 for Libby in both games.
Devon Gallagher also had two hits for Libby in the finale.
Livingston 000 100 0 — 1 3 1
Libby 000 003 x — 3 8 2
W – Hannah England. L – Sierra Higgs.
LIVINGSTON – Meaghan Gibson 0-3, Jacey Schloicher 0-2, Meadow Ingram 1-3, Cassie Versland 0-3, Hailey Versland 1-3, Higgs 0-3, Breanna Murphy 0-2, MacKenzie Corder 0-2, Emily Connell 1-2.
LIBBY – Madisen Monigold 1-3, England 0-3, Mahalah Wedel 1-3, Devon Gallagher 1-3, Kelsey Klin 1-3, Auria Benefield 1-3, Dayln Germany 1-3, Rachel Rebo 2-3, Kyra Lauer 0-2.
2B – H. Versland; Wedel, Germany. 3B – HR – Ingram; Klin. RBIs – Ingram; Gallagher, Klin 2.
Anaconda 000 000 — 0 2 6
Libby 200 102 — 5 8 1
W – England. L – Andi Mavrinac.
ANACONDA – Courtney Moodry 1-3, Lacee Moodry 0-2, Delanie Chapman 0-3, Sarah Schaefer 0-1, Julia Peterson 0-2, Kassandra Flores 0-3, Chloe Worl 1-2, Mavrinac 0-2, Hanna Schaefer 0-2, Shea Forsberg 0-0.
LIBBY – Monigold 0-1, England 1-4, Wedel 0-3, Gallagher 2-3, Klin 1-3, Benefield 1-3, Germany 1-3, Rebo 2-3, Lauer 0-1, Staci Regh 0-2.
2B – Gallagher. RBIs – England, Gallagher, Rebo.
Butte Central 11,
Whitefish 1
BUTTE — Butte Central scored the final 11 runs to pull away from an early deficit to post the win at its invitational on Friday.
Haley Harris, 2 for 3, led Whitefish’s hitters.
Whitefish 100 00 — 1 5 2
Butte Central 252 2x — 11 13 2
Jordan Sletten and Haley Harris. McKenzie Gallagher and Kate Ossello. W – Gallagher. L – Sletten.
WHITEFISH — Georgia Donaldson 1-2, Harris 2-3, Sletten 0-3, Kenzie Carl 1-1, Madi Davis 0-2, Michaela McDowell 0-2, Micah McFeeley 1-2, Savannah Eisenbarth 0-2, Abby Reese 0-2.
BUTTE CENTRAL — Shawnee Hjelt 2-3, Shelby Paffhausen 1-2, Taylor Wahl 3-3, Mollie Peoples 2-3, Mikayla Boggs 1-3, Rylee Green 0-2, Sadie McLaughlin 0-1, Ossello 3-3, Gallagher 0-3, Courtney Thomas 1-1, Erin McGeehan 0-0.
2B – Paffhausen, Wahl, Boggs. HR – Peoples. RBIs – Peoples 3, Thomas 2, Paffhausen, Wahl, Green, McLaughlin, Ossello.
Mission 11, Eureka 1
Mission 23, Eureka 2
ST. IGNATIUS — Mission sweep a Class B doubleheader from Eureka, winning both games by the 10-run rule.
Jaimie Soderling went 2 for 2 for Eureka in the opening game. She had the team’s lone extra-base hit in the second contest.
First game
Eureka 000 10 — 1 3 2
Mission 016 04 — 11 11 0
Laura Williams and Charity Parsons. Courtney Charlo and Alyssa Doty. W – Charlo. L – Williams.
EUREKA – Alaina Wright 0-3, Evynn Anderson 0-3, Jaimie Soderling 2-2, Nicole Anderson 1-1, Courtney Lemer 0-1, Parsons 0-1, Williams 0-2, Rose Weaver 0-1, Ashlyn Waldo 0-1, Haley Lindegren 0-1, Hannah Grace 0-1.
MISSION – Mikalayn Roylance 1-4, Jordyn Eichert 1-2, RanDe Charlo 1-1, Connor Smith 2-3, Doty 0-3, Emilie Charlo 3-3, Morgan Malatare 0-1, C. Charlo 0-3, Jaycee Anderson 2-2, Shania Dubois 1-2.
2B – Eichert, R. Charlo, N. Anderson. RBIs – Parsons, R. Charlo 2, Doty, E. Charlo 3, C. Charlo, J. Anderson, DuBois.
Second game
Mission 463 (10)0 — 23 16 0
Eureka 020 00 — 2 1 4
Courtney Charlo, Roylance (2), Anderson (2), R. Charlo (5) and Doty, Eichert (2). Lemer, E. Anderson (3), Lemer (4), Williams (5) and Stacy Cooper. W – C. Charlo. L – Lemer.
MISSION – Roylance 1-2, Eichert 1-3, Alyssa Sorrell 1-1, Smith 1-2, Doty 2-3, E. Charlo 2-3, Kenzie Couture 0-1, Malatare 3-4, C. Charlo 2-4, J. Anderson 1-3, Shania Dubois 3-3, Madison Savage 0-1.
EUREKA – Wright 0-2, E. Anderson 0-2, Soderling 1-2, N. Anderson 0-2, Lemer 0-3, Parsons 0-3, Cooper 1-1, Lindegren 0-1, Weaver 0-2.
2B – Soderling, Doty, E. Charlo, Malatare, C. Charlo. RBIs – R. Charlo, Eichert 2, Sorrell, Smith, Doty 2, E. Charlo 4, Malatare 4, C. Charlo 4, J. Anderson 2, Dubois, Soderling, Wright.