Softball: C-Falls holds off Ronan in opener

COLUMBIA FALLS — Senior pitcher Ashley Trueblood gave up just two runs in five innings of work, but her bases-clearing double in the bottom of the fourth proved to be the winning runs as the Wildkats held off the Ronan Maidens for a 5-4 nonconference victory on Thursday.

Carlee Brown and Katie Price both reach base in the fourth before Trueblood’s blast drove them in. Trueblood finished 2 for 3 at the plate as did teammate Madi Fetters.

“Ashley had a key double. It was a great hit by her which got us the five runs, and then we held them off for the win,” Wildkats coach Dave Kehr said.

“It was good. We had a lot of contributors and they all did a nice job. Ashley started off pitching well and we hit the ball pretty well. Maddie Fetter did a great job in left field and was a part of two double plays.”

Senior Alysha Cantu went 1 for 3 with a double for Columbia Falls.

Ronan     010    102    0     —     4     7     1

Columbia Falls     210    200    x     —     5     11     2

Gabby Wirz, Carston Rhine(5) and M. Mock. Ashley Trueblood, K.J. Schweikert(6) and Sam Collins, Morgan Campbell-Queen (6).

RONAN — G. Wirz 1-4, J. Clairmont 0-2, K. Dulmes 1-4, D. Richwine 2-3, K. Starkel 1-3, A. Morency 1-3. C. Rhien 0-3, M. Mock 1-3, K. Brown 0-3.

COLUMBIA FALLS — Carlee Brown 1-3, Peyton Kehr 1-1, Katie Price 1-2, Ashley Trueblood 2-3, K.J. Schweikert 0-1, Breanna Friar 1-4, Lottie Ellis 0-3, Madi Fetters 2-3, Alysha Cantu 1-3, Sam Collins 1-2, Morgan Campbell-Queen 1-1 Kaitlyn Hoerner 0-1, Kerry Lanners 0-1.

2B — G. Weirz, Richwein,  Trueblood, Cantu. RBIs — Richwine 2, Price, Trueblood 2.