Softball roundup: Polson holds off Columbia Falls

by The Daily Inter Lake
| May 7, 2015 11:35 PM

POLSON — Sarah Rausch belted a three-run homer in the first inning to head a five-run opening frame and lead Polson to a 6-5 Northwestern A conference victory over Columbia Falls on Thursday.

Rausch’s lone hit in the contest was one of nine the Pirates picked up against the Wildkats, scoring what turned into the game-winning run in the third inning. Jaiden Toth, Kaelen Wall and Kaelyn Smith each had two hits as Polson left 11 runners on base.

Ashley Trueblood was 2 for 3 from the plate with a double and three RBIs for Columbia Falls, which scored a pair of runs in the fourth and fifth innings to cut the deficit to one run, but the rally fell short.

“(Columbia Falls) started coming on, hitting the ball well,” Polson coach Larry Smith said. “Our girls were getting outs when necessary.”

Both teams are headed to the Mining City this weekend to participate in the Butte Central Invite today and Saturday.

Columbia Falls wraps up the regular season with away games on May 14 at Libby and May 15 at Frenchtown.

Polson’s final two games are at home, May 14 versus Whitefish and May 15 versus Libby.

Columbia Falls 100 220 0 — 5 6 4

Polson 501 000 x — 6 9 3

Ashley Trueblood and Breanna Friar. Camas Renault, Haley Fyant (6) and Sarah Rausch.

COLUMBIA FALLS — Carlee Brown 2-4, Peyton Kehr 1-4, Trueblood 2-3, Lottie Ellis 1-3, Friar 0-2, Sydney Hovde 0-1, Alysha Cantu 0-2, Taylar Putnam 0-0, Madi Fetters 0-3, Katie Price 0-3, Kaitlyn Joerner 0-2, Morgan Campbell-Queen 0-1.

POLSON — Jaiden Toth 2-4, Kaelen Wall 2-4, Taylor Brackey 1-4, Hannah Potter 1-4, Rausch 1-4, Lydia Dupuis 0-4, Kaelyn Smith 2-3, Skyla Krantz 0-2, Hannah Fryberger 0-1, Renault 0-2, Fyant 0-1, Laurel Bitterman 0-0.

2B — Trueblood. Brackey, Potter. HR — Rausch. RBIs — Trueblood 3, Friar 2. Brackey, Rausch 3, Smith 1, Krantz 1.

Frenchtown 2,

Libby 1 (8)

FRENCHTOWN — Frenchtown scored a run in the bottom of the sixth inning to tie it at 1-all and then pulled out the victory with a run in the bottom of the eighth inning of the Northwestern A battle.

Brooke Yarnall had the game-winning hit, a single to score Emma Pyron from second.

Both pitchers — Libby’s Hannah England and Frenchtown’s Morgan Ray — had 12 strike outs each.

Frenchtown had eight hits to five for Libby.

Frenchtown lost to Libby on Saturday in Libby 1-0 in a game that went nine innings.

Polson beat Frenchtown on Monday, 4-3.

Libby 100 000 00 — 1 5 2

Frenchtown 000 001 01 — 2 8 0

Hannah England and Devon Gallagher. Morgan Ray and Brooke Yarnall. W – Ray. L – England.

LIBBY – Madisen Monigold 1-4, Mahalah Wedel 1-4, Abbey Ennenga 0-3, Gallagher 1-3, Rachel Rebo 0-3, Staci Regh 1-3, Dayln Germany 1-3, Auria Benefield 0-3, England 1-3.

FRENCHTOWN – Emma Pyron 2-4, Yarnall 2-4, Ray 1-2, Krista Hebnes 0-3, Haley Cyr 1-3, Jordan Cole 0-0, Shelby Shourds 1-2, Laci Willett 1-3, Allie Hochhalter 0-3, Alli Moe 0-1, Brynnlyn Leishman 0-2.

2B – Monigold, Germany, Yarnall 2. RBIs – Ennenga; Yarnall, Cyr.

Thompson Falls 13, Eureka 6

Thompson Falls 16, Eureka 3

EUREKA — Thompson Falls cruised to a pair of Class B victories over Eureka.

Eureka closes regular-season action hosting Plains in doubleheader action starting at 2 p.m.

T Falls 210 009 1 — 13 15 7

Eureka 002 030 1 — 6 5 3

Madi Fitchett and Haley Morgan. Courtney Lemur and Stacy Cooper. W – Fitchett. L – Lemur.

THOMPSON FALLS – Fitchett 2-5, Morgan 2-6, Van Elswick 2-4, Tamara Brubaker 1-4, Kelsey Bonney 3-4, Shelby Hooten 1-3, Shelby Bowden 0-2, Linda Schimming 1-3, Dylan Barerra 2-5, Maggie Riddell 1-3.

EUREKA – Erynn Thier 2-4, Evynn Anderson 0-2, Stacy Cooper 1-4, Lemer 0-4, Rylee Morgan 0-3, Haley Lindgren 1-4, Bailey Bishop 0-3, Ashlyn Waldo 0-4, Aiyana Twigg 1-3.

2B – Morgan, Brubaker, Thier. RBIs – Fitchett, Morgan (2), Van Elswick, Brubaker (2), Bonnie, Bowden, Barerra; Cooper, Lemur, Lindgren (2), Bishop, Waldo.

Eureka 003 000 — 3 2 2

T Falls 563 200 — 16 10 4

Laura Williams and Stacy Cooper. Madi Fitchett and Haley Morgan. W – Fitchett. L – Williams.

EUREKA – Erynn Thier 0-3, Evynn Anderson 0-2, Stacy Cooper 1-3, Lemer 0-3, Rylee Morgan 1-3, Haley Lindgren 0-2, Bailey Bishop 0-2, Ashlyn Waldo 0-2, Laura Williams 0-2.

THOMPSON FALLS – Fitchett 3-3, Morgan 0-2, Van Elswick 2-3, Tamara Brubaker 3-4, Kelsey Bonney 0-2, Shelby Hooten 1-3, Shelby Bowden 1-3, Linda Schimming 0-1, Dylan Barerra 0-3, Maggie Riddell 0-1, Jonnilee Seemen 0-1.

2B – Brubaker (2) 3B - Van Elswick. RBIs – Lindgren (2); Fitchett (2), Morgan, Van Elswick (2), Brubaker (2), Riddell, Hooten (2), Bowden, Schimming (2).