SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Polson ups win streak to three

BELGRADE — Polson posted a pair of easy victories on Friday during first-day action at the Belgrade Invitational softball tournament.

The Pirates (3-2 overall) dumped Dillon 17-0 and Hardin 21-0.

Both games were called by the one-hour, time-limit rule after three innings.

Polson, winners of three straight, faces Colstrip at 9 a.m. and Havre at 11 today.

Polson 17, Dillon 0

Polson 638 — 17 14 0

Dillon 000 — 0 1 2

Haley Fyant and Ashley Benson; A. Pitman and S. Ericksen. W — Fyant (2-1); L — Pitman.

POLSON — Kaelyn Smith 0-0, Benson 3-4, Fyant 1-2, Anna Potter 1-2, Hannah Fryberger 1-2, Lydia Dupuis 2-3, Laurel Bitterman 2-3, Camas Renault 1-1, Mikayla Croft 0-0, Quinn Motichka 3-3, Whitney Barr 0-0.

DILLON — Ericksen 0-1, Pitman 0-1, B. Berriochoa 0-1, L. Mrotke 0-1, E. Rude 0-1, S. Hall 0-1, A. Olsen 1-1, M. Jones 0-1, S. Voss 0-1.

2B—Benson; RBIs—Fyant, Pottter (2), Fryberger, Dupuis (2), Bitterman (2), Motichka (2).

Polson 21, Hardin 0

Polson 399 — 21 17 0

Hardin 000 — 0 3 3

Battery NA.

POLSON — Smith 3-4, Benson 1-3, Kaylanna Desjarlias 1-1, Fyant 0-3, Croft 1-1, Potter 3-4, Fryberger 1-3, Dupuis 3-4, Bitterman 1-4, Motichka 1-3, Barr 2-2, Breyland McColl 0-1, Paige Noyes 0-0.

HARDIN — Welks 0-2, Bush 0-2, Chavez 0-1, Uffelmeng 0-1, PrettyOnTop 0-1, Edgar 1-1, Dushane 1-1, D. Uffelmeng 1-1, Blankenship 0-1.

2B—NA; 3B—Dupuis; RBIs—Smith (3), Croft (2), Potter (2), Dupuis (3), Bitterman (2).

St. Ignatius 16, Eureka 2; St. Ignatius 26, Eureka 7

EUREKA — St. Ignatius swept a Western B doubleheader from Eureka.

Eureka is back in action Thursday at Class A Whitefish.

Eureka 100 01 — 2 4 4

St. Ignatius 715 3x — 16 8 1

Battery NA.

EUREKA — S. Hepner 1-2, R. Morgan 1-3, C. Lemer 1-3, B. Bishop 0-1, A. Smith 1-2, L. Williams 0-3, M. Apeland 0-2, S. Ferguson 0-1, K. Schulten 0-1, S. Marquardt 0-1.

ST. IGNATIUS — M. Roylance 1-3, J. Eichert 0-1, K. Couture 2-3, C. Sorrell 0-1, J. Anderson 2-4, R. Charlo 1-2, F. Smith 0-1, H. Carroll 0-0, S. Hutchinson 0-1, M. Savage 1-2, V. Kent 1-3, A. Sorrell 0-1.

2B—Roylance, Charlo; 3B—Couture; RBIs—Lemer, Smith; Roylance (2), Couture (4), Anderson (2), Charlo (2), Kent.

St. Ignatius 26, Eureka 7

St. Ignatius 113 406 (11) — 26 11 1

Eureka 510 100 0 — 7 9 9

Battery NA.

ST. IGNATIUS — Roylance 0-5, Eichert 2-3, Couture 2-4, Anderson 1-5, Charlo 2-3, Carroll 1-5, Savage 0-1, Hutchin 1-2, Kent 1-3, C. Sorrell 0-2, A. Sorrell 0-1, Smith 1-2.

EUREKA — Hepner 1-4, Morgan 1-4, Lemer 2-4, Bishop 1-2, Smith 2-3, Apeland 1-4, Williams 1-4, K. Kaufman 0-4, Ferguson 0-3.

2B—Eichert, Anderson, Carroll, Smith; Smith; 3B—Williams; RBIs—Eichert, Couture (2), Anderson, Charlo, Carroll, Savage, Hutchinson (3), Kent, Smith (2); Bishop (2), Smith, Apeland, Williams (2).