SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Flathead wins second straight; Libby hammers Drummond

MISSOULA — Flathead finally broke through for win No. 1 Thursday afternoon against Glacier.

It liked the feeling so much it did it again on Saturday.

The Bravettes (2-8, 1-5 Western AA) busted open a close game with eight sixth-inning runs and earned their first Western AA conference win, romping over Missoula Hellgate 17-9.

Sophomore Kaileight Denna, the hero of Thursday’s crosstown win, had a monster game against the Knights, going 2 for 3 with a home run — her second in as many games — and five RBIs.

Bailey Nunn and Kaitlin Torgerson added three hits each for the Bravettes, who banged out 16 as a team. Nunn added three RBIs, with Kaitlin Torgerson and Abbie O’Brien each driving in two more.

Kylee Beccari went 2 for 5 with a double and earned the victory in the circle, working into the fifth inning.

Flathead 401 218 1 — 17 16 3

Hellgate 002 313 0 — 9 11 2

Kylee Beccari, Rebecca Knutson (5) and Jayden Russell (F). Callie McKillop and Sierrah Hardy (H). W — Beccari. L — McKillop.

FLATHEAD — Russell 1-3, Abbie O’Brien 2-3, Knutson 0-1, Kylee Meredith 1-4, Kaileight Denna 2-3, Riley Chouinard 2-4, Kaitlin Torgerson 3-5, Bailey Nunn 3-4, Beccari 2-5.

HELLGATE — Hardy 2-3, McKillop 0-4, Elise Marquardt 3-5, Korey Waletzko 2-4, Maiti Anderson 1-4, Allison High 1-4, Natasha Crepeau 0-2, Dusty Calouri 3-3, Kathleen Packard 1-3.

2B — Torgerson, Beccari (F); Hardy, Marquardt, Waletzko, High, Calouri (H). HR – Denna (F). RBIs – Denna 5, Nunn 3, Torgerson 2, O’Brien 2, Chouinard; Hardy 2, Crepeau.

Columbia Falls 8, Stevensville 6 | Corvallis 9, Columbia Falls 8

STEVENSVILLE — Columbia Falls erased a 6-1 deficit, roaring back with six runs in the final two innings to down Stevensville in the first of two Class A nonconference games the Wildkats played.

Later in the evening, Columbia Falls coughed up an early lead and lost in Corvallis.

Against Stevi, the Wildkats pulled within 6-5 with three runs in the sixth inning, then won the game with three more in their final at bat. Columbia Falls managed only five hits off a pair of Yellowjackets pitchers, but all five went for extra bases.

Peyton Kehr was 2 for 4 with a double and a home run. Sydney Hovde also went deep in the victory.

In Corvalis, the Wildkats scored four times in the top of the second to break up a scoreless affair, but Corvallis scored five runs in the next two innings to retake the lead and did not trail again.

Kehr went 2 for 4 with three RBIs in a losing effort and Hovde hit her second home run of the day.

C Falls 010 103 3 — 8 5 1

Stevi 240 000 0 — 6 8 2

KJ Schweikert and Sydney Hovde (CF). Sarah Morrison, Haley Kampka (4) and Dani Trangmoe (S). W — Schweikert. L — Kampka.

COLUMBIA FALLS — Peyton Kehr 2-4, Hannah Freeman 0-3, Sydney Hovde 1-3, KJ Schweikert 0-3, Trista Kohen 0-1, Kaylee Ashe 1-3, Ryley Kehr 1-3, Catie Murray 0-2, Jewels Laycock 0-2, Savvy Ellis 0-2, Tori Briscoe 0-0

STEVENSVILLE – Mikayla Newman 1-3, Makayla Davids 1-3, Haley Kampka 0-3, Dani Trangmoe 1-3, Sam Hambrick 1-2, Abigail Austin 1-3, Kaylee Berning 1-3, Rylee McCoy 1-4, Sami Merwin 1-4.

2B — P. Kehr, Ashe, R. Kehr (CF). HR – P. Kehr, Hovde (CF). RBIs – P. Kehr, Hovde, R. Kehr, Briscoe (CF); Kampka, Trangmoe (S).

C Falls 040 121 0 — 8 6 2

Corvallis 023 211 x — 9 7 3

KJ Schweikert and Sydney Hovde (CF). Kayla Fields and Taia Tully (CV). W – Fields. L – Schweikert.

COLUMBIA FALLS — Peyton Kehr 2-4, Hannah Freeman 0-2, Hovde 1-4, Schweikert 1-4, Ryley Kehr 1-4, Kaylee Ashe 1-3, Trista Kohen 0-2, Tori Briscoe 1-3, Jewels Laycock 0-2.

CORVALLIS — Kambrey Powell 1-2, Nicole Turner 2-4, Tully 0-1, Hannah Capko 2-4, Hannah Brown 1-4, Bobbie Stephen 0-3, Kira Doyle 0-3, Kiley Mullen 1-2, Megan Bradshaw 0-2.

2B – Capko, Powell (CV). HR - Hovde (CF). RBIs – P. Kehr 3, Hovde 2, R. Kehr, Briscoe (CF); Turner, Brown, Stephen, Mullen (CV).

Libby 21, Drummond 0

LIBBY — Alyssa Marshall went 4 for 4 with six RBIs and Libby annihilated Drummond in Western B/C conference play.

Marshall was one of two Loggers to collect four hits — Madisen Monigold was the other — and Libby buried the Trojans with nine runs in the first inning. The game was shortened to five innings by the 10-run rule.

Monigold and Kyra Lauer each drove in three, and Khalyn Hageness and Marshall smacked two doubles apiece.

Libby (7-4) had 20 hits, 11 for extra bases.

Hageness allowed only two Drummond singles and went the distance to earn the win.

Drummond 000 00 — 0 2 1

Libby 944 4x — 21 20 1

A. Parke and K. Piippo (D). Khalyn Hageness and Sammee Bradeen (L). W — Hageness. L — Parke.

DRUMMOND — M. Alder 1-2, K. Piippo 0-2, D. Batson 0-2, E. Cartmill 0-2, F. Steinberg 0-2, M. Guldbrandt 1-2, A. Parke 0-2, A. Piction 0-2, E. Pfendler 0-2.

LIBBY — Madisen Monigold 4-5, Taryne Luscher 1-3, Jordan Turner 0-2, Haylee Cannon 1-3, Khalyn Hageness 3-5, Alyssa Marshall 4-4, Ashley Walker 2-2, Lindsey Walker 0-0, Bridget Haskins 0-0, Sammee Bradeen 3-3, Kyra Lauer 2-4.

2B — Hageness 2, Marshall 2, Monigold, Luscher, Cannon, A. Walker, Bradeen (L). 3B — Monigold, Lauer (L). RBIs — Marshall 6, Monigold 3, Lauer 3, A. Walker 2, Turner, Cannon, Bradeen (L).

Troy 11, Eureka 1 | Eureka 19, Troy 9

TROY — Each team took a turn delivering a double-digit thrashing as Eureka and Troy split a pair of Western B/C conference games, both shortened by the 10-run rule.

The Trojans claimed the opener, scoring four times in the first and four more in the third to build an 8-1 lead. The game ended after Troy put two runs on the board in the bottom of the sixth inning.

Kaitlyn Downey allowed just four hits to earn the win and hit a home run to aid her cause. Alyssa Lewis went 2 for 2 with a triple for Troy.

In game two, Eureka’s offense made up for its sluggish performance earlier in the day, pounding out 15 hits and scoring 17 times in the third and fourth innings to run away with the contest. Following a 10-run third, the Lions scored seven in the fourth and led 18-4.

Courtney Lemer was the beneficiary of all the offense, earning the win. Rylee Morgan and Bailey Bishop both went 3 for 4 to lead the Eureka attack.

Eureka 100 000 — 1 4 2

Troy 404 012 — 11 10 3

Kaitlyn Downey and Lexi Tunison (T). Laura Williams and Makennah Apeland (E). W — Downey. L — Williams.

TROY — Tunison 2-4, Kylie Carr 1-4, Grace Dolan 1-4, Alyssa Lewis 2-2, Downey 2-3, Tana Thill 1-2, Riley Maggi 1-4, Annie Day 1-2, Sami Rohrich 0-3.

EUREKA — Aiyana Twigg 0-3, Ambryn Smith 0-3, Courtney Lemer 1-3, Rylee Morgan 0-3, Bailey Bishop 2-3, Apeland 0-3, Williams 0-3, Shyann Ferguson 1-2, Myllena Silva 0-1.

2B – Maggi (T). 3B – Lewis (T). HR – Downey (T).

Troy 030 15 — 9 11 2

Eureka 10(10) 71 — 19 15 3

Courtney Lemer and Ambryn Smith (E). Kylie Carr, Kaitlyn Downey (3), Annie Day (5) and Lexi Tunison (T). W – Lemer. L – Downey.

EUREKA – Aiyana Twigg 1-2, Ambryn Smith 1-5, Courtney Lemer 2-3, Rylee Morgan 3-3, Bailey Bishop 3-4, Apeland 2-2, Williams 2-3, Shyann Ferguson 1-3, Katja Schulten 0-3.

TROY – Tunison 1-3, Kylie Carr 0-3, Grace Dolan 2-3, Alyssa Lewis 2-3, Downey 1-3, Tana Thill 1-1, Riley Maggi 1-3, Annie Day 2-3, Sami Rohrich 2-3.

2B – Twigg, Morgan (E). 3B – Day (E).