SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Flathead downs Polson; Columbia Falls nipped by Frenchtown

POLSON — Flathead pounced on Polson freshman pitcher Lauren Vergeron, piling up four runs in the first inning on the way to a 9-5 nonconference victory over the Class A Pirates on Tuesday.

Flathead 411 210 0 — 9 16 3

Polson 203 000 0 — 5 6 2

Kylee Beccari and Jayden Russell. Lauren Vergeront, Camas Renault (3) and Ashley Benson. W—Beccari. L—Bergeront.

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

POLSON — Kaelyn Smith 0-3, Laurel Bitterman 2-4, Benson 0-2, Lydia Dupuis 1-4, Hannah Potter 2-4, Quinn Motichka 0-3, Hannah Fryberger 0-3, Mikayla Croft 0-2, Kaylanna DesJarlias 0-1, Vergeront 0-1, Renault 1-2.

2B—Russell, O’Brien, Meredith 2. 3B—Knutson. HR—Russell. RBIs — Russell 1, O’Brien 1, Torgerson 1, Meredith 2, Knutson 2, Nunn 1. Benson 1, Dupuis 1, Motichka 1.

Frenchtown 3, Columbia Falls 2

COLUMBIA FALLS — The Wildkats couldn’t quite get enough runs to top Frenchtown in a Northwestern A battle.

F’town 000 201 0 ­­— 3 4 1

C. Falls 000 000 2 ­— 2 5 2

Laci Willett and Brooke Yarnall. KJ Schweikert and Sam Collins. W—Willett. L—Schweikert.

FRENCHTOWN—Megan Delaney 0-3, Allison Moe 0-2, Morgan Snow 0-1, Yarnall 0-2, Shelby Shourds 0-0, Willett 0-3, Dana Jacobs 2-3, Allison Hochhalter 1-3, Taylor Rockwood 0-1, Carley Thompson 1-2, Jordan Cole 0-3, Calliana Bagnell 0-1.

COLUMBIA FALLS — Katie Price 1-3, Peyton Kehr 1-3, Sydney Hovde 0-3, Sam Collins 2-3, Lottie Ellis 0-3, Kerry Lanners 0-2, Hannah Freeman 0-3, Morgan Campbell-Queen 0-2, Taylar Putnam 1-1, KJ Schweikert 0-2.

2B—Collins. RBIs—Snow, Hochhalter. Freeman, Putnam.

Libby 19, Troy 0

TROY — Libby exploded for 10 runs in the second and third innings on the way to a rout of their Kootenai River rivals.

Libby 073 63 – 19 20 1

Troy 000 00 – 0 1 2

Khalyn Hageness and Sammee Bradeen. Kylie Carr, Kaitlyn Downy (4), Annie Day (5) and Lexi Tunison, Cami Finley, Tunison. W – Hageness. L – Carr.

LIBBY – Madisen Monigold 3-4, Olivia Miller 0-1, Khalyn Hageness 3-5, Ashley Walker 4-5, Haylee Cannon 0-3, Lindsey Walker 5-5, Taryn Luscher 0-2, Sammee Bradeen 2-4, Jordan Turner 1-3, Emily Carvey 1-1, Bailie Rosling 1-4, Bridget Haskins 0-1, Kyra Lauer 0-0.

TROY – Tunison 0-1, Grace Dolan 0-2, Alyssa Lewis 0-2, Kaitlyn Downy 1-2, Kylie Carr 0-2, Riley Maggie 0-1, Lexi McCann 0-1, Cam Finley 0-1, Sami Rohrich 0-1, Kenzie Wallace 0-1, Tristen Winebark 0-1.

2B – L. Walker. HR – Monigold. RBIs – Monigold 5, Hageness, Carvey 2, A. Walker 2, L. Walker 4, Bradeen 2.