Bravettes hold off Hellgate for first win

by The Daily Inter Lake
| April 22, 2017 2:37 AM

Flathead picked up its first win of the season on Saturday, topping Missoula Hellgate in the second game of a doubleheader at Conrad Complex.

The Bravettes scored three runs in the bottom of the first inning and five more in the second to help themselves to an 8-2 lead early in the contest.

Hellgate chipped away, racking up 10 hits in the game, but Flathead scored at least once every inning to hold off a late charge from the Knights.

Kylee Becarri hit a pair of home runs in a 3 for 4 performance at the plate and picked up the win in the circle. Every Bravettes batter who stepped up to the plate got a hit in the win.

“It was nice everybody got to chip in a little bit,” Bravettes coach Jack Foster said.

Flathead didn’t fare as well in the opener of the doubleheader, getting buried by Hellgate late in the 16-4 loss.

Bravettes senior Kylee Meredith was 2 for 2 in the opener and only got out once all day.

Game 1

Hellgate 16, Flathead 4

Hellgate 261 52 — 16 12 1

Flathead 220 00 — 4 6 1

Callie McKillop and Maddy Butler. Kylee Beccari, Maitlynn Betts (3) and Jayden Russell.

HELLGATE — Maiti Anderson 2-3, Sierrah Hardy 1-2, McKillop 1-4, Adessa Gagner 2-3, Elise Marquart 1-4, Allison High 0-3, Korey Waletzko 1-3, Butler 2-4, Jenna Fairfield 2-3.

FLATHEAD — Russell 2-3, Riley Chouinard 0-3, Kylee Meredith 2-2, Kaycee Smith 0-2, Bailey Nunn 0-2, Becarri 2-3, Kaileigh Denna 0-1, Betts 0-3, Kyann Devera 0-2.

2B—Hardy, Gagner. Russell, Meredith. HR—Waletzko, Fairfield 2. RBIs—Hardy, McKillop 2, Gagner 2, Marquart, Waletzko 2, Butler, Fairfield 3. Meredith 2, Beccari, Denna.

Game 2

Flathead 13, Hellgate 12

Hellgate 021 250 2 — 12 10 0

Flathead 351 121 x — 13 16 2

High, Dreyla Haran (2), Haleigh Irwin (4), McKillop (5) and Hardy. Beccari and Russell.

HELLGATE — Hardy 2-5, Katie Packard 2-4, Anderson 0-0, McKillop 0-5, Gagner 1-2, Kathryn Shipley 2-4, High 1-3, Marquart 1-4, Waletzko 1-3, Fairfield 0-2.

FLATHEAD — Russell 1-4, Chouinard 2-5, Meredith 2-3, Smith 2-4, Beccari 3-4, Denna 2-4, Betts 1-2, Kayla Kallis 2-3, Caitlyn Morrison 1-3.

2B—Hardy, Gagner. Chouinard, Smith. HR—High. Becarri 2. RBIs—Hardy, Shipley 3, High 2, Waletzko. Chouinard, Meredith 2, Smith 3, Beccari 3, Denna.

Glacier splits pair in Butte

BUTTE — Glacier junior Alivia Atlee hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning of the back end of a doubleheader to complete a late Wolfpack rally and split a nonconference doubleheader against Butte.

The Wolfpack fell behind early in both games but found runs late in each.

In the nightcap, Butte scored three runs in the first inning to take an early lead but Glacier answered back with one in the second. It’s big rally coincided with six straight shutout innings on defense and led to a 4-3 win.

Glacier fell behind 5-0 in the opener but could only muster four runs in the final five innings in a 6-4 loss.

Game 1

Butte 6, Glacier 4

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Butte 051 000 x - 6 7 3

Erin McHugh and Madison Johnson. Kaidy McClafferty and Emma Cox. WP – McClafferty. LP – McHugh. 2B – Jenna Maroney, Katelyn Alley, McClafferty. HR – Addie Labrum, Taylor Huff. RBIs – Labrum 2, Huff 2.

Game 2

Glacier 4, Butte 3

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Butte 300 000 0 - 3 2 0

Kali Gulick, Emma Shew (2) and Madison Johnson. Kaidy McClafferty and Emma Cox. WP – Shew. LP – McClafferty. HR – Shew, Alivia Atlee. RBIs – Atlee 3, Shew.

Hamilton 8, Polson 7

POLSON — Polson gave up three unearned runs in the second inning and struggled to catch back up, falling to Hamilton in a nonconference game.

“It was a good game,” Pirates coach Larry Smith said.

“We opened the door for them and they took advantage.”

Breyland McColl went 3 for 4 with a three-run home run in the fifth inning to help lead the Polson rally.

Hamilton’s Hayley Hudgins was 3 for 3 and ended up a single short of the cycle.

Hamilton 030 320 0 — 8 9 2

Polson 003 130 0 — 7 12 1

Sky Lopez and K Mels. Haley Fyant and Ashley Benson.

HAMILTON — C Dillion 0-4, S Doyle 0-4, Rachel Ringer 1-3, M McGill 0-4, R Richardson 3-4, Mels 2-3, T Della Silva 0-1, H Hudgins 3-3, Lopez 0-3.

POLSON — Kaelyn Smith 0-3, Laurel Bitterman 0-4, Hannah Fryberger 1-4, Haley Fyant 2-4, Ashley Benson 2-4, Kaylanna Desjarlais 2-4, Quinn Motichka 1-3, Natasha Gravelle 0-1, Breyland McColl 3-4, Paige Noyes 1-3, Lisa Costilla 0-0.

2B—Richardson, Hudgins. Fryberger. 3B—Hudgins. HR—Hudgins. McColl. RBIs—Richardson, Mels 2, Hudgins 3. Smith, Fryberger, Fyant, McColl 3.

Frenchtown 26, Whitefish 0

WHITEFISH — Frenchtown scored 14 runs in the first inning to demolish Whitefish in a Northwestern A conference game.

Whitefish mustered just one hit in the loss, a single from Madi Sammon.

Frenchtown (14)57 – 26 29 0

Whitefish 000 – 0 1 3

Brynn Leishman, Mikaila Neilson (3), and Allie Hochhalter. Lauren McDonald and Zoe Daugzn. W – Leishman. L – McDonald.

Frenchtown (10-2, 3-0) – Kylie Habeck 4-5, Kylie Willett 1-1, Jordan Cole 1-1, Claire Bagnell 2-4, Leishman 0-1, Elodi Armitage 2-3, Hochhalter 2-2, Kami Bidlake 1-3, Kendra Williams 2-2, Morgan Snow 1-2, Carley Thompson 2-5, Callie Bagnell 5-5, Dana Jacobs 1-1, Taylor Garren 1-2, Mikaila Neilson 4-5.

Whitefish – McDonald 0-2, Aamara McDaniel 0-2, Baileigh Krause 0-2, Mary Akey 0-2, Bailey Smith 0-1, Daugzn 0-1, Madi Sammon 1-1, Sidney Cooke 0-1, Joslyn Raudon 0-1.

2B – Bagnell 2, Cole, Thompson, Garren, Williams. RBIs – Thompson 4, Neilson 4, Bidlake 3, Cl. Bagnell 3, Ca. Bagnell 3, Williams 3, Cole 2, Snow 2, Garren 2, Armitage 2, Willett, Hochhalter, Jacobs, Habeck, Leishman.

Libby 16, Eureka 1

EUREKA — Libby jumped on cross-county rivals Eureka early and didn’t let up in a Western B-C conference rout.

The Loggers scored three runs in the first inning and continued to score for the rest of the game, never scoring fewer than one run in five innings.

Libby’s Madisen Monigold was 3 for 5 with two doubles and three RBIs and Khalyn Hageness only gave up two hits to get the win in the circle. Haylee Cannon added a solo home run.

Ambryn Smith and Makennah Apeland each had a hit for Eureka.

Libby 324 16 – 16 11 1

Eureka 100 00 – 1 2 8

Khalyn Hageness and Sammee Bradeen. Avory Escabar and Makennah Apeland. W – Hageness. L – Escabar.

Libby (8-2, 5-0) – Madisen Monigold 3-5, Hageness 0-3, Jayden Winslow 2-4, Abbey Ennenga 1-4, Haylee Cannon 1-4, Bradeen 2-4, Emilly Carvey 1-3, Alyssa Marshall 0-3, Linsey Walker 1-3.

Eureka (0-5) – Ambryn Smith 1-3, Escabar 0-2, Erynn Thier 0-1, Bailey Bishop 0-1, Rylee Morgan 0-2, Olivia Cannizzo 0-2, Apeland 1-2, Cassie Hammock 0-2, Savannah Vandenberg 0-2.

2B – Monigold 2, Carvey, Ennenga. 3B – Cannon. RBIs – Monigold 3, Hageness 2, Ennenga 2, Walker 2, Bradeen 2, Cannon, Marshall.

Florence 16, Ronan 4

RONAN — Florence scored 12 runs in the first three innings in a Western B-C blowout against Ronan.

The Falcons scored three runs in each of the first two innings and six runs in the third to take a 12-0 lead.

Ronan scored four runs over the next two innings to cut into the deficit, but Florence added four in the fifth inning to put the game out of reach.

Courtnee Clairmont and Marissa Mock each had two hits to lead Ronan.

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Ronan 003 10 – 4 8 7

Shay Waldbillig, Emily Kinnaman (5) and Brooklyn Little. Melanie Adams and Regan Clairmont. W – Waldbillig. L – Adams.

Florence (8-1) – Shannon Byrne 1-2, Brianna Hoffman 1-1, Natalie Dulac 2-4, Chloe Arthur 0-3, Rilee Mangun 0-0, Shay Waldbillig 0-3, Kali Leibenguth 1-2, Danara Greer 1-1, Brooklyn Little 1-3, Destini Greer 0-1, Sammie Buffington 0-2, Jewel Zeiler 2-3, Sarah Kolb 0-1, Emily Kinnaman 1-4.

Ronan (0-9) – Courtnee Clairmont 2-3, Madison Clairmont 1-3, Regan Clairmont 0-3, Marissa Mock 2-2, Katlyn Santos 1-3, Jaylyn Hakes 1-3, Ysabelle Burland 0-0, Taylor Tobol 0-2, Lanissa Mahkuk 1-2, Melanie Adams 0-0.

2B – Dulac, Zeiler, Greer, Leibenguth; Santos. 3B – Little, Byrne. RBIs – Little 3, Dulac 2, Byrne, Zeiler, Arthur, Greer 2, Keibenguth 2, Kinnaman; Clairmont, Santos 2.