Mission sweeps Eureka on diamond

ST. IGNATIUS — Eureka struggled to score runs against Mission-Arlee-Charlo in a pair of losses on Friday.

Mission slowly pulled away in the first contest, holding Eureka scoreless in the first three innings while building a 3-0 lead. Eureka got on the board in the fourth, but eight Mission runs over the next three innings sealed the 11-1 win.

The Bulldogs began the second game with the same fire, scoring 12 runs in the first inning. Mission continued to pile on runs, winning 20-1 in three innings.

Erynn Thier had two of Eureka’s four hits in the series, going 1-3 overall. Avery Escobar and Ambrigh Smith notched the other hits, with Serena Marquart knocking in the only RBI for the Lions.

Mission 11, Eureka 1

First game

Eureka 000 100 – 1 2 2

Mission 201 152 – 11 8 1

Avery Escobar and MaKenna Apland. Ran’Dee Charlo, Vanessa Kent (6) and Kenzie Couture. W – Charlo. L – Apland.

EUREKA – Ambrigh Smith 0-3, Escobar 1-3, Erynn Thier 1-2, Bailey Bishop 0-2, Apland 0-3, Serena Marquart 0-2, Karissa Kauffman 0-1, Cathy Hammack 0-2, Savannah Vandeberg 0-2.

MISSION-ARLEE-CHARLO – Haley Crawford 1-1, Tomi Brazill 2-3, Couture 0-3, Charlo 1-3, Frankie Smith 1-4, Summer DarcAngelo 0-2, Caitlyn Sorrell 0-2, Vanessa Kent 0-3, Kalista Clark 1-1, Azia Umphrey 1-1, Sierra Hutchins 0-1, Addison Arlint 1-2.

3B – Crawford. RBIs – Marquart; Brazill 2, Smith, Sorrell, Umphrey, Arlint 2.

Mission 20, Eureka 1

Second game

Mission ( 12)53 – 20 11 1

Eureka 100 – 1 2 4

Brazill, Umphrey (2), Brazill (3) and Couture, Umphrey (3). Thier and Vandeberg. W – Brazill. L – Thier.

MISSION-ARLEE-CHARLO – Crawford 1-3, Sorrell 0-1, Brazill 2-3, Couture 0-2, Charlo 1-2, Smith 2-3, DarcAngelo 2-2, Kent 1-2, Umphrey 1-1, Clark 0-2, Hutchins 1-1.

EUREKA – A. Smith 1-1, Escobar 0-1, Thier 1-1, Bishop 0-2, Apland 0-1, Kauffman 0-1, Seal 0-1, Hall 0-1, Vandeberg 0-1.

2B – Crawford, Smith, Umphrey. 3B – Smith. RBIs – Crawford, Brazill, Couture, Charlo 2, F. Smith 5, DarcAngelo 2.

Libby 9, Anaconda 4

ANACONDA — Libby continued its strong start to the season, even with a thinner than usual roster, topping Anaconda on the road.

The Loggers got on the board early, scoring three runs in the first inning while building a 7-0 lead entering the bottom of the fifth inning.

Anaconda put four on the board in the fifth, but couldn’t get any closer as Libby pulled away late.

“We came out and scored a few runs early,” Libby coach Dean Thompson said. “They came back and hit the ball real well.”

Khalyn Hageness had a game-high two hits and two RBIs while picking up the win in the circle.

Libby 301 210 2 – 9 7 0

Anaconda 000 040 0 – 4 9 3

Khalyn Hageness and Sammee Bradeen. Michaela Cortright and Hanna Schaefer. W – Hageness. L – Cortright.

Libby (2-0) – Linsey Walker 0-2, Hageness 2-5, Jayden Winslow 1-5, Bradeen 0-4, Haylee Cannon 1-4, Emily Carvey 0-1, Alyssa Marshall 0-2, Sheyla Gallagher 2-4, Brigit Carvey 1-3.

Anaconda (0-1) – Erin Chapman 1-3, Sydnie Peterson 2-4, Cortright 1-3, Johanna Forsberg 1-3, Schaefer 0-3, Carley Fink 1-3, Raegan Johnson 1-3, Ashley Gates 0-1, Tiffany Rogers 1-2, Audrey Forsberg 1-3.

RBIs – Hageness 2, Winslow 2, Bradeen.