Big Sky, Sentinel sweep Kalispell diamonds

Flathead worked the bats but couldn’t find runs in a pair of lopsided losses at Kidsports Complex on Wednesday.

The Bravettes fell behind early in their opener against Sentinel, but it wasn’t for a lack of hitting. Flathead amassed nine hits in the contest but couldn’t convert them to runs, falling behind 9-0 in the fourth inning before putting up two runs in the home half of the frame on hits from Bailey Nunn and Kylee Meredith.

Jayden Russell knocked a solo home run in the seventh, but it wasn’t enough to match Sentinel in a 13-3 loss.

Flathead wasn’t able to generate as much offense in an 11-0 loss to Big Sky, falling behind the Eagles 10-0 after two innings. The Bravettes mustered just two hits in the game, both on singles in the fourth inning.

Russell and Riley Chouinard were the only Bravettes to pick up hits in both games, Chouinard leading the way with three hits in the doubleheader.

Sentinel 115 200 4 — 13 17 1

Flathead 000 200 1 — 3 9 2

Taylor Brinkman, Kayla Hickethier (7) and McKenna Liechty. Kylee Beccari, Maitlynn Betts (3) and Jayden Russell.

SENTINEL — Liechty 1-4, Mariel Warren 1-3, Taylor Holmes 1-4, Brooklyn Weisgram 1-3, Kayla Daily 3-4, Halle Nurse 2-3, Hickethier 1-2, Brinkman 5-5, Marissa Breum 1-4, Sophia Clark 1-3.

FLATHEAD — Russell 1-2, Riley Chouinard 2-4, Kaycee Smith 2-4, Kaileigh Denna 1-4, Beccari 0-4, Bailey Nunn 1-2, Kylee Meredith 2-2, Kyann Devera 0-1, Betts 0-3, Kayla Kallis 1-3.

2B—Brinkman, Nurse. 3B—Nunn. HR—Brinkman. Russell. RBIs—Daily, Nurse 2, Hickethier, Brinkman 3, Breum. Russell, Nunn, Meredith.

Big Sky 730 10 — 11 14 1

Flathead 000 00 — 0 2 2

McKenna Bessette and Chelsea Todd. Maitlynn Betts and Jayden Russell.

BIG SKY — Brylee Meisinger 3-4, Jaxie Klucewich 2-2, Kaylee Rosenbaum 1-4, Jaime Schafer 2-4, Todd 2-4, Payton Hudson 1-3, Bessette 0-4, Logan Rauk 1-2, Emily Hermes 2-3.

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

2B—Hudson. 3B—Schafer. HR—Schafer, Todd. RBIs—Miesinger 2, Klucewich, Schafer 4, Todd 2, Rauk.

Big Sky 5, Glacier 4

Sentinel 5, Glacier 4

Glacier led in both ends of a doubleheader against Big Sky and Sentinel, but gave up seventh-inning rallies to drop each game by one run.

In the opener against Big Sky, Glacier scored two runs in the sixth inning to tie the game a 4-4 after holding a 2-1 lead early in the game. The Eagles answered, however, with a double from Brylee Meisinger to score the go-ahead run. The Wolfpack grounded out and flew out twice in a last-chance attempt to retie the game.

Against Sentinel, a three-run fourth, led by a two-run double from Sophie Smith, gave the Wolfpack a 4-3 lead.

The Spartans also found life in the seventh, reaching their first two batters safe, with a single from Mariel Warren scoring the winning run on the next at-bat. Glacier got the game-winning run to the plate in the home half of the frame but grounded out to lose another one-run game.

Big Sky 010 120 1 — 5 6 4

Glacier 101 002 0 — 4 6 2

Kaylee Rosenbaum and Chelsea Todd. Emma Shew and Maddie Johnson.

BIG SKY — Brylee Meisinger 2-4, Jaxie Klucewich 1-5, Rosenbaum 0-3, Jaime Schafer 0-3, Todd 1-3, Shaina Allen 0-3, Payton Hudson 1-3, McKenna Bessette 1-3, Emily Hermes 0-3.

GLACIER — Addie Labrum 0-4, Erin McHugh 1-4, Alivia Atlee 1-2, Kali Gulick 0-2, Anna Schrade 1-3, Emma Shew 0-3, Johnson 2-3, Sophie Smith 1-3, Meg Hornby 0-3.

2B—Meisinger. Johnson 2. 3B—McHugh. RBIs—Meisinger, Klucewich, Hermes 2. McHugh, Atlee, Johnson 2.

Sentinel 011 100 2 — 5 11 1

Glacier 010 300 0 — 4 6 4

Kayla Hickethier and McKenna Liechty. Erin McHugh, Emma Shew (5) and Maddie Johnson.

SENTINEL — Liechty 0-4, Mariel Warren 2-4, Taylor Holmes 0-4, Brooklyn Weisgram 1-4, Kayla Daily 0-4, Hickethier 3-3, Taylor Brinkman 1-3, Halle Nurse 1-3, Dunwell 3-3.

GLACIER — Addie Labrum 0-3, McHugh 0-4, Alivia Atlee 1-4, Kali Gulick 1-4, Anna Schrade 1-3, Shew 1-4, Johnson 0-3, Sophie Smith 2-2, Serra Monroe 0-2.

2B—Dunwell. Smith. HR—Weisgram. RBIs—Liechty, Warren 2, Weisgram. Labrum, Smith 2.