Glacier sweeps Helena, Capital
Glacier pitcher Sage Vanterpool fires a pitch in the fourth inning against Helena at Glacier High School on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier’s Kira Barney is tagged out at third base by Helena’s Vanessa Walsh in the fourth inning at Glacier High School on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier shortstop Jennifer Wallace gets the tag down in time to catch Helena’s Brooke Ark attempting to steal second at Glacier High School on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier’s Sammie Labrum connects on a pitch in the fourth inning against Helena at Glacier High School on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier shortstop Jennifer Wallace catches a line drive in the sixth inning against Helena at Glacier High School on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier’s Sammie Labrum connects on a pitch in the sixth inning against Helena at Glacier High School on Saturday. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier swept both Helena schools in Western AA softball action on Saturday at Glacier High School.
The Wolfpack (12-3 overall, 8-2 conference) put together strong defensive peformances, allowing just one run in beating Helena High 4-1 and shutting out Helena Capital 1-0.
Both teams were held to three hits each.
“I’m super impressed with our defense,” Glacier coach Abby Connolly said.
“It’s a huge testament to how much time they put in. They’re becoming a really solid defensive team.”
Pitcher Kynzie Mohl started both games and allowed one hit in five innings against Helena. She also had a two-run home run in the first inning and singled later.
Allee Meyer went 2 for 3 for Glacier at the plate.
Halle Schroeder doubled in the first tripled in the fourth.
Against Capital, Sage Vanterpool doubled in the second inning and had one RBI.
Meyer was solid at the plate again, hitting 2 for 3.
Connolly said right fielder Megan Eckert stepped up by making a big defensive play against Capital.
Glacier next heads to Polson on Tuesday for a 7 p.m. nonconference game.
Helena High 000 010 0 — 1 3 1
Glacier 201 100 0 — 4 6 0
W — Kynzie Mohl, Sage Vanterpool (5) and Halle Schroeder.
L — Tyleigh Burchard and Kali Anderson.
HELENA HIGH — Anderson 0-3, Nicole Price 1-3, Vanessa Walsh 0-3, Amber Countryman 1-3, Mariah English 0-3, Riley Thennis 1-3, Rheyse Struble 0-2, Veronica Hansen 0-1, Reegan Walsh 0-2, Brooke Ark 0-0.
GLACIER — Sammie Labrum 0-4, Halle Schroeder 2-4, Mohl 2-3, Allee Meyer 2-3, Vanterpool 0-3, Sophie Smith 0-2, Addie Labrum 0-3, Kira Barney 0-2, Megan Eckert 0-0.
2B — Countryman; Schroeder, Meyer; 3B — Schroeder; HR — Mohl; RBIs — Thennis; Schroeder, Mohl (2), Meyer.
Helena Capital 000 000 0 — 0 3 3
Glacier 010 000 0 — 1 5 0
W — Kynzie Mohl, Sage Vanterpool (6) and Halle Schroeder.
L— Nicole Ames and Sara Bury.
HELENA CAPITAL — Jenna Priddy 0-3, Mashayla O’Malley 0-2, Ames 0-2, Lauren Archie 1-3, Kendall Isaacson 1-3, Bury 0-3, Madison Davis 0-3, Ally McMillan 0-2, McKenna Moore 1-1.
GLACIER — Sammie Labrum 1-3, Schroeder 0-3, Mohl 0-3, Allee Meyer 2-3, Vanterpool 1-2, Sophie Smith 0-1, Addie Labrum 0-2, Jennifer Wallace 1-2, Megan Eckert 0-2.
2B — Vanterpool; RBIs — Vanterpool.