Wildkats score late to put away Flathead
Columbia Falls' Aspen Dawson (1) beats the throw to the plate on a single by Addy Bowler in the fifth inning against Flathead at Kidsports on Tuesday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Columbia Falls' Sydney Mann (14) brings in Addy Bowler from third with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning against Flathead at Kidsports on Tuesday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Columbia Falls' Bella Mann (3) connects on a single in the first inning against Flathead at Kidsports on Tuesday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Columbia Falls' Sydney Mann (14) scores Aspen Dawson from third with a bunt single in the third inning against Flathead at Kidsports on Tuesday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Columbia Falls' Aspen Dawson (1) connects on her second double of the day in the fifth inning against Flathead at Kidsports on Tuesday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead starting pitcher Macey McIlhargey (3) delivers against Columbia Falls at Kidsports on Tuesday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Columbia Falls starting pitcher Sydney Mann (14) delivers against Flathead at Kidsports on Tuesday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead third baseman Kaidyn Lake (10) fires across the diamond in the first inning against Columbia Falls at Kidsports on Tuesday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Columbia Falls' Maddy Collins (33) drives in a run on a double in the first inning against Flathead at Kidsports on Tuesday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead's Kaidyn Lake (10) connects on a two-run home run in the fourth inning against Columbia Falls at Kidsports on Tuesday, April 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Columbia Falls’ Sydney Mann outdueled Flathead pitcher Macey McIlhargey, shaking off a homer by Kaidyn Lake to beat the Bravettes 6-3 in non-conference softball action Tuesday at KidSport.
Leadoff hitter Aspen Dawson had two doubles and scored three times for the Northwest A Wildkats (6-3). Maddy Collins had three RBIs, including a two-run single in the seventh to give Columbia Falls some breathing room.
After Lake’s two-run homer knotted the game at 2-2 in the fourth inning, the visitors took the lead for good on Addy Bowler’s RBI single in the fifth inning.
Kinsey Lake drew a bases-loaded walk in the sixth for Flathead, pairing Columbia Falls’ lead to 4-3.
Mann, throwing to catcher Bella Mann, allowed seven hits and three walks. She struck out six.
McIlhargey scattered nine hits and a walk and fanned nine for the Western AA Bravettes (2-7).
C-Falls 101 020 2 - 6 9 0
Flathead 000 201 0 - 3 7 1
Sydney Mann and Bella Mann. Macey McIlhargey and Laynee Vessar.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Aspen Dawson 3-4, Addy Bowler 2-3, S. Mann 1-3, Maddy Collins 2-4, Greene 0-0, B.Mann 1-3, Kyrah Trenkle 0-3, Reid 0-3, Paulus 0-3, Ryan Ward 0-3,
FLATHEAD — Sawyer VanCampen 1-4, Ava Besson 1-4, Reese Conley 1-3, Kaidyn Lake 1-4, Vessar 0-2, Lacie Franklin 0-3, McIlhargey 1-3, Kinsey Lake 1-2, Brynn Mailman 1-3.
2B — Dawson 2, Collins. HR — Ka.Lake. RBIs — Collins 3, S. Mann 2, Bowler, Ka.Lake 2, Ki.Lake.
