Wolfpack utilize the longball and strong pitching in crosstown win
Glacier's Emma Cooke (11) connects on a three-run home run in the first inning against Flathead at Glacier High School on Thursday, May 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
The Wolfpack celebrate with Emma Cooke (11) after Cooke's three-run home run in the first inning against Flathead at Glacier High School on Thursday, May 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead third baseman Ellie Eve (9) throws to first in time to nab Glacier's Ella Farrell in the fourth inning at Glacier High School on Thursday, May 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier shortstop Nakiah Persinger (8) throws across the diamond for an out against Flathead at Glacier High School on Thursday, May 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead's Macey McIlhargey (3) singles in the second inning against Glacier at Glacier High School on Thursday, May 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead shortstop Kaidyn Lake (10) throws across the diamond for an out on a ground ball in the fifth inning against Glacier at Glacier High School on Thursday, May 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier third baseman Avery Anderson (16) throws to first for an out in the first inning against Flathead at Glacier High School on Thursday, May 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead second baseman Ava Bessen (16) throws out Glacier's Cazz Rankosky (7) after a grounder at Glacier High School on Thursday, May 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier pitcher Ella Farrell (12) delivers to Flathead's Mackenzie Brandt in the third inning against Flathead at Glacier High School on Thursday, May 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead pitcher Macey McIlhargey (3) delivers against Glacier at Glacier High School on Thursday, May 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier's Zoey Allen (5) connects on a two-run home run in the third inning against Flathead at Glacier High School on Thursday, May 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Glacier's Kenadie Goudette (2) connects on a two-run home run in the fourth inning against Flathead at Glacier High School on Thursday, May 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Zoey Allen, Emma Cooke, and Kenadie Goudette all homered for the Glacier Wolfpack as they took home an 11-1 win over Flathead in the last meeting of Crosstown softball this season.
Starting pitcher Ella Farrell scattered two hits and one run across six innings while striking out 11.
Cooke was 2-for-3 at the plate with three runs scored and three RBI, Allen was 2-for-4 with three RBIs, and Goudette was 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
“Great day to be a part of the Wolfpack, Ella threw great,” Glacier coach Abby Snipes said. “Just got a lot of good touches on the ball, lots of good hits from one through nine in the lineup, great to see that going into the state tournament next week.”
The game was called in the bottom of the sixth inning when Morgan Vivian hit a two-run double to make the score 11-1 and bring on the 10-run rule.
Farrell started things out with a 1-2-3 top of the first and Cooke hit her home run in the bottom half of the inning to put the Wolfpack up 3-0.
Allen followed that up with a two-run homer in the bottom of the third to make it 5-0 and Goudette drilled a two-run shot to left field in the bottom of the fourth to give Glacier a 7-0 lead.
The Bravettes put together a rally in the top of the fifth after two runners reached on an error and Brynn Mailman singled to pick up an RBI and make it 7-1.
The Wolfpack would respond with two more runs in the bottom half of the fifth, on three straight singles.
Farrell tossed a 1-2-3 top of the sixth, and Vivian stepped to the plate with two on and two outs in the bottom of the inning. She ripped the game-winning double to left field to drive in two and seal the deal for the Wolfpack.
The Wolfpack’s next stop is the state AA tournament in Helena next Thursday through Saturday.
“Shoutout to our seniors, they really stepped up in really big ways for us this season, we are super excited to go compete in the state tournament and not take any inning, any game for granted,” Snipes said. “I think it’s anybody's game and we are excited to be a part of it.”
Flathead 000 001 0 - 1 2 3
Glacier 302 222 - 11 10 2
Macey McIlhargey and Laynee Vessar. Ella Farrell and Cazz Rankosky.
FLATHEAD — MacKenzie Brandt 0-3, Ava Besson 0-3, Sawyer VanCampen 0-3, Kaidyn Lake 0-3, Vessar 0-2, Macey McIlhargey 1-2, Lacie Franklin 0-2, Ellie Eve 0-2, Brynn Mailman 1-2.
GLACIER — Kenadie Goudette 2-3, Nakiah Persinger 0-4, Cazz Rankosky 1-2, Emma Cooke 2-3, Farrell 1-3, Zoey Allen 2-4, Morgan Vivian 1-4, Avery Anderson 0-3, Brooklyn Imperato 1-3.
HR — Goudette, Cooke, Allen. 2B — Vivian RBI — Mailman. Goudette 2, Cooke 3, Allen 3, Vivian 3.
