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C-Falls, Libby to meet in Western A softball semis

by Daily Inter Lake
| May 20, 2023 12:00 AM

FRENCHTOWN — Haden Peters hit a two-run double in the first inningand added another RBI double in a 13-run second for Columbia Falls, which made short work of Butte Central at the Western A softball divisional Friday.

Tayler Lingle and Bella Mann each scored three runs while the Wildkats (19-3) wrapped things up in less than three innings: A run on a passed ball ended the game under the 15-run mercy rule.

Maddie Moultray pitched and allowed two hits, two walks, two runs and struck out two.

The Wildkats advanced to a Saturday semifinal game at 1 p.m. against Libby, which beat East Helena 4-0 and outslugged Hamilton 22-16 on Friday.

Polson, which beat Dillon 15-5 and Ronan 7-5, advanced to the other semifinal against Frenchtown, also at 1 p.m.

The semifinal winners play at 7 p.m. for the championship.

Butte Central 002 - 2 2 3

Columbia Falls 3(13)1 - 17 12 1

A Stajcar and M Keeley. Maddie Moultray and Demye Rensel.

BUTTE CENTRAL — B Badovinic 0-1, J Berger 0-2, Stajcar 0-2, Kelley 2-2, K Lalaicker 0-2, A Morey 0-1, R Creekmore 0-1, S Gelling 0-1, C Stillwagon.

COLUMBIA FALLS — Tayler Lingle 0-0, A Reid 0-0, Aspen Dawson 2-3, Moultray 2-3, Haden Peers 2-3, Sydney Mann 1-1, Maddy Collins 2-3, Sophie Robbins 0-1, Kyrah Trenkle 1-2, S Burke 0-0, Rensel 1-2, Bella Mann 1-1.

2B — Peters 2, Moultray, Keeley. 3B — Mann. RBIs — Stajcar, Keeley, Collins 3, Peters 3, S.Mann 2, Moultray 2, Rensel 2, Robbins.

Friday’s Scores

Butte Central 15, Whitefish 3

Libby 4, East Helena 0

Polson 15, Dillon 5

Ronan 18, Stevensville 14

Corvallis 17, Browning 0

Columbia Falls 17, Butte Central 2

Libby 22, Hamilton 16

Polson 7, Ronan 5

Frenchtown 11, Corvallis 3

Stevensville def. Polson, score u/a

Saturday’s schedule

Game 11: Stevensville vs. Hamilton, 9 a.m.

Game 12: Browning vs. Butte Central 9 a.m.

Game 13: Whitefish vs. Ronan, 11 a.m.

Game 14: East Helena vs. Corvallis, 11 a.m.

Game 15: Columbia Falls vs. Libby, 1 p.m., semifinal

Game 16: Polson vs. Frenchtown, 1 p.m., semifinal

Game 17: Winner 11 vs. Winner 12, 3 p.m.

Game 18: Winner 13 vs. Winner 14, 3 p.m.

Game 19: Winner 17 vs. Winner 19, 5 p.m. (fifth-sixth)

Game 20: Loser 15 vs. Loser 16, 5 p.m. (third-fourth)

Game 21: Winner 15 vs. Winner 16, 7 p.m., championship