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