Bravettes knock off Spartans, 7-5

MISSOULA — Olivia Nyman clubbed a grand slam and Kinsey Lake hit a sacrifice fly to break a 5-5 tie, and the Flathead Bravettes knocked off Missoula Sentinel 7-5 Tuesday in Western AA softball. 

Nyman’s home run erased a 4-0 deficit in the third inning for the Bravettes (3-16 overall, 2-11 in Western AA games). Flathead had to come from behind twice: Danica Hennell singled and came around to on two wild pitches as Flathead tied the game 5-5 in the fifth. 

In the seventh, Nyman singled to lead off, moved up on a walk and a passed ball and scored the go-ahead run on Lake’s fly ball. One out later Lacie Franklin’s RBI double drove in Macey McIlhargey. 

McIlhargey went the distance in the circle, walking one with five strikeouts. She retired the Spartans (9-9, 6-6 in league) in order in the seventh, fanning one. 

The Bravettes conclude their regular season Thursday with a home game against Missoula Hellgate, at 5 p.m. at Kidsport. 

Flathead    004    010    2    -    7    8    4 

Sentinel    220    100    0    -    5    12    1 

Macey McIlhargey and Reese Conley. Alyssa Hanninen, Ella Wingo (6), Makenna Straub (7) and Nina Sammoury.  

FLATHEAD — Mackenzie Brandt 2-4, Danica Hennell 1-3, Conley 1-4, Olivia Nyman 2-3, McIlhargey 0-3, Kinsey Lake 0-1, Lily Anderson 0-4, Lacie Frankling 2-3, Makenna Korf 0-3. 

MISSOULA SENTINEL —  Brooklyn Wright 1-4, Hanninen 2-3, Wingo 1-1, Straub 0-0, Sammoury 1-4, Sydney Goldbar 3-4, H Sellers 1-4, Makenna Thorson 1-4, Kai Gillis 1-4, S Olson 1-3, Rachel Taylor 0-2. 

2B — Franklin, Brandt, Goldbar. HR — Nyman, Hanninen, Goldbar. RBIs — Nyman 4, Franklin, Lake, Hanninen 2, Goldbar 2, Sammoury.