Polson Softball begins year 2-0
Jaja Nichols slices safe to second during Saturday's softball game against Flathead. Polson triumphed 10-1 in five innings against the AA school. (Bob Gunderson photo)
McKenna Hanson prepares to catch a pop-up during a March double-header in Polson. (Bob Gunderson photo)
Lady Pirate Samantha Rensvold made an impressive showing in the circle during games against Plains and Flathead High Saturday. (Bob Gunderson photo)
Carli Maley was 2-for-2 for Polson with a home run and a triple during Saturday's game against Plains. (Bob Gunderson photo)
Polson looked every bit like the state power they have been for years, picking up two victories on Saturday, March 25, in their First Four softball event to begin the 2023 campaign. Polson defeated Class B Plains by a score of 15-0 in four innings, then toppled Class AA Flathead 10-1 in five innings.
Against Plains, Samantha Rensvold picked up the win for the Lady Pirates, pitching three innings, allowing just one hit, and striking out five. Alyssa Orien pitched the fourth and struck out one.
Polson led 8-0 after two innings before scoring seven more in the third.
Carli Maley was 2-for-2 for Polson with a home run and a triple, driving in two runs in the process. McKenna Hanson and Nikki Kendall were also 2-for-2, while Hanson drove in three runs and had a triple.
While Kendall stole two bases, Sierra Perez had a double and a sacrifice fly. Polson finished with eight hits as a team, and the Lady Pirates drove in 11 of their 15 runs.
Plains had four errors in the matchup.
Against Class AA Flathead, things were scoreless until the bottom of the third when Polson notched three runs. Flathead scored a run in the top of the fourth, after which the Lady Pirates exploded for seven runs en route to a shortened game victory.
Rensvold pitched four innings, struck out six, allowed just one hit, and walked two. Orien pitched one inning, striking out the side.
Polson had six hits in the game from six different players. Hanson drove in two runs, as did Tyneesha Brown on a triple. Kendall, Maley, Perez, and Ward also had runs batted in.
At Polson
POLSON 15, PLAINS 0
PLAINS - 0 - 0 - 0 - 0 -- 0
POLSON - 4 - 4 - 7 - x -- 15
Polson Batting: Hits - Nikki Kendall (2), McKenna Hansen (2), Maley (2), Perez (1), Rensvold (1). 2B – Carli Maley, Sierra Perez. 3B – McKenna Hanson. HR – Carli Maley. HBP – Carli Maley. SACF – Sierra Perez (2). SB – Nikki Kendall (2).
Polson Pitching: Samantha Rensvold (W) – 3.00 innings pitched, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 earned runs, 0 walks, 5 strikeouts; Alyssa Orien – 1.00 innings pitched, 0 hit, 0 runs, 0 earned runs, 0 walks, 1 strikeout.
POLSON 10, FLATHEAD 1
FLATHEAD - 0 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 0 – 1
POLSON - 0 - 0 - 3 - 7 - x – 10
Polson Batting: Hits – Nikki Kendall, McKenna Hanson, Carli Maley, Tyneesha Brown, Caitlyn Ward, Samantha Rensvold. 2B – Nikki Kendall, Caitlyn Ward. 3B – Tyneesha Brown. HBP –Alyssa Orien. SACB – Alyssa Orien, Samantha Rensvold. SB – Jaja Nichols.
Polson Pitching: Samantha Rensvole (W) –≠ 4.00 innings pitched, 1 hit, 1 run, 0 earned runs, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts; Alyssa Orien – 1.00 innings pitched, 0 hit, 0 run, 0 earned runs, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts
