Lake County softball teams mostly fare well in busy week

Maley homers in Polson win

Polson scored six unanswered runs in a 6-2 victory over Dawson at the Butte Invitational on Saturday, May 13. Carli Maley homered and drove in three runs for the Lady Pirates.

Dawson led 2-0 after one inning, and then Polson took control. The Lady Pirates finished with six team hits. Kailey Smith had two hits, while McKenna Hanson and Kailey Smith drove in a run.

Samantha Rensvold went five innings and struck out four, giving up zero earned runs.

POLSON 6, DAWSON 2

Dawson - 200 - 00 - 2 - 2 - 4

Polson - 020 - 31 - 6 - 6 - 5

Polson Hitting: Hits - Kailey Smith 2, Mckenna Hanson, Carli Maley, Samantha Rensvold, Ansley Nordberg; RBI - Carli Maley 3, Mckenna Hanson, Kailey Smith, Caitlyn Ward; HR - Carli Maley SB--Sierra Perez, Olivia Jore.

Polson Pitching: Samantha Rensvold - 5 innings pitched, 2 hits, 2 runs, 0 earned runs, 4 strikeouts

Polson defeats Havre

Avery Starr and Nevaeh Perez homered in Polson’s 12-9 victory at the Butte Invite on Saturday, May 13. The Lady Pirates led 10-3 after three innings and added two more in the top of the fourth.

Havre rallied for six runs in the bottom of the fourth but couldn’t come back. Starr finished with four RBI, while Samantha Rensvold drove in three runs and Perez had two RBI. Kailey Smith also hit a double.

POLSON 12, HAVRE 9

Polson - 415 - 20 - 12 - 9 - 4

Havre - 300 - 6x - 9 - 9 - 4

Polson Hitting: Hits - Samantha Rensvold 2, Nebaeh Perez, Tyneesha Brown, Avery Starr, Kailey Smith, Mckenna Hanson, Carli Maley; RBI - Starr 4, Rensvold 3, Perez 2. Ward, Hanson, Maley; 2B--Kailey Smith, HR--Avery Starr, Nevaeh Perez

Polson Pitching: Avery Starr - 3 innings pitched, 9 hits, 8 runs, 6 earned runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout; Samantha Rensvold - 0 innings pitched, 0 hits, 1 run, 1 earned run, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts; Nikki Kendall - 1 inning pitched - 0 hits, 0 runs, 1 earned run, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts

Burland homers twice for Maidens

Ronan’s Tracee Burland homered twice, while Ally Luedtke hit a round-tripper as the Maidens downed Butte’s JV 8-4. Ronan finished with 10 hits as a team, with multi-hit games from Brogan Youngren, Kaydyne Santos, and Burland.

The Maidens scored seven runs in the top of the second and an insurance run in the top of the fifth. Luedtke, Burland, Benson all had multiple RBIs.

Pitcher Tyariah Morigeau went five innings, allowed just one earned run, and struck out five.

The win moved Ronan to 10-10 on the season.

RONAN 8 BUTTE JV 4

Ronan - 070 - 01 - 8 - 10 - 4

Butte - 101 - 12 - 4 - 4 - 2

Ronan Hitting - Hits - B Youngren 2, K Santos 2, T Burland 2, K Benson, T Morigeau, A Luedtke, B Woll; RBI - A Luedtke 2, T Burland 2, K Benson 2, T Burland 2, K Benson, T Morigeau; 2B - K Benson, HR - T Burland 2, A Luedtke; SB - B Youngren, B Woll

Ronan Pitching - T Morigeau - 5 innings pitched, 4 hits, 4 runs, 1 earned run, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts

MAC puts on show against Cut Bank

Mission-Arlee-Charlo broke out the fireworks at the Cut Bank Invite, collecting 22 hits in a 17-5 victory over Cut Bank on Saturday, May 13. Hayleigh Smith had five hits in the matchup, while Rheid Crawford, Izzy Evans, and Lettie Umphrey had three hits each.

Journey Crawford and Bennan Andersen each had two hits.

Smith drove in three runs, as did Payton Smith. Umphrey and Andersen drove in two runs apiece. Hayleigh Smith and Payton Smith each homered in the matchup. Payton also pitched five innings and struck out three.

MAC improved to 21-1 with the victory.

MAC 17, CUT BANK 5

MAC - 520 - 003 - 7 - 17 - 22 - 1

CutB - 000 - 050 - 0 - 5 - 6 - 4

MAC Hitting: Hits - H Smith 5, R Crawford 3, I Evans 3, L Umphrey 3, J Crawford 2, B Andersen 2, P Smith, G Smith, M Christopher 1, K Incashola; RBI - H Smith 3, P Smith 3, L Umphrey 2, B Andersen 2, G Smith, R Crawford, I Evans; 2B: H Smith, B Andersen, L Umphrey, K Incashola, R Crawford, HR: H Smith, P Smith, SB: H Smith, M Christopher, I Evans, R Crawford, LOB: 4

MAC Pitching: Page Smith 5 innings pitched, 3 hits, 0 runs, 0 earned runs 1, walk, 3 strikeouts

MAC wrangles CowDawgs

Izzy Evans homered twice, had three hits, and drove in three runs as Mission-Arlee-Charlo defeated Conrad 12-7 on Saturday, May 13, at the Cut Bank Invite. MAC led 11-0 after three innings and fended off a comeback by the CowDawgs.

Bennan Andersen also had two hits and an RBI in the matchup, while Rheid Crawford, Journey Crawford, and Andersen had home runs in the contest.

Evans also struck out three in the matchup, while Jada Domebo finished the final four innings, striking out four.

MAC 12, CONRAD 7

MAC - 335 - 000 - 1 - 12 - 12 - 6

Conrad - 000 - 141 - 1 - 7 - 11 - 4

MAC Hitting: Hits - I Evans 3, B Andersen 2, J Crawford, K Page, R Crawford, P Smith 1, L Umphrey 1, A Cronk, G Smith RBI: I Evans 3, R Crawford 2, J Crawford, P Smith, B Andersen, G Smith: 2B: P Smith, HR: R Crawford, I Evans 2, J Crawford, B Andersen, SAC: R Crawford, SB: G Smith, H Smith, P Smith, LOB: 5

MAC Pitching: I Evans 3 innings pitched, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 earned runs, 1 walk, 3 strikeouts; J Domebo - 4 innings pitched, 9 hits, 7 runs, 4 earned runs, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts

Anaconda can’t stop Ronan on base paths

Kaydyne Santos, Mira Corum, and Shelby Taylor each drove in two runs as Ronan defeated Anaconda 16-10 on Saturday, May 13. A six-run rally by the Maidens in the top of the third secured the win for Ronan.

Ronan led 10-5 after two innings, as Corum had two hits and a double. Santos had a home run and also pitched in the game.

Tyariah Morigeau struck out five as Ronan’s starting pitcher. Ally Luedtke, Raela Bartel, Morgan Simpson, Kaleigh Benson, and Santos each had two stolen bases in the win.

RONAN 16, ANACONDA 10

Ronan - (10)06 - 16 - 5 - 3

Anaconda - 145 - 10 - 6 - 1

Ronan Hitting: Hits - M Corum 2, K Santos, M Simpson, S Taylor; RBI - K Santos 2, M Corum 2, S Taylor 2, A Luedtke; 2B - S Taylor, M Corum; HR - K Santos; HBP - M Simpson, T Morigeau, SB - A Luedtke 2, R Bartel 2, M Simpson 2, K Benson 2, K Santos 2, M Corum

Ronan Pitching - T Morigeau 1 ⅔ innings pitched, 4 hits, 5 runs, 1 earned runs, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts, K Santos ⅓ innings pitched, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 earned runs, 1 walk, 0 strikeouts, K PrettyOnTop 1 innings pitched, 2 hits, 5 runs, 0 earned runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts

Havre defeats Ronan

Ronan committed 11 errors in an 8-2 loss to Havre on Friday, May 12. Kaleigh Benson had two hits, while Tyariah Morigeau notched a triple and drove in two runs.

Kaydyne Santos pitched four innings, struck out two, and gave up no earned runs.

HAVRE 8, RONAN 2

Ronan - 002 - 000 - 2 - 7 - 11

Havre - 301 - 22x - 8 - 4 - 0

Ronan Hitting: Hits - K Benson 2, B Youngren, A Luedtke, T Morigeau, S Taylor; RBI - T Morigeau 2; 3B - T Morigeau

Ronan Pitching: K Santos - 4 innings pitched, 4 hits, 8 runs, 0 earned runs, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts

Polson falls to Laurel

Ansley Nordberg had two hits, and Mckenna Hanson homered, but Polson lost 6-5 to Laurel at the Butte Invite on Friday, May 12. Tyneesha Brown also added a double to the Lady Pirates' efforts.

The game was tied 3-3 after three innings before Laurel plated the go-ahead run in the top of the fifth. Laurel would score another two in the top of the sixth, and Polson answered with two runs in the bottom of the frame.

LARUEL 6, POLSON 5

Laurel - 021 - 012 - 0 - 6 - 8 - 3

Polson - 003 - 002 - x - 5 - 6 - 3

Polson Hitting: Hits - Ansley Nordberg 2, Mckenna Hanson, Carli Maley, Caitlyn Ward, Tyneedsha Brown; 2B--Tyneesha Brown; HR--Mckenna Hanson; HBP--Dalilah Hernandez; SB--Samantha Rensvold.

Polson Pitching: Avery Starr - 6 innings pitched, 8 hits, 6 runs, 4 earned runs 2 walks, 0 strikeouts

Ronan takes Manhattan

The Maidens fended off a late Manhattan Rally in a 10-7 victory on Friday, May 12. Brogan Youngren had three hits, while Kaleigh Benson had three hits and two RBI in the matchup, including two hits.

Kaydynce Santos had two hits and a home run for Ronan. In the circle, Tyariah Morigeau pitched five innings, striking out three. Morigeau helped her cause by smashing a double and driving in two runs.

RONAN 10, MANHATTAN 7

Ronan - 540 - 100 - 10 - 15 - 0

Manhattan - 221 - 011 - 7 - 11 - 2

Ronan Hitting: Hits - B Youngren 3, K Benson 3, K Santos 2, M Corum 2, K Kelch 2, A Luedtke, T Morigeau, S Taylor: RBI - K Benson 2, T Morigeau 2, K Santos 2, S Taylor 2, M Corum; 2B - K Benson 2, T Morigeau, HR - K Santos, HBP - M Corum, SB - K Santos

Ronan Pitching: T Morgieau - 5 innings pitched, 9 hits, 6 runs, 5 earned runs, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts; E Tapia-Torosian - 0 innings pitched, 1 hit, 1 run, 1 earned run, 0 walk, 0 strikeouts; K Santos - 1 innings pitched, 1 hit, 0 run, 0 earned runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts

MAC two-hits Glasgow

Three different Mission-Arlee-Charlo players homered as MAC downed Glasgow 15-0 on Friday, May 12. Bennan Andersen, Izzy Evans, and Lettie Umphrey all had round-trippers as MAC collected 11 hits as a team in three innings.

MAC led 2-0 after two innings, then scored 13 runs in the bottom of the third. Glasgow managed just two hits. Evans, Umphrey, and Andersen each had two hits, while Andersen finished with 4 RBI, Evans had three, Umphrey had two, and Kason Page also drove in two runs.

At MAC

MAC 15, GLASGOW 0

Glasgow - 000 - 0 - 2 - 4

MAC - 02(13) - 15 - 11 - 2

MAC Hitting: Hits - I Evans 2, L Umphrey 2, B Andersen 2, H Smith, R Crawford, K Page, G Smith, M Christopher; RBI - B Andersen 4, I Evans 3, K Page 2, L Umphrey 2, M Christopher; 2B: G Smith, HR: L Umphrey, I Evans, B Andersen, HBP: P Smith, SB: M Christopher 2, H Smith 2, LOB: 1

MAC Pitching: Izzy Evans 3 innings pitched, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 earned runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts

MAC downs Huntley Project

Mission-Arlee-Charlo shut down Huntley Project for the final four innings in a 6-3 victory on Friday, May 12. Bennan Anderson drove in four runs, while Gabby Smith smacked a home run in the victory. MAC led 5-3 after three innings and added an insurance run in the top of the seventh, finishing with 12 hits as a team.

Payton Smith pitched four innings in the circle and struck out five while allowing three earned runs and five hits. Izzy Evans came in relief for the final three innings, allowed no runs, just one hit, and struck out four.

MAC could have made the final score much more lopsided but left 13 baserunners on. Maia Christopher stole two bases in the matchup.

At Huntley Project

MAC 6, HUNTLEY PROJECT 3

MAC - 302 - 000 - 1 - 6 - 12 - 1

Hunt - 012 - 000 - 0 - 3 - 6 - 3

MAC Hitting: Hits - M Christoper 3, H Smith 2, R Crawford 2, P Smith 2, I Evans, B Andersen, G Smith; RBI - B Andersen 4, R Crawford, G Smith; HR: G Smith, HBP: J

Crawford 2, SB: M Christopher 2, H Smith, LOB: 13

MAC Pitching: P Smith 4 innings pitched, 5 hits, 3 runs, 3 earned runs, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts; Izzy Evans 3 innings pitched, 1 hit, 0 run, 0 earned runs, 1 walk, 4 strikeouts

Billings Central defeats Polson

Billings Central handed Polson a rare 9-2 defeat on Friday, May 12, despite a home run from Caitlyn Ward. The game was knotted 1-1 until the bottom of the third when Billings Central had a six-run rally.

Avery Starr, Ansley Nordberg, Ward, and Brown all had hits in the game, while Starr, Nordberg, and Ward drove in runs.

At Butte

BILLINGS CENTRAL 9, POLSON 2

Polson - 001 - 10 - 2 - 4 - 5

Bill-C - 106 - 2x - 9 - 8 - 3

Polson Hitting: Hits - Avery Starr, Ansley Nordberg, Caitlyn Ward, Tyneesha Brown; RBI - Starr, Ward; HR - Ward

Polson Pitching: Samantha Rensvold - 2 innings pitched, 5 hits, 4 runs, 3 earned runs, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts; Avery Starr - 1 and ⅔ innings pitched, 3 hits, 5 runs, 2 earned runs, 1 walk, 1 strikeout, Nikki Kendall, ⅓ innings pitched, 0 hit, 0 run, 0 earned runs, 0 walks, 1 stikeout

Santos leads Ronan over Browning

Jaydynce Santos had three RBI in Ronan’s 15-0 Northwest A Conference victory over Ronan on Thursday, May 11. Ronan led 5-0 after one inning, and a 10-run rally in the bottom of the second put the game on ice.

Haily Hakes had two hits and two RBI, while Tyariah Morigeau also drove in two runs. Hakes also stole two bases in the matchup.

Morigeau pitched three innings, striking out five.

RONAN 15, BROWNING 0

Browning - 000 - 0 - 1 - 4

Ronan - 5(10)x - 15 - 7 - 2

Ronan Hitting: Hits - H Hakes 2, A Luedtke, K Benson, K Santos, M Corum, T Burland; RBI - K Santos 3, T Morigeau 2, H Hakes 2, B Youngren, A Luedtke, K Benson, M Corum, T Burland: HBP: A Luedtke, E Tapia-Torosian; SB - H Hakes 2, B Youngren

Ronan Pitching: T Morigeau 3 innings pitched, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 earned runs, 0 walks, 5 strikeouts

Mira Corum drives in seven runs

Mira Corum outscored Browning with her bat alone as Ronan came away with a 20-3 road victory on Thursday, May 11. Corum had three hits, two doubles, and seven RBI in the high-scoring game.

In the circle, Kaydynce Santos pitched four innings and struck out seven.

Tyariah Morigeau had four hits and three RBI, including three doubles. Kyle Kelch had two hits, while Morigeau and Kaleigh Benson drove in three runs. Ronan finished with 14 hits as a team and led 17-3 after three innings, thanks to seven-run rallies in the second and third innings.

RONAN 20, BROWNING 3

Ronan - 377 - 3 - 20 - 14 - 0

Browning - 102 - 0 - 3 - 4 - 3

Ronan Hitting: Hits - T Morgieau 4, M Corum 3, K Kelch 2, A Luedtke, K Benson, K Santos, S Taylor, B Woll; RBI - M Corum 7, K Benson 3, T Morigeau 3, A Luedtke, K Santos, K Kelch, H Hakes, B Woll; 2B - T Morigeau 3, M Corum 2, K Benson; HBP - K Santos 2, A Luedtke, K Benson; SB - M Corum, K Kelch, T Morigeau, H Hakes, B Youngren

Ronan Pitching - K Santos - 4 innings pitched, 4 hits, 3 runs, 3 earned, 1 walk, 7 strikeouts

MAC tops Thompson Falls

Mission-Arlee-Charlo had 12 hits in a 6-1 victory over Thompson Falls on Thursday, May 11, as Maia Christoper had a double, two RBI, and two hits in the win.

Payton Smith pitched four and two-third innings of relief, allowing just one unearned run, striking out two and walking one. Izzy Evans struck out four in just over two innings of work.

MAC led 4-0 after three innings and then notched a run in the top of the first and six.

At Thompson Falls

MAC 6, T-FALLS 1

MAC - 013 - 011 - 0 - 6 - 12 - 4

T-Falls - 000 - 001 - 0 - 1 - 5 - 2

MAC Hitting: Hits - L Umphrey 4, M Christoper 2, R Crawford 2, H Smith 2; RBI - M Christopher 2, R Crawford, B Andersen; 2B: G Smith, M Christopher, 3B: R Crawford, HBP: H Smith, SB: J Crawford, H Smith, L Umphrey, LOB: 9

MAC Pitching: I Evans - 2.1 innings pitched, 2 hits, 0 run, 0 earned runs, 0 walk, 4 strikeouts; P Smith - 4.2 innings pitched, 3 hits, 1 run, 0 earned runs, 1 walk, 2 strikeouts

Columbia Falls gets past Ronan

The WildKats scored four runs in the top of the eighth to hand Ronan a 7-3 Northwest A Conference loss on Tuesday, May 9. Kaydynce Santos had a banner day for the Maidiens, notching two hits with a double and pitching eight innings in the circle, allowing no earned runs and striking out 10.

Ronan led 3-1 after three innings before Columbia Falls tied it up in the top of the fourth.

Ronan finished with 10 team hits, including two from Mira Corum and Shelby Taylor. Kaleigh Benson drove in two runs. Ally Luedtke and Benson each had doubles in the matchup.

Ronan committed six errors in the loss.

At Ronan

COLUMBIA FALLS 7, RONAN 3

C-Falls - 100 - 200 - 04 - 7 - 9 - 1

Ronan - 201 - 000 - 00 - 3 - 10 - 6

Ronan Hitting: Hits - K Santos 2, M Corum 2, S Taylor 2, B Youngren, A Ludetke, K Benson, T Morigeau; RBI - K Benson 2, M Corum; 2B - K Santos, A Luedtke, K Benson; HBP: K Kelch

Ronan Pitching: K Santos - 8 innings pitched, 7 runs, 0 earned runs, 3 walks, 10 strikeouts

Polson one-hit by Glacier

Samantha Rensvold had Polson’s lone hit in a 15-0 non-league loss to Glacier on Tuesday, May 9.

At Kalispell

GLACIER 15, POLSON 0

Polson - 000 - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1

Glacier - 318 - 3 - 15 - 12 - 1

Polson Hitting: S Rensvold