Eureka second at B-C divisional softball
FLORENCE — Eureka finished second at the Western B-C divisional softball tournament on Saturday.
Florence beat Eureka 22-2 in the undefeated game of the double-elimination tournament and then 13-1 in the championship game.
The season ends with the Class B-C state tournament, which begins Thursday in Belgrade.
Western B-C Divisional
At Florence
Undefeated game
Florence 22, Eureka 2
Florence 342 49 – 22 11 1
Eureka 011 00 – 2 4 5
W – Shannon Byrne. L – Ayiana Twigg.
Hits – Florence: Byrne 2 (HR), Natalie Dulac 3 (2B), Rilee Mangun, Maddy Lippe (2B), Mackenzie Little, Jayden Hendricksen, Gabby Reed, Emily Kinnaman; Eureka: Avory Escobar, Rylee Morgan (HR), Bailey Bishop (2B), Katie Schmidt.
RBIs – Florence: Byrne 4, Na. Dulac 4, Lippe 3, Little, Reed Eureka: Morgan, Schmidt.
Championship
Florence 13, Eureka 1
Florence 504 13 – 13 11 1
Eureka 100 00 – 1 2 4
W – Brianna Hoffman. L – Avory Escobar.
Hits – Florence: Brooklyn Little 2, Natalie Dulac 2, Mackenzie Little 2, Danielle Zahn 2 (2B), Danara Greer 3, Emily Kinnaman Eureka: Escobar (HR), Erynn Thier (2B).
RBIs – Florence: Byrne, Br. Little, Nat. Dulac 2, Mangun, Hoffman, Ma. Little 2, Dana. Greer 3 Eureka: Escobar.
Third place
Eureka 15, Plains 9
Eureka 126 006 0 – 15 9 3
Plains 102 300 3 – 9 7 8
W – Escobar. L – Jessica Thompson.
Hits – Eureka: Erynn Their (HR), Morgan (2B), Bishop 2, Cassie Hammack 2, Twigg, Schmidt 2 Plains: Stacy Gray 2 (2B), Mackenzie Elliot 2, Thompson 2 (2B, HR), Natalee Deschamps.
RBIs – Eureka: Their 4, Escobar, Morgan 2, Bishop 2, Twigg, Rihanna Hawkins 2, Schmidt Plains: Sydney Jackson, Elliot, Kassidy Kinzie, Thompson 3.
Loser out
Loyola 10, Deer Lodge 3
Deer Lodge 000 201 0 – 3 3 4
Loyola 022 015 x – 10 9 4
W – Kayla Hickethier. L – Gray.
Hits – Deer Lodge: Gray, Tiensvold (2B), Nicholson Loyola: Hickethier 4 (2B), Molly McHugh 2 (2B), Charla Goodman, Hellie Badaruddin, Molly Miltko.
RBIs – Deer Lodge: Nicholson Loyola: McHugh 4, Hickethier 3, Miltko 2, Casey Donahue.
Plains 11, Loyola 8
Plains 110 170 1 – 11 11 2
Loyola 111 010 4 – 8 4 5
W – Jessica Thompson. L – Hickethier.
Hits – Plains: Stacy Gray 3, Kassidy Kinzie 2, Dakota Butcher 2, Sydney Jackson, Makenzie Elliot (2B), Jessica Thompson, Kenzie Angle Loyola: Charla Goodman 2, Natalie Goodman, Miltko.
RBIs – Plains: Elliot 2, Butcher 2, Gray, Jackson, Angle Loyola: Carly Tipp 3, Ch. Goodman, N. Goodman, Nicholson, Miltko.
Plains 11, Mission-Arlee-Charlo 8
MAC 402 010 1 – 8 8 7
Plains 012 242 x – 11 8 4
W – Cassidy Kinzie. L – Courtney Mitchell.
Hits – MAC: Frankie Smith 3 (2B), Summer DarcAngelo, Ashley Turner, Hailee Crawford 2 (2 HR), Taylor Olson Plains: Stacy Gray (3B), Jessica Thompson (2B), Sage Jackson 3, Dakota Butcher 2 (2B), Kinzie Angle.
RBIs – MAC: Summer DarcAngelo, Tori Olson, Hailee Crawford 5 Plains: Sage Jackson 3, Dakota Butcher 2, Kinzie Angle.
Ronan 24, Browning 0
BROWNING — Ronan did all of its scoring in two innings, the first two, to blow out Browning in a Northwest A contest.
Ronan tallied 11 runs in the first and came right back with 13 more in the second.
Gabby Wirz pitched a no-hitter for Ronan.
It was the regular-season finale for both teams.
The Class A state tournament begins Thursday in Frenchtown.
Ronan (11)(13)0 00 – 24 22 0
Browning 000 00 – 0 0 9
W – Gabby Wirz. L – K. Rides At The Door.
Hits – Ronan: Wirz 4, Marissa Mock 3, M. Jackson 3, K. Santos 2, E. Corley 2, M. Clairmont 2, L. Mahkuk 2, Sariel, Hakes, Adams, C. Clairmont.
RBIs – Ronan: Corley 6, Mock 5, Wirz 3, Santos 3, Mahkuk 3, M. Clairmont, Hakes, C. Clairmont.
Columbia Falls 17,
Whitefish 1
COLUMBIA FALLS — Trista Cowan singled, doubled and homered and drove in six runs to power Columbia Falls to a Northwest A win over Whitefish in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Raychel Hoerner, Ryley Kehr and Tori Briscoe also had three hits each.
Columbia Falls opened the contest with a 10-run first inning.
Class A state tournament play begins Thursday in Frenchtown.
Whitefish 000 01 — 1 5 0
Columbia Falls (10)43 0x — 17 17 0
WP—Savvy Ellis; LP—Harriett Grantz.
WHITEFISH — Grantz 0-3, Hope Brown 0-2, Mary key 1-2, Baileigh Krause 1-2, Cassidy Sletten 1-2, Courtny Moran 0-2, Isabelle Klempel 0-1, Rebecca Catina 1-2, Zoe Dugan 1-2.
COLUMBIA FALLS — Kaylee Ashe 0-1, Isabell Johnson 0-1, Raychel Hoerner 3-3, Trista Cowan 3-4, Ryley Kehr 3-3, Graceanne Sevesind 1-2, Jayden Hamilton 0-3, C. Kienas 0-1, K Payne 2-3, Tori Briscoe 3-3, Ellis 2-2.
2B—Cowan; Hoerner; Sevesind; HR—Cowan; RBIs—Dugan; Ashe (2), Heorner (2),Cowan (6), Kehr (2), Sevesind (3), Payne, Briscoe, Ellis (2).