by Scott Sacry
All the Bitterroot Valley softball teams played in the Frenchtown Tournament on Friday, April 26th and Saturday, April 27th. For Class A Corvallis, Hamilton, and Stevensville, it gave them a chance to face some different opponents. And for Class B Florence, it gave them a chance to face some tough Class A competition.
Corvallis 7, Ronan 21; Corvallis 16, Browning 1
On Friday, Corvallis lost 7-21 to Ronan and defeated Browning 16-1. In the Ronan game, Ava Loran had 3 RBIs and Jadyn Greenwood scored 3 runs.
In the Browning game, Corvallis pitcher Caitlin Nelson had 10 strikeouts and got the win. Also for Corvallis, Sophie Cooper went 2 for 2 and scored 4 runs, and Makaia McEwan had 3 RBIs.
Corvallis 7, MAC 16
On Saturday, Corvallis played MAC and lost 7-16. For Corvallis, Ava Loran went 3 for 3 with a home run and 3 RBIs.
Stevensville 9, Hellgate 5; Stevensville 4, Libby 9
Stevensville defeated Hellgate 9-5 and lost to Libby 4-9 on Friday. In the Hellgate game, Morgan Yeager hit a grand slam and Maddy Davids went 1 for 2 with 3 RBIs. In the Libby game, Maddix Yeager hit a 2-run home run.
Stevensville 2, Billing Central 9
Stevensville lost to Billings Central 2-9 on Saturday. For Stevensville, Serenity Scott went 1 for 2, and pitcher Morgan Yeager struck out 7 batters.
Stevensville 16, Butte Central 0
Stevensville defeated Butte Central 16-0 on Tuesday, April 23rd. Stevensville pitcher Morgan Yeager got the win, allowing 3 hits and striking out 9. At the plate for Stevi, Maddy Davids went 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs, Layla Brushia went 2 for 3 with an RBI, Olivia Hanson had 2 RBIs, and Lilly Newson went 2 for 2, stole 3 bases and scored 2 runs.
Hamilton 5, MAC 6; Hamilton 1, Laurel 4
On Friday, Hamilton lost to MAC 5-6 and Laurel 1-4. In the MAC game, Mel Race and Thea Jackson both went 2 for 4. In the Laurel game, Addison Flynn and Dawsyn Ekin each had hits.
Hamilton 4, Fergus 16
On Saturday, Hamilton lost to Fergus 4-16. For Hamilton, Cierra Cole hit a grand slam and Dawsyn Ekin went 2 for 3.
Florence 11, Polson 15; Florence 1, Billings Central 10
On Friday, Florence lost to Polson 11-15 and Billings Central 1-10. In the Polson game, Florence’s Olivia Coulter went 3 for 4 with a home run, Hailey Sutton went 3 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBIs, and Ava Philbrick went 3 for 4 with an RBI. In the Billings Central game, Lily Bender and Maggie Schneider each had hits.
Florence 2, Ronan 4
On Saturday, Florence lost to Ronan 2-4. Olivia Coulter and Dia Jenkins both hit home runs for Florence.
Florence 11, MAC 12
Florence took their first loss of the season on Tuesday, April 23rd against MAC in St. Ignatius. Florence trailed 5-9 going into the 6th, then scored 6 runs to take an 11-9 lead. But MAC had a walk-off HR in the top of the 7th for the victory. For Florence, Taylor Pyette went 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs, Maggie Schneiter went 3 for 5 with an RBI, Ava Philbrick went 2 for 4 with an RBI, and Hailey Sutton went 2 for 3 with a HR and 2 RBIs.