by Scott Sacry
BASEBALL
Corvallis 9, Columbia Falls 12
Corvallis hosted Columbia Falls on Thursday, March 28th and lost 9-12. For Corvallis, Brandon Brenneman went 1 for 2 with 3 RBIs, Justis Brickley went 2 for 2 and scored 2 runs, and Andy Pintok went 2 for 3 with an RBI.
Florence 15, Corvallis 0
On Tuesday, March 26th, Florence hosted Corvallis. It was one of those games for Corvallis, as their pitches just couldn’t hit the strike zone and, as a team they walked 13 Florence batters and gave up 15 runs on only 4 hits.
For Florence, Drew Wagner, Isaiah Testerman, Chase Wagner and Levi Winters each had hits. Florence pitcher Mason Arlington got the win, allowing 3 hits and striking out 5.
Florence 13, Troy 1
On Thursday, March 28th, Florence hosted Troy and defeated the Trojans 13-1 in 5 innings. On the mound, Florence pitcher Isaiah Testerman got the win; he struck out 6 and only allowed 4 hits. At the plate for Florence, Drew Wagner went 2 for 3 with 3 RBIs, Jake Roth went 1 for 3 and had 2 RBIs, and Trapper Oster went 1 for 2, had an RBI and scored 2 runs.
Florence 6, Butte HS 5
On Saturday, March 30th, Florence defeated Butte High 6-5. Florence starting pitcher Trapper Oster had 6 strikeouts while Mason Arlington came on in relief and got the win and had 5 strikeouts. At the plate for Florence, Jake Roth hit a home run and had 3 RBIs, Mason Arlington went 2 for 4 with an RBI, and Nolan Lippy went 1 for 2 with an RBI.
Hamilton 1, Butte HS 3
Hamilton hosted Butte High on Thursday, March 28th and lost 1-3 in a close game. Hamilton pitcher Connor Ekin had 5 strikeouts and allowed 4 hits. At the plate, Hamilton’s Toby DeMoss went 3 for 3, Jackson Lubke went 1 for 3 with an RBI, and Andrew Ricklefs had 2 stolen bases.
SOFTBALL
Hamilton 6, Lakeland HS 4
Hamilton hosted Lakeland HS at Frenchtown on Thursday, March 28th and won 6-4. Hamilton pitcher Mariah Johnson got the win and struck out a whopping 13 batters. At the plate for Hamilton, Cierra Cole went 3 for 4 with an RBI, Thea Jackson went 1 for 3 with 2 RBIs, and Addison Flynn went 1 for 3 with an RBI.
The Lady Broncs are now 3-0 on the season. Last week they defeated Dillon 6-5 on March 22nd and Ronan 11-10 on March 23rd.