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Fastpitch team looks for first win

by Matt Baldwin / Whitefish Pilot
| April 20, 2011 11:02 AM

The Lady Bulldogs fastpitch team

continues to search for their first win after dropping games last

week to Class AA Flathead and Northwest A foe Libby.

The ‘Dogs fell 16-6 in five innings at

Flathead on Friday after allowing nine runs in the first inning off

a single hit. Whitefish’s pitchers hit three batters and tossed

nine walks in the frame to bury their chances early.

“We can’t start a game off like that,”

Whitefish coach Alan Compton said.

Whitefish settled down and made a game

out of it for the next four innings and managed to out-hit the

Bravettes in the loss. They put up six runs in the fourth off two

hits, including a double by Baylee Tveidt and a double from Emily

Stiver.

“They kept working and we managed to

score some runs,” Compton said.

At Libby on Saturday, Whitefish was in

it throughout, but couldn’t get the timely hits to push base

runners across. They fell 7-3 in seven innings.

“We hit it well, but we left too many

runners on base,” Compton said. “We have to get more girls

hitting.”

The coach commended Stiver’s play from

last week, noting her ability to get hits with runners in

position.

“I’m proud of her,” Compton said. “I

think she’s showing a lot more confidence.”

Defensively and on the mound, Compton

said the team was much better.

“We’re getting closer,” he said. “It’ll

come around.”

Whitefish faces Polson this Thursday as

they look to revenge a 46-0 shutout earlier this month. The

pitching slot is still undecided with both Emma Baldonado and

Baylee Tveidt taking turns on the mound. It will be up to them to

keep the ‘Dogs close against Polson.

“We can’t walk batters if we want to

have a chance,” Compton said.

The team will focus on hitting drills

this week in practice.

“We’ll be practicing small ball, and

doing whatever we can to move runners.”

 

Wfish 100 100 1 - 3 4 1

Libby 320 101 x - 7 8 1

Baylee Tveidt, Emma Baldonado (2) and

Madisen Cross. Taylor Armstrong, Stacey Oedewaldt (5) and Lexi

Hageness. W - Armstrong (3-1) L - Tveidt

WHITEFISH - Cross 2-4, Baldonado 0-2,

Madison Tveidt 1-3, B Tveidt 0-3, Emily Stiver 0-1, Kaia Morrison

0-2, Hanna Lewis 0-3, Jessica Vail 1-2, Andrea Lamourex 0-3.

LIBBY - Jaime Gilden 1-4, Hageness 1-2,

Kim Tangen 2-2, Alysha Martin 3-3, Taylor Barton 0-2, Armstrong

0-2, Alyssa Walker 1-2, Kelsey Klin 0-3, Jessamyn Temple 0-3.

2B - M Tveidt, Tangen 2, Martin 3,

Walker RBIs - M Tveidt, Vail, Tangen, Martin 4.

 

Whitefish 000 60 - 6 4 3

Flathead 930 31 - 16 3 2

Baylee Tveidt and Madisen Cross. Sidney

Alberts, Alisha Lingle (3), Alberts (3) and Jesse Erickson, Kaylee

Henderson (3).

Whitefish - Emma Baldonado 1-3, Hanna

Lewis 0-1, Madison Tveidt 0-2, Baylee Tveidt 2-3, Emily Stiver 1-3,

Kaia Morrison 0-3, Madison Cross 0-2, Andrea Lamourex 0-3, Jessica

Vail 0-2.

3B - Stivers. 2B - B. Tveidt. RBI -

Madison Tveidt 1, Stivers 1, Baylee Tveidt 2.

Flathead - Julia Morrow 0-0, Cassidy

Smith 1-2, Sidney Alberts 1-1, Alisha Lingle 0-1, Shayla Tweet 1-1,

Jesse Erickson 0-0, Kaylee Henderson 0-1, Elaina Gordon 0-0,

Adrienne Carroll 0-1, Christyne Hanson 0-1, Ariel Williams 0-1,

Alexa Mrgich 1-3, Meghan Bourassa 0-0, McKenzie Twichel 0-1,

Cherise Stivers 0-1, Iris Matulevich 0-0.

2B - Smith, Alberts, Mrgich. RBI -

Smith 1, Alberts 1, Mrgich 1.