Kats lose to Loggers, Broncs

The Columbia Falls girls softball season ended on a low note as they lost their last two divisional games, but it wasn’t for lack of trying.

The Wildkats hosted Libby on May 22 and lost to the Lady Loggers in eight innings, 2-1.

Libby was up 1-0 after scoring a run across the plate in the top of the second inning, but the Kats rallied in the bottom of the sixth as pitcher Ashley Trueblood hit a hard shot to right field to bring home a run and tie up the game.

The stalemate ended in the top of the eighth when Libby’s Dayln Germany hit a sacrifice fly to bring Mahalah Wedel across the plate for the game-winning run. Trueblood pitched a whale of a game, striking out 12, but she got no run support.

The Kats hosted Frenchtown the next day and lost 4-2. Trueblood had an excellent outing in that game as well, striking out 10, but she didn’t get much run support or fielding support behind her.

The Kats had several key errors that allowed the Broncs to re-take the lead in the top of the fourth 4-2, after the Kats had a 2-1 advantage after two innings.

The Kats needed to beat Libby by more than four runs to make the state playoffs. They ended their season with a 2-6 conference mark and went 8-12-1 overall.

Libby 010 000 01 – 2 5 3

Col. Falls 000 001 00 – 1 6 4

Hannah England and Devon Gallagher. Ashley Trueblood and Courtney Murray. W – England. L – Trueblood.

LIBBY – Madisen Monigold 1-4, Hannah England 0-4, Mahalah Wedel 1-4, Devon Gallagher 1-3, Kelsey Klin 1-2, Auria Benefield 0-4, Dayln Germany 1-4, Rachel Rebo 0-4, Staci Regh 0-3.

COLUMBIA FALLS – Tiffany Hummer 1-4, Winter Kemppainen 1-4, Peyton Kehr 1-3, Breanna Friar 0-4, Ashley Trueblood 1-3, Carlee Brown 0-3, Madi Fetters 0-2, Alysha Cantu 0-1, Amanda Morrison 0-2, Samantha Collins 1-1, Courtney Murray 1-2.

RBIs – Germany; Trueblood.

Frenchtown 100 300 0 – 4 6 4

Col. Falls 020 000 0 – 2 3 6

Morgan Ray and Brooke Yarnall. Ashley Trueblood and Courtney Murray. W – Ray. L – Trueblood.

FRENCHTOWN – Kayla Blood 0-3, Josie Anderson 0-4, Morgan Ray 1-2, Vanessa Stavish 0-4, Keegan Wickman 1-4, Krista Hebnes 2-2, Brooke Yarnall 2-3, Kaylee Prather 0-3, Emma Pyron 0-3.

COLUMBIA FALLS – Tiffany Hummer 0-4, Winter Kemppainen 0-3, Peyton Kehr 0-4, Breanna Friar 1-3, Ashley Trueblood 1-3, Carlee Brown 1-3, Courtney Murray 0-2, Amanda Morrison 0-3, Lauren Fields 0-2, Alysha Cantu 0-1.

2B – Hebnes. RBIs – Hebnes.