Fryberger's solo homer in 7th lifts Polson over Hamilton, 4-3

FRENCHTOWN —Polson senior Hannah Fryberger ripped a line-drive home run in the top of the seventh inning to lift the Pirates to a 4-3 win over Hamilton at the Frenchtown Invitational softball tournament on Friday, handing the Broncs their first loss of the season.

Fryberger’s shot soared over the right-center field fence to finish off a Polson rally.

Polson scored two runs in the top of the first inning but saw its lead erased by the third inning when Hamilton drove in a pair to take a 3-2 advantage.

The Pirates tied the game in the top of the sixth inning and shut out Hamilton in the home half of the frame, even after the Broncs got a runner to third base with a chance to retake the lead.

Fryberger’s shot with two outs in the seventh retook the lead for Polson and Haley Fyant, who held Hamilton to six hits in the game, shut down the bottom of the inning for the win.

Fryberger finished 1 for 4 at the plate and Kaylanna Desharlais was 2 for 3.

Polson 200 001 1 — 4 7 2

Hamilton 102 000 0 — 3 6 1

Haley Fyant and Ashley Benson. Sky Lopez and Kelsie Meis.

POLSON — Kaelyn Smith 0-4, Laurel Bitterman 1-4, Hannah Fryberger 1-4, Fyant 1-3, Benson 0-3, Breyland McColl 0-2, Camas Renault 1-1, Quinn Motichka 1-3, Kaylanna Desjarlais 2-3, Paige Noyes 0-3.

HAMILTON — Sophia Boyle 0-4, Caitlin Dillon 1-3, Rachel Ringer 1-3, Mallory McGill 1-4, Rachel Richardson 0-3, Meis 2-3, Tessa Silva 1-4, Hayley Hudgins 0-3, Lopez 0-1.

2B—Bitterman. Dillon. HR—Fryberger RBIs—Fryberger, Fyant, Benson. McGill, Silva.

Libby 13, Corvallis 1

Khalyn Hageness held Corvallis to three hits and one run and leadoff hitter Madisen Monigold, 3 for 4, homered and drove in two runs as Libby coasted to an easy victory at Frenchtown.

Jayden Winslow had a perfect day at the plate, 3 for 3, as did Sammee Bradeen and Haylee Cannon, both 2 for 2, for the Loggers.

Bradeen and Cannon doubled with Bradeen driving in three runs and Cannon two.

Corvallis 001 00 — 1 3 6

Libby 436 0x — 13 13 0

Kayla Fields, Ashlynn Nixon (3) and Maria Hickey. Khalyn Hageness and Sammee Bradeen. W – Hageness. L – Fields.

Corvallis – Corinne Sanderson 0-1, Hickey 1-3, Nixon 1-2, Lexi Rhodes 0-1, Megan Bradshaw 1-2, Kaitlin Irwin 0-1, Kambray Powell 0-2, Ciera Jessop 0-2, Fields 0-2.

Libby – Madisen Monigold 3-4, Hageness 1-3, Jayden Winslow 3-3, Abbey Ennenga 1-3, Haylee Cannon 2-2, Bradeen 2-2, Emilly Carvey 1-3, Alyssa Marshall 0-3, Linsey Walker 0-2.

2B – Hickey; Cannon, Bradeen. HR – Monigold. RBIs – Hickey; Bradeen 3, Monigold 2, Cannon 2, Carvey 2, Ennenga.

Dillon 13, Ronan 3

Dillon scored early, and often, to drill Ronan.

Taylor Tobol, 2 for 2, tripled for Ronan and drove in a run at Frenchtown. Larissa Mahkuk, 1 for 2, and Katlyn Santos, 0-3, had Ronan’s other RBIs.

Dillon 13, Ronan 3

Ronan 010 02 — 3 4 1

Dillon 630 4x — 13 8 1

Melanie Adams, Madison Clairmont (4), Marissa Mock (4) and Regan Clairmont. Adrianna Pittman and Erica Rude. W – Pittman. L – Adams.

Ronan – Courtnee Clairmont 0-3, R. Clairmont 0-3, Katlyn Santos 0-3, Mock 0-2, M. Clairmont 1-2, Jaylyn Hakes 0-2, Taylor Tobol 2-2, Ysabelle Burland 0-1, Lanissa Mahkuk 1-2.

Dillon – Bailey Berriochoa 1-3, Pittman 1-3, Rude 1-1, Kylee Pittman 1-1, Abbi Olsen 1-2, Shelby Hall 0-1, Reese Meine 1-2, Scout Voss 1-3, Jessalyn Zimmerman 1-2, Taylor Westfall 0-1.

2B – Voss, Rude, Olsen, Pittman. 3B – Tobol. RBIs – Santos, Tobol, Mahkuk; Olsen 3, Meine 2, Voss 2, Hall 2, Berriochoa 2.

Stevensville 16, Ronan 6

Ronan did battle back with a five run fourth inning, but Stevensville already had the game under control.

Madison Clairmont doubled for Ronan in its second tournament outing of the day.

Stevensville 193 3x — 16 13 1

Ronan 001 50 — 6 5 5

Joey Oyler and Callie Lendman. M. Adams and R. Clairmont. W – Oyler. L – Adams.

Stevensville (7-3) – Syd Paul 2-4, Mikayla Newman 2-2, Sam Hambrick 1-2, Haley Kampka 0-0, Kylee Martin 2-2, Lendman 0-2, Makayla Davids 2-3, Taylor Springer 2-3, Kaylee Berning 2-2, Maddie Paul 0-2, Sami Merwin 0-1.

Ronan (0-10) – C. Clairmont 0-2, M. Clairmont 1-3, R. Clairmont 1-2, M. Mock 0-3, J. Hakes 0-3, T. Tobol 1-2, Y. Burland 0-1, B. Kenelty 1-1, F. Chandler 1-1.

2B – Martin, Davids, Springer. M. Clairmont. 3B – Berning, Newman. RBIs – Paul, Kampka 2, Martin 3, Davids, Springer, Berning 2. C. Clairmont, M. Clairmont, R. Clairmont 2, Chandler.

Eureka 19, Deer Lodge 9

ST. IGNATIUS — Erynn Their went 5 for 5 at the plate and Rylee Morgan and Avory Escobar were both 4 for 5 as Eureka rolled by Deer Lodge for its second Class B win of the season.

Thier had two doubles and drove in two runs.

Morgan doubled, tripled and had also two RBIs. Escobar tripled and drove in three runs.

Eureka scored in every inning but the third and banged out 26 hits.

Deer Lodge 012 024 0 — 9 18 4

Eureka 350 416 x — 19 26 2

Rilee Gray and Alyssa Lamb; Avory Escobar and Mekennah Apeland. W – Escobar. L – Gray.

Deer Lodge (3-7) – Jordan Senecal 2-5, Gray 3-5, Lamb 2-2, S. Stacy Tiensvold 2-5, Rachel Nicholson 2-3, Emmy Kunesh 3-3, Kaitlyn Simpson 1-3, M. Johnson 3-4, S. Schimming 0-2, Jayde Gustafson 0-3.

Eureka (2-5) – Ambryn Smith 2-6, Escobar 4-5, Erynn Thier 5-5, Rylee Morgan 4-5, Bailey Bishop 3-5, Olivia Connizzo 1-4, Apeland 4-4, Cassie Hammack 1-4, Savana Vanderberg 2-4.

2B – Johnson; Thier 2, Morgan, Apeland, Vanderberg. 3B – Smith, Escobar, Morgan. RBIs – Tiensvold, Gray 3, Kunesh, Johnson 2; Smith, Escobar 3, Thier 2, Morgan 2, Bishop, Connizzo, Apeland, Hammack, Vanderberg.