MAC advances to state
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LIBBY – Both the Mission-Arlee-Charlo (MAC) Bulldogs and Ronan Maidens softball teams made their way up to Libby for the two-day Western B/C Softball Divisional Championship Tournament which started on Friday.
MAC’s pitching staff had a strong outing in their first game on Friday, allowing Eureka only three hits in the 10-0 shutout.
Summer DarcAngelo hit 2-for-2 with a RBI and Ran’Dee Charlo went 1-2 with a double and three RBIs.
In game two, MAC narrowly lost to the eventual division champs Libby 3-2. Libby held MAC to just two runs on five hits. Frankie Smith led MAC at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
It took MAC extra innings on Saturday, to put away Anaconda 6-4. Azia Rain Umphrey had the hot bat going 2-for-4 with a double, a home run and two RBIs. The win clinched a spot in the state tournament and avenged a 5-3 regular season loss to Anaconda earlier in the week.
Loyola held MAC to just five hits, shutting them out 3-0 for third place. Both Umphrey and Sierra Hutchins batted 2-for-3 in that game.
MAC battles the No. 1 seed out of the east Glasgow/Nashua on Thursday to start the State Class B/C Softball Tournament in Frenchtown.
Before heading to the divisional tournament, the Maidens wrapped up their regular season on a positive note by pummeling Troy 22-8 on May 14.
During the tournament on Friday, the Maidens fell to Florence 22-7 and in the loser out game, Anaconda slipped past Ronan 9-5.
Regan Clairmont finished 2-for-2 at the plate with an RBI and Madison Clairmont went 1-for-4 with a double and three RBIs in the Florence game.
Marissa Mock hit 3-for-4 and Lanissa Mahkuk went 2-for-3 in the Anaconda game, both had a triple and two RBIs.
Maidens finished their season with a 4-20 overall record.
MAC 10, Eureka 0
Eureka 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0
MAC 1 3 6 0 x -10 8 1
Escobar and Vandeberg. Ran’Dee Charlo, Tomi Brazil (4) and Kenzie Couture. W — Charlo. L — Escobar.
Summer DarcAngelo 2-2, Brazil 1-2, Couture 0-2, Charlo 1-2, Azia Rain Umphrey 1-2, Hailey Crawford 0-1, Shyanne Reum 0-1, Frankie Smith 1-2, Vanessa Kent 1-3, Sierra Hutchins 1-2.
2B - Charlo. RBIs - DarcAngelo, Couture, Charlo 3, Umphrey, Kent 2, Hutchins.
Libby 3, MAC 2
MAC 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 5 2
Libby 1 0 1 1 0 0 x - 3 9 1
Charlo and Couture. Hageness and Bradeen. W — Hageness. L — Charlo.
DarcAngelo 0-3, Brazil 1-4, Couture 1-3, Charlo 0-2, Umphrey 1-3, Smith 2-3, Kent 0-3, Olsen 0-2, Crawford 0-1, Hutchins 0-2, Caitlyn Sorrell 0-1.
RBIs — Smith 2.
MAC 6, Anaconda 4
MAC 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 - 6 7 0
Anaconda 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 2
Charlo and Couture. Cortright and Schaefer. W — Charlo. L — Cortright.
Crawford 0-2, Sorrell 1-3, Brazill 1-5, Couture 0-5, Charlo 0-3, DarcAngelo 1-3, Umphrey 2-4, Smith 1-4, Kent 0-4, Hutchins 1-2, Reum 0-1, Olson 0-0.
2B — Umphrey, DarcAngelo. HR — Umphrey. RBIs — Sorrell, Brazill, Umphrey 2, Kent.
Loyola 3, MAC 0
Loyola 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 3 12 1
MAC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 4
Hickethier and Tipp. Charlo, Brazill (5) and Couture. W — Hickethier. L — Charlo.
Crawford 0-2, Tori Olson 0-0, Brazill 0-4, Couture 0-2, Charlo 0-3, DarcAngelo 0-2, Caitlyn Sorrell 0-1, Umphrey 2-3, Smith 1-3, Kent 0-3, Hutchins 2-3.
Anaconda 5, MAC 3
MAC 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 3 9 0
Anaconda 2 3 0 0 0 0 x - 5 6 1
Cortright and Schaefer. Charlo and Couture. W – Cortright. L – Charlo.
Umphrey 0-3, Brazil 1-3, Couture 0-4, Charlo 1-3, DarcAngelo 1-4, Crawford 0-3, Smith 2-4, Kent 3-4, Hutchins 1-2.
RBI – Smith, Kent 2.
Anaconda 9, Ronan 5
Ronan 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 5 8 2
Anaconda 1 0 2 2 2 2 x - 9 8 1
Melanie Adams and Regan Clairmont. Cortright and Schaefer. W — Cortright. L — Adams.
Jaylynn Hakes 1-3, R. Clairmont 0-4, Madison Clairmont 1-3, Marissa Mock 3-4, Ysabell Burland 0-3, Sky Chandler 0-2, Adams 1-3, Taylor Tobol 0-2, Lanissa Mahkuk 2-3.
3B — Mock, Mahkuk; RBIs — Mock 2, Mahkuk 2.
Florence 22, Ronan 7
Ronan 0 0 2 3 2 -7 9 7
Florence 6 4 9 3 x - 22 12 4
Adams and Clairmont. Waldbillig and Arthur. W — Waldbillig. L — Adams.
Hakes 1-4, R. Clairmont 2-2, M. Clairmont 1-4, Mock 0-3, Burland 1-2, Chandler 0-3, Adams 1-3, Tobol 1-3, Mahkuk 2-3.
2B - M. Clairmont. 3B – Tobol. RBIs - M. Clairmont 3, R. Clairmont, Burland, Mahkuk, Chandler.
Ronan 22, Troy 8
Ronan (10) 0 2 3 7 - 22 18 1
Troy 0 0 4 2 2 - 8 2 4
Adams, Mock (4) and R. Clairmont. Carr and Tunison. W – Adams. L – Carr.
Hakes 5-5, R. Clairmont 3-5, M. Clairmont 3-5, Mock 1-3, Burland 1-4, Chandler 1-4, Adams 2-5, Tobol 2-4, Mahkuk 0-2, Brooklyn Kenelty 0-0.
2B - Mock. 3B - M. Clairmont. HR - R. Clairmont. RBI - Hakes 5, R. Clairmont 4, M. Clairmont 2, Mock 2, Burland 2, Tobol 2, Chandler, Adams.
