Blades' late homer boosts Rustlers to split with Helena schools
HELENA – Kendal Blades snapped a 5-5 tie with a two-run homer in the top of the seventh inning, boosting C.M. Russell to a 7-5 win over Helena Capital to salvage a split of the Rustlers' sploit doubleheader with the Capital City schools Thursday.
Helena hurlers Mariah English and Tyleigh Burchard combined to hold CMR to just seven scattered singles and two runs as the Bengals won the opener over the Rustlers 4-2.
Lefthander Madi Moore took the loss against the Bengals, despite striking out 12 batters in six innings.she also gave up four hits, six walks, and two hit batters.
Teagan Taylor went the distance and picked up the win for CMR mostly by pitching to contact. She fanned two, walked three and gave up eight hits.
The Rustlers will have their home openers against the Kalispell schools on Saturday at Multi Sports. Flathead will go first at noon, followed by Glacier at 2.
Helena 4, C.M. Russell 2
Russell 000 110 0 – 2 7 1
Helena 020 101 x – 4 4 4
W-Mariah English. L-Madi Moore
C.M. Russell – Cadence Propios 0-4, Lauren Lindseth 0-1, Kiely Gunderson 1-3, Madi Moore 0-2, Teagan Taylor 1-4, Peyton Peterson 2-3, Megan Toplovich 1-3, Aiyana White 2-4, Tori LaPierre 0-0, Veronica Evenson 0-4.
Helena – Kali Anderson 1-2, Reegan Walsh 0-3, Vanessa Walsh 0-3, Mariah English 1-3, Tyleigh Burchard 0-0, Amber Countryman 1-2, Nicole Price 0-2, Riley Thennis 0-0, Rheyse Struble 1-2, Casey Holland 0-2, Maddie Pandis 0-1.
RBI—Peterson; Anderson, Thennis 2.
C.M. Russell 7, Helena Capital 5
Russell 002 002 3 – 7 8 4
Capital 000 140 0 – 5 8 4
W—Taylor. L-Nicole Ames
C.M. Russell – Propios 0-5, Lindseth 2-5, Gunderson 3-4, Moore 0-0, Taylor 1-4, Peterson 1-4, Toplovich 0-3, White 0-0, Amara Stalsberg 0-2, Kemdal Blades 1-3.
Helena Capital – Jenna Priddy 0-3, Mashayla O’Malley 1-4, Nicole Ames 0-3, Morgan Lowry 0-0, Lauren Archie 1-3, Jaedyn Kent 2-4, Sara Bury 1-4, Madison Davis 2-4, Ally McMillan 0-4, Lexi McNew 0-0, Kendall Isaacson 1-4.
2B-Davis. 3B-Gunderson. HR-Blades; Archie. RBI-Lindseth, Moore, Taylor, Blades 2; Archie 2, Kent.