Glacier softball wins twice

HELENA — Tensley Conner went 3-for-3 with a two-run homer as Glacier beat Helena 16-6 in a Class AA conference softball game Saturday.

The Pack then beat Capital 8-3 to complete a sweep of the Helena schools. 

Glacier broke the game open with six runs in the sixth inning and piled up 20 hits against Helena High (6-9). Emma Smith drove in four runs, while Taelor Holt finished 4-for-4 at the plate as the Wolfpack scored in five different innings. 

Charlotte Schulte answered for the Bengals with a three-run homer in the third inning, cutting Glacier’s lead to 7-6, but the Wolfpack quickly responded. Conner’s two-run shot in the fourth helped swing momentum before the offense erupted again late. 

Olivia Warriner earned the win and Ava Grady struck out seven over three scoreless innings in relief. Sophia Frederick, Karley Allen and Lanee Anderson also collected multiple hits for Glacier. 

Glacier    430    216    -    16    20    3 

Helena    303    000    -    6    3    3

Olivia Warriner, Ava Grady (4) and Emma Smith. Rylee Murgel, Kira Thomas (3), Heidi Ricketts (6), and Ava Haden. 

GLACIER — Karley Allen 3-5, Warriner 2-5, Taelor Holt 4-4, Grady 0-3, Smith 3-4, Sophia Frederick 2-4, Tensley Conner 3-3, Addy Cunningham 1-4, Lanee Anderson 2-4. 

HELENA — Dakota Lieberg 0-4, Ricketts 1-3, Bailey Smith 0-3, Murgel 0-2, Thomas 0-1, Charlotte Schulte 1-3, CharLee Benson 0-3, Grace Dobler 0-2, Alexa Lundstrom 1-2, Ava Haden 0-2. 

2B — Allen, Smith. HR — Conner, Schulte. RBIs — Smith 4, Cunningham 3, Schulte 3, Conner 2, Warriner 2, Holt, Frederick, Anderson, Ricketts. 

Glacier 8, Capital 3

The Wolfpack (14-3) pulled away with six runs in the sixth inning after holding a narrow 2-1 lead through five.  

Glacier’s Karley Allen had three hits, including a triple, and Addy Cunningham also had three hits. Olivia Warriner drove in two runs. Lanee Anderson chipped in two hits for the Wolfpack. 

Grady earned the win in relief, allowing one run over four innings while striking out four. Warriner started and gave up two runs over three innings. 

Capital’s Megan Emmert and Avery Williams led Capital (4-10) with two hits. 

Glacier    200    006    0    -    8    15    3 

Capital    101    000    1    -    3    8    1

Olivia Warriner, Ava Grady (4) and Emma Smith. Chloe Hendrix, Izzy Leventes (7) and Gretta Canney. 

GLACIER — Karley Allen 3-5, Warriner 1-4, Taelor Holt 2-4, Grady 1-3, Smith 2-4, Sophia Frederick 0-2, Tensley Conner 1-4, Addy Cunningham 3-3, Lanee Anderson 2-4. 

CAPITAL — Megan Emmert 2-3, Gretta Canney 1-4, Ali Miller 1-4, Chloe Hendrix 1-4, Jaiden Grooms 0-3, Avery Williams 2-3, Izzy Leventes 1-3, Addi Allen 0-3, Seeley Schwenk 0-3. 

2B — Miller. 3B — Allen. RBIs — Allen 3, Warriner 2, Grady, Cunningham, Canney, Miller, Hendrix, Smith.