Sunday, February 20
Melissa, Texas
9 AM (MT)
Montana
5-5
3
vs
8
Colorado State
2-8
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Colorado State
3
0
0
0
0
5
0
8
17
0
Montana
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
3
10
1
Montana falls to Colorado State
2/20/2022 12:13:00 PM | Softball
The Montana softball team fell behind early and never caught up as the Grizzlies closed out the Tracy Beard College Classic with an 8-3 loss to Colorado State on Sunday morning in Melissa, Texas.
The Rams (2-8) scored three runs in the top of the first before an out had been recorded, then tacked on five more in the sixth to pull away.
Colorado State, which had at least one hit every inning, pounded out 17 for the game, tied for the most ever allowed by Montana in a game that didn't go extra innings.
The Grizzlies (5-5) pulled within 3-1 when Kendall Curtis led off the bottom of the second with her first home run of the season, the third of her career.
Julie Phelps, who is batting .393 through 10 games, made it 3-2 when she had a two-out single to left that scored Presley Jantzi in the bottom of the fourth.
Montana left runners on base in each of the first five innings, when the game was still in the balance.
And then it wasn't. Colorado State had back-to-back singles to open the top of the sixth, which led to Montana relieving starter Allie Brock with Dana Butterfield.
Butterfield gave up a single, her third walk of the season, then two more singles, and the Rams didn't stop until they had built their lead to 8-2.
Brooklyn Weisgram made it 8-3 in the bottom of the sixth when she hit her second home run of the weekend, a solo shot to left. It was the eighth of her career.
Brock took the loss to drop to 4-2 on the season.
Cami Sellers and Weisgram both had two hits, as did Jantzi, who went 3 for 3 on Friday evening against Nevada, then opened 2 for 2 on Sunday. She is now batting .438 on the season.
At 5-5, the Grizzlies have matched their best two-weekend start in program history, equaling the starts of the 2016 and '20 teams.
Montana will play next at the Hawaii Invitational, with games Thursday through Saturday in Honolulu. Montana and Hawaii will be joined at the tournament by Abilene Christian and North Dakota.
The Rams (2-8) scored three runs in the top of the first before an out had been recorded, then tacked on five more in the sixth to pull away.
Colorado State, which had at least one hit every inning, pounded out 17 for the game, tied for the most ever allowed by Montana in a game that didn't go extra innings.
The Grizzlies (5-5) pulled within 3-1 when Kendall Curtis led off the bottom of the second with her first home run of the season, the third of her career.
Julie Phelps, who is batting .393 through 10 games, made it 3-2 when she had a two-out single to left that scored Presley Jantzi in the bottom of the fourth.
Montana left runners on base in each of the first five innings, when the game was still in the balance.
And then it wasn't. Colorado State had back-to-back singles to open the top of the sixth, which led to Montana relieving starter Allie Brock with Dana Butterfield.
Butterfield gave up a single, her third walk of the season, then two more singles, and the Rams didn't stop until they had built their lead to 8-2.
Brooklyn Weisgram made it 8-3 in the bottom of the sixth when she hit her second home run of the weekend, a solo shot to left. It was the eighth of her career.
Brock took the loss to drop to 4-2 on the season.
Cami Sellers and Weisgram both had two hits, as did Jantzi, who went 3 for 3 on Friday evening against Nevada, then opened 2 for 2 on Sunday. She is now batting .438 on the season.
At 5-5, the Grizzlies have matched their best two-weekend start in program history, equaling the starts of the 2016 and '20 teams.
Montana will play next at the Hawaii Invitational, with games Thursday through Saturday in Honolulu. Montana and Hawaii will be joined at the tournament by Abilene Christian and North Dakota.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: SERNA, D (1-1)
L: Brock, Allie (4-2)
Batting:
2B: YORK, A 1 ; SERNA, D 1 ; SMITH, H 1
3B: SMITH, H 1
RBI: MICHELENA, A 1 ; YORK, A 1 ; SERNA, D 2 ; TAYLOR, G 1 ; SMITH, H 2 ; CROSBY, M 1
Base Running:
RUNS: MICHELENA, A 1 ; ALLEN, P 1 ; YORK, A 1 ; SERNA, D 1 ; COOK, K 1 ; BOHLENDER, B 1 ; TAYLOR, G 1 ; SMITH, H 1
SB: MICHELENA, A 1
CS: MICHELENA, A 1 ; COLEMAN, M 1 ; CROSBY, M 1
Batting:
2B: Jantzi, Presley 1
HR: Curtis, Kendall 1 ; Weisgram, Brooklyn 1
RBI: Curtis, Kendall 1 ; Weisgram, Brooklyn 1 ; Phelps, Julie 1
SH: Becker, Kylie 1 ; Tjaden, McKenna 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Curtis, Kendall 1 ; Jantzi, Presley 1 ; Weisgram, Brooklyn 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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