Sunday, February 9
Phoenix, Ariz.
11:30 AM
Montana
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Grand Canyon
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Photo by: Ella Palulis/University of Montana
Griz drop finale in Phoenix
2/9/2025 3:05:00 PM | Softball
The Montana softball team dropped its final game of the season-opening GCU Kickoff Classic in Phoenix on Sunday, losing 8-0 in six innings to host Grand Canyon.
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The Grizzlies (1-4) had just four hits off GCU starter Maggie Place, while the Lopes (5-1) scored in the first, second, third and sixth innings.
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Grand Canyon had 11 hits off three Montana pitchers, who walked six and hit a pair of batters.
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"We didn't have a lot of energy today. We came out flat and got beat," said coach Stef Ewing.
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"We gave them way too many free bases, we let balls drop, we let them steal at will. And we didn't have quality at-bats. When those things compound, you're going to get that type of result."
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Montana had three of its four hits for the game in the first two innings, with Presley Jantzi, Madison Tarrant and JoJo Christiaens all singling.
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The Grizzlies' only other hit came in the top of the sixth when Anna Cockhill led off with a single to left.
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Grand Canyon scored three runs off Griz starter Siona Halwani, two off Grace Hardy and three more off Brianna Lachermeier.
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Montana, which scored a bulk of its 16 runs at the tournament in its opening 11-4 victory over Colgate, batted .279 over five games.
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Jantzi went 8 for 17 (.471), Tarrant 5 for 11 (.455) and Christiaens 3 for 7 (.429). Sveva Sweeney (6 for 16) and Anna Cockhill (6 for 17) both had six hits on the weekend, with Cockhill scoring four times.
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"We took one on the chin today but we'll fly home and get back after it on Tuesday," added Ewing.
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"We did some really good things this weekend and we have some things we have to work on. It's all part of the end-game, continuing to play better softball to get to where we want to be when we start conference play."
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Montana will play two games at UTEP's tournament on Friday, then get five games on Saturday, Sunday and Monday at New Mexico State's tournament.
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The Grizzlies (1-4) had just four hits off GCU starter Maggie Place, while the Lopes (5-1) scored in the first, second, third and sixth innings.
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Grand Canyon had 11 hits off three Montana pitchers, who walked six and hit a pair of batters.
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"We didn't have a lot of energy today. We came out flat and got beat," said coach Stef Ewing.
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"We gave them way too many free bases, we let balls drop, we let them steal at will. And we didn't have quality at-bats. When those things compound, you're going to get that type of result."
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Montana had three of its four hits for the game in the first two innings, with Presley Jantzi, Madison Tarrant and JoJo Christiaens all singling.
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The Grizzlies' only other hit came in the top of the sixth when Anna Cockhill led off with a single to left.
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Grand Canyon scored three runs off Griz starter Siona Halwani, two off Grace Hardy and three more off Brianna Lachermeier.
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Montana, which scored a bulk of its 16 runs at the tournament in its opening 11-4 victory over Colgate, batted .279 over five games.
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Jantzi went 8 for 17 (.471), Tarrant 5 for 11 (.455) and Christiaens 3 for 7 (.429). Sveva Sweeney (6 for 16) and Anna Cockhill (6 for 17) both had six hits on the weekend, with Cockhill scoring four times.
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"We took one on the chin today but we'll fly home and get back after it on Tuesday," added Ewing.
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"We did some really good things this weekend and we have some things we have to work on. It's all part of the end-game, continuing to play better softball to get to where we want to be when we start conference play."
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Montana will play two games at UTEP's tournament on Friday, then get five games on Saturday, Sunday and Monday at New Mexico State's tournament.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Place, M. (2-1)
L: Halwani, Siona (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Ford, W. 1
RBI: Kirk, S. 2 ; Gonzalez, E. 1 ; Kepa'a, L. 1 ; Wilkinson, H 2 ; Weckel, M. 2
Base Running:
RUNS: McCray, S. 2 ; Gomez, M. 1 ; Gonzalez, E. 1 ; Wolsky, H. 1 ; Williams, B. 1 ; Weckel, M. 1 ; Selfors, M. 1
SB: Kirk, S. 1 ; McCray, S. 1 ; Gonzalez, E. 1
HBP: Kirk, S. 1 ; McCray, S. 1
Game Leaders
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