Whitefish struggles to contain Columbia Falls in home loss

A tough afternoon on the diamond saw the Whitefish softball team fall 18-1 to Columbia Falls at Smith Fields Tuesday in a shortened three-inning matchup.

Whitefish surrendered nine runs in the opening frame and couldn’t recover as the visiting Wildkats added five more in the second and four in the third. Columbia Falls tallied 12 hits while drawing 12 walks and capitalizing on early scoring opportunities.

Lucia Pittman started in the circle for Whitefish, pitching two innings and allowing 11 hits and 17 earned runs while walking 10. Brooke Bernat came on in relief, giving up one hit and one earned run with two walks over one inning.

Offensively, Whitefish managed just one hit — a single by Elyse Sharpnack — and scored its lone run in the third inning. Izzy Jarvis drove in the run for the Bulldogs.

    Bulldog freshman Elyse Sharpnack steps up to bat in the game against Columbia Falls Tuesday, April 15. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
  

    Lia Freightner, a freshman, in the outfield during a game against Columbia Falls April 15. (Kelsey Evans/Whitefish Pilot)
  

Tuesday, April 15

At Whitefish

COLUMBIA FALLS 18, WHITEFISH 1

C-Falls - 954 - 18 - 12 - 0

Wfish - 001 - 1 - 1 - 1

COLUMBIA FALLS HITTING: Addy Bowler 2-2, Alexa Friske 0-1, Tayler Lingle 1-2, Hailey Greene 2-2, Onnikka Larence 2-2, Annika Reed 1-1, Katie Bulawsky 2-4, Sydnee Burke 0-1, Kylie Gjesdal-Davis 1-2, Chevelle Bedford 2-3; RBI: Greene 2, Lawrence, Reid, Bulawsky 3, Gjesdal-Davis, Mann, Bedford 3; 2B: Green, Bulawksy, 3B: Lawrence, Lingle

COLUMBIA FALLS PITCHING: Katie Bulawksy (1IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 2SO), Hailey Greene (2IP, 0H, 1R, 1ER, 3BB, 4SO)

WHITEFISH HITTING: Brooke Bernat 0-1, Marlis Nargi 0-2, Elyse Sharpnack 1-1, Lia Feightner 0-2, Lovey Gallagher 0-1, Jaylie Wymer 0-1, Lucia Pittman 0-1, Kyndle DeMarco 0-1, Drew Sylvester 0-1; RBI: Izzy Jarvis

WHITEFISH PITCHING: Lucia Pittman (2IP, 11H, 17R, 17 ER, 10BB), Brooke Bernat (1IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB)