Montana vs UC Santa Barbara (Feb 20, 2026)

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2026 Montana Softball
Montana vs UC Santa Barbara
Feb 20, 2026 at Phoenix, Ariz. (GCU Softball Stadium)

Montana 4 (4-7)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
Cockhill, Anna ss	3	1	1	1	0	1	2	5	1
Lopez, Grace 2b	3	0	2	0	0	1	2	3	0
Christiaens, JoJo 1b	3	0	0	1	1	1	7	0	0
Bekofsky, Mackenzie rf	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2
Cherms, Jessica cf	3	1	1	0	0	0	3	1	2
Saxton, Chloe dh	3	1	1	2	0	2	0	0	0
Tarrant, Madison c	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Gutierrez, Brianna 3b	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kiblen, Kaci lf	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1
Biehl, Danielle ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ortega, Cameryn p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Sweet, Carah p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Elias, Audri p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	27	4	6	4	1	7	18	12	6
UC Santa Barbara 9 (4-10)
Player	ab	r	h	rbi	bb	so	po	a	lob
Banks, Tehya ss	4	1	1	1	0	0	3	2	0
Santos, Jazzy 2b	4	2	2	3	0	0	1	1	2
Toledo, Jaelyn 1b	4	1	2	0	0	0	8	0	0
Waddell, Ainsley cf	4	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Carr, Emily lf	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Fuentes, Bella 3b	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1
Mejia, Giselle rf	3	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
Garcia, Kaylin pr	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Siegel, Daryn c	3	0	1	1	0	0	6	0	0
Rauscher, Dani dh	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Johnson, Jazmyn p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Totals	30	9	14	8	1	1	21	7	4

Score by Innings R H E ----------------------------------------- Montana............. 000 200 2 - 4 6 0 UC Santa Barbara.... 200 304 X - 9 14 0 -----------------------------------------

LOB - Montana 6; UCSB 4. 2B - Cockhill; Cherms; Santos; Mejia; Siegel. HR - Saxton; Santos; Waddell. HBP - Cockhill; Gutierrez. SH - Lopez. SB - Toledo. CS - Waddell.

Montana	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go	np
Ortega, Cameryn L,1-3	3.1	7	5	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	16	16	6	2
Sweet, Carah	1.2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	8	2	2
Elias, Audri	1.0	3	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	7	0	3
UC Santa Barbara	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	wp	bk	hbp	ibb	ab	bf	fo	go	np
Johnson, Jazmyn W,2-4	7.0	6	4	4	1	7	1	0	2	0	27	31	7	8

Win - Johnson (2-4). Loss - Ortega (1-3). Save - None. WP - Johnson. HBP - by Johnson (Cockhill); by Johnson (Gutierrez). Pitches/strikes: None. Umpires - HP: Michael Herz 1B: Scott Wagner 3B: Jim Bertuzzi Start: 11:30 am Time: 1:58 Attendance: 150 Weather: Party sunny, upper 50s

Play-by-Play

2026 Montana Softball
Montana vs UC Santa Barbara
Feb 20, 2026 at Phoenix, Ariz. (GCU Softball Stadium)

Montana starters: 9/ss Cockhill; 5/2b Lopez; 12/1b Christiaens; 24/rf Bekofsky; 27/cf Cherms; 3/dh Saxton; 32/c Tarrant; 2/3b Gutierrez; 8/lf Kiblen; 21/p Ortega;

UC Santa Barbara starters: 1/ss Banks; 22/2b Santos; 24/1b Toledo; 3/cf Waddell; 17/lf Carr; 18/3b Fuentes; 8/rf Mejia; 33/c Siegel; 5/dh Rauscher; 10/p Johnson;

Montana 1st - Cockhill hit by pitch. Lopez out at first 3b to 2b, SAC, bunt; Cockhill advanced to second. Christiaens walked. Bekofsky struck out looking. Cherms flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

UC Santa Barbara 1st - Banks flied out to rf. Santos doubled to right field. Toledo singled up the middle; Santos advanced to third. Toledo stole second. Waddell singled through the right side, RBI; Toledo advanced to third; Santos scored. Carr popped up to ss. Waddell out at first c to ss to 2b to p to 1b, caught stealing; Toledo scored. 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Montana 2nd - Saxton struck out swinging. Tarrant grounded out to p. Gutierrez singled through the right side. Kiblen popped up to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

UC Santa Barbara 2nd - Fuentes flied out to cf. Mejia doubled down the lf line. Siegel flied out to cf; Mejia advanced to third. Rauscher grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Montana 3rd - Cockhill lined out to ss. Lopez singled to left center. Christiaens fouled out to 1b. Bekofsky grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

UC Santa Barbara 3rd - Banks flied out to lf. Santos grounded out to ss. Toledo flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Montana 4th - Cherms doubled to left field. Saxton homered to right field, 2 RBI; Cherms scored. Tarrant fouled out to lf. Gutierrez fouled out to ss. Kiblen struck out swinging, reached first on a wild pitch. Cockhill struck out looking. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

UC Santa Barbara 4th - Waddell homered down the rf line, RBI. Carr singled through the left side. Fuentes struck out swinging. Mejia singled up the middle; Carr advanced to second. Sweet to p for Ortega. Siegel doubled down the lf line, RBI; Mejia advanced to third; Carr scored. Rauscher singled through the left side, RBI; Siegel advanced to third; Mejia scored. Banks grounded out to ss. Santos lined out to 2b. 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Montana 5th - Lopez struck out swinging. Christiaens struck out looking. Bekofsky grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

UC Santa Barbara 5th - Toledo singled up the middle. Waddell reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop; Toledo out at second ss to 2b. Carr singled through the left side; Waddell advanced to second. Fuentes flied out to cf; Waddell out at second cf to ss. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Montana 6th - Cherms grounded out to 2b. Saxton struck out swinging. Tarrant grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

UC Santa Barbara 6th - Elias to p for Sweet. Mejia singled up the middle. Garcia pinch ran for Mejia. Siegel grounded out to p; Garcia advanced to second. Rauscher walked. Banks singled to center field, RBI; Rauscher advanced to second; Garcia scored. Santos homered to center field, 3 RBI; Banks scored; Rauscher scored. Toledo grounded out to ss. Waddell grounded out to 2b. 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Montana 7th - Mejia to rf for Garcia. Gutierrez hit by pitch. Biehl pinch hit for Kiblen. Biehl grounded out to 1b unassisted; Gutierrez advanced to second. Cockhill doubled to right center, RBI; Gutierrez scored. Lopez singled to right field; Cockhill advanced to third. Christiaens grounded out to p, RBI; Lopez advanced to second; Cockhill scored. Bekofsky popped up to 3b. 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.