Montana vs Grand Canyon (Feb 20, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Montana Softball
Montana at Grand Canyon
Feb 20, 2026 at Phoenix, Ariz. (GCU Softball Stadium)

Montana 0 (4-8)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Cockhill, Anna ss 
Lopez, Grace 2b 
Cherms, Jessica cf 
Bekofsky, Mackenzie rf 
Saxton, Chloe dh 
Christiaens, JoJo 1b 
   Puttler, Ava pr 
Tarrant, Madison c 
Gutierrez, Brianna 3b 
   Boer, Hailey ph 
Kiblen, Kaci lf 
Kong, Kaiana p 
   Braun, Brooklynn p 
Totals  19  14 
  

Grand Canyon 8 (12-0)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
McCray, Sydney cf 
Holtorf, Raegan 2b 
Martin, Trinity lf 
Cooper, Jada dh/1b 
   Rueda, Izzy pr 
Shifflett, Addison rf 
Gonzalez, Emily 1b/dh 
   Williams, Briah pr 
Wilkinson, Haley ss 
Campbell, Sarah c 
   Satcher, Alina ph 
Pond, Ellie 3b 
Place, Maggie p 
   Camp, Lilly p 
Totals  25  11  15 

Score by Innings               R  H  E
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Montana............. 000 00 -  0  3  1
Grand Canyon........ 060 02 -  8 11  1
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Note: 2 outs, 3 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - Cockhill; Gonzalez. LOB - Montana 4; Grand Canyon 8. 2B - Satcher. HR - Gonzalez. HBP - McCray. SF - Holtorf. SB - Wilkinson.

Montana   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Kong, Kaiana L,2-2  1.2  12    
Braun, Brooklynn   3.0  16  18    
  
Grand Canyon   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Place, Maggie W,1-0  4.2  18  18    
Camp, Lilly   0.1    

Win - Place (1-0). Loss - Kong (2-2). Save - None. WP - Place. HBP - by Kong (McCray). PB - Tarrant. Pitches/strikes: None.

Umpires - HP: Scott Wagner 1B: Jim Bertuzzi 3B: Michael Herz
Start: 5:00 pm Time: 1:37 Attendance: 150
Weather: Low 60s, partly sunny

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Montana Softball
Montana at Grand Canyon
Feb 20, 2026 at Phoenix, Ariz. (GCU Softball Stadium)

Montana starters: 9/ss Cockhill; 5/2b Lopez; 27/cf Cherms; 24/rf Bekofsky; 3/dh Saxton; 12/1b Christiaens; 32/c Tarrant; 2/3b Gutierrez; 8/lf Kiblen; 0/p Kong;

Grand Canyon starters: 99/cf McCray; 2/2b Holtorf; 1/lf Martin; 21/dh Cooper; 24/rf Shifflett; 26/1b Gonzalez; 5/ss Wilkinson; 20/c Campbell, S; 7/3b Pond; 19/p Place;

Montana 1st - Cockhill singled to shortstop. Cockhill advanced to second on a wild pitch. Lopez flied out to cf. Cherms flied out to rf. Bekofsky struck out looking. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Grand Canyon 1st - McCray grounded out to ss. Holtorf flied out to cf. Martin flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Montana 2nd - Saxton grounded out to 2b. Christiaens reached on a fielding error by 1b. Tarrant flied out to lf. Gutierrez grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Grand Canyon 2nd - Cooper grounded out to 3b. Shifflett singled through the right side. Gonzalez singled through the left side; Shifflett advanced to second. Wilkinson walked; Gonzalez advanced to second; Shifflett advanced to third. Campbell, S singled through the left side, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI; Wilkinson advanced to third; Gonzalez scored; Shifflett scored. Pond singled through the left side, RBI; Campbell, S advanced to third; Wilkinson scored. McCray hit by pitch; Pond advanced to second. Holtorf flied out to cf, SF, reached first on the throw, RBI; McCray advanced to second; Pond advanced to third; Campbell, S scored. Martin singled to shortstop, advanced to second on the throw, RBI; McCray advanced to third, scored on the throw; Pond scored. Braun to p for Kong. Cooper flied out to rf. 6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Montana 3rd - Kiblen grounded out to 2b. Cockhill grounded out to 2b. Lopez grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Grand Canyon 3rd - Shifflett popped up to ss. Gonzalez singled through the left side. Williams pinch ran for Gonzalez. Wilkinson reached on a fielding error by ss; Williams advanced to third. Wilkinson stole second. Campbell, S struck out swinging. Pond walked. McCray grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB.

Montana 4th - Cooper to 1b. Gonzalez to dh for Williams. Cherms struck out looking. Bekofsky struck out swinging. Saxton flied out to cf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Grand Canyon 4th - Holtorf grounded out to 3b. Martin singled to right field. Cooper reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop; Martin out at second ss to 2b. Cooper advanced to second on a passed ball. Rueda pinch ran for Cooper. Shifflett fouled out to lf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Montana 5th - Cooper to 1b for Rueda. Christiaens singled to right center. Puttler pinch ran for Christiaens. Tarrant flied out to lf. Boer pinch hit for Gutierrez. Boer popped up to 2b. Kiblen singled to left center; Puttler advanced to second. Camp to p for Place. Cockhill grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Grand Canyon 5th - Christiaens to 1b for Puttler. Gutierrez to 3b for Boer. Gonzalez homered to left field, RBI. Wilkinson lined out to 3b. Satcher pinch hit for Campbell, S. Satcher doubled down the lf line. Pond fouled out to 3b. McCray singled through the left side, advanced to second; Satcher advanced to third. Holtorf walked. Martin singled up the middle, RBI; Holtorf advanced to second; McCray advanced to third; Satcher scored. 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.