Montana vs Grand Canyon (Feb 22, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Montana Softball
Montana at Grand Canyon
Feb 22, 2026 at Phoenix, Ariz. (GCU Softball Stadium)

Montana 0 (4-11)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Cockhill, Anna ss 
Lopez, Grace 2b 
Saxton, Chloe dh 
Bekofsky, Mackenzie rf 
Cherms, Jessica cf 
Christiaens, JoJo 1b 
Gutierrez, Brianna 3b 
Tarrant, Madison c 
Biehl, Danielle lf 
Ortega, Cameryn p 
   Elias, Audri p 
   Braun, Brooklynn p 
Totals  17  14 
  

Grand Canyon 8 (16-0)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
McCray, Sydney cf 
Holtorf, Raegan 2b 
Gonzalez, Emily 1b 
Cooper, Jada dh 
   Williams, Briah pr 
Shifflett, Addison rf 
Martin, Trinity lf 
Lucas, Tinley c 
   Campbell, Morgan pr 
Wilkinson, Haley ss 
Pond, Ellie 3b 
Batterton, Taryn p 
   Satcher, Alina p 
Totals  22  15 

Score by Innings               R  H  E
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Montana............. 000 00 -  0  2  1
Grand Canyon........ 010 61 -  8  9  0
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Note: 2 outs, 2 runners LOB when the game ended.

E - Cherms. LOB - Montana 4; Grand Canyon 5. 2B - Biehl. HR - Cooper; Shifflett. HBP - Lucas. SH - Lucas.

Montana   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Ortega, Cameryn L,1-4  3.0  13  14    
Elias, Audri   0.1    
Braun, Brooklynn   1.1    
  
Grand Canyon   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Batterton, Taryn W,5-0  4.2  16  18    
Satcher, Alina   0.1    

Win - Batterton (5-0). Loss - Ortega (1-4). Save - None. WP - Ortega; Elias. HBP - by Elias (Lucas). Pitches/strikes: None.

Umpires - HP: Jim Bertuzzi 1B: Michael Herz 3B: Scott Wagner
Start: 2:30 pm Time: 1:29 Attendance: 279
Weather: Sunny, upper 70s
Ortega faced 2 batters in the 4th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Montana Softball
Montana at Grand Canyon
Feb 22, 2026 at Phoenix, Ariz. (GCU Softball Stadium)

Montana starters: 9/ss Cockhill; 5/2b Lopez; 3/dh Saxton; 24/rf Bekofsky; 27/cf Cherms; 12/1b Christiaens; 2/3b Gutierrez; 32/c Tarrant; 34/lf Biehl; 21/p Ortega;

Grand Canyon starters: 99/cf McCray; 2/2b Holtorf; 26/1b Gonzalez; 21/dh Cooper; 24/rf Shifflett; 1/lf Martin; 11/c Lucas; 5/ss Wilkinson; 7/3b Pond; 4/p Batterton;

Montana 1st - Cockhill grounded out to 3b. Lopez grounded out to p. Saxton struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Grand Canyon 1st - McCray struck out looking. Holtorf flied out to cf. Gonzalez flied out to rf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Montana 2nd - Bekofsky struck out swinging. Cherms singled up the middle. Christiaens struck out swinging. Gutierrez grounded out to ss. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Grand Canyon 2nd - Cooper homered to left field, RBI. Shifflett popped up to 2b. Martin grounded out to ss. Lucas singled through the left side. Wilkinson grounded out to 2b. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Montana 3rd - Tarrant struck out looking. Biehl doubled down the lf line. Cockhill walked. Lopez flied out to lf. Saxton struck out swinging. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Grand Canyon 3rd - Pond singled up the middle. McCray flied out to lf. Holtorf popped up to ss. Gonzalez flied out to rf. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Montana 4th - Bekofsky lined out to 2b. Cherms struck out swinging. Christiaens grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Grand Canyon 4th - Cooper walked. Williams pinch ran for Cooper. Williams advanced to second on a wild pitch. Shifflett homered to center field, 2 RBI; Williams scored. Elias to p for Ortega. Martin walked. Lucas hit by pitch; Martin advanced to second. Campbell, M pinch ran for Lucas. Campbell, M advanced to second on a wild pitch; Martin advanced to third on a wild pitch. Wilkinson walked. Pond struck out swinging. McCray singled up the middle, 2 RBI; Wilkinson advanced to second; Campbell, M scored; Martin scored. Braun to p for Elias. Holtorf flied out to cf; McCray advanced to second; Wilkinson advanced to third on a throwing error by cf. Gonzalez singled to center field, 2 RBI; McCray scored, unearned; Wilkinson scored. Cooper to dh for Williams. Cooper grounded out to p. 6 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Montana 5th - Lucas to c for Campbell, M. Gutierrez grounded out to 2b. Tarrant struck out swinging. Biehl walked. Satcher to p for Batterton. Cockhill grounded out to 1b unassisted. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Grand Canyon 5th - Shifflett singled to left field. Martin singled to right field; Shifflett advanced to second. Lucas out at first p to 2b, SAC, bunt; Martin advanced to second; Shifflett advanced to third. Wilkinson struck out swinging. Pond singled through the left side, RBI; Martin advanced to third; Shifflett scored. 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.