Montana vs Santa Clara (Mar 14, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Montana Softball
Montana at Santa Clara (Game 1)
Mar 14, 2026 at Santa Clara, Calif. (SCU Softball Stadium)

Montana 0 (4-18)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Lopez, Grace 2b  3  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Puttler, Ava dh  3  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  3 
Cockhill, Anna ss  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0 
Bekofsky, Mackenzie rf  2  0  1  0  0  1  1  0  0 
Saxton, Chloe 3b  2  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  1 
Christiaens, JoJo 1b  2  0  1  0  0  0  5  0  0 
Tarrant, Madison c  2  0  1  0  0  0  2  0  0 
Kiblen, Kaci lf  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  0 
   Graviette, Gracyn ph  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Biehl, Danielle cf  2  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Kong, Kaiana p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Ortega, Cameryn p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Braun, Brooklynn p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Totals  20  0  7  0  0  3  12  2  5 
  

Santa Clara 10 (12-14)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
CURRAN 2b  3  2  1  0  0  0  0  2  1 
   ZAVARELLA ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  3 
RUBIO ss  2  1  1  2  0  0  2  0  0 
   OLSHENSKE ss  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
GRAY rf  2  2  1  0  1  0  0  0  0 
CLEMENTS c  3  1  2  1  0  0  4  1  0 
   MARTORELLA pr/c  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
ACRES dh  2  1  1  2  1  1  0  0  0 
   BROOKS pr  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
BALMEDIANO lf  2  0  1  1  0  0  2  0  1 
KOWALESKI 1b  3  0  1  1  0  1  4  0  1 
GOLOB cf  1  1  0  0  1  0  2  1  0 
MERLINO 3b  2  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  0 
   LEMUS ph  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
FERGUSON p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
Totals  22  10  9  7  3  2  15  5  6  

Score by Innings               R  H  E
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Montana............. 000 00 -  0  7  4
Santa Clara......... 202 6X - 10  9  1
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E - Lopez 2(3); Tarrant(3); Biehl(2); BALMEDIANO(2). LOB - Montana 5; Santa Clara 6. 2B - GRAY(5); CLEMENTS 2(2); MERLINO(3). 3B - CURRAN(4). HBP - GOLOB. SF - RUBIO(2); BALMEDIANO(2). SB - CURRAN(16); RUBIO(5); BROOKS(1); BALMEDIANO(2); GOLOB(1). CS - Lopez(1).

Montana   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Kong, Kaiana L,2-5  2.2  7  4  4  0  1  0  0  0  0  14  15  2  5  63 
Ortega, Cameryn   0.2  1  4  1  1  1  0  0  1  0  4  6  1  0  43 
Braun, Brooklynn   0.2  1  2  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  4  7  2  0  27 
  
Santa Clara   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
FERGUSON W,6-7  5.0  7  0  0  0  3  0  0  0  0  20  20  5  5  76 

Win - FERGUSON (6-7). Loss - Kong (2-5). Save - None. HBP - by Ortega (GOLOB). Pitches/strikes: Kong 63/40; Ortega 43/27; Braun 27/14; FERGUSON 76/52.

Umpires - HP: Fred Barker 1B: Erik Geleman 3B: Alvin Jenkins
Start: Noon Time: 1:59 Attendance:
Weather: Sunny, mid 60s

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Montana Softball
Montana at Santa Clara (Game 1)
Mar 14, 2026 at Santa Clara, Calif. (SCU Softball Stadium)

Montana starters: 5/2b Lopez; 16/dh Puttler; 9/ss Cockhill; 24/rf Bekofsky; 3/3b Saxton; 12/1b Christiaens; 32/c Tarrant; 8/lf Kiblen; 34/cf Biehl; 0/p Kong;

Santa Clara starters: 1/2b CURRAN; 7/ss RUBIO; 10/rf GRAY; 26/c CLEMENTS; 27/dh ACRES; 23/lf BALMEDIANO; 8/1b KOWALESKI; 11/cf GOLOB; 14/3b MERLINO; 28/p FERGUSON;

Montana 1st - Lopez singled to right field (2-2). Puttler struck out looking (1-2). Lopez out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Cockhill grounded out to 2b (3-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Santa Clara 1st - CURRAN tripled to center field (1-1). RUBIO flied out to lf, SF, RBI (0-0); CURRAN scored. GRAY doubled down the lf line (3-2). CLEMENTS doubled to left field, RBI (2-2); GRAY scored. ACRES struck out swinging (2-2). BALMEDIANO grounded out to ss (1-2). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Montana 2nd - Bekofsky struck out looking (1-2). Saxton singled to left field, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf (3-2). Christiaens flied out to cf (1-2). Tarrant singled to center field (2-1); Saxton advanced to third, out at home cf to c. 0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Santa Clara 2nd - KOWALESKI grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-1). GOLOB grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-2). MERLINO doubled to right center (1-2). CURRAN grounded out to 1b unassisted (2-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Montana 3rd - Kiblen struck out swinging (1-2). Biehl grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2). Lopez grounded out to 3b (2-1). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Santa Clara 3rd - RUBIO flied out to lf (1-0). GRAY grounded out to 3b (0-0). CLEMENTS doubled to right center (3-1). ACRES singled to center field, RBI (1-2); CLEMENTS scored. BROOKS pinch ran for ACRES. BALMEDIANO singled to right field (3-2); BROOKS advanced to third. Ortega to p for Kong. BALMEDIANO stole second; BROOKS stole home. KOWALESKI struck out swinging (3-2). 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Montana 4th - Puttler grounded out to 2b (1-1). Cockhill lined out to ss (1-0). Bekofsky singled to left field (0-1). Saxton grounded out to p unassisted (1-0). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Santa Clara 4th - GOLOB hit by pitch (2-2). MERLINO flied out to rf (3-2). GOLOB stole second. CURRAN reached on a fielding error by 2b (3-2); GOLOB advanced to third. CURRAN stole second. RUBIO singled to right field, RBI (0-2); CURRAN advanced to third; GOLOB scored. RUBIO stole second. GRAY walked (3-2). Braun to p for Ortega. CLEMENTS reached on a fielding error by 2b (1-1); GRAY advanced to second; RUBIO advanced to third; CURRAN scored, unearned. ACRES to dh for BROOKS. ACRES walked, RBI (3-1); CLEMENTS advanced to second; GRAY advanced to third; RUBIO scored, unearned. BALMEDIANO flied out to cf, SF, RBI (1-0); GRAY scored, unearned. MARTORELLA pinch ran for CLEMENTS. KOWALESKI singled to center field, advanced to second on a fielding error by cf, RBI (1-2); ACRES scored, unearned; MARTORELLA scored, unearned. GOLOB walked (3-2). LEMUS pinch hit for MERLINO. LEMUS reached on a fielding error by c (2-1); GOLOB advanced to second; KOWALESKI advanced to third. ZAVARELLA pinch hit for CURRAN. ZAVARELLA popped up to p (0-1). 6 runs, 2 hits, 4 errors, 3 LOB.

Montana 5th - CURRAN to 2b for ZAVARELLA. OLSHENSKE to ss for RUBIO. MARTORELLA to c. MERLINO to 3b for LEMUS. Christiaens singled to second base (0-0). Tarrant flied out to lf (0-1). Graviette pinch hit for Kiblen. Graviette singled to left field (1-2); Christiaens advanced to second. Kiblen to lf for Graviette. Biehl flied out to lf (0-1). Lopez singled to right field (0-1); Kiblen advanced to second; Christiaens advanced to third. Puttler flied out to cf (3-2). 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.