Montana vs Santa Clara (Mar 15, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Montana Softball
Montana at Santa Clara
Mar 15, 2026 at Santa Clara, Calif. (SCU Softball Stadium)

Montana 5 (5-19)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Lopez, Grace 2b 
Puttler, Ava dh 
Cockhill, Anna ss 
Bekofsky, Mackenzie cf 
Saxton, Chloe 3b 
Christiaens, JoJo lf/1b 
Tarrant, Madison c 
Gutierrez, Brianna 1b 
   Kiblen, Kaci lf 
Boer, Hailey rf 
Ortega, Cameryn p 
   Elias, Audri p 
Totals  30  21 
  

Santa Clara 3 (13-15)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
CURRAN 2b 
RUBIO ss 
GRAY dh/p 
CLEMENTS c 
   BROOKS pr 
ACRES rf/dh 
BALMEDIANO lf 
DAVIDSON 1b 
MERLINO 3b 
GOLOB cf 
SCHROEDER p 
   FERGUSON p 
Totals  25  21 

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Montana............. 302 000 0 -  5  9  4
Santa Clara......... 000 030 0 -  3  4  2
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E - Lopez(5); Christiaens(2); Tarrant(4); Ortega(2); RUBIO(9); MERLINO(3). DP - Santa Clara 1. LOB - Montana 6; Santa Clara 9. 2B - Bekofsky(6). HBP - Christiaens. SH - GOLOB(3). SB - CURRAN(19); GOLOB(2). CS - Boer(1).

Montana   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Ortega, Cameryn W,2-5  4.1  17  23  10  104 
Elias, Audri S,1  2.2  10  38 
  
Santa Clara   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
SCHROEDER   3.0  11  12  45 
GRAY L,0-3  2.0  12  13  50 
FERGUSON   2.0  27 

Win - Ortega (2-5). Loss - GRAY (0-3). Save - Elias (1). HBP - by GRAY (Christiaens). Pitches/strikes: Ortega 104/59; Elias 38/21; SCHROEDER 45/29; GRAY 50/36; FERGUSON 27/21.

Umpires - HP: Alvin Jenkins 1B: Fred Barker 3B: Erik Geierman
Start: 11:00 am Time: 2:10 Attendance: 136
Weather: Sunny, upper 60s
GRAY faced 2 batters in the 3rd.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Montana Softball
Montana at Santa Clara
Mar 15, 2026 at Santa Clara, Calif. (SCU Softball Stadium)

Montana starters: 5/2b Lopez; 16/dh Puttler; 9/ss Cockhill; 24/cf Bekofsky; 3/3b Saxton; 12/lf Christiaens; 32/c Tarrant; 2/1b Gutierrez; 17/rf Boer; 21/p Ortega;

Santa Clara starters: 1/2b CURRAN; 7/ss RUBIO; 10/dh GRAY; 26/c CLEMENTS; 27/rf ACRES; 23/lf BALMEDIANO; 42/1b DAVIDSON; 14/3b MERLINO; 11/cf GOLOB; 77/p SCHROEDER;

Montana 1st - GRAY to p. / for SCHROEDER. Lopez singled to center field (1-1). Puttler struck out looking (0-2). Cockhill flied out to rf (2-1). Bekofsky reached on a throwing error by 3b (1-2); Lopez advanced to second. Saxton reached on a fielder's choice (0-1); Bekofsky advanced to second; Lopez advanced to third. Christiaens hit by pitch, RBI (1-2); Saxton advanced to second; Bekofsky advanced to third; Lopez scored, unearned. Tarrant singled to center field, advanced to second on the throw, 2 RBI (2-0); Christiaens advanced to third; Saxton scored, unearned; Bekofsky scored, unearned. Gutierrez struck out swinging (0-2). 3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Santa Clara 1st - CURRAN fouled out to 3b (1-1). RUBIO flied out to lf (1-0). GRAY singled to shortstop (2-2). CLEMENTS walked (3-1); GRAY advanced to second. ACRES struck out looking (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Montana 2nd - Boer singled through the right side (0-1). Boer out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Lopez grounded out to 3b (1-2). Puttler struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Santa Clara 2nd - BALMEDIANO walked (3-2). DAVIDSON reached on a fielder's choice (2-2); BALMEDIANO out at second 3b to 2b. MERLINO walked (3-1); DAVIDSON advanced to second. GOLOB out at first p to 2b, SAC (0-1); MERLINO advanced to second; DAVIDSON advanced to third. CURRAN singled to third base (0-0). RUBIO lined out to p (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Montana 3rd - Cockhill singled to left field (1-1). Bekofsky doubled to left center, advanced to third on a throwing error by ss, RBI (2-2); Cockhill scored. GRAY to rf. ACRES to dh. SCHROEDER to p. Saxton singled to left field, RBI (1-2); Bekofsky scored, unearned. Christiaens reached on a fielder's choice (1-0); Saxton out at second p to ss. Tarrant struck out swinging (1-2). Gutierrez struck out swinging (1-2). 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Santa Clara 3rd - GRAY fouled out to ss (0-0). CLEMENTS flied out to rf (2-2). ACRES walked (3-2). BALMEDIANO popped up to 2b (1-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Montana 4th - Boer grounded out to 3b (0-1). Lopez singled up the middle (1-2). Puttler singled to right field (2-2); Lopez advanced to second. Cockhill reached on a fielder's choice (1-0); Puttler advanced to second; Lopez out at third ss to 3b. Bekofsky struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Santa Clara 4th - DAVIDSON flied out to rf (1-0). MERLINO flied out to rf (3-2). GOLOB singled down the lf line (2-2). GOLOB stole second. CURRAN flied out to lf (2-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Montana 5th - Saxton walked (3-0). Christiaens reached on a fielder's choice (0-2); Saxton out at second ss to 2b. Tarrant grounded into double play 2b to ss to 1b (2-1); Christiaens out on the play. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Santa Clara 5th - RUBIO singled to pitcher, bunt, advanced to second on a throwing error by p (2-1). GRAY popped up to ss (0-1). CLEMENTS walked (3-2). ACRES reached on a fielding error by lf (2-2); CLEMENTS advanced to second; RUBIO scored, unearned. BROOKS pinch ran for CLEMENTS. Elias to p for Ortega. BALMEDIANO walked (3-0); ACRES advanced to second; BROOKS advanced to third. DAVIDSON reached on a fielder's choice, RBI (1-2); BALMEDIANO out at second ss to 2b; ACRES advanced to third, scored on a throwing error by 2b, unearned; BROOKS scored, unearned. MERLINO reached on a fielder's choice (0-2); DAVIDSON out at second 2b to ss. 3 runs, 1 hit, 3 errors, 1 LOB.

Montana 6th - CLEMENTS to c for BROOKS. FERGUSON to p for SCHROEDER. Gutierrez struck out swinging (1-2). Boer popped up to ss (0-0). Lopez popped up to 2b (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Santa Clara 6th - Christiaens to 1b. Kiblen to lf for Gutierrez. GOLOB walked (3-2). CURRAN reached on a fielder's choice (0-1); GOLOB out at second p to 2b. CURRAN stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error by c. RUBIO flied out to cf (1-0). GRAY grounded out to ss (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Montana 7th - Puttler struck out looking (1-2). Cockhill singled to shortstop (2-2). Bekofsky struck out swinging (2-2). Saxton grounded out to 3b (0-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Santa Clara 7th - CLEMENTS grounded out to ss (1-2). ACRES lined out to lf (1-0). BALMEDIANO grounded out to 2b (2-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.