Montana vs Sacramento State (Apr 10, 2026)

 
Box Score
 

2026 Montana Softball
Montana at Sacramento State (Game 1)
Apr 10, 2026 at Sacramento, Calif. (Shea Stadium)

Montana 9 (15-24,5-2 BSC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Lopez, Grace 2b  2  1  0  0  3  1  1  0  0 
Saxton, Chloe dp  5  1  2  1  0  1  0  0  1 
Cockhill, Anna ss  4  1  1  1  0  3  1  2  3 
Christiaens, JoJo lf  4  0  2  0  0  2  2  0  0 
   Biehl, Danielle pr  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Kiblen, Kaci lf  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Mejia, Kailee 1b  3  2  2  1  1  1  6  0  0 
Cherms, Jessica cf  4  1  2  0  0  1  6  0  2 
Bekofsky, Mackenzie rf  3  1  0  1  1  2  0  0  1 
Tarrant, Madison c  4  0  1  0  0  2  4  0  1 
   Boer, Hailey pr  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Gutierrez, Brianna 3b  4  1  2  4  0  1  0  4  0 
Sweet, Carah p  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0 
   Kong, Kaiana p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  33  9  12  8  5  14  21  6  8 
  

Sacramento State 6 (24-15,3-4 BSC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Raab, S. cf  4  0  1  0  0  1  2  0  0 
Buckley, A. rf  1  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0 
   Garcia, E. ph/dp  2  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0 
Malepeai, L. lf/rf  3  1  1  1  1  0  1  0  1 
Evers-Lyles 3b  4  0  1  0  0  1  0  0  1 
Mendoza, M. ss  4  2  3  0  0  0  3  1  0 
Garcia, S. c  4  1  2  3  0  0  14  1  1 
Avila, K. dp/rf  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1 
   Epperson, F. lf  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0 
George, M. 1b  2  1  2  1  0  0  1  0  0 
Medellin, A. 2b  3  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2 
Ortiz, A. p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Leone, D. p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
   Williams, K. p  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Totals  30  6  11  6  1  3  21  4  6  

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Montana............. 100 071 0 -  9 12  2
Sacramento State.... 001 103 1 -  6 11  0
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E - Christiaens(4); Tarrant(7). LOB - Montana 8; Sac State 6. 2B - Christiaens(12); Cherms(6); Evers-Lyles(10); Mendoza, M.(8). HR - Saxton(4); Cockhill(9); Gutierrez(3); Malepeai, L.(14); Garcia, S.(3). SF - Garcia, E.(1); George, M.(1). SB - Lopez(11); Mendoza, M.(6); Epperson, F.(7). CS - Boer(2).

Montana   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Sweet, Carah W,6-6  5.0  8  4  3  1  2  0  0  0  0  22  24  10  3  86 
Kong, Kaiana   2.0  3  2  2  0  1  0  0  0  0  8  9  1  4  36 
  
Sacramento State   ip  h  r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Ortiz, A. L,9-7  4.0  8  4  4  4  7  0  0  0  0  19  23  1  3  94 
Leone, D.   1.0  3  4  4  1  3  0  0  0  0  6  7  0  0  29 
Williams, K.   2.0  1  1  0  0  4  0  0  0  0  8  8  3  0  45 

Win - Sweet (6-6). Loss - Ortiz, A. (9-7). Save - None. PB - Garcia, S. 2(2). Inherited runners/scored: Leone, D. 2/2. Pitches/strikes: Sweet 86/57; Kong 36/23; Ortiz, A. 94/52; Leone, D. 29/19; Williams, K. 45/29.

Umpires - HP: Hal Morgan 1B: Alex Alexander 3B: Alvin Jenkins
Start: 10:00 am Time: 2:40 Attendance:
Weather: Overcast, chance of rain
Ortiz, A. faced 3 batters in the 5th.
Sweet faced 2 batters in the 6th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Montana Softball
Montana at Sacramento State (Game 1)
Apr 10, 2026 at Sacramento, Calif. (Shea Stadium)

Montana starters: 5/2b Lopez; 3/dp Saxton; 9/ss Cockhill; 12/lf Christiaens; 33/1b Mejia; 27/cf Cherms; 24/rf Bekofsky; 32/c Tarrant; 2/3b Gutierrez; 88/p Sweet;

Sacramento State starters: 15/cf Raab, S.; 20/rf Buckley, A.; 2/lf Malepeai, L.; 28/3b Evers-Lyles; 18/ss Mendoza, M.; 1/c Garcia, S.; 7/dp Avila, K.; 9/1b George, M.; 6/2b Medellin, A.; 8/p Ortiz, A.;

Montana 1st - Lopez walked (3-0). Saxton popped up to ss (1-2). Lopez stole second. Cockhill struck out looking (3-2). Christiaens singled through the left side (2-2); Lopez advanced to third. Mejia singled to center field, RBI (1-0); Christiaens advanced to third; Lopez scored. Cherms struck out swinging (2-2). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Sacramento State 1st - Raab, S. flied out to lf (2-2). Buckley, A. struck out swinging (0-2). Malepeai, L. grounded out to 3b (3-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Montana 2nd - Bekofsky struck out swinging (1-2). Tarrant struck out swinging (2-2). Gutierrez singled up the middle (1-1). Lopez walked (3-0); Gutierrez advanced to second. Saxton singled to third base (0-2); Lopez advanced to second; Gutierrez advanced to third. Cockhill struck out swinging (3-2). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

Sacramento State 2nd - Evers-Lyles doubled to right center (1-2). Mendoza, M. reached on a fielder's choice to third base (0-1); Evers-Lyles out at second 3b to 2b. Garcia, S. flied out to lf (1-0). Mendoza, M. stole second, advanced to third on a throwing error by c. Avila, K. popped up to p (1-2). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Montana 3rd - Christiaens struck out looking (1-2). Mejia singled through the right side (0-0). Cherms reached on a fielder's choice (0-0); Mejia out at second 2b to ss. Bekofsky grounded out to 2b (1-1). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Sacramento State 3rd - George, M. singled to left field, advanced to second on a fielding error by lf (1-2). Medellin, A. popped up to c, bunt (0-0). Raab, S. singled up the middle, advanced to second on the throw (1-2); George, M. advanced to third. Garcia, E. pinch hit for Buckley, A.. Garcia, E. flied out to cf, SF, RBI (0-2); Raab, S. advanced to third; George, M. scored, unearned. Malepeai, L. grounded out to 3b (2-1). 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Montana 4th - Garcia, E. to dp. Avila, K. to rf. Tarrant singled to right center (1-2). Boer pinch ran for Tarrant. Boer out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Gutierrez struck out swinging (2-2). Lopez walked (3-1). Saxton reached on a fielder's choice (1-2); Lopez out at second ss to c. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Sacramento State 4th - Tarrant to c for Boer. Evers-Lyles lined out to ss (2-1). Mendoza, M. doubled to center field (0-0). Garcia, S. singled through the left side, RBI (2-2); Mendoza, M. scored. Avila, K. flied out to cf (1-0). George, M. singled to left center (1-1); Garcia, S. advanced to third. Medellin, A. flied out to cf (0-0). 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Montana 5th - Malepeai, L. to rf. Epperson, F. to lf for Avila, K.. Cockhill homered to left field, RBI (3-2). Christiaens doubled to right field (1-1). Biehl pinch ran for Christiaens. Mejia walked (3-1). Leone, D. to p for Ortiz, A.. Cherms singled to right field (2-2); Mejia advanced to second; Biehl advanced to third. Bekofsky walked, RBI (3-2); Cherms advanced to second; Mejia advanced to third; Biehl scored. Tarrant struck out swinging (0-2). Gutierrez homered to left field, 4 RBI (2-1); Bekofsky scored; Cherms scored; Mejia scored. Lopez struck out swinging (0-2). Saxton homered to left center, RBI (2-1). Cockhill struck out looking (0-2). 7 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sacramento State 5th - Kiblen to lf for Biehl. Raab, S. flied out to cf (0-1). Garcia, E. flied out to cf (2-2). Malepeai, L. walked (3-1). Evers-Lyles struck out swinging (2-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Montana 6th - Williams, K. to p for Leone, D.. Christiaens to lf for Kiblen. Game is in a rain delay. The delay began 11:55 am. Game has resumed after a 1:27 rain delay. Christiaens struck out looking (3-2). Mejia struck out swinging, reached first on a passed ball (3-2). Cherms doubled to right center (1-1); Mejia advanced to third. Bekofsky struck out swinging (3-2). Cherms advanced to third on a passed ball; Mejia scored, unearned. Tarrant flied out to rf (1-2). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Sacramento State 6th - Mendoza, M. singled through the left side (0-1). Garcia, S. homered to left center, 2 RBI (3-2); Mendoza, M. scored. Kong to p for Sweet. Epperson, F. singled to shortstop (2-0). Epperson, F. stole second. George, M. flied out to cf, SF, RBI (2-1); Epperson, F. scored. Medellin, A. grounded out to ss (1-2). Raab, S. struck out swinging (2-2). 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Montana 7th - Gutierrez flied out to cf (3-2). Lopez flied out to cf (2-2). Saxton struck out swinging (0-2). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Sacramento State 7th - Garcia, E. grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-2). Malepeai, L. homered to right field, RBI (1-1). Evers-Lyles grounded out to ss (1-2). Mendoza, M. singled to pitcher (1-1). Garcia, S. grounded out to 3b (2-2). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.