Glasgow Hosts Scottie Softball Slam

The Glasgow Scotties softball team closed out their conference regular season this past weekend at the annual Scottie Softball Slam at Sullivan Park. Glasgow went 1-3 at home to finish with a 2-4 conference record, 5-8 overall.

The Scotties started their week in Havre with a Monday night game against the Class A Blue Ponies. Havre won the game 10-6 after outhitting Glasgow 10-7.

The Blue Ponies led 1-0 after the first while each team played solid defense in the second inning. Glasgow got their offense started in the top of the third with three runs after Havre went three up, three down in the bottom of the second.

The Scotties first lit up the top of the scoreboard when Brielle Partridge hit a fly ball to center field, doubling and sending Stevie Hartwell home. Partridge rounded home four batters later on a passed ball with Alexis Murdock at the plate. A single from Murdock sent Tatum Nyquist home several pitches later.

Havre added two more runs in the bottom of the inning to tie the score heading into the fourth inning. They added another four in the bottom of the fourth to take a 7-3 lead after shutting the Scotties out in the top of the inning.

The Scotties found themselves unable to score in the fifth as the Blue Ponies extended their lead by one run. Glasgow, however, hit their offensive stride again in the sixth with three more runs.

Ashlee Meland sent Murdock home on a line drive to center field. Zandora Longtree crossed home on a Hartwell groundout and Meland scored on a Partridge line drive hit to center field.

Havre sealed the win with an additional two runs in the bottom of the sixth before denying the Scotties any more runs in the top of the final inning.

Daley Aune pitched the first three innings for Glasgow, throwing a 59.0 strike percentage with three strikeouts while allowing three runs on two hits. Meland pitched two innings in relief, allowing seven runs on eight hits with a 56.4 strike percentage. Partridge relieved Meland in the seventh inning. She pitched a 58.8 strike percentage on 17 pitches with one strikeout.

Meland and Partridge each had two hits for Glasgow. Aune, Murdock and Longtree had the other three. Partridge led in RBIs with two. Meland, Hartwell and Murdock notched one each. Hartwell, Longtree, Meland and Nyquist each stole a base in the game.

Back in Glasgow, the Scotties hosted six other schools for the annual Softball Slam which started Friday. Glasgow fell to Shepherd 5-2 in their first game of the weekend.

Shepherd scored one run in the top of the first. The score held steady at 1-0 until the bottom of the third when Hartwell crossed the plate on a passed ball with Macy Martin at bat. Glasgow scored again the bottom of the fourth when Murdock drilled a triple to right field and sent Nyquist home.

The Scotties held the lead until the top of the sixth when Shepherd sent four runners home to claim the 5-2 lead which held for the remainder of the game.

Glasgow was outhit 10-4 in the game, led by Partridge who went 2-for-2 at bat. Hartwell and Murdock had the other hits with Murdock getting the only RBI for the Scotties.

Aune spent all seven innings in the pitcher's circle for Glasgow, throwing a 72.3 strike percentage on 83 pitches with six strikeouts. She allowed five runs on 10 hits.

Glasgow took on Cut Bank in their second game Friday, falling 6-4 after getting outhit 13-4.

The Wolves scored a run in each of the first three innings while keeping the Scotties from crossing the plate. Neither team scored in the fourth.

Glasgow took the lead on with a strong fifth inning performance. Murdock scored first on a passed ball with Hartwell at the plate. Aune drilled an out-of-the-park home run, sending Meland and Partridge home.

The Scotties' lead was short-lived however as the Wolves scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth and another in the sixth to cement their victory.

Partridge pitched all six innings for Glasgow, throwing with a 73.2 strike percentage strikeouts. She allowed six runs on 13 hits.

Aune led the team in hits, going 3-for-4 at the plate, and in RBIs with three. Meland stole two bases to lead the Scotties while Aune and Meland had one each.

Glasgow's only win of the week came in their first game Saturday where they defeated Great Falls Central by a score of 5-3.

The first run came from Great Falls in the bottom of the second, but Glasgow answered with four in the top of the third. The Scotties started the inning with two strikeouts yet still scored four runs to claim the lead.

Meland scored on a Hartwell single while Hartwell took advantage of an error to score on the next batter after stealing second and advancing to third on a different error. Aune then nailed her second home run of the weekend, an inside-the-park hit to left field, and sent Partridge home.

Great Falls cut into the lead with two runs in the bottom of the inning but Martin stole home in the top of the fourth to put the Scotties up by two, a score that held for the remaining three innings.

Hartwell had two hits for Glasgow while Meland, Partridge, Aune and Sam Tryan had one each as Glasgow was outhit 8-6. Hartwell added one RBI to Aune's two. Martin racked up three stolen bases for the Scotties while Hartwell added two and Partridge and Tryan had one a piece.

Glasgow rotated through three pitchers in the game with Meland starting in the circle. Partridge pitched in relief. Meland threw 53 pitches, allowing three runs on three hits with two strikeouts and a 52.8 strike percentage. Partridge threw a 77.1 strike percentage with two strikeouts, allowing no runs on five hits.

In their final game of the weekend, the Scotties took on the Conrad Cowgirls. Glasgow lost the game 9-1 after being outhit 15-5.

Conrad scored once in the first, three times in the second and twice in the third before Longtree sent Nyquist home on a ground ball in the top of the fourth. Unfortunately for the home team, the Cowgirls added a run in each of their three final at-bats, while shutting the Scotties out in the next four times at the plate.

Partridge led the Scotties with two hits while Hartwell, Nyquist and Longtree had one each with Longtree notching the only RBI. Martin had the lone stolen base for Glasgow.

The Scotties host Lewistown on Saturday, May 7, at 3 p.m. The game follows the Scottie Youth Softball Camp, which begins at 10 a.m. Glasgow plays the Sidney Eagles for Senior Night on Tuesday, May 10, at 5 p.m., also at Sullivan Park. They will attend the Class B/C East/West Challenge in Cut Bank Friday and Saturday, May 13 and 14.