Fast Pitch Review 6/10

MT Avalanche  Craun 14U     8
MT Avalanche Ries 14U          0

It was an Avalanche vs Avalanche match up and the Craun would not allow a run and held the Ries to a single hit to pick up a shut out win. Emma Ries was the only Ries to reach off a hit, Kendra Jacobs did get to first off a walk, the only one given up by Kylie Kovatch of the Craun. Kovatch would go the stretch for the Craun, striking out three batters in the 56 pitches she threw in the five innings she stood in the pitchers circle.

Helena Bench Dog Bombers       4
MT Avalanche Ries 14U             11

The Bombers opened up with a three runs in the top of the first frame, but the Avalanche swung back with six runs in the bottom of the same inning. From there the Avalanche rolled down hill on the Bombers earning at least a run in each of the remaining four innings they played while stone walling the Bombers batters. The Helena tried to fight back to earn a run  in the fifth, but the Avalanche held off any type of rally and earned a big win.

MT Avalanche White 18U       4
Vancouver Patriots                  6

The Patriots came out swinging from the beginning of the game, earning a pair of run in the bottom of the first. Vancouver kept up their scoring pace by adding three runs in the bottom of the second, and added their final run in the fifth to take a 6-1 lead. The Avalanche picked up their first run in the top of the third, and tried to make a come back in the top of the sixth with three runs, but it was not enough and the Patriots earned the win.

MT Avalanche White 18U        0
USA Explosion/Extreme          7                 

A heavy match up turned out to have the Missoula Avalanche find themselves scoreless after the two teams battled on the field. The Extreme scored early and did so with processions earning three runs in the first inning, and the final four in the bottom of the second. The Avalanche did get two hits, and had a single batter reach off a walk. In all the the Explosion would strike out the Missoula batters six times, and only walked a single batter,.

Gallatin Valley Rebellion            1
MT Avalanche 14U                    14

Missoula came out and flexed their batting muscles earning two pints in the bottom of the opening inning, and earned two more in the second inning. It was the bottom of the third that sent fireworks into the air as the Avalanche earned 10 runs to seal off any type of rally by the Rebellion. The big blooper of the game would be the down fall for the Rebellion would be errors as Gallatin Valley would eat three on the day.