Libby softball wins again; earns coach 200th

Junior Staci Regh's base hit scores 1 (10-0 Loggers) bottom of the 4th vs. Timberlake Tigers 4-5-14

Junior Auria Benefield doubles to center field vs. Timberlake bottom of 2 with 2 out. (6-0 Loggers)

by Phil Johnson
| April 8, 2014 2:56 PM

Junior Auria Benefield doubles to center field vs. Timberlake bottom of 2 with 2 out. (6-0 Loggers)

Lady Logger softball swept weekend action for a second time in a row Saturday, improving to 4-0 and earning a milestone victory for their coach with easy wins against a pair of Idaho schools.

Coach Dean Thompson picked up his 200th career win during a 10-0 drubbing of Timberlake. Pitcher Hannah England allowed four hits in five innings during the first game of the Libby Invitational. Devon Gallagher’s grand slam sparked the Libby offense in the first inning and Kelsey Klin’s two-run triple in the third made it 9-0.

“Libby has always had such a great program,” Thompson said. “Our girls, year-in and year-out, come in to compete. It feels really good to get that win.”

The Lady Loggers travel Tuesday to Whitefish for a doubleheader before hosting Thompson Falls on Saturday.

Timberlake: 000 00 – 0 4 0

Libby: 432 1x – 10 9 0

TIMBERLAKE – Justine Kalyr 1-3, Shelby Salois 1-2, Olyvia Owen 0-1, Kaite Malloy 0-3, Matiaca Rocheleau 0-3, Jamie Lickfold 0-2, Jaquelyn Mallet 0-1, Ashley Carharr 1-2, Hannah McGrath 1-2.

LIBBY – Hannah England 1-2, Mahalah Wedel 2-3, Kelsey Klin 1-2, Devon Gallagher 1-3, Auria Benefield 1-1, Dayln Germany 1-3, Abbe Ennenga 0-0, Rachel Rebo 0-3, Staci Regh 2-2, Brooke Rosling 0-2.

2B – McGrath, Benefield. 3B – Klien. HR – Gallagher. RBIs – Klien 2, Gallagher 4, Regh 1.

Libby 13, Sandpoint 2: Libby batted around in the first inning and jumped out to an early 4-1 lead during their second game of a windy spring day at Remp Field.

Hannah England shook off a shaky first inning by striking out the side in the second frame. Libby scored another four runs in the bottom of the second, and the Lady Loggers cruised to victory as the sun played peek-a-boo and parents bundled up with blankets and hot cocoa.

“We play in such a tough conference, it’s nice to get these warm-up games in,” Thompson said. “Hopefully we hit as well as we did today to win some conference games.”

Sandpoint 101 00 – 2 2 1

Libby 442 3x – 13 9 1

SANDPOINT – B. Bjchmiller 0-3, L. Calvert 0-3, M. Boluwer 0-2, T. Elsfelder 0-1, L. Martin 2-2, A. Calvert 0-2, M. Sundquist 0-2, C. Olesen 0-0, N. Bradley 0-1, M. Crabb 0-2.

LIBBY – Hannah England 1-3, Abbey Ennenga 1-1, Mahalah Wedel 2-2, Kelsey Klen 1-1, Devon Gallagher 2-3, Auria Benefield0-2, Dayln Germany 1-2, Rachel Rebo 0-2, Staci Regh 1-2, Brooke Rosling 0-2, Baile Rosling 0-0.

2B – Martin, Gallagher, Ennenga. RBIs – Gallagher 3, Martin 2, Regh 2, Wedel, Klin, Benefield, Germany.