Western Washington vs MSU Billings (Apr 10, 2026)

 
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2026 Western Washington Softball
Western Washington at MSU Billings (Game 1)
Apr 10, 2026 at Billings, MT (Yellowjacket Stadium)

Western Washington 8 (21-13,7-2 GNAC)

Player  ab  rbi 
Chacon,Payton rf/pr 
   McCutcheon,Emily ph 
Andrews,Maleah 3b 
Rath,Hailey ss 
Wise,EmmaJoy c 
Chavez,Nazli dp 
Matlock,Olivia 1b 
   Ryan,Reagan pr 
Kim,Haylee 2b 
Traxler,Rachel lf 
Carpenter,Laila cf 
Wirtala,Alanna p 
Totals   33  12 

MSU Billings 3 (3-35,1-12 GNAC)

Player  ab  rbi 
Josie Theilen 2b 
Wynter Hurst cf 
Marleigh Nieto lf 
Danica Butler p/dp 
Ashley Akers dp/p 
Brooklyn Brauer rf 
   Alexis Tovar ph/rf 
Grace Hood c 
Kendall Klemp 1b 
   Avery Gray ph 
Cazz Rankosky 3b 
Jillian Karsjen ss/pr 
Totals   27 

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Western Washington.. 001 040 3 -  8 12  2
MSU Billings........ 001 100 1 -  3  6  2
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E - Rath(11); Matlock(3); Theilen(9); Karsjen(9). DP - MSUB 1. LOB - WWU 6; MSUB 5. 2B - Rath; Hurst(10); Rankosky(1). HR - Andrews,M(6); Wise(7); Akers(2). SH - Theilen(1). SB - Chacon 3(21); Wise(4); Traxler(9). CS - Rath(1).

Western Washington   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Wirtala,Alanna W,17-8  7.0  27  29  14  96 
 
MSU Billings   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Danica Butler L,1-12  6.0  10  29  30  95 
Ashley Akers   1.0  20 

Inherited runners/scored: Akers 1/0. Pitches/strikes: Wirtala 96/66; Butler 95/59; Akers 20/12.

Strikeouts - Akers; Hood; Klemp. Walks - Andrews,M; Matlock; Akers.

Umpires - HP: Jim Anderson 1B: Max Stamper 3B: Thomas Bonner
Start: 12 PM Time: 1:54 Attendance:
Weather: 53, clear and sunny
Butler faced 3 batters in the 7th.

 
Box Score
 

2026 Western Washington Softball
Western Washington at MSU Billings (Game 1)
Apr 10, 2026 at Billings, MT (Yellowjacket Stadium)

Western Washington 8 (21-13,7-2 GNAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Chacon,Payton rf/pr 
   McCutcheon,Emily ph 
Andrews,Maleah 3b 
Rath,Hailey ss 
Wise,EmmaJoy c 
Chavez,Nazli dp 
Matlock,Olivia 1b 
   Ryan,Reagan pr 
Kim,Haylee 2b 
Traxler,Rachel lf 
Carpenter,Laila cf 
Wirtala,Alanna p 
Totals  33  12  21 
  

MSU Billings 3 (3-35,1-12 GNAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Josie Theilen 2b 
Wynter Hurst cf 
Marleigh Nieto lf 
Danica Butler p/dp 
Ashley Akers dp/p 
Brooklyn Brauer rf 
   Alexis Tovar ph/rf 
Grace Hood c 
Kendall Klemp 1b 
   Avery Gray ph 
Cazz Rankosky 3b 
Jillian Karsjen ss/pr 
Totals  27  21 

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Western Washington.. 001 040 3 -  8 12  2
MSU Billings........ 001 100 1 -  3  6  2
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E - Rath(11); Matlock(3); Theilen(9); Karsjen(9). DP - MSUB 1. LOB - WWU 6; MSUB 5. 2B - Rath; Hurst(10); Rankosky(1). HR - Andrews,M(6); Wise(7); Akers(2). SH - Theilen(1). SB - Chacon 3(21); Wise(4); Traxler(9). CS - Rath(1).

Western Washington   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Wirtala,Alanna W,17-8  7.0  27  29  14  96 
  
MSU Billings   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Danica Butler L,1-12  6.0  10  29  30  95 
Ashley Akers   1.0  20 

Win - Wirtala (17-8). Loss - Butler (1-12). Save - None. Inherited runners/scored: Akers 1/0. Pitches/strikes: Wirtala 96/66; Butler 95/59; Akers 20/12.

Umpires - HP: Jim Anderson 1B: Max Stamper 3B: Thomas Bonner
Start: 12 PM Time: 1:54 Attendance:
Weather: 53, clear and sunny
Butler faced 3 batters in the 7th.

 
Composite Box Score
 

2026 Western Washington Softball
Western Washington at MSU Billings (Game 1) - Composite Box Score
Apr 10, 2026 at Billings, MT (Yellowjacket Stadium)

Western Washington   ab    r    h  rbi  2b  3b  hr  bb  sb  cs  hp  sh  sf  so  ibb  kl  gdp  po    a    e 
Chacon rf/pr 
McCutcheon ph 
Andrews,M 3b 
Rath ss 
Wise c 
Chavez dp 
Matlock 1b 
Ryan,R pr 
Kim,H 2b 
Traxler lf 
Carpenter,L cf 
Wirtala p 
Totals   33  12  21 

MSU Billings   ab    r    h  rbi  2b  3b  hr  bb  sb  cs  hp  sh  sf  so  ibb  kl  gdp  po    a    e 
Theilen 2b 
Hurst cf 
Nieto lf 
Butler p/dp 
Akers dp/p 
Brauer rf 
Tovar ph/rf 
Hood c 
Klemp 1b 
Gray ph 
Rankosky 3b 
Karsjen ss/pr 
Totals   27  21 

Western Washington   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Wirtala,Alanna W,17-8  7.0  27  29  14  96 
 
MSU Billings   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Danica Butler L,1-12  6.0  10  29  30  95 
Ashley Akers   1.0  20 

Umpires - HP: Jim Anderson 1B: Max Stamper 3B: Thomas Bonner
Start: 12 PM Time: 1:54 Attendance:
Weather: 53, clear and sunny
Butler faced 3 batters in the 7th.

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Western Washington Softball
Western Washington at MSU Billings (Game 1)
Apr 10, 2026 at Billings, MT (Yellowjacket Stadium)

Western Washington starters: 21/rf Chacon; 8/3b Andrews,M; 1/ss Rath; 27/c Wise; 4/dp Chavez; 19/1b Matlock; 7/2b Kim,H; 3/lf Traxler; 16/cf Carpenter,L; 23/p Wirtala;

MSU Billings starters: 6/2b Theilen; 0/cf Hurst; 12/lf Nieto; 21/p Butler; 27/dp Akers; 3/rf Brauer; 15/c Hood; 16/1b Klemp; 10/3b Rankosky; 11/ss Karsjen;

Western Washington 1st - Chacon grounded out to ss (1-2 FKB). Andrews,M singled to right field (2-1 BKB). Rath reached on an error by ss (2-0 BB); Andrews,M advanced to second. Wise popped up to 2b (2-1 BBK). Chavez grounded out to ss (3-1 BBKB). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

MSU Billings 1st - Theilen flied out to lf (1-0 B). Hurst flied out to lf (0-0). Nieto grounded out to 2b (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Western Washington 2nd - Matlock grounded out to 3b (3-1 BBKB). Kim,H singled through the left side (1-1 BK). Traxler reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (1-1 BF); Kim,H out at second ss to 2b. Carpenter,L fouled out to lf (0-1 F). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

MSU Billings 2nd - Butler lined out to 3b (2-1 BBK). Akers walked (3-2 BBSBFFB). Karsjen pinch ran for Akers. Akers to dp for Karsjen. Brauer reached on an error by ss (0-1 S); Karsjen advanced to second. Hood singled to right field (2-1 FBB); Brauer advanced to third; Karsjen advanced to third, out at home rf to 2b to c. Klemp struck out swinging (1-2 BSSS). 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB.

Western Washington 3rd - Akers to dp for Karsjen. Karsjen to ss for Akers. Chacon singled to catcher, bunt (0-0). Chacon stole second. Andrews,M singled to left center, RBI (2-2 SBBKF); Chacon scored. Rath flied out to cf (0-2 KF). Wise hit into double play ss to 1b (0-1 K); Andrews,M out on the play. 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

MSU Billings 3rd - Rankosky flied out to rf (0-2 SSF). Theilen singled down the lf line (0-2 KF). Hurst doubled to right center (0-0); Theilen advanced to third. Nieto grounded out to 1b unassisted, RBI (1-1 BF); Hurst advanced to third; Theilen scored. Butler popped up to ss (2-2 BFFB). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Western Washington 4th - Chavez fouled out to 3b (1-1 BK). Matlock popped up to ss (1-0 B). Kim,H popped up to 2b (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

MSU Billings 4th - Akers homered to left center, RBI (1-0 B). Brauer flied out to lf (1-2 BFSF). Hood struck out swinging (2-2 BBFFS). Klemp fouled out to c (0-1 K). 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Western Washington 5th - Traxler singled to right field (0-2 FF). Traxler stole second. Carpenter,L grounded out to 2b (1-0 B); Traxler advanced to third. Chacon reached on an error by 2b (0-1 S); Traxler scored, unearned. Chacon stole second. Andrews,M walked (3-2 BBKBKFFB). Rath popped up to ss (0-0). Wise homered to right center, 3 RBI, unearned (1-0 B); Andrews,M scored, unearned; Chacon scored, unearned. Chavez singled to left field (3-2 KBFFBB). Matlock flied out to lf (1-0 B). 4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

MSU Billings 5th - Rankosky reached on an error by 1b (3-1 BBBK). Theilen grounded out to 3b, bunt, SAC (0-0); Rankosky advanced to second. Hurst popped up to 1b (0-0). Nieto popped up to 2b (0-1 F). 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

Western Washington 6th - Kim,H flied out to cf (1-0 B). Traxler grounded out to ss (1-1 FB). Carpenter,L grounded out to 1b unassisted (1-0 B). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

MSU Billings 6th - Butler fouled out to 3b (0-0). Akers struck out swinging (3-2 BBSKBS). Tovar pinch hit for Brauer. Tovar flied out to lf (1-2 KSFB). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Western Washington 7th - Tovar to rf. McCutcheon pinch hit for Chacon. McCutcheon singled through the left side (1-1 BK). Chacon pinch ran for McCutcheon. Chacon stole second. Andrews,M homered to right field, 2 RBI (2-2 BKKB); Chacon scored. Rath doubled to left center (1-0 B). Butler to dp. Akers to p. Rath out at third c to 3b, caught stealing. Wise singled up the middle (1-1 BK). Wise stole second. Chavez grounded out to p (2-2 KFBFBF); Wise advanced to third. Matlock walked (3-2 BBSFBB). Ryan,R pinch ran for Matlock. Kim,H singled through the left side, RBI (0-0); Ryan,R advanced to second; Wise scored. Traxler popped up to 2b (1-1 KB). 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

MSU Billings 7th - Chacon to rf. Matlock to 1b for Ryan,R. Hood flied out to cf (1-1 BK). Gray pinch hit for Klemp. Gray popped up to 3b (1-1 BF). Rankosky doubled to left center (0-0). Theilen singled down the rf line, RBI (0-2 KF); Rankosky scored. Hurst flied out to rf (3-2 FFFFBBB). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

 
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Game number GAME34

Western Washington 8, MSU Billings 3 (Apr 10, 2026 at Billings, MT)

Time: 1:54      Attendance: 0  DH number: 1



Visitor batting - Western Washington

                   AB  R  H TB 2B 3B HR   RBI CI SH SF HP   BB IB SO   SB CS GDP  PO  A  E DP    PB SBA CSB CIC

Chacon        rf -  3  2  1  1                                          2          2  1
Chacon        pr -  0  1                                                1
 McCutcheon   ph -  1     1  1
Andrews,M     3b -  3  2  3  6        1     3                1                     3  1
Rath          ss -  4     1  2  1                                          1       1     1
Wise          c  -  4  2  2  5        1     3                           1          5
Chavez        dp -  4     1  1
Matlock       1b -  3                                        1                     4     1
 Ryan,R       pr -  0
Kim,H         2b -  4     2  2              1                                      1  2
Traxler       lf -  4  1  1  1                                          1          4
Carpenter,L   cf -  3                                                              1
Wirtala       p  -  0
Totals......     - 33  8 12 19  1  0  2     7  0  0  0  0    2  0  0    5  1  0   21  4  2  0     0   0   0  0


Visitor pitching - Western Washington

                   IP  H AB TBF R ER HR   CI SH SF HB   BB IB SO   WP BK    GS  GF  CG SHO CBO

Wirtala      W    7.0  6 27 29  3  3  1       1          1     3             1       1
Totals......      7.0  6 27 29  3  3  1    0  1  0  0    1  0  3    0  0     1   0   1   0   0

Weather: 53, clear and sunny

Butler faced 3 batters in the 7th.
Home batting - MSU Billings AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI CI SH SF HP BB IB SO SB CS GDP PO A E DP PB SBA CSB CIC Theilen 2b - 3 1 2 2 1 1 4 1 1 Hurst cf - 4 1 2 1 2 Nieto lf - 3 1 2 Butler p - 3 4 Butler dp - 0 Akers dp - 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 Akers p - 0 1 1 1 Brauer rf - 2 Tovar ph - 1 Tovar rf - 0 Hood c - 3 1 1 1 1 5 1 Klemp 1b - 2 1 8 1 Gray ph - 1 Rankosky 3b - 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 Karsjen ss - 0 3 5 1 1 Karsjen pr - 0 Totals...... - 27 3 6 11 2 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 21 9 2 1 0 5 1 0 Home pitching - MSU Billings IP H AB TBF R ER HR CI SH SF HB BB IB SO WP BK GS GF CG SHO CBO Butler L 6.0 10 29 30 7 3 2 1 1 Akers 1.0 2 4 5 1 1 1 1 Totals...... 7.0 12 33 35 8 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Box Proof - Western Washington Box Proof - MSU Billings R 8 AB 33 R 3 AB 27 LOB 6 BB 2 LOB 5 BB 1 PO 21 SH 0 DP: 0 PO 21 SH 1 DP: 1 SF 0 SF 0 HBP 0 HBP 0 CI 0 CI 0 -- -- -- -- 35 35 29 29

Score by Innings                  R  H  E
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Western Washington.. 001 040 3 -  8 12  2
MSU Billings........ 001 100 1 -  3  6  2
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Line score
 


Western Washington 8, MSU Billings 3 (Apr 10, 2026 at Billings, MT) (Game 1)
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Western Washington.. 001 040 3 -  8 12  2      (21-13, 7-2 GNAC)
MSU Billings........ 001 100 1 -  3  6  2      (3-35, 1-12 GNAC)
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Pitchers: Western Washington - Wirtala,Alanna and Wise,EmmaJoy. MSU Billings - Danica Butler;
Ashley Akers(7) and Grace Hood.
Win-Wirtala,Alanna(17-8)  Loss-Danica Butler(1-12)  T-1:54  A-0
HR WWU - Andrews,Maleah (6); Wise,EmmaJoy (7).
HR MSUB - Ashley Akers (2).
Weather: 53, clear and sunny

Butler faced 3 batters in the 7th.