Western Washington vs MSU Billings (Apr 11, 2026)

 
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2026 Western Washington Softball
Western Washington at MSU Billings (Game 1)
Apr 11, 2026 at Billings, MT (Yellowjacket Stadium)

Western Washington 11 (22-14,8-3 GNAC)

Player  ab  rbi 
Chacon,Payton rf/pr 
   Oylear,Hadley ph 
Andrews,Maleah 3b 
Rath,Hailey ss 
Wise,EmmaJoy c/dp 
McCutcheon,Emily dp 
   Pewitt,Maddie c 
Matlock,Olivia 1b 
   Ryan,Reagan pr 
Kim,Haylee 2b 
Traxler,Rachel lf 
Carpenter,Laila cf 
   Richer,McKenna ph 
Wirtala,Alanna p 
Totals   28  11  13  11 

MSU Billings 2 (4-36,2-13 GNAC)

Player  ab  rbi 
Josie Theilen 2b 
Wynter Hurst cf/p 
Marleigh Nieto lf/cf 
Alexis Tovar rf/dp 
Grace Hood c/1b 
Ashley Akers 1b/p 
   Emily Brevig rf/lf 
Destiny Villas dp/c 
Jillian Karsjen ss 
Cazz Rankosky 3b 
Danica Butler p/dp 
   Elaina Troxwell p 
Totals   21 

Score by Innings               R  H  E
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Western Washington.. 113 51 - 11 13  0
MSU Billings........ 000 02 -  2  7  4
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E - Nieto(3); Karsjen 3(11). DP - MSUB 1. LOB - WWU 7; MSUB 4. 2B - Matlock(3). 3B - Rankosky(1). HR - Andrews,M(6); Rath(11); Hurst(2). HBP - McCutcheon. SF - Traxler(1). CS - Chacon(2); Richer(1).

Western Washington   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Wirtala,Alanna W,18-8  5.0  21  21  11  68 
 
MSU Billings   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Danica Butler L,1-13  2.1  12  15  40 
Ashley Akers   1.0  26 
Elaina Troxwell   1.0  22 
Wynter Hurst   0.2 

HBP - by Butler (McCutcheon). Inherited runners/scored: Akers 3/1; Troxell 1/0; Hurst 3/0. Pitches/strikes: Wirtala 68/49; Butler 40/25; Akers 26/17; Troxell 22/13; Hurst 5/3.

Strikeouts - Tovar. Walks - Andrews,M; Rath; Richer.

Umpires - HP: Thomas Bonner 1B: Jim Anderson 3B: Max Stamper
Start: 12 PM Time: 1:30 Attendance:
Weather: 72, sunny wih light wind

 
Box Score
 

2026 Western Washington Softball
Western Washington at MSU Billings (Game 1)
Apr 11, 2026 at Billings, MT (Yellowjacket Stadium)

Western Washington 11 (22-14,8-3 GNAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Chacon,Payton rf/pr 
   Oylear,Hadley ph 
Andrews,Maleah 3b 
Rath,Hailey ss 
Wise,EmmaJoy c/dp 
McCutcheon,Emily dp 
   Pewitt,Maddie c 
Matlock,Olivia 1b 
   Ryan,Reagan pr 
Kim,Haylee 2b 
Traxler,Rachel lf 
Carpenter,Laila cf 
   Richer,McKenna ph 
Wirtala,Alanna p 
Totals  28  11  13  11  15 
  

MSU Billings 2 (4-36,2-13 GNAC)

Player   ab    r    h  rbi   bb   so   po    a  lob 
Josie Theilen 2b 
Wynter Hurst cf/p 
Marleigh Nieto lf/cf 
Alexis Tovar rf/dp 
Grace Hood c/1b 
Ashley Akers 1b/p 
   Emily Brevig rf/lf 
Destiny Villas dp/c 
Jillian Karsjen ss 
Cazz Rankosky 3b 
Danica Butler p/dp 
   Elaina Troxwell p 
Totals  21  15 

Score by Innings               R  H  E
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Western Washington.. 113 51 - 11 13  0
MSU Billings........ 000 02 -  2  7  4
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E - Nieto(3); Karsjen 3(11). DP - MSUB 1. LOB - WWU 7; MSUB 4. 2B - Matlock(3). 3B - Rankosky(1). HR - Andrews,M(6); Rath(11); Hurst(2). HBP - McCutcheon. SF - Traxler(1). CS - Chacon(2); Richer(1).

Western Washington   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Wirtala,Alanna W,18-8  5.0  21  21  11  68 
  
MSU Billings   ip  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Danica Butler L,1-13  2.1  12  15  40 
Ashley Akers   1.0  26 
Elaina Troxwell   1.0  22 
Wynter Hurst   0.2 

Win - Wirtala (18-8). Loss - Butler (1-13). Save - None. HBP - by Butler (McCutcheon). Inherited runners/scored: Akers 3/1; Troxell 1/0; Hurst 3/0. Pitches/strikes: Wirtala 68/49; Butler 40/25; Akers 26/17; Troxell 22/13; Hurst 5/3.

Umpires - HP: Thomas Bonner 1B: Jim Anderson 3B: Max Stamper
Start: 12 PM Time: 1:30 Attendance:
Weather: 72, sunny wih light wind

 
Composite Box Score
 

2026 Western Washington Softball
Western Washington at MSU Billings (Game 1) - Composite Box Score
Apr 11, 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 
Oylear ph 
Andrews,M 3b 
Rath ss 
Wise c/dp 
McCutcheon dp 
Pewitt c 
Matlock 1b 
Ryan,R pr 
Kim,H 2b 
Traxler lf 
Carpenter,L cf 
Richer ph 
Wirtala p 
Totals   28  11  13  11  15 

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/p 
Nieto lf/cf 
Tovar rf/dp 
Hood c/1b 
Akers 1b/p 
Brevig rf/lf 
Villas dp/c 
Karsjen ss 
Rankosky 3b 
Butler p/dp 
Troxell p 
Totals   21  15 

Western Washington   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Wirtala,Alanna W,18-8  5.0  21  21  11  68 
 
MSU Billings   ip    h    r  er  bb  so  wp  bk  hbp  ibb  ab  bf  fo  go  np 
Danica Butler L,1-13  2.1  12  15  40 
Ashley Akers   1.0  26 
Elaina Troxwell   1.0  22 
Wynter Hurst   0.2 

Umpires - HP: Thomas Bonner 1B: Jim Anderson 3B: Max Stamper
Start: 12 PM Time: 1:30 Attendance:
Weather: 72, sunny wih light wind

 
Play-by-Play
 

2026 Western Washington Softball
Western Washington at MSU Billings (Game 1)
Apr 11, 2026 at Billings, MT (Yellowjacket Stadium)

Western Washington starters: 21/rf Chacon; 8/3b Andrews,M; 1/ss Rath; 27/c Wise; 15/dp McCutcheon; 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; 20/rf Tovar; 15/c Hood; 27/1b Akers; 19/dp Villas; 11/ss Karsjen; 10/3b Rankosky; 21/p Butler;

Western Washington 1st - Chacon singled to first base, bunt (0-0). Chacon out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Andrews,M homered to center field, RBI (0-1 S). Rath grounded out to ss (1-2 KBF). Wise lined out to 3b (1-1 BK). 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

MSU Billings 1st - Theilen fouled out to 1b (1-1 BK). Hurst singled through the left side (0-0). Nieto singled to right field, out at second rf to ss (0-0); Hurst advanced to third. Tovar struck out swinging (3-2 BBKBFFFS). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Western Washington 2nd - McCutcheon hit by pitch (1-0 B). Matlock singled to left center (0-0); McCutcheon advanced to second, advanced to third on an error by lf. Ryan,R pinch ran for Matlock. Ryan,R out at second c unassisted, runner left early. Kim,H reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop (1-0 B). Traxler flied out to lf, SF, RBI (0-0); Kim,H advanced to second; McCutcheon scored, unearned. Carpenter,L flied out to cf (1-0 B). 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB.

MSU Billings 2nd - Matlock to 1b for Ryan,R. Hood fouled out to c (0-0). Akers popped up to ss (2-2 KFBBF). Villas flied out to lf (0-0). 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

Western Washington 3rd - Chacon popped up to 2b (1-2 KKB). Andrews,M walked (3-1 BKBBB). Rath homered to center field, 2 RBI (0-1 F); Andrews,M scored. Wise singled up the middle (0-1 K). McCutcheon reached on a fielding error by ss (2-2 FBBFF); Wise advanced to second. Matlock reached on a fielding error by ss (2-0 BB); McCutcheon advanced to second; Wise advanced to third. Hood to 1b. Akers to p. Villas to c. Butler to dp. Kim,H reached on a fielder's choice to shortstop, RBI (0-1 F); Matlock advanced to second; McCutcheon advanced to third; Wise scored, unearned. Traxler hit into double play lf to c to 3b (1-0 B); McCutcheon out on the play. 3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB.

MSU Billings 3rd - Karsjen popped up to 2b (3-2 SBFFFBB). Rankosky tripled to center field (1-2 FSB). Theilen grounded out to p (2-2 KFFBBF). Hurst flied out to rf (1-0 B). 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.

Western Washington 4th - Carpenter,L singled to pitcher, bunt (1-0 B). Chacon reached on an error by ss (1-2 KFFBF); Carpenter,L advanced to second. Andrews,M singled to right field, RBI (0-0); Chacon advanced to third; Carpenter,L scored. Rath walked (3-0 BBBB); Andrews,M advanced to second. Wise singled through the left side, RBI (1-2 KBK); Rath advanced to second; Andrews,M advanced to third; Chacon scored. McCutcheon grounded out to ss, RBI (1-1 BK); Wise advanced to second; Rath advanced to third; Andrews,M scored. Matlock doubled to right field, 2 RBI (0-1 K); Wise scored, unearned; Rath scored. Akers to dp. Troxell to p for Butler. Kim,H grounded out to 3b (1-2 BKK). Traxler grounded out to 2b (1-0 B). 5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB.

MSU Billings 4th - Wise to dp. Pewitt to c for McCutcheon. Nieto singled up the middle (0-1 F). Tovar popped up to 2b (2-0 BB). Hood singled to left field (0-2 KF); Nieto advanced to second. Akers fouled out to 3b (2-1 BBK). Villas flied out to lf (0-0). 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.

Western Washington 5th - Richer pinch hit for Carpenter,L. Brevig to rf for Akers. Tovar to dp. Oylear pinch hit for Chacon. Richer walked (3-0 BBBB). Richer out at second c to ss, caught stealing. Oylear singled to left field (1-2 BKFF). Chacon pinch ran for Oylear. Andrews,M singled to center field (2-1 BBK); Chacon advanced to second. Rath singled to left field, RBI (0-0); Andrews,M advanced to second; Chacon scored. Wise singled to center field (0-1 K); Rath advanced to second; Andrews,M advanced to third. Hurst to p. Nieto to cf. Tovar to rf. Brevig to lf. Akers to dp for Troxell. Pewitt reached on a fielder's choice to third base (1-0 B); Wise advanced to second; Rath advanced to third; Andrews,M out at home 3b to 1b. Matlock lined out to ss (1-1 KB). 1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB.

MSU Billings 5th - Chacon to rf. Carpenter,L to cf for Richer. Karsjen flied out to cf (1-2 BFFFFFF). Rankosky singled through the right side (1-0 B). Theilen flied out to lf (0-0). Hurst homered to center field, 2 RBI (0-0); Rankosky scored. Nieto grounded out to 1b unassisted (0-0). 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.

 
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Game number GAME36

Western Washington 11, MSU Billings 2 (Apr 11, 2026 at Billings, MT)

Time: 1:30      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  1  1  1                                             1       1  1
Chacon        pr -  0  1
 Oylear       ph -  1     1  1
Andrews,M     3b -  3  3  3  6        1     2                1                     1
Rath          ss -  3  2  2  5        1     3                1                     2
Wise          c  -  3  2  2  2              1                                      2
Wise          dp -  1     1  1
McCutcheon    dp -  2  1                    1           1
 Pewitt       c  -  1
Matlock       1b -  4     2  3  1           2                                      3
 Ryan,R       pr -  0
Kim,H         2b -  3                       1                                      2
Traxler       lf -  2                       1        1                             3
Carpenter,L   cf -  2  1  1  1                                                     1
 Richer       ph -  0                                        1             1
Wirtala       p  -  0                                                                 1
Totals......     - 28 11 13 20  1  0  2    11  0  0  1  1    3  0  0    0  2  0   15  2  0  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    5.0  7 21 21  2  2  1                        1             1       1
Totals......      5.0  7 21 21  2  2  1    0  0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0     1   0   1   0   0

Weather: 72, sunny wih light wind

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 1 Hurst cf - 2 1 1 1 Hurst p - 1 1 1 4 1 2 Nieto lf - 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 Nieto cf - 1 Tovar rf - 2 1 Tovar dp - 0 Hood c - 1 1 1 1 Hood 1b - 1 1 1 4 Akers 1b - 1 1 Akers p - 0 Akers dp - 1 Brevig rf - 0 Brevig lf - 0 Villas dp - 1 Villas c - 1 1 2 1 1 Karsjen ss - 2 3 2 3 Rankosky 3b - 2 1 2 4 1 2 2 1 Butler p - 0 1 Butler dp - 0 Troxell p - 0 1 Totals...... - 21 2 7 12 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 9 4 1 0 0 2 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 2.1 5 12 15 5 3 2 1 1 1 1 Akers 1.0 4 8 9 5 4 1 Troxell 1.0 4 6 7 1 1 1 Hurst 0.2 0 2 2 1 Totals...... 5.0 13 28 33 11 8 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Box Proof - Western Washington Box Proof - MSU Billings R 11 AB 28 R 2 AB 21 LOB 7 BB 3 LOB 4 BB 0 PO 15 SH 0 DP: 0 PO 15 SH 0 DP: 1 SF 1 SF 0 HBP 1 HBP 0 CI 0 CI 0 -- -- -- -- 33 33 21 21

Score by Innings               R  H  E
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Western Washington.. 113 51 - 11 13  0
MSU Billings........ 000 02 -  2  7  4
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Line score
 


Western Washington 11, MSU Billings 2 (Apr 11, 2026 at Billings, MT) (Game 1)
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Western Washington.. 113 51 - 11 13  0      (22-14, 8-3 GNAC)
MSU Billings........ 000 02 -  2  7  4      (4-36, 2-13 GNAC)
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Pitchers: Western Washington - Wirtala,Alanna and Wise,EmmaJoy; Pewitt,Maddie. MSU Billings -
Danica Butler; Ashley Akers(3); Elaina Troxwell(4); Wynter Hurst(5) and Grace Hood;
Destiny Villas.
Win-Wirtala,Alanna(18-8)  Loss-Danica Butler(1-13)  T-1:30  A-0
HR WWU - Andrews,Maleah (6); Rath,Hailey (11).
HR MSUB - Wynter Hurst (2).
Weather: 72, sunny wih light wind