Schultz leads CMR softball onslaught over Great Falls High with two homers
The Rustlers clocked five home runs in the victory over the Bison in the regular-season finale.
The C. M. Russell High softball team just couldn’t wait for the postseason to arrive.
The Rustlers (13-7 overall, 7-5 Eastern AA) belted five home runs as they downed rival Great Falls High 15-0 in three innings on Friday, May 15, avenging a one-run loss a week prior as the regular season concluded. CMR put up nine runs in the first two innings on the Bison (4-16, 2-10) at the Multi-Sports Complex, with Ella Cron walking off a six-run third on a two-RBI single to clinch the 15-run rule in a game that lasted just over an hour. More: Great Falls High track star Scarlet Harris aiming to finish strong again More: Gray, bats lift CMR baseball to crosstown victory over Great Falls High “I was so proud of them,” CMR head coach Alex Hurley said.
“They showed resiliency. They just came out to compete today. They had a message to send.
I think it helped kind of make a statement before we go into the playoffs next week, and so it was a big team effort. ” The Rustlers, the No. 4 seed in the Eastern AA, play host to Billings Skyview (6-13, No.