EAST HELENA, Mont. - - The University of Providence softball program opened conference play 2-0 defeating Corban University 11-1 (5) and 8-0 (5). In game two, graduate transfer Madi Moore threw a complete game no-hit shutout and tallied 11 strikeouts for the Argos.
 
In game one the Argos (4-3) struck first when graduate transfer Madi Moore scored on a wild pitch and later in the inning senior Deven Creech helped herself with an RBI single to center to put UP ahead 2-0.
 
The Warriors would get one back in the top of the second, but in the bottom of the third a double to right from junior Sydnee Weber made it 3-1.
 
After Weber scored on a wild pitch, sophomore Tiffany Fuentes singled to right field to score Creech, and the Argos would not stop there with back-to-back run scoring infield hits to increase the lead to four.
 
UP would score another four runs in the third after a pair of two RBI singles by senior Gracie Fleming and Creech put the Argos ahead for good. Creech threw all five innings for the Argos and also was the leader at the plate with three RBIs.
 
In game two the Argos continued their dominant outing scoring two runs in the first inning after senior Macy Mangold doubled to center and a based loaded walk for junior Ryen Palmer put UP ahead 2-0.
 
Fleming, Weber, and Azia Umphrey would add RBIs in the second inning to put the Argos ahead 6-0, and in the fourth inning another based loaded walk from sophomore Marilyn Comack and a SAC fly from Fuentes gave the Argos the 8-0 victory via run rule.
 
Moore threw all five innings for the Argos, striking out 11 and giving up zero hits and zero runs.
 
SCORING SUMMARY: Providence 11 – Corban - 1

• B1 | Madi Moore scored on a wild pitch to push the first run across (1-0)
• B1 | Deven Creech singled to center to score Gracie Fleming (2-0)
• T2 | The Warriors took advantage of an Argo miscue to score a run (2-1)
• B3 | Sydnee Weber doubles to right to score Macy Mangold (3-1)
• B3 | Sydnee Weber scores from third on a wild pitch (4-1)
• B3 | Tiffany Fuentes singled to left to score Deven Creech (5-1)
• B3 | Ryen Palmer reached on an error to scoring Tiffany Fuentes (6-1)
• B3 | An infield single by Madi Moore scored Brynn Cullen from third (7-1)
• B3 | Gracie Fleming hits a 2 RBI single to center to put the Argos ahead by eight (9-1)
• B3 | A single to left from Deven Creech scored Macy Mangold and Gracie Fleming (11-1)

 
SCORING SUMMARY: Providence 8 – Corban - 0

• B1 | Macy Mangold doubled to center to score the first run of the game (1-0)
• B1 | Ryen Palmer drew a bases loaded walk to score Macy Mangold from third (2-0)
• B2 | Gracie Fleming singled to center field to score Kolbi Wood (3-0)
• B2 | A double to right from Sydnee Weber scored Gracie Fleming and Madi Moore (5-0)
• B2 | Azia Umphrey tripled to center scoring Sydnee Weber (6-0)
• B4 | A bases loaded walk from Marilyn Comack put the Argos ahead by seven (7-0)
• B4 | A SAC fly from Tiffany Fuentes scored Sydnee Weber from third (8-0)

UP NEXT
The Argos travel back to East Helena to face Corban University for a doubleheader. First pitch for game one is scheduled for Noon.