GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- The University of Providence softball program defeated Mayville State University 13-8 and 11-0 Saturday afternoon.
 
In game one The Comets (11-26) scored the first runs of the contest putting up a three-spot in the top of the first but in the bottom half the Argos (22-19) answered with RBI singles from juniors Tehneson Ehnes, Alix Bishop, and Kaily Gull to tie the game at three.
 
The Argos continued their momentum into the bottom of the second when junior Kasidy Yeoman and Ehnes hit back-to-back RBI doubles to put UP ahead by two, and junior Alix Bishop followed with a fielder's choice to give the Argos a 6-3 lead heading into the third.
 
UP added a pair of runs in the fourth behind a double from Ehnes, and following a three-run home run from the Comets in the top of the fifth, UP added three runs in the bottom half off a double from sophomore Madison Moultray, a triple from freshman Aleana Aionaaka, and a single from Ehnes to push the Argo advantage to 11-6.
 
Mayville State hit a two-run home run in the top of the sixth, but the Argos answered with a solo home run from Gull and a SAC fly from Aionaaka in the bottom half to secure the Argos 13-8 victory.
 
In game two the Argos scored the first runs in the bottom of the first when A. Bishop and senior Tiffany Fuentes drew bases loaded walks to put UP in front 2-0.
 
The Argos continued to add runs in the first when Moultray hit an RBI single, Gull hit a fly ball to center, Aionaaka hit an RBI single, and Ehnes hit a two RBI single to extend the UP lead to eight.
 
UP added three runs in the third off a triple from Ehnes, a single from A. Bishop, and a double from Fuentes, and despite a few base runners from the Comets, junior Ashley Mitchell threw all five innings as UP defeated Mayville State 11-0.  

SCORING SUMMARY: Providence – 13 Mayville – 8

• T1 | Comets doubled to left field to push a run across (0-1)
• T1 | Comets hit a two-run home run to center field (0-3)
• B1 | Tehneson Ehnes singled to center field to score Aleana Aionaaka (1-3)
• B1 | Alix Bishop singled to center field to score Tehneson Ehnes (2-3)
• B1 | Kaily Gull singled to center to score Erin Bishop (3-3)
• B2 | Kasidy Yeoman doubled to center to score Aleana Aionaaka (4-3)
• B2 | Tehneson Ehnes doubled to left field to score Kasidy Yeoman (5-3)
• B2 | Alix Bishop put the ball in play to score Tehneson Ehnes from third (6-3)
• B4 | Tehneson Ehnes doubled to right field to score Kasidy Yeoman (7-3)
• B4 | Argos pull off a double steal to score Tehneson Ehnes from third (8-3)
• T5 | Comets hit a three-run home run to center field (8-6)
• B5 | Madison Moultray doubled to center to score Mia Monroe (9-6)
• B5 | Aleana Aionaaka tripled to left field to score Madison Moultray (10-6)
• B5 | Tehneson Ehnes singled to center field to score Aleana Aionaaka (11-6)
• T6 | Comets hit a two-run home run to center field (11-8)
• B6 | Kaily Gull hit a solo home run to right field (12-8)
• B6 | Aleana Aionaaka hit a SAC fly to center field to score Ella Galloway (13-8)

SCORING SUMMARY: Providence – 8 Mayville – 0

• B1 | Alix Bishop drew a bases loaded walk to score Aleana Aionaaka (1-0)
• B1 | Tiffany Fuentes drew a bases loaded walk to score Kasidy Yeoman (2-0)
• B1 | Madison Moultray singled to left to score Erin Bishop (3-0)
• B1 | Kaily Gull put the ball in play to score Tiffany Fuentes and Alix Bishop (5-0)
• B1 | Aleana Aionaaka singled to score Madison Moultray (6-0)
• B1 | Tehneson Ehnes singled to score Aleana Aionaaka and Kaily Gull (8-0)
• B3 | Tehneson Ehnes tripled to right field to score Aleana Aionaaka (9-0)
• B3 | Alix Bishop singled to left to score Tehneson Ehnes (10-0)
• B3 | Tiffany Fuentes doubled to center field to score Alix Bishop (11-0)

UP NEXT
The Argos will be back in action Sunday, April 19 for another double-header versus Mayville State University. UP will face the Comets at 12:00 p.m. (MST) and 2:00 p.m. (MST) in Great Falls, Mont.