CHICAGO — Helena High pitcher Faith Howard has been named the 2025 Gatorade Montana softball player of the year, the organization announced Monday.

Howard, a senior right-handed hurler and first baseman, helped the Bengals win the Western AA and earn a trip to the Class AA state tournament. They finished their season with a 17-4 overall record.

In the circle, Howard had a 15-2 record with a 1.42 ERA and 0.81 WHIP. She struck out 225 batters in 123.2 innings pitched.

At the plate, Howard hit .323 with 13 RBI.

“She was just absolutely dominant in every sense of the word, with a solid change and rise ball that she could use in any count,” Kalispell Flathead coach Brittany Williams said in a news release. “Good pitching is really hard to come by, and something has to be said for her consis

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