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Panther softball clinches home regional
BY JIM MISUNAS
jmisunas@gbtribune.com
The Great Bend softball team has crafted its "revenge tour" to a fine art.
The Panthers erased a 13-8 loses to Newton with dominating 11-1 and 14-4 run-rule victories that clinched a 5A softball regional home site. The Panthers (21-5) are projected to play Andover Central (9-17) with Topeka Seaman (18-8) playing Goddard Eisenhower (11-15) in next week's regional.
PANTHERS 11, NEWTON 1 — Callie Umphres (.349) ripped her first home run and drove home a career high five runs to spark the Panthers. Umphres doubled home Kya Behr (.555) and DeShawnna Bryant to end the game.
Katherine Mazouch (.489) drilled her fourth homer. Alyssa McCauley (.489) hit 2-run single in a 4-run third inning. Behr and Kamryn Mazouch each drove home a run.
Pitcher Chayla Prendergast (14-3, 2.79 ERA) avenged a loss to Newton yielding one earned run with three strikeouts.
PANTHERS 14, NEWTON 4 — Bryant (.478) doubled three times and drove home two runs with four hits.
Mazouch, Behr, McCauley and Koelsch each drove home two runs in a an 18-hit attack. The Panthers started with a 5-run first and ended with a 4-run fifth inning.
Pitcher Braelyn Turner (3-1, 4.29 ERA) struck out a season high eight batters.
PANTHER PITCHING—Prendergast 14-3, 2.79, 40 ER-100.1 IP; McCauley 5-1, 5.72 ERA, 27 ER-33 IP; Turner 3-1, 4.29 ERA, 9 ER-142/3 IP; Umphres 0 ER-2.2 IP, 0.00 ERA
PANTHER BATTING—Behr .555, 50-90; 28 R, 48 RBI, 17-2B, 1-3B, 1 HR; McCauley, .489, 43-88; 17 R, 10 RBI, 10-2B, 1-3B, 3-HR; Mazouch .489, 45-92; 8-2B, 3-3B, 4-HR; Bryant .478, 45-94; 30 R, 34 RBI, 13-2B, 1-3B, 5-HR; Post .426, 35-82; 40 R, 19 RBI, 4-2B, 1-3B; Koelsch .356, 31-87; 12 RBI, 9-2B, 1-HR; Umphres .349, 30-86; 19 R, 15 RBI, 6-2B, 1-HR; Ringo .303, 23-76; 14 R, 9 RBI, 4-2B; Prendergast .253, 17-67; 14 RBI; 4-2B; 2-HR
Newton 100 000 — 1 6 0
Great Bend 304 013 — 11 13 1
Rose, Davis (6) and Kern. Prendergast and Koelsch. W—Prendergast 14-3. L—Rose. 2B—Umphres, Behr, Koelsch, Mazouch; N—Kern, Zerger. HR—GB—Umphres, Mazouch.
Newton 022 00 — 4 2 3
Great Bend 520 34 — 14 18 1
Wharton and Kern. Turner, McCauley (5) and Koelsch. W—Turner, 3-1. L—Wharton. 2B—GB—Bryant 3, Koelsch, Mazouch. 3B—GB—McCauley. HR—N—Unruh.
PANTHER PITCHING—Prendergast 14-3, 2.79, 40 ER-100.1 IP; McCauley 5-1, 5.72 ERA, 27 ER-33 IP; Turner 3-1, 4.29 ERA, 9 ER-142/3 IP; Umphres 0 ER-2.2 IP, 0.00 ERA
PANTHER BATTING—Behr .555, 50-90; 28 R, 48 RBI, 17-2B, 1-3B, 1 HR; McCauley, .489, 43-88; 17 R, 10 RBI, 10-2B, 1-3B, 3-HR; Mazouch .489, 45-92; 8-2B, 3-3B, 4-HR; Bryant .478, 45-94; 30 R, 34 RBI, 13-2B, 1-3B, 5-HR; Post .426, 35-82; 40 R, 19 RBI, 4-2B, 1-3B; Koelsch .356, 31-87; 12 RBI, 9-2B, 1-HR; Umphres .349, 30-86; 19 R, 15 RBI, 6-2B, 1-HR; Ringo .303, 23-76; 14 R, 9 RBI, 4-2B; Prendergast .253, 17-67; 14 RBI; 4-2B; 2-HR
5A WEST REGIONALS
MAIZE—Maize South 26-0 vs. Goddard 7-17; Wichita Kapaun Mt. Carmel 15-11 vs. Andover High 15-11
WICHITA—Wichita Carroll 22-4 vs. Topeka West 8-16; Hays High 16-10 vs. vs. Valley Center 13-11
GREAT BEND—Great Bend 21-5 vs. Andover Central 9-17; Topeka Seaman 18-8 vs. Goddard Eisenhower 11-15
SALINA—Salina Central 19-7 vs. Emporia 9-15; Salina South 19-7 vs. Newton 10-16
DNQ—Arkansas City 7-19; DNQ—Hutchinson 7-19
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