INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Great Bend's Camdyn Post and Chayla Prendergast competed for the G2 Kansas Heat (VanZant) for a quarterfinal finish in the July 2-6 Great Lakes Firecracker Showcase softball tournament. The Heat (26-16-2) finished 5-4-1 in the double-elimination format after five games in pool play.

All Western Athletic Conference Most Valuable Player Prendergast batted 9.for-22 (.409) with two doubles and a homer. She pitched seven times yielding 11 runs in 232/3 innings (3.25 ERA). Post batted 11-for-34 (.323) with a pair of doubles.  

Other team members are Great Bend's Camdyn Post, Alyssa McCauley, , Salina's Ellie Riekhof, Lilly VanZant and Valerie VanZant,  Hays' Brooke Koenigsman and Riley Dreher, Halstead's Addie Thompson, Parsons' Keelie Good, Goddard's Liz Lindeman, Columbus' Hailey Ediger, Abilene's Madeline Murray, Beloit's Olivia Wright and Valley Center's Reese Kieso.

GREAT LAKES FIRECRACKER

KANSAS HEAT RESULTS

Indiana Shockwaves def. Heat, 1-0; Heat ties Shockwaves, Neb. 6-6; Indiana Bombers def. Heat, 11-4; Fusion Premier, Ind. def. Heat, 4-1; Lady Dukes, N.C. def. Heat, 6-5; Heat def. Heartland Havoc, Mich. 3-2; Stingerzz def. Heat, 13-4; Heat def. Ohio Hawks, 13-4; Heat def. Indiana Prospects, 5-2; Indiana Dreams def. Heat, 4-3