Lincoln East outlasts Omaha Westview despite Schaefer's two homers

HASTINGS, Neb. — No. 7 Lincoln East eliminated No. 6 Omaha Westview 10-8 in Class A Game 8 on Friday at the Bill Smith Softball Complex. Westview entered the tournament 17-8. Lincoln East, which entered 18-12, was knocked out later Friday by Millard West, 5-3.

How it went: Lincoln East scored three runs in the first and four in the second for a 7-0 lead. Westview answered with three in the bottom of the second and four in the third to tie it 7-7. Lincoln East went back ahead with two runs in the fourth and added one in the sixth for a 10-7 lead. Westview scored once in the seventh.

Westview's big day: A. Schaefer hit two home runs and drove in six of Westview's eight runs, going 2-for-2 with a walk and scoring twice. She also pitched the final six innings in relief, allowing three runs on four hits with three walks and four strikeouts. A. Glab went 3-for-4 with a homer and an RBI, and G. Holtorf drove in the other run. N. Tackitt went 1-for-4 and stole a base. Westview made no errors and left five on base.

Lincoln East's offense: L. McPike went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBIs. P. Sandy homered, went 2-for-3 with a walk and scored three times. C. Haydon went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and two RBIs. L. Barrett reached three times on a hit and two walks, scored twice, drove in one and stole a base. K. Hemry drove in two, and S. Witherspoon doubled. Lincoln East had 10 hits and six walks.

In the circle: Westview starter P. Stortz allowed seven runs on six hits and three walks in one inning, on 56 pitches. L. Bednar pitched all seven innings for Lincoln East. She allowed eight runs (seven earned) on eight hits, including three home runs, with three walks and six strikeouts, on 109 pitches.

Lincoln East made three errors. Bednar pitched again in the next game and threw 104 more pitches against Millard West.

Lincoln East lost 14-6 to Lincoln Southwest on Wednesday. Westview lost 6-5 in eight innings to Elkhorn South.

Line score

               1 2 3 4 5 6 7   R  H  E
Lincoln East   3 4 0 2 0 1 0  10 10  3
Omaha Westview 0 3 4 0 0 0 1   8  8  0

Sources: NSAA official box scores, Class A, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026 (posted 8:45 p.m. CT, via NSAA Softball Championships HQ); NSAA Class A bracket sheet, retrieved Oct. 16, 2026, 9:48 p.m. CT. Innings are noted only where NSAA's results data marks them.

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