State softball · Recap · Class A
Lincoln Southwest's five-run sixth eliminates Papillion-La Vista
Lincoln Southwest rallied from 5-1 down to beat Papillion-La Vista 6-5 in a Class A elimination game.
HASTINGS, Neb. — No. 2 Lincoln Southwest scored five runs in the sixth inning to rally past No. 5 Papillion-La Vista 6-5 in Class A Game 9 on Friday at the Bill Smith Softball Complex, ending the Monarchs' season. Lincoln Southwest, which entered the tournament 24-6, meets unbeaten Millard North in Saturday's Game 11 at 10:00 a.m. on Field #2. The Silver Hawks would have to win twice, in Game 11 and in a Game 12 if necessary, to reach Monday's final at Bowlin Stadium in Lincoln.
How it went: Papillion-La Vista scored once in the first. Lincoln Southwest tied it 1-1 in the second. The Monarchs scored three in the third and one in the fifth for a 5-1 lead. In the bottom of the sixth, Lincoln Southwest scored five runs to go ahead 6-5, and it held on in the seventh.
At the plate: M. Coatman homered, went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs. M. McCarty also homered. L. Murphy went 3-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run. H. Svendsen drove in a run. H. Madson and B. Trautman each drew two walks, and Trautman scored. Lincoln Southwest had eight hits, drew five walks and left seven on base.
In the circle: McCarty started after throwing 124 pitches against Elkhorn South earlier Friday. She went 5 1/3 innings and allowed five runs (two earned) on six hits with one walk and three strikeouts, on 91 pitches. B. Pribnow got the win in relief. She allowed no hits and no runs over the final 1 2/3 innings, with two walks and three strikeouts, on 41 pitches.
Papillion-La Vista: A. Bergren homered, walked twice, drove in a run and stole a base. A. Dibelka drove in two, T. Rother drove in one, and T. Hollenbach went 2-for-3. The Monarchs stole three bases and left seven runners on.
K. Huffman pitched six innings in the loss. She allowed six runs on eight hits, including two home runs, with five walks and four strikeouts, on 135 pitches. Lincoln Southwest made four errors, two by Madson. Papillion-La Vista made three.
Papillion-La Vista, which entered 25-9, went 1-2 at state. Its win was an 11-3 victory over Elkhorn North earlier Friday.
Line score
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Papillion-LV 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 5 6 3 Lincoln SW 0 1 0 0 0 5 X 6 8 4
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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