State softball · Recap · Class B
Gretna edges Hastings in eight innings
Gretna beat Hastings 2-1 in eight innings in the Class B winners bracket.
HASTINGS, Neb. — No. 3 Gretna scored twice in the eighth inning to beat No. 2 Hastings 2-1 in Class B Game 6 on Friday at the Bill Smith Softball Complex. The Dragons, who entered the tournament 22-5, stay unbeaten and play Northwest in Saturday's Game 13 at 3:00 p.m. on Field #1, one win from Monday's final. Hastings dropped to the elimination bracket and stayed alive later Friday, beating Crete 2-0.
How it went: Gretna was held scoreless for seven innings, then scored both of its runs in the top of the eighth. Neither was earned against Hastings starter E. Tinsman. NSAA's box score gives Hastings one run but lists conflicting inning-by-inning entries for the Tigers, so this recap does not say when Hastings scored.
A pitchers' duel: Gretna's T. Rupiper went all eight innings for the win. She allowed three hits, walked seven and struck out 11, on 127 pitches (83 strikes) to 35 batters. NSAA's box score charges her with one earned run.
Tinsman went eight innings in the loss and struck out 15. She allowed two runs, none earned, on four hits with three walks, on 111 pitches. Gretna struck out 15 times as a team, and Hastings struck out 11.
At the plate: E. Burrell drove in a Gretna run with a single. M. Kurrus reached three times on a single and two walks and stole a base. N. Boozikee doubled and walked. L. Consbruck singled, scored and stole a base, and E. Vance scored the other run. Courtesy runner S. Digilio stole two bases. Gretna had four hits, made no errors and left six on base.
Hastings: P. Witte reached four times on a single and three walks and scored. A. Schroeder and B. Rutt each singled. Tinsman drew four walks. Hastings drew seven walks in all but stranded 10 runners. It made two errors, by E. Kratzer and G. Ostrander.
Gretna beat Skutt Catholic 11-6 in its opener. Hastings, which entered 26-4, beat Wahoo 9-1 in six innings on Wednesday.
Line score
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E Gretna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 Hastings - - - - - - - - 1 3 2
Note: NSAA's box score lists conflicting inning-by-inning entries for Hastings (including a "-1" in the third), so only Hastings' run, hit and error totals are shown.
Sources: NSAA official box scores, Class B, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026 (posted 8:45 p.m. CT, via NSAA Softball Championships HQ); NSAA Class B 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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