State softball · Recap · Class B
Tinsman's no-hitter keeps Hastings alive
Hastings' E. Tinsman threw a no-hitter with 15 strikeouts in a 2-0 Class B elimination win over Crete.
HASTINGS, Neb. — Hastings' E. Tinsman threw a no-hitter with 15 strikeouts, and the No. 2 Tigers eliminated No. 5 Crete 2-0 in Class B Game 9 on Friday at the Bill Smith Softball Complex. Hastings, which entered the tournament 26-4, faces unbeaten Gretna East in Saturday's Game 11 at 3:00 p.m. on Field #4. Hastings 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.
The no-hitter: Tinsman faced 24 batters in seven innings, three over the minimum, and walked three. Of the 21 outs, 15 came on strikeouts. She threw 86 pitches, 59 of them strikes. Crete's only stolen base came from I. Oltmans, and the Cardinals left three runners on base.
This was Tinsman's second game of the day. She struck out 15 in eight innings in the 2-1 loss to Gretna, so she finished Friday with 15 innings, 30 strikeouts and no earned runs allowed.
How it went: Hastings scored once in the third and once in the fourth. Those were its only runs, and both came on solo home runs by B. Rutt and G. Ostrander. Rutt was also hit by a pitch. P. Witte and G. Craig had Hastings' other hits. Tinsman walked twice at the plate, and B. Woodworth stole a base. Hastings made no errors and left seven on base.
Crete's pitcher: M. Dunham pitched six innings in the loss. She allowed two runs on four hits with three walks and five strikeouts, on 88 pitches. Both runs were the home runs. Dunham threw 119 pitches in Crete's elimination win over Beatrice earlier Friday, giving her 207 for the day. Crete made one error.
Crete entered the tournament 27-3 and finished 1-2 at state. It lost 8-7 to Northwest on Wednesday and beat Beatrice 9-7 on Friday before this loss.
Hastings has gone 2-1 at state: a 9-1 win over Wahoo, the eight-inning loss to Gretna and this win.
Line score
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Crete 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Hastings 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 2 4 0
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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