State softball · Recap · Class C
Kissinger, St. Cecilia blank Fort Calhoun
Hastings St. Cecilia beat Fort Calhoun 8-0 in six innings in a Class C elimination game.
HASTINGS, Neb. — Defending champion Hastings St. Cecilia eliminated No. 6 Fort Calhoun 8-0 in six innings in Class C Game 10 on Friday at the Bill Smith Softball Complex. St. Cecilia, which entered the tournament 18-7, plays unbeaten Bishop Neumann in Saturday's Game 13 at 10:00 a.m. on Field #4. The Bluehawks would have to win twice, in Game 13 and in a Game 14 if necessary, to reach Monday's final at Bowlin Stadium in Lincoln.
How it went: The game was scoreless through two innings. St. Cecilia then scored two runs in each of the third, fourth, fifth and sixth innings, and the game ended with the eight-run margin after six.
In the circle: E. Kissinger threw a six-inning shutout. She allowed six hits and a walk with four strikeouts, on 77 pitches (50 strikes) to 23 batters. Earlier Friday she threw 91 pitches against Kearney Catholic.
T. Belina went 5 2/3 innings for Fort Calhoun. She allowed eight runs (four earned) on nine hits, including two home runs, with two walks and two strikeouts, on 94 pitches. Fort Calhoun made five errors, two by I. Wray. That is why half of St. Cecilia's runs were unearned.
At the plate: T. Hawkinson went 2-for-4 with a home run and a double, drove in a run, scored twice and stole a base. M. Bauer homered, walked, drove in a run, scored three times and stole a base. Kissinger drove in two, and J. Luther doubled and drove in one. C. Selvage went 2-for-3, and F. Kucera singled, scored and added a sacrifice. Courtesy runner L. Almond stole two bases and scored. St. Cecilia had nine hits, made no errors and left five on base.
Fort Calhoun: K. Kratz tripled, and M. Larrick doubled. D. Hallberg, Belina, R. Keyser and L. Billesbach each singled. L. Billesbach was caught stealing. Fort Calhoun left five on base.
Fort Calhoun, which entered 19-6, finished 1-2 at state. It lost 12-4 to Bishop Neumann on Wednesday and beat CCV 15-7 on Friday. St. Cecilia has gone 2-1: a 2-1 win over DC West, the 12-4 loss to Kearney Catholic and this win.
Line score
1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E Fort Calhoun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 St. Cecilia 0 0 2 2 2 2 8 9 0
Sources: NSAA official box scores, Class C, Friday, Oct. 16, 2026 (posted 8:45 p.m. CT, via NSAA Softball Championships HQ); NSAA Class C 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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