State softball · Recap · Class C
Furasek drives in four as Bishop Neumann reaches Class C final
Bishop Neumann beat Hastings St. Cecilia 10-2 in five innings to reach Monday's Class C final.
HASTINGS, Neb. — No. 3 Bishop Neumann came back from an early 2-0 deficit to beat No. 4 Hastings St. Cecilia 10-2 in five innings in Class C Game 13 on Saturday at the Bill Smith Softball Complex. The unbeaten Cavaliers, who entered the tournament 20-4, play Kearney Catholic for the state title in Game 15 at noon Monday at Bowlin Stadium in Lincoln. St. Cecilia, the defending Class C champion, needed two wins and is eliminated.
How it went: M. Bauer hit a two-run home run in the top of the first to put St. Cecilia ahead 2-0. Bishop Neumann scored once in the second and twice in the third for a 3-2 lead. It added three runs in the fourth and four in the fifth. The game ended with two outs in the bottom of the fifth. St. Cecilia did not score after the first.
At the plate: A. Furasek went 2-for-3 with two doubles, four RBIs and two runs, and one of her RBIs came on a sacrifice fly. A. Hraban went 3-for-3 with two RBIs, two runs and a sacrifice. A. Fujan went 2-for-4, scored twice and stole a base, and M. Knust doubled, walked and scored twice. A. Brabec drove in two runs and K. Choutka one. Courtesy runner O. Pierce scored twice.
Neumann finished with 10 hits and five walks, made no errors and left seven runners on base.
In the circle: I. Stuhr pitched a complete game for the win. She allowed two runs on four hits with one walk and three strikeouts, on 79 pitches (56 strikes), and faced 20 batters. Bauer's homer was the only extra-base hit she allowed. Stuhr also went the distance in Friday's 5-2 win over Ashland-Greenwood, when she struck out 10.
St. Cecilia: E. Kissinger pitched 4 2/3 innings and took the loss. She allowed 10 runs (eight earned) on 10 hits with five walks and seven strikeouts, on 124 pitches. Bauer drove in both Bluehawk runs. Kissinger, C. Selvage and E. Musalek had singles, and L. Almond stole a base. St. Cecilia made three errors, two by J. Selvage, and left three on base.
Bishop Neumann has outscored its three state opponents 27-8. It beat Fort Calhoun 12-4 in five innings on Wednesday and Ashland-Greenwood 5-2 on Friday. St. Cecilia, which beat Central City 5-4 in last year's final according to NSAA's finals history, beat DC West 2-1 and Fort Calhoun 8-0 at this tournament and lost 12-4 to Kearney Catholic.
NSAA's finals history lists Class C titles for Bishop Neumann in 2017, 2021 and 2024, and runner-up finishes in 2015, 2018 and 2023.
Line score
1 2 3 4 5 R H E St. Cecilia 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 Bishop Neumann 0 1 2 3 4 10 10 0
Sources: NSAA official box scores, Class C, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 (via NSAA Softball Championships HQ); NSAA Class C bracket sheet (bracket sheets retrieved Oct. 17, 2026, 9:37 p.m. CT); NSAA softball state finals history. Innings are noted only where NSAA's results data marks them.
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