State softball · Recap · Class C
Kearney Catholic beats defending champ St. Cecilia
Kearney Catholic beat Hastings St. Cecilia 12-4 in six innings in the Class C winners bracket.
HASTINGS, Neb. — Top-seeded Kearney Catholic beat defending champion Hastings St. Cecilia 12-4 in six innings in Class C Game 5 on Friday at the Bill Smith Softball Complex and stays unbeaten. The Stars, who entered the tournament 22-3, play Yutan/Mead in Saturday's Game 11 at 10:00 a.m. on Field #1, one win from Monday's final. St. Cecilia dropped to the elimination bracket and stayed alive later Friday with an 8-0 win over Fort Calhoun.
How it went: St. Cecilia took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third. Kearney Catholic answered with four runs in the bottom of the third and three in the fourth for a 7-1 lead. St. Cecilia scored twice in the fifth, and the Stars matched them for a 9-3 lead. St. Cecilia scored once in the top of the sixth, and Kearney Catholic scored three in the bottom of the inning to end it at 12-4 with the eight-run margin.
At the plate: P. Adkisson went 3-for-4 with two doubles and five RBIs and scored twice. K. Ruyle went 2-for-4 with a walk and two RBIs, scored three times and stole three bases. J. DeVall went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBIs, scored twice and stole a base. A. Green drove in a run and walked twice, and L. Vavra doubled and stole a base. Kearney Catholic had 11 hits, drew six walks, stole seven bases and left seven on base.
In the circle: P. Tidwell pitched a complete game for the win. She allowed four runs (three earned) on seven hits with one walk and four strikeouts, on 95 pitches.
St. Cecilia starter E. Kissinger went four innings and struck out six. She allowed seven runs, only one earned, on five hits with five walks, on 91 pitches. P. Selvage pitched 1 2/3 innings and allowed five runs on six hits. St. Cecilia made two errors.
St. Cecilia: T. Hawkinson went 3-for-3 and stole three bases. M. Bauer and Kissinger each doubled, and Bauer drove in a run. J. Selvage had a sacrifice fly, and E. Musalek singled and scored.
Kearney Catholic opened with a 10-0 win in five innings over Yutan/Mead. St. Cecilia, which entered 18-7, beat DC West 2-1 on Wednesday.
Line score
1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E St. Cecilia 0 0 1 0 2 1 4 7 2 Kearney Catholic 0 0 4 3 2 3 12 11 1
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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