Stuhr strikes out 10 as Bishop Neumann rallies past Ashland-Greenwood

HASTINGS, Neb. — No. 3 Bishop Neumann scored three runs in the seventh inning to beat No. 2 Ashland-Greenwood 5-2 in Class C Game 6 on Friday at the Bill Smith Softball Complex and stays unbeaten. The Cavaliers, who entered the tournament 20-4, play St. Cecilia in Saturday's Game 13 at 10:00 a.m. on Field #4, one win from Monday's final. Ashland-Greenwood dropped to the elimination bracket, and its season ended later Friday with a 16-10 loss to Yutan/Mead.

How it went: Bishop Neumann scored once in the first. Ashland-Greenwood took a 2-1 lead with two runs in the fourth. Bishop Neumann tied it 2-2 in the sixth and scored three times in the seventh.

In the circle: I. Stuhr pitched a complete game and struck out 10. She allowed two runs, neither earned, on five hits with four walks, on 113 pitches (70 strikes) to 32 batters.

H. Rech also went the distance for Ashland-Greenwood. She allowed five runs (two earned) on four hits with five walks and five strikeouts, on 119 pitches. Ashland-Greenwood made three errors, one each by K. Roh, J. Dill and M. Merrill. Rech pitched again in the next game and threw 144 more pitches against Yutan/Mead.

At the plate: Stuhr helped herself by going 1-for-2 with two RBIs, a walk and a sacrifice fly. A. Fujan went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a walk, scored once and stole two bases. A. Brabec singled, walked, drove in a run and scored. M. Knust was hitless but walked, scored twice and stole a base. R. Heller had the other hit. Bishop Neumann had four hits, all singles, drew five walks and stole four bases.

Ashland-Greenwood: Rech went 2-for-4 with a triple and a stolen base. P. Strode doubled, walked twice and stole a base. Roh singled and drove in a run, and L. Novotny drove in the other with a sacrifice. E. Hofmeister walked twice and scored. Ashland-Greenwood struck out 10 times and stranded nine runners.

Bishop Neumann beat Fort Calhoun 12-4 in five innings in its opener. Ashland-Greenwood, which entered 19-6, edged CCV 8-7 on Wednesday.

Line score

               1 2 3 4 5 6 7   R  H  E
Bishop Neumann 1 0 0 0 0 1 3   5  4  2
Ashland-Gwd    0 0 0 2 0 0 0   2  5  3

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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