Fort Calhoun scores in every inning to eliminate CCV

HASTINGS, Neb. — No. 6 Fort Calhoun eliminated No. 7 Centura-Central Valley 15-7 in five innings in Class C Game 8 on Friday at the Bill Smith Softball Complex, scoring in every inning. CCV entered the tournament 22-7. Fort Calhoun, which entered 19-6, was knocked out later Friday by St. Cecilia, 8-0.

How it went: CCV tied it twice and led once before Fort Calhoun pulled away. Fort Calhoun scored once in the first, and CCV tied it in the second. Fort Calhoun scored twice in the second for a 3-1 lead, and CCV tied it again with two in the third. Fort Calhoun scored three in the third for a 6-3 lead. CCV then scored four in the top of the fourth to go ahead 7-6. Fort Calhoun answered with four in the bottom of the fourth for a 10-7 lead and five more in the fifth to end it at 15-7.

At the plate: R. Keyser went 3-for-4 with two doubles and four RBIs and scored three times. M. Larrick went 2-for-4 with a double and three RBIs. T. Belina went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. K. Kratz drove in two and stole a base, and G. Schrum doubled, walked and drove in two. L. Billesbach tripled in her only at-bat. Fort Calhoun had 12 hits, five for extra bases, drew four walks and left only four on base.

In the circle: I. Wray got the win. She allowed six runs (two earned) on six hits in 3 1/3 innings, on 58 pitches. Belina finished with 1 2/3 innings, allowing one unearned run on one hit.

C. Sundberg pitched 4 2/3 innings for CCV. She allowed 15 runs (eight earned) on 12 hits with four walks and four strikeouts, on 88 pitches. CCV made four errors.

CCV: J. Schroeder went 2-for-3. L. Chelewski walked, drove in a run and scored twice. Sundberg and M. Myers each drove in a run, and K. Hudiburgh walked twice and scored. Fort Calhoun made two errors.

CCV lost its opener 8-7 to Ashland-Greenwood. Fort Calhoun lost 12-4 to Bishop Neumann on Wednesday.

Line score

             1 2 3 4 5   R  H  E
CCV          0 1 2 4 0   7  7  4
Fort Calhoun 1 2 3 4 5  15 12  2

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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