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Class A softball: Saturday's path to Bowlin
{nm} state softball Saturday preview: Games 11-14 matchups, times, fields and the path to Monday's final.
HASTINGS, Neb. — Four Class A teams are left at the Bill Smith Softball Complex, and Saturday decides which two play for the state title. Millard North and Elkhorn South are unbeaten and need one win. Lincoln Southwest and Millard West have one loss and must win twice.
Game 11: No. 1 Millard North vs. No. 2 Lincoln Southwest, 10:00 a.m., Field #2
Millard North entered the tournament 30-4. It beat Elkhorn North 16-1 in three innings on Wednesday and Millard West 9-1 in six innings on Friday. In Friday's win, J. Severson allowed one run on five hits with six strikeouts and no walks. A. Beard homered, and J. Pokorny and T. Kampbell each drove in three.
Lincoln Southwest entered 24-6. It beat Lincoln East 14-6 in five innings, lost 6-4 to Elkhorn South, then rallied from 5-1 down to eliminate Papillion-La Vista 6-5 with five runs in the sixth. M. Coatman and M. McCarty homered in that comeback. McCarty threw 215 pitches over two games Friday, and B. Pribnow closed the rally with 1 2/3 hitless innings.
If Lincoln Southwest wins, the teams play again in Game 12 right after Game 11 on Field #2.
Game 13: No. 3 Elkhorn South vs. No. 4 Millard West, 10:00 a.m., Field #3
Elkhorn South entered 25-6. It beat Omaha Westview 6-5 in eight innings and Lincoln Southwest 6-4, scoring all six runs in the fifth inning on Friday. P. Spencer hit a three-run homer in that inning, and O. Songster went the distance on 119 pitches.
Millard West entered 25-6. It beat Papillion-La Vista 5-4, lost 9-1 to Millard North, then eliminated Lincoln East 5-3. L. Garcia pitched both of the Wildcats' Friday games, 205 pitches in all, and allowed one earned run in the 5-3 win. V. Hanlon drove in two in that game.
If Millard West wins, the teams play again in Game 14 right after Game 13 on Field #3.
Monday: The two survivors meet for the Class A championship in Game 15 on Monday, Oct. 19, at 7:00 p.m. at Bowlin Stadium in Lincoln. NSAA posts any weather changes on nsaahome.org and its social media.
Sources: NSAA Class A bracket sheet, retrieved Oct. 16, 2026, 9:48 p.m. CT; NSAA official box scores, Oct. 16, 2026; NSAA Softball Championships HQ.
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