Great Bend Post Sports
It was not easy but the Lady Panther softball team picked up a crucial Western Athletic Conference win Tuesday in Garden City. The single game was tied 1-1 after three innings and remained that way until the top of the eighth. Great Bend plated three runs in the extra frame to win 4-1.
Freshman Kya Behr led off the eighth with a double to center field. Adelle Smith kept the inning going with a walk. Then a little pandemonium ensued after Kamryn Koelsch put down a bunt. She made it to all the way to third base on an error, which allowed Behr and Smith to score. Alyssa McCauley sacrificed an out to score Koelsch for the final run of the game.
Freshman Chayla Prendergast worked around a walk and error in the bottom of the eighth, forcing an infield fly and striking out the final to Lady Buffs to secure the win.
Braelyn Turner threw the first five innings of the game, allowing just three hits and giving up a single earned run with four strikeouts. Prendergast struck out six and allowed three hits in her three innings of work.
Behr singled, doubled, and walked to lead the Panther offense. Katherine Mazouch tripled for her lone hit. Rylee Prilling singled, and Smith drew a pair of walks and scored once.
Great Bend improves to 15-5 and is scheduled to host Garden City for a pair of games Thursday at the Sports Complex. The Lady Panthers remain in a battle for the No. 2 seed in the 5A West bracket.