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Avila, Mo. wins KCAC softball title
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No. 5 seed Avila, Mo. completed a sweep of the KCAC softball championship with a 2-0 victory over Oklahoma Wesleyan in Friday's final at the Great Bend Sports Complex.

Avila's Chelsea Kurtz singled home Katie Wentworth after a third-inning double. Pinch runner Samanatha Gatica scored on a fourth-inning Mikayla Cotton sacrifice fly Avila starter Chaunelle Penn (8-7) and reliever Payton Walter combined for a 3-hit shutout.

Avila (34-19) qualifies for a NAIA softball regional May 15-17. Avila upset KCAC softball champion Ottawa 4-2 and Oklahoma Wesleyan 4-0 to advance to Friday's championship game. No. 3 seed Oklahoma Wesleyan (39-10) downed Friends 5-1 in the losers bracket final.

OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN 5, FRIENDS 1 (G13) — Oklahoma Wesleyan's Jess Watson delivered a 2-run double and 2-run single. Pitcher Maddy Wiese struck out seven batters.

FRIENDS 11, BETHANY 4 (G12)  — Laila Spracklen drove in three runs and Aleigha Gale and Carolyn Dallimore each drove in two runs.

AVILA 4, OKLAHOMA WESLEYAN 0 (G11) — Avila pitcher Payton Walter (19-7) shut out Oklahoma Wesleyan. Avila converted a trio of errors into a 4-run inning. Chelsea Kurtz scored on a wild pitch and Jordy Pollo scored on an error. Brooke Bellflower and Kat Wilds delivered RBIs.

FRIENDS 5, OTTAWA 1 (G9) — Friends' Alex Vick doubled and drove home two runs. Laila Spracklin (18-7) threw a 3-hitter.

MCPHERSON 4, BETHANY 3 (17 innings) (G10) — McPherson's Kassidy New singled home Lauren Skinner to end a 4-hour marathon. McPherson pitcher Jordyn Johnson (9-9) threw 247 pitches.

KCAC SOFTBALL 

GREAT BEND SPORTS COMPLEX

FRIDAY—G14—Avila, Mo. 2, Oklahoma Wesleyan 0

THURSDAY—G9—McPherson 4, Bethany 3 (17 innings); G10—Friends 5, Ottawa 1; G11—Avila 4, Oklahoma Wesleyan 0; G12—Friends 11, Bethany 4; G13—Oklahoma Wesleyan 5, Friends 1

WEDNESDAY—FIRST ROUND—Ottawa 7, York, Neb. 3; Avila, Mo. 3, Bethany 1; Oklahoma Wesleyan 3, Kansas Wesleyan 1, 9 innings; McPherson 3, Friends 1

SECOND ROUND—Avila 4, Ottawa 2; Oklahoma Wesleyan 2, McPherson 1, 13 innings

CONSOLATION—Bethany 10, York 2; Friends 9, Kansas Wesleyan 4


Cougar baseball shocks No. 3 Cowley Tigers
Barton baseball
ARKANSAS CITY -- The Barton Cougar baseball team scored early and often plating 11 of its runs over the first four innings to upset No. 3 Cowley College 12-8 on Tuesday. The Cougars (21-8) have won four in a row over the Tigers (23-7). Barton plays Jayhawk West leader Colby at 1 p.m. Thursday at Lawson-Biggs Field. The Cougars travel to Colby Sunday. Tyler Janssen led the Cougars balanced offensive attack providing three of the Cougars six extra base hits on the afternoon, finishing 3-for-5 and single shy of the cycle. The freshman drove in four runs highlighted behind his fourth-inning three-run round tripper for his fourth of the year. Eight of Barton's nine in the lineup furnished a hit with Janssen being joined by Kyle Graves 3-for-6 day at the plate and RBI, as the duo combined for six of the Cougars 14 hits on the afternoon. Kyle Walker was second in runs produced, driving in two of his three runs during Barton's four run top of the second frame, finishing 2-for-5 at the dish with a walk. Rounding out the Cougars' multi-RBI performances was Ayden Hadley and Wyatt Yetter, each driving in two runs apiece. Hadley distributed his pair with a first inning double while Yetter added the final run of a three-run first on a groundout followed by a leadoff fourth inning blast for his first big fly of the season. Despite finishing 0-for-1 at the plate, Barrett Donaldson generated three of Barton's nine walks created with a run scored. Braden Hauschel earned a no-decision in his one-inning of work allowing three runs on two hits with a walk and strikeout. Eli Lang (1-0) notched his first collegiate victory tossing 4.1-innings in relief scattering seven hits and three runs with Landon Haines getting the final two outs of the sixth allowing one hit with a stirkeout. Andrew McCarthy tossed a scoreless seventh with a strikeout while operating around a pair of walks. Cade Kunz handled the eighth yielding two runs on a hit and collected a strikeout before handing off to Preston Golden for the ninth, as the sophomore locked it down
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