Hays Post
SYLVAN GROVE – The TMP-Marian softball team got a no-hitter from Brynn Rebel in a 16-0 win over Ellis in the Sylvan-Lucas 2-1A semifinals Thursday then used a 3-run third to take the lead and hold off Bennington 7-3 in the title game to advance to their first state tournament since 2018.
The Monarchs (21-8) have won nine of their last 11 and will play Thursday in the state quarterfinals at the Green Sports Complex in Pratt.
SEMIFINALS:
TMP-Marian 16, Ellis 0 (5 innings)
Brynn Rebel (10-4) pitched a no-hitter with seven strikeouts and four walks.
The Monarchs had 15 hits. Halle Dreiling and Brooke Koeningsman both had three hits and both drove in three runs.
The Monarchs scored two in the first on an error and Dreiling double.
Brooke Koeningsman pushed the lead to 3-0 with an RBI single in the third.
The Monarchs scored six runs on four hits in the fourth. Dreiling singled home a run, an error scored two and Bridget Feldt singled which scored three.
TMP scored seven in the fifth. Hannah Rose singled which scored the first run, Dreiling drew a bases loaded walk, Keoningsman doubled home two run, Bria Windholz singled home two runs and Raegan Allen drove in a run with a single.
FINALS:
TMP-Marian 7, Bennington 3
Bria Windholz and Brynn Rebel held the Bulldogs to two hits while combining for
11 strikeouts.
The Monarchs collected 11 hits in the game, three of them from Brooke Koeningsman who drove in two runs. Halle Dreiling had two hits and drove in three.
TMP got on the board in the bottom of the third after Dreiling singled which scored one and Koeningsman tripled which scored two.
The Monarchs added two more in the fifth. Rebel led off the inning with a triple and scored on a passed ball. Windholz drove in a run with a single to left.
Bennington loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth and scored two on an error but a strikeout ended the threat.
Windholz (11-4) allowed on unearned run on one hits with nine strikeouts and three walks over 4 1/3 innings and was awarded the win. Rebel allowed two unearned runs on one hit with two strikeouts and two walks over the final 2 2/3 innings and was given the save.