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PEPIN – The Columbus Catholic softball team had its bid for trip to sectionals denied by Pepin/Alma as the Dons fell 9-4 in a WIAA Division 5 regional final Thursday at Pepin High School.
The Dons led 3-1 after four innings before Pepin/Alma scored four times in both the fifth and sixth innings to pull away.
The No. 2 seed Pepin/Alma (18-5) moves on to a D-5 sectional semifinal at No. 1 seed Wisconsin Rapids Assumption (13-6) on Tuesday. The No. 3 seed Columbus Catholic finishes its season with a 17-7 record.
Akosua Yeboah suffered the loss on the mound for the Dons, finishing with nine strikeouts in a complete-game effort.
Sam Casperson and Mattea Schlafke each had two hits for Columbus Catholic.
Lauren Carlson had four hits and knocked in two runs for Pepin/Alma.
Eagles 9, Dons 4
Columbus Catholic 102 001 0 – 4 8 3
Pepin/Alma 010 044 x – 9 13 3
WP: Alidah Luff. LP: Akosua Yeboah.
SO: Yeboah 9; Luff 2. BB: Yeboah 3; Luff 0.
Top hitters: CC, Sam Casperson 2×4, run; Mattea Schlafke 2×4, run; Ryha Dieringer 2B, RBI. PA, Lauren Carlson 4×5, 2 RBI; Ashley Bartlet 2×2, run; Megan Sherry 2 runs; Luff 2 RBI; Bella Post 2×4, 4 RBI.
Records: Columbus Catholic 17-7; Pepin/Alma 18-5.